Contraband Exceeds Rest By More Than Two-thirds Tientsin, June 8, The continued serious nature of the smuggling activities in North China Is revealed in a report issued yesterday by the Tientsin Customs. The amount smuggled goods during the month of May was four times that of com-
channels. meditig imported through the proper According to the report, goods smuggled into this part of the country ju May amounted to more than 60,000 tons, while those imported through the Customs only aggregated 13,100 tons, of only one-fourth the quantity of the smuggled goods.
Total exports for May was 23,000 tons against the 13,100 tons of legitimate imports, Compared with, April, exports decreased. 1,300 tons and imports decreased 6,000 tons.
The chiot exports were cotton, 4 animal bones. Metals, newsprint and bicycles constituted "the chief Imports. Practically no artificial (rayon), sugar or cigarette paper we Imports from the United States and European countries in May showed a 4rop of 37 per cent. as compared with
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