Tientsin, May 23, Estimated 108s of Customs revenue for the week of May lin to 17 inlusive asa result of the undiminished smuggling operations in Nort China, amounted to over 800,000 Customs Gold Units, according to information from the local Customs authorities.
Among smuggled goods arriving in Tientsin from the demilitarized zone during the period, it was learned, jwero 11,004 eases (ten gallons each) of Kerosene, duties for which, if paid, would amount to 21,571 Customs Gold Tnformation from the same source further says that 4,851 bags of rayon (about 204,709 es), 64,575 bags of sugar (5,611,840 Kegs), 181 bags of cigarette paper (11,268 kgs), 2,019 bags of piece goods, and 13,721 pac ages of sundry articles were smuggled Into Tientsin during the week question.
Included among the sundry articles, osides Kerosene all, were dried sea products, provisions, dry batteries, galvanised iron sheets, rubber shoes, tooth powder, dyes, sake and 100 eases of ammunitions.
Most of the smuggled goods listed, jit was also learned, arrived by rail from Chinwangtao, Peitatho, Nan-faze, Changli, and Liushouying.
During the period, the information says, 2056 bags of rayon, 56,690 bags of sugar, and 315 bags of cigarette aper, were dispatched to other parts of China from the East Station by the Peiping-Liaoning and. Tientsin-'Pukow railways.
These smuggled goods were shipped, It was learned, to Chowtsun, Tsinan, Pengpu, Paotou, Hsuchow Tenghsien, Hsinsiang, Chengchow, Teokow, Yencheng, Sian, Loyang. Peiping, Tatung, Kunghsien, Yutsi Lingpao, Touching, and Shanchow.
Mr, Lin Shih-tsch, Customs Super intendent of Tientsin, yesterday Managing-Director e Pei falled on Mr. Chen Chuel- sheng soning Railway, to discuss with him the procedure for the enforcement of the new anti-smuggling meas-lures—Central News,
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