To. the Editor of the "Nontn-CuiNa Datty News."
Sm—Allow me through: your valuable columns to. thank the Gustoms Authorities for. detecting and® seizing the two big lots of heroin: and opium, on the steamers "Cracovia" and "Claus Rickmers." hope the millions at the back of the opium smuggling ting will not be able to thwart the Customs from confiscating the 100 cases of opium. According to one of our evening papers, there has plainly been a breach' of the Customs laws and the Customs should uphold their rights, specially as this is a case dealing with opium, and we all know that huge shipments come to this port annually but the Customs officers have been evaded. Mow that this shipment has been detected, it is all very fine to say that it was for another port, If it had not been nabbed in time, it is my belief that the whole lot would find a resting Place somewhere in Shanghai.
Our evening paper also mentions that the Opium was manifested. There must, in such a case, be a shipper and a consignee, If the Gustoms could give these names publicity, it might enable us Chinese to find out who is handling this pernicious drug.
Anti-Opium Association, what have you to say in this matter?
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