Preventive Office Staying in Tientsin Nanking, Nov. 16.
Current rumours that the' Anti-'Smuggling Bureau of the Ministry Finance will be removed from Tientsin to another point, reported to be Heuchow, were denied by a spokesman of the Ministry to-day.
Despite many difficulties involved, the spokesman said, the Bureau continuing its efforts to carry on smuggling prevention measures as ment. mapped out by the Central Govern-
The Bureau, if may be recalled was removed from Nanking to Tien fain only Inst October 38-—Centra wugeling Resumed Tientsin, Nov. 21.
Following a temporary ull, smug-ling on a wide scale in and' around Tienisin has been revived, according to information from responsible quarters, It Is reported that fleets of trucks, all fully "loaded with contraband goods and "protected," are leaving 'Tientsin nightly for' the outlying towns and cities where they are unloaded and distributed to the interior, Owing to the "peculiar situation,' the Customs authorities are unable to cheek the ililelt trade over the highways, but several junks attempting smuggle goods have been seized uring the past few days.
The report circulated yesterday to the effect that the General Anti-'Smuggling Bureau under the Ministry of Finance will be removed from. Tientsin to Tehchow in Northern Shantung is denied by responsible quarters in Nanking. It is stated tha the Central authorities will maintain the bureau here and will continue to push the drive against the smelt trade—Central News,
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