Noonan, ssid that investigations had '30 far revealed large-scale shipments to belligerents in Bolivia and Spain.
Chinese Held for Big Mr, Noonan said that the evidence of large-scale munitions deals had Opium Seizure Feady reached such proportions that had called a conference of all Honolulu, Dee. 17. investigating agencies on Monday Customs and police authori~ consider that phase of the investiga ties today seized eighty tins tions.
"The ramifications of the sean-of opium, valued at US$30,000, dal tonight reached such a magni-aboard the Canadian Pacific tude that the New York Attorney-Generul's office ended its public hearings snd was learned to be taking, secret evidence involving charges that someone concerned in the firm had supplied arms to Bolivia @uring the Gran Chaco war hoping fo corner the Bolivian quinine market.
Arrests For Gun Running Expected Federal agents this evening _revented that ers "ist as impartant™ 4s" Philp: hfusien were involved {he affair. 'The Assistant U.S. District AMicrney' Mee Irving Kaufman sad paved tu certain facts in our posses sion we know there are ollier people ould" not say higher Inthe Scheme, but just as important liner Empress of Japan, which arrived from Vancouver, in the biggest narcotic haul since 1936, Five persons were arrested, headed by a Chinese, Ching Chun-hee, a 58-year-old narcotic addict on probation here. Three Hongkong Chinese crew members of the Canadian liner were also seized. Ching was released after preliminary questioning on a bond of US$10,000—
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