Tientsin, Apr. 24.
Preparations are being made to utilise Chikou and Chaochlakowtze, south of Taku, for the landing of smuggled goods, according to reports to-day from Tsangchow, south of Tientsin. The roads to both these Ports, it is stated, are being speedily Meanwhile, group of Koreans are reported to have reappeared in Tsangchow. Bearing cards from oMcials of the Hopel and Charhar Political Council, they are said to be demanding military escort because of the fact that Tsangchow and Yenshan are ports mostly used by fisherman who are not law-abiding—Reuter,
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