Disturbances in Tientsin Over Sugar Cargo Over ten persons were injured as a result of an attack on Tientsin Customs officers by smugglers the afternoon of October 9. The trouble started when a Customs cruiser detained a boat laden with about 100 bags of smuggled sugar. Six alleged smugglers who accompanied the cargo escaped, but soon Feturned and prevented the Customs
H, Jon the ground they had paid acers from taking away the cargo the necessary tax: By this time, the cargo had been taken to the Customs whart in the Tientsin French Concession.
When the smugglers tried prevent the Customs oticers from carrying your their duties, a fight ensued in which over ten persons were injured. The ght was stopped only after the arrival of French Police.
Soon after, the Customs Commis: sioner, accompanied by a Jepanese Vice-Gonsul, arrived and, after a long talk, both agreed to remove the alleged smuggled cargo to the Customs godown, pending settlement Of the question through negotiations on October 12. During the fight, all means of communications on the French Bund were interrupted and there was great confusion,
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