Drastic control over ships anchored in harbours was advocated to-day 38 2 means of preventing legal drug trae by Mr, Stuart Fuller, Assistant Head of the Far Eastern Department of the United States and former US. Consul-General in Tientsin, Mr. Fuller urged that negotiations should be opened with sailors' unions with a view to securing better con-rol, while shipping companies that did not repress smuggling should be ined, Mr. Fuller pointed out that permission is now given to sailors of the white race when ships are at anchor in Far Eastern ports to carry liliand-eases on board ships without the formality of passing through the Customs. Many companies also grant permission to individuals to visit ships shortly before their departure.
Both of these regulations, Mr. Fuller stated, greatly facilitate Job of smugglers, and make supervision extremely Havas
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