It ig stated that the British Authorities at Home are. becoming neemed over air smuggling which is alleged {0 be going on at. the Present time, and are promoting an exhaustive campaign to catch' de linquents, A case occurred recently, when Lorence Jones, of Braham Gardens, South "Kensington, and John Rogers, of Cambridge Terrace, Hyde Park,' were each fined £100 and ordered to pay. ten guineas Costs, for offences in connection With'the importation of saccharine from Holland, Their machine was confiscated. Against Rogers there was a summons of failing furnish the particulars of cargo on an aeroplane in which was 63. Ib. 4 of, of saccharine. Rogers, in a statement, said he bought the saccharine, through an agent, and it was delivered to "him- at' The Hague. He left "Rotterdam, said, with the aeroplane, flew to England and' landed at Heston, where he. cleared the aeroplane without declaring the saccharine to the officer. Rogers also. declared Phe was actuated by a: spivit of adventure, but he was very hard up at the time and hoped to make a profit. Some months ago Sequence of information being received that attempts were being made to dispose of a large quantity of saccharine observation was kept on certain districts in London. by excise officers and" Scotland Yard On May 18 Jones was Se0" Ing tax) and he was followed flying squad ear and suit eases contained "23'tin boxes each with German label were found. It_ig. believed that "a syndica! was behind the smuggling of such a large amount of saccharine,
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