the voyage must be declared to the atte acquired abroad or during Customs oticer wheiner or not. they fave been worn or used and whether furried on the person ur otherwise.
+The Penalties for Smuggling are severe The following is a lst of the prin" cipal dutiable" and prohibited (Ut tu doubt whether any article should be declared. consult the Tobacco. spirits, Customs officer) waters, powder Clocks and: Watches, Jewellery.
Goldamiths and -silversmiths Ware including platinum. ware.
Cameras, field and opera glasses. Wireless' sets. and valves, cinemato-
Sim—With the continued high standing of Chinese Government securities on the London Stock EXchange one naturally hopes. that 'China's credit has some' good and Just cause for this upward trend. 'True, those at the top are the Customs' or otherwise well secured loans and those lower, but nearing the top, have Salt asa security. T'note, however, that' what London has termed "The Cinderella of China's loans", the Tsin-Pu issues, are still quivering with doubt despite the fact that they are also supposed to be secured on the Increased Cus toms earnings. Like that beauteous maiden they are probably awaiting the result of the fitting of the Customs glass slipper.
In the meantime, however, why keep the maiden in doubt, when her own parent, the Tsin-Pu line, is making so much for himself? The net earnings for 1934, should be sufficient to ft her out with almost twice the annual interest due on the entire loan issues, or some four times the amount necessary to orant British bondholders their modest annual interest of 5 per cent. Surely the Chinese financial "authorities Fealize that ten years is a long time for even a British creditor to ex-raise patience.
Tt must create a happy frame of {mind in the Minister of Communica tions to know that in the month of January, ime earnings of the Teen railway totalled more than $2,126,000, For several' years the annual monthly earnings have reach-Jed the vicinity of however, such has motor or pedal cycles must be Customs House. London, F.C3.
March, 1933.
Notice No. who know that a modest two months' earnings would much more than pay 4 year's Interest on the two ismness, We informed the ficial that we had the usual few cigarettes, cigars, ymeras and some Meld' glasses, the remainder being our personal feats.
T was then asked to open a small sult case on the top of which were underclothes purchased in Shang-'The oficial seized it and de-manitod why T had not declares it.
attempted to explain to him that we lived in Shanghai and had. only come to England for a short holiday, and that everyone returning home from the East would have similar clothing. However he insisted that all Our luggage be opened and he collected every article of silk underclothing we possessed and placed it on the counter for examination, Although it seemed unjust to pay duty on our personal effects we offered to do so, but the oficial replied that It was not a case of paying duty but whether we should be charged with smuggling.
Eventually a higher official was brought to consider the case explaining very thoroughly, we were to convince him that we were smuggling but home on a holid After paying duty on everything were allowed to proceed to our As there will be many women leaving Shanghai this Spring, T shall be grateful if you will publish this letter in the hope of sparing my fel-Tow countrywoman the very. unpleasant experience we had at the hands of the Customs, on landing in England.
London, Jo
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