DRUG TRAFFIC DISCLOSURES.
SMUGGLERS WHO USE 'PLANES AND SHIPS.
How does the mysterious drug ring, which Scotland Yard's "narcotic squad ”- is anxious to round up, obtain its supplies?
That the illicit drugs may he conveyed to Britain by Chinese 'son_
CAPONE'S THRONE.
UNDERWORLD SITTING ON
POWDER MAGAZINE.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1932.
DUTCH RUBBER.
NATIVES TURNING TO
OTHER CROPS.
MISHAP AT KAI TAK.
PLANE CRASHES AFTER STRIKING MATSHED.
A Fairy Gordon biplane was completely wrecked as a result of a, crash which took place in the small The report on native rubber just village adjoining the Ka Tak published by the Dutch Indian Derodromo on Saturday afternoon.
The machine was in charge of partment of Agriculturo, Trado Capt. W. F. Jones, who had as and ludustry for the first quarter passenger Mr. A. W. Sumners.
In circling round preparatory to of 1832 contains valuable informa-tanding, the machine struck the roof high official. The official declared:tion. The decline of price, the re- of a matshed with the result that
"Civil war among the gangsters
The next battle of Gangland' machine-gune may also mean the end of the gigantic crime syndicate built up by "Scarface" Al Capone, This is the opinion expressed by a
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VALLEY OF TROUBLE | TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
EXORCISING A 3,800-YEAR-
OLD CURSE.
With acid and water, Sir Flin ders Petrie is busy exercising the curse from accursed things which he fund near the ancient city of Gaza, in southern Palestine, and prepering them for public exhibi-
men agents of "big men" operat-may wreck the syndicate-and freeport states, has directly reacted on considerable flying speed was lost, tion at University College, Lon-
ing in the East is a strong possibil- ity.
Mystery Ship. Important light is thrown on the subject of the illegal drug traffic by an official report issued from the League of Nations at Geneva,
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The document, prepared by the League's advisory committee dangerous drugs, tells of n mystery ship which secretly took on board a cargo of drugs while off Bushire. The vessel, which had a large
Chinese crew, was carefully camou̟- Anged.
Her name had been painted put," both on the ship and the life-
boats.
the pity. The underworld may at this very minute be sitting on powder magazine of gang strife un- equalled in intensity since the blood. shed that necompanied Capone's rise to power."
The gangster whose, followers Capone's men were believed to have decimated in the St. Valentine Days "mussacre" of 1928, George ("Bugs") Moran, the mortal chemy of Capone, may be the man to set the spark alight.'
In the 1028 massacre" seven of Moran's most powerful henchmen were "put on the spot." lora himself disappeared. Ordinary
Where did she land the cargo 7 The report goes on to state that citizens imagined that he had run from Capone. Gangland
the illeis traffic in manufactured drugs--heroin, morphine, cocaine, away
cent.
don,
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THE SUPER-LINER REX.
PROGRESS OF ITALIAN 51,000 TONNER.
The new Italian super-liner Hex,.. which is being built at Genos to the order of the Italia group of companies, has been Drydocked at. Ganoa to receive her four propolleis and her rudder: the whole of the
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nativo exports, which in March and the 'plane immediately crashed. The landing gear was forced up were the lowest since April, 1028. through the lower wings, and the They are the broken and burnt During January-April exports fall machine immediately stood on its ornaments of gold and silver from 48 per cent., whereas the decline nose, thus seriously damaging the
engino.
the Studio.) some unknown Canaanite, who was in prices amounted to only 40 per Both occupants escaped serious stoned to death in the valley of |
injuries, but Mr. Summers' arm trouble, like the Achan was broken and sustained mizor Bible, for defying the wishes of The decline of output is largest injuries to his face,
mechanics his god. in those districte where plenty of Yesterday morning, other forest products are available, were engaged in dismantling and while in many districts rice cul-removing the wrecked machine. tivation has entirely superseded rubber cultivation, says the Amster dam correspondent of the Finan cis! Times on July 25,
The report estimates that only 40 per cent. of native rubber trees are atill being tapped regularly, while no further plantings are taking place. It is believed that tapping
and the like-is still large and car-knew better. "Capone bought him a large scale will be resumed so
soon as the rubber price shows only
ried on mainly with North Ameri-off," and the gangsters whispered to a moderate rise. ca, Egypt, and the Far East.
A study of important internation. al trials of persons engaged in the' illicit trade has enabled the com- mittee to draw userful conclusions.
The Committee urges prompt in- vestigation of the movements of the suspects, and is is suggested that shipping companies should control the activities of their employees and take strict measures they are implicated in the traffic.
Airman Addicts.
where
It has also asked the Health Com- mittee of the League to investigate the dangers of drug addiction in certain occupations-notably these of air pilots. The smuggling of drugs by aircraft is also under in- vestigation.
HEALTH IN EASTERN
PORTS.
The following health bulletin of eastern ports, for the week-end August 13, has been issued :-
Alexandria Baghdad Влевет
Cases Deaths
Plague.
1
1
1
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Cholera.
Calcutta Pondicherry
Масао Amoy
19
1
25
40
Canton
Nanking Shanghai Dairen
128
17
.343
June May
District Arthur
of Port
Small.pox.
1002.
1832.
Alexandria
6,703 13,232
0,657
Baghdad
Bassein 12,763
Bombay
Calcutta
18,633 10,422
Madras Pondicherry
each other.
The following are the Dutch Ia- Now, with Capone "put away"dian rubber cxport ligures for Juns in the Atlanta penitentiary, the un
published by the Central Statistical } derworld has ever since been rumbl. Bureau at Batavia — ing with the prospect of a war of succession,
Total
The recent killing of George Java and Madura ... ("Red") Barker, who was mowed Sumatra-Borneo....... down by unknown machine-gunnersi and was followed to the grave by| 17 motor-care filled with flowers, may have been the first shot in the "civil war,"
A sharp decline, especially in Sumatra, as compared with last year is noticeable, mainly owing to Barker was a "Moran man." Aj reduced native exporta. The report follows closely upon few days before Barker was killed With regard to experiments for the news from Cairo of the
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The sanaments have been ac- eursad or some 3,600 years, but Sir. Flinders hopes that his chemistry I will break the spell. Apart from that, the avid is gradually cleaning away the accompanying limestone and ashes and revealing the ex- quisite metal work which marks the victim of the atoning as a man of high rank.
Sir Flinders showed a representa- tive of the Morning Post' a per- fectly preserved set of heavy gold bracelets. The energy of their first
I owner is shown by the fact that these for the right arm were made perceptibly larger than the other to allow for muscular development. The bracelets are so little worn that their weight is still an exact multiple of the standard Egyptian unit, so illustrating the close con- nection between Egypt and south-! am Palestine. This is further shown in a beautiful gold earring, which depicts the sacred bird of the sun, the falcon.
The puzzle of the bracelets, Sir Finders explained, is that they were buried without human re- to be commercially workable, will mains in a sort of cache in the д revolution int rubber open courtyard, in front of tha create manufacture and will probably al-royal palace. There is no parallel together eliminate native produc- for such a discovery, and no con- tinn.
vincing explanation.
Other exhibits will illustraie the
was ancrificed and buried
Instead of the present cumbrous Ben-Daniel ("Dago Dan") Taguotti-pulverisation of rubber, machinery methods of preparing sheets or newly found custom by which a tence of five years' imprisonment a staunch follower of, Capone-wasis at prosent being constructed by crepe, the new process will eable a horse and a fine of £1,000 inflicted on Mohamed Mustafa Nafe ("King of shot dead by 18 bulleta.
the Dutch machine works, Stork single machine operated by a 15 or beneath the foundations of a new Drug Smugglers.") and four no-
Bros. The Algemeen Handelsblad 20 horse-power motor to work up building. After a solemn feast the the latex within a few hours into bones were left strewing the ground complices who were said to have used aeroplanes during their drug
states that the discovery, if proved a dry, pulverised substance ready-the only example of the cult amuggling operations,
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which has been found in Asia
"The next killed," the official murinured darkly, "may mean the
outbreak of the war."
UGUST
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