Washington, May 19, A bill extending the jurisdiction of the U. Court for China over offences committed on the high eas, was approved to-day by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, It was introduced in the House by Hatton W. Sumners, Democrat from Texas, The measure provides that, if offenders against the law on the high seas are found in or brought rst into China, jurisdiction shall hold—Reuter. reeled into silk and sold through the Chekiang Raw Silk Sales Committee Jot which Mr. S. P. Woo is Chairman, The action was much lauded by the trade as the step taken by the Government is beneficial to the farmers, Olatures and the export trade alike.
This spring, due to demand for more disease-free eggs from the farmers the Chekiang Government, through the Control Committee, distributed 1,250,000 egg cards, 490,000 cards more than last spring. Since the raw silk market became much improved towards the later part of last year, the Government expected that "the raw silk manufacturers both in Chekiang and Kiangsu and tthe cocoon merchants will be able to absorb the whole supply, as it was never the intention of the Govern ment (o Indulge in the buying of cocoons, the reeling and selling of raw silk in competition with the people. Upon the expiration of the registration period, however, the demand from sual sources for cocoons were 180,000 plewes of native cocoons and 164,000 piculs of improved cocoons. The pro-Jduction of improved cocoons is estimated to the $20,000 piculs and, consequently, there will be excess cocoons Toft over to the amount of 156,000 piculs.
Under such circumstances, the Government has no other choice than to buy the part.of cocoons which fs left over, and thence the completion of the '$5,000,000 Joan.
It is learned that after the cocoons fare bought, the Government will charter some up-to-date Matures for the reeling of silk while the selling fend will sll be entrusted to the Chekiang Rew Silk Sales Committee who will dispose of the silk, some through direct export, and the majority through raw silk exporters in Shanghai.
One of the largest seizures of Com~ munistie literature sade in Shanghai war effected early on Sunday morning: by detectives of Louza Station assisted by officers of the Police Special Branch, Books and pamphlets weighing roughly two tons were confiscated, together with a small quantity of newspapers and magazines originating from Russia and the United States, With the exception of the latter all the matter seized was printed in Chinese. One or two Chinese rubber stamps also were confiscated.
Equipped with a search "warrant Issued by the First Special District Court, detectives led by Det. Sergt.
Wilkinson went to House 74, Mai Ding Faung, off Wuhu Road, It was in a room on the first floor, above the kkitehen, that they came upon the two tons of books and papers, arranged in piles for quick distribution. But the Keepers of the special library had vanished and did not return yesterday.
Two Men Arrested Another raid was carried out in Sinza District, where a smaller amount of literature was seized and two men were arrested. The place raided was Chinese house in Burkill Road.
The seized literature will be {urned lover to the First Special District Court, for disposal, Its volume is such that it required three trips of a large police yan to convey it to the station after the seizure,
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