Reports were received here last earners were ug the Sheyang River, 60 miles south of Lienyun on the northern Kiangsu coast, and smuggling large Jquantities of various commodities Bandits in the vicinity, Customs loficials declared.
The was sent to th Alter searching the waters in. the Vicinity, the patrol ship sighted the three "vessels on January 27. officials went aboard to make an in= vestigation.
was. proved, said, that while the ships had per mits to go 10 Sinyangkiang they went fo Sheyang without permission, They carried "large amounts" of iver bullion, pigs, chickens and old Chinese currency "to the value $26,000, which were not declared in the ships' papers, Customs oficial charged.
The Haisn Maru requested the rye ships to sail here so that neces= sary inquiries could be made." The warship followed the vessels and before an examina: tion could be carried out, a British uifieer and a party of armed sailors were sent aboard the St. Vincent lo Paul.
Customs authorities pointed out that Chinese guerillas were still active along the upper reaches of the been carrying supplies to them should receive "severe treatment." Such a tions would injure the case of third Powers demanding the reopening of the Yangtze to general navigation, they declared—Dom
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