The Archive · 1936

Smuggling Prevention in the North

Peiping, Nov. 3.

The Anti-Smuggling Bureau, which ]was moved from Nanking several days fage, in accordance with a decision reached between the Ministry of HRinance and the Customs authorities, Started to function in Tientsin yesterday. "According to Mr. Li Tung-hun, Deputy Inspector, the bureau which has branches in 'Peiping, "Yangtsun, Shihchiachwang, Sinhslang, Chengchow, Hsuchang, Hankow, 'Tehchow, oman, Yeochow, Hsuchow, Pengpu, and Pukow, will confine its' activities mainly along the railways, and all Preventive measures on the sea coast stil will be in the hands of the Customs.

Representations are to be made to Gen, Sung Cheh-yuan and the Pel-ning Railway authorities for concrete measures to be taken to prevent smuggling along that line—Reuter, 'Matz Quo' Tat-chi, wife of the El nese Ambassador to the Court of St. Jame', returned to London with her children on October 19 afler a year's visit to China. The Chinese Ambassador has now returned from the Continent.

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