Customs Investigating an Alleged Attempted Smuggling Tt has been known for a considerable time that the smuggling of diamonds into Shanghai has been taking place on a considerable scale. Naturally these precious—stone: Ddeeause of their small bulk, are perhaps the easiest articles which can evade the Customs, and there has deen very great difficulty in detect ing any case, Last Friday however, the Customs engaged upon examination duty came upon a large eon-signment which was being brought. into port, and investigations are being made with a view to ascertaining whether there was an attempt, smuggling.
This particular consignment of diamonds is known to have come from Hongkong, but it is suspected that in the first instance the stones were exported from Amsterdam. They were found in the possession of a foreigner, who stated that they:
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