Customs eruixer ug Was earching for id near Macao she encountered a Chinese gunboat with opium in bags and kerosene tins. The customs officer, Mr, W. H. F. Weston, signalled the sistance to continue reh upon which the gunboat steamed off and escaped with Mr, Weston and two Chineze of the Customs sta? on board, The Customs Commissioner comimunieated the above to the Hong-hong naval authorities, who reported that H. M.S. Moth had sent a wireless message stating that thes Customs-men had been handed over—Reater's Pacitie Service.
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