Peiping, Jan. 13 ight cases containing old stamp plates of the Bureau of Printing and Engraving of the Ministry of Finance Peiping were detained by the police at the Chien Men Station yesterday afternoon when they were about to be transported to Nanking. The reason given by the police for the detention of the shipment is that the Bureau failed to secure a permit from the local authorities. Mr. Wu Ta-yeh, the director of the Bureau, left for Nanking by this afternoon's through express to make a report 10 the Ministry—Reoter.
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