The Archive · 1936

Chinese Salt for Japan

Output at Hanku Arranged by Authorities Tientsin, May 20, Aster weeks of arrangements the problem of exports of Hopel salt to Sapan has been definitely solved, it was learned from local salt authori ties, Exports of salt to the Island Empire, it was learned, will be limited fo the output at Hanku, a short way south of the Changlu salt folds. The mount of salt now stored at Hanku estimated at over 8,000,000 piculs, Counsel commented on the double colneldence of Dr. J. W. H. Grice, chief witness for' the prosecution, having extracted (we ampules alleged to have been tampered with, where-a the others had not been tampered with at all, The alleged breaking of fan ample, he said, destroyed all evidence concerning the nature of the contents, These arrangements are learned to Ihave been made between a representative of the Japanese Ministry of Finance and the Changlu Salt Inspec torate authorities, The Japanese representative, according to reports, made an inspec Hon trip to Hanku on Thursday and Is now on his way back to Japan via Tsingtao—Central News.

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