The Japanese consular police acted larinly "and with a commendable promptness on Saturday to check Isiver smuggling when they detained 140 persons and held up nearly a Jquarter of a milieu dollars which otherwise would have found its way Jout of this country. Particulars of the amazing extent of silver smuggling by small dealers and specuators from Japan who, despite the lorder to surrender all silver for present legal tender, are able to Jamas large amounts by buying small parcels here and there, have jalzeady been described in the columns of this journal. The JJapanese authorities have indicated Ino desire to take police court action against the smugglers, and although {duction in expenditure. There may Jnothing was done on Saturday other than ordering the smugglers Jchange their money into legal tender tis announced determination to act against them.should have a. correct june effect ona situation which has Jgradually been growing worse. As hes already been announced, the lucrative nature of the business was such that third-class passenger accommodation between" Japan. and [Shanghai had been booked up for Jmonths to come by individuals with ismail capital. who could pay. thelt passage to Shanghai and. make a handsome profit on their venture.
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