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SHIPPING FIRM SUED BY OWNERS OF £10,000 OPIUM CARGO

THE CONFISCATION OF 100 CASES OF OPIUM, VALUED IREN BY AT £10,000, EN ROUTE FROM HONG KONG TO

ON NOVEM- THE SHANGHAI CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOM BER 13 LAST FORMED THE SUBJECT OF A CIVIL ACTION BY MERSBAND MESSRS. KSMRKAZERONI AND SONS, THE TAIWAN BANK, LIMITED, PLEDGERS AGAINST MES RICKMERS KHEDERAL A G. OWNERS OF THE S.S. CLAUS RICKMERS, HEARD BEFORE THE ING CHIEF JUSTIO MR. JUSTICE C. G. ALABASTER, AT THE SUPREME COURT THIS MORNING.

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es at Shanghai. DENY BREACHES Defendants, however, deny that

The m rose out of alleged Rickmers, and that negligence on the part of defen- not been delivere dants who did not notify the signees at Dairen Shanghai Chinese Customs Au-confis thorities in advance, that their antho vessel had a cargo of 100 cases of opium on board before she entered into the jurisdiction of China, and they committed ~ breaches of the. as a result the cargo of opium was Chinese Maritime Customs regula-

tions confiscated according to the cus toms regulations.

Mr. Potter continued that the

Mr. E Potter, K.C. and Mr. H. Copium was confiscated as a result Macnamara appeared for plaintiffs of defendants not complying with and Mr H. G. Sheldon, K.C. and the the law of the Republic of Honourable Mr. Leo D'Ahmada, prohibiting the import of opium,

and with the regulations of the Junior, were for defendants

Chinese Maritime Customs.

In opening the case, Mr. Potter stated that some important facts of the case were admitted by the de fence. Defendants admitted that the opiam was shipped from Hong Kong to Dairen by the

This amounted to negligence on he part of the agents of the sel who should have informed the Customs authorities. In advance be Claus fore the vessel carrying opium. entered the jurisdiction of China, 30 that steps might be taken prevent smuggling. These regula- tions were not complied with the opinm was confiscated

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Mr. Potter added that defendants plead that the law of the Republic of China as regards importing

The aeroplane was described re- opium was not enforced in China. cently by Mr. F. Handley Page as and that they did not attempt to the best peace-bringing machine import opium into China. Mr. Pot ever invented.

ter then explained that importing

He was presiding at the "coming means, according to the law, any- of age" banquet of the Society of body bringing opium into Chinese British Aircraft Constructors, at territory or into Chinese waters. Grosvenor House.

Mr Potter continned that defen-

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"The aeroplane to-day,” he said, dants deny that there was a regula- "is an embodiment of modern civili- tion requiring

information- sation employing the principles to be forwarded to the Chief Tide- of the industrial revolution to Surveyor as regards the amount warfare and the means of war-opium on board any ship and fare. The aeroplane is a flying such imposes no duty on them. factory combining in its best sense The usual practis

added the maximum of horse-power, the Potter, is that the Customs maximum energy, and the minimum. med before, the shup enters of mankind”

nese jurisdiction. After referring to those who said amount opium that their prosperity was entirely due to rearmament, he said

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