Telegrams Sent by Bi and American Chambers both the Brilish and American Cham Dustrative of the anxiety felt
bers of Commerce. in: Shanghai: over the" smugeting "situation In. North China, two telegrams have been dist Dalched fo the appropriate authorities the two countries expressing alarm aver the tremendous scope of the Snuaeling menace. Foo British tle. ram sent by Mr. R. Calder Marshal, Chairman of the British Chamber Commerce in Shanghai to the British Foreign Ofice, reads as follows:
Smuggling North China hat assumed secured Customs. and distribution jwed goods seriously affecting Tegitimate {rade throughout country. Smugglers are Japanese "subjects and Feeelve support from Japanese military. Danger of wrecking China's finance and commerce due to assumed deliberate intention Japanese milary scheme this The American telegram, dispatched by Mr. James M. Howes, secretary of the American Chamber of Commerce ju Shanghai, to the American Chamber of Commerce headquarters in Washington, D.C, Is worded in a mullar maniuer, and states:
'Smuggling by Japanese subjects North 'China ieereased to tremendous volume. Lost revenue April Tientsin, Chinvwangtag estimated eight to ten millions and Unless. slops taken" enable Chinese Preventilive service' function monthly loss revenue liable to increase, Posie tion seriously Jeopardizing foreign Joan and obligations secured Customs, and distribution "smuggled goods seriously faifceting legitimate trade. Grroughiout country. Request wide publicity elvan Sangers_wrecking "China finance. and commerce and fact Japanese Govern~ ent authorities taken mo steps prevent smuggling and show no apparent inten ton to do £0.
The doyen of British journalists in China, Mr, David Fraser, arrived in the s. Rawalpindi on Saiurday from England, having spent a few days in Singapore and Hongkong on the way out, for he originally sailed from Marseilles in the Ranpura with the Chinese treasures, Mr, Fraser been absent for a year from China, where for over twenty-five years he has been correspondent of "The Times." During his absence he managed to set up a remarkable record that for a couple of months or s0
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