Us hondquarters were situated in the village' of one of the principal offieinls of the Central Government fand un underground road had been tunnelled to the village and vast store rooms excavated beneath the surface, Steam launches were charfered, at the cost of $5,000 per trip, fo bring the opium from Hongkong: Ten trips wore known to have. been made. Early this month, "military forees surrounded the village and. raided the underground Jabyrinth, Large quantities of opium were dis covered and correspondence, which Aetaited the extent and ramifeations of the business, From the letters the fact was discovered that over $3,000,- 00 business had been "done. "Five employees, and a small brother of the head of the' organization, were trested, but the chief himself. escaped. "A warrant "has been issued For his arvegt.
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