The second scinure of contraband landed from" Japanese vvosscl, within the past ten days, occurred on Wednesday when the) police arrested a Japanese merchant leaving the steamship Yuan} Dien with 1,000 ounces of opium in hig possession. This merchant, who had his place of business here, had been making frequent trips between here and Japan and the police believe him to. smuggled in largo quantities of} the forbidden narcotic.
The opium was confiscated by the police and the Japanese was) turned over to the Japanese consular authorities "and has been lodged in the latter's gaol.
'A'week ago five Japanese women from Tsingtao's underworld] wore caught red-handed while trying "to land 95. revolvers and 20,000 rounds of amrhunition from the Kasuga Mara. They are in gaol awaiting deportation to] Tapan.—Router's Pacific Service Ax lasting 20 earthquake seconds was felt in Wahu at P-m. on Sunday,
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