Shanghai, June 15, customs stations will ished inthe north along the Great Wall was made known by Dr. LIH. Kung, Minister of Finance, jupon his arrival from Nanking yesterday.
Dr. Kung stated that the establishment of customs stations is to prevent smuggling. Since the Mukden In-eident, he said, Dairen has become a {free port, whence imported goods have been smuggled to Tientsin and other places in the north. Tt is estimated that the loss to the nation every year inthe north amounts to much as $10,000,000.
Although over 7% years old, Dr, Yogram made a. valiant Right in defence of his wife and three small grand-children anda little girl friend.
Territied by the noisy entrance of the robbers, the children rushed into the doctor's bedroom and crawled into bed with Mrs. Tngram for protection.
With pistols in one hand and electric torches in the other, the bandits ordered the doctor, his wife, and the children not to move and repeatedly kept poking their pistols into the faces of their victims. Alarmed for the safety of his wife and children, Dr. Ingram grappled with one of the Aside from the erecting of customs stations along the Great Wall, steps have also been taken by the Ministry to prevent smuggling in Shantung and Kuangtung. Of the twelve preventive vessels ordered by the Customs, six have been constructed, while the other six are expected to be completed by the end of July.
Dr. Kung stated that Mr. Huang Fu, Chairman of the Peking Political Couuneil, will resume his post. He fs not ' sure, however, when Mr.
Huang will leave for the north.
The Finance Minister was to leave for Nanking last night (o meet Gen.
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