It cannot be said that the post. ion has been overstated, and we would once again urge that every available power be brought to bear fon. the question. "Unfortunately, there ure no present signs of strong concerted action, or indeed action by any of the authorities conce ed, and the position of the pollen ly rendered all the more dificult by the widely varying attitudes to the matter taken up. at various con-wiles, Ina recent article on this subject, we referred to the formidable powers which the Customs authorities have been armed with for the purpose of dealing with this leit and dangerous "trafic, and there has since occurred a glaring broach of the law which it) might have been thought would have {justified the full use of these powers, but apparently only the ordinary procedure has been followed. So long, therefore, as the present method, or Tack of method, is cgi tinued, the smuggling of arms must continue to. flourish, and. it, would be unfair to blame' the police for the consequences, 'A Customs search party, acting upon information received, made a thorough examination of the Ham burg-Americn str. Rheinland Thursday of last week and found a large quantity of revolvers and ammunition. "Several contraband were in the hold, which when opened revealed no less "than 8% Pstols of modern manufacture find 10,000 rounds of ammunition: [The Rheinland, which had only come nto port the night before, it will be recalled, is the motor vessel which went aground at Chefoo last winter, fand was hauled off in most stormy weather by the Shanghai Tug Lighter Ca. after several weeks of strenuous efforts.
The speed with which the Customs offeials: found the secreted arms, after the: ship had been in port less than 24 hours, is a striking example of the efficiency of this service in" their efforts to make life and pto~ perty in China safe. The Rheiniatd departed again on Saturdéy morn: ing.
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