Not less than 937 catties of opium comprised a hau} made by police on the Peking-Mukden Railway on September 11, reports the Chinese press. One of the railway officials has been detained en suspici concerned in the affair.
On the day in question, the report says, a member of the police detailed to guard the No. 104 passenger train from Yukuan (Shanhaikuan) to Mukden, noticed three heavy parcels being taken on board at Hsincheng and three packages at Peimiaotze, His jons aroused, the policeman reported the matter to an inspector at Chinghsien and the parcels were opened in the presence of the st and train officials but nobody came forward to claim ownership. The drug was weighed and found to {measure 937 catties. As the own could not be found, one of the rail-officials was arrested on ation is being made, concludes the Chinese press. only a small force, about 40, of soldiers there at the time. Another. report says a very serious attack' was made about ten days ago on the town of Chin-Yun in the west, and that of the $17,000 loot taken there was a sum of Government, taxes which had been collected by the District Magistrate.
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