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HONG KONG AND SMUGGLING

By H.G.W. Woodhead, C.B.E.

Chinn

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Laxity

not snuggled in. Criticism of smuggling from long That is the situation in China to commodities are Kong into China y no new thing. day. The Chinese Government has Moreover, It is a mhiake to assume of numerous that most of the muggling Into China But of late there has been a ten banned the import

Large dency in Chinese official and un-classes of so-called "luxury" goods, originates from Hong Kong official circles to attach dispropor- and imposed almost prohibitive duties quantities of smuggled goous enter all from the Philippines, Formosa, and tionate importance to it as a factor and exchange restrictions upon

China's economic structure, No-one other Imports. Enormous profits, even territories much further afield, would deny that smuggling does take therefore, can be made by individuals. A smuggling ring recently discovered place. But to place the entire respon or combines who can smuggle motor-in Ticutaln appears to have brought H.K.$18,00 billy upon Hong Kong is to reveal cars, alcoholic beverages, drugs, co-in most of its contraband on Amer

serious lack of perspective. The metics and piece-goods Into China. As can Service planes, ... HK330,00

HK$72.00 suggestion that it is the duty of already stated no reliable estimate of

foreign territory to prevent its exports the volume of smuggling into **** ['from being snuggled into another car he formulated. But there is much

country is novel and logical. Yet evidence to indicate that bulk smeg The extents of smuggling over the QUEST FOR this appears to be the Chinese official gling takes place chiefly through the land frontier between the Hong Kong

ami China," anitude. Early in August of this year, larger ports, which are open to forLrayed Territories CHEAPER HOUSING|China's Vice-Minister for Foreign eign trade-Canton, Amay, Swatow, probably exaggerated, though here Belated though it may be, the Affairs vaiced "anxious concern" over Foothow, Shanghai and Tientsin again the responsibility rests with the The Chinese Preventive Service. the "increasingly,extensive snuggling decision to carry out an official through Hong Kong and Mocan" an

Connivance

Chinese are alive to any laxity eously, I believe that

the detection or control ar imports, Nan. rageously high building custs in

repeatedly

orders from That, of course implies that the Not long ago, an orde the Colony is a step in the right gneration of the British Colony, int muggling is done with official con-king arrangements were made under direction, in the last analysis, it had not been favoured with a reply. ivance. In the latter part of July which Chinese farmes binging farm Fothe Chinese Customs were given a tip produce live or otherwise, over the is only by the 'pruvision of new President of China's Legislative Yuan. hat there was a large volume British border could obtain certifi houses and new office accommo-at a reception by the Chinese_com-smuggled cargo concealed theentes of value from the Chinese Cus

them to dation that a solution can be munity In Hong

British of the Kong, complained bunkers

steamer tome authorities entitling

such 21 found to more than one local that sanggling from flong Kong was Fathan. Acting on this information bring back commodities

searched seriously affecting the erottamic policy the Customs officials

of equivalent Cloth, etc. problem provided always that of the Chinese Government. On this ship's bunkets or her arrival at Can-

on the return trip. This led to the initial outlay can be brought occasion he was rehuskes by one of ton, and sliscovered smuggled cargo the incident of the "circulating pigs." down to reasonable levels, his Chinese hosts, who declared that variously estimated at a value of one A lorry load of live pigs would re- Large-scale construction at premerchants in Hang Kung had nothing to two thousand million Chinese dol-port at the Chinese Customs station

which war lars

5.000 z0 £10,000). While the some distance from the frontier, and sent-day costs would merely perto do with smuggling.

certificate for, say HK$1,509.

study af what appear to be outerting-erronety sought to ca

had

A week ar an later Dr.

Son Fo

theken

secure

petuate excessive rentals, the key-ally backed by influential elements contraband was being removed the

China {doubtless incaning the vessel was invaded by a large gang The vehicle would then minke a de-

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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By SHEPARD BARCLAY

"THE AUTHORITY ON AUTHORITIES"

clater finessed the spade and Q. aben led the diamond J. There is where the difference eaine.

with

money racket, the generally ex-Chinese Army and Navy and local of armed ruffians in plain clothes, acur either on the Chinese side of the cessive price levels, indred, the officials).

when removed about half the seizure frantler, or just over the Iritish bor- Allegations of eggling

the lorry from under the very eyes of the Customs.der. In the former case entire vicis virele, There is

Custome at the reappear still, in other words, much to he Hong Kong into Chinn, have been fre.vinusly this smuggling was pre

aiel in favour of Government from the earliest days of the arranged, and took place without the station with same load of pigs, a few

BOTH ON THEIR Catany's existence. It would be idle nowledge of the ship owners, who hours later, In the latter case the subsidisation, as ctiever in the to pretend that the changes have not only received no freight, but were pigs would be off shaded in some re-

TOES and driven len, run in the interest of Hom been entirely unfounded, though inasubjected to fine of about Chinese mate, unpatrolled spot

Successful defence against matly One West took the diamond Kong's general economy. The much as muggling is obviously don: $5,000,000,000. The Hong Kong Im across the Chinese frontier during

and Exports Department cm- the night, to be re-leaded un to larrica contracts depends upon both partners his A and returned his heart J, com

One of the pelling Soush to ruff. That declarer speculative building which has clandestinely, figures of its alleged been proceeding at an accelerated one which have recently been lays some thirty per cent of its staff the next day. This abuse of a Custom being on their toes.

published in Sanking cannot be re- in searching outgoing vessels for un concession led to marked lueresse in may make an early play which then went to dummy wits the dia

se develops the side's only possibility mond 7 to the K and ruffed the dia- aute vently

the Colony garded as dors

even remotely accurate, manifested cargo. When discovered the sales of kerosene in the Lease beat the enemy. But, if his partnermond Q to shorten l own trump

and the owner rized

fell are territories, and when they again Histle good: it could have value and arc, indeed, grossly exaggerated rought into Court. There have been off, a Chinese, denier informed Ingat then falls to do his part, the effort to the same length as East'n, two.

only if events created a property

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course

Smuggling in a two-way process in imports of a China. Not only are

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was

One Answer slump and the speculators were

over 500 such cases before the Courts Oil Company that the pigs has been wasted. Co-operative playing of with the A-10 altting over the K-7,

o! during the current year, and upwards overworked that many

club from dummy. sanght out on the losing end.

To the charges that the British 1K$1 million' worth of un-had died of starvation! in due that type involves the need of each Next he scored the club K and A

pariner analyzing the motive of the and led a third What the new committer may be Colony encourages, and indeed lives manifested cargo has been confiscate, the trick was discovered by the Cus-man scross from him when he makes East had to play from his two expected to achieve to ease the upon muggling, there is one conclu Following a large seizure of this toms officials But when they proposed some particular manoeuvre. That can trumps before South, so his situation gives rise to mixed opin- tive answer: the prevention of rug kind a few weeks ago, including to cut off the pig tails there was furnish the key to what his holding shut out by the grand coup

At the other table, West let the fonts. The first

diamond J win the sixth 'trick and part of their ging in

business of the Prevel-everal scores of bicycles, the local neatly a lot. Any self-respecting plgis and therefore act as a guide 20 lve Services of the coustry in

took the 7 with his A. That made explained, would ment protested that the cargo seized tail, the owners terms of reference offers few dif·|which goods are smuggled, not the presentative of the Chinese Govern entering, British territory without ite/what his associate must do,

it impossible for South to reach dun- ficulties, being largely a matter responsibility of the territory whence should be egarded

as "personal tier serious loss of facet And

my, ruff a diamond, then go to dum- f the collection of statistics. It they are exported. It would be fatuous effects!" 16 addition to there searches the frat was only supped when the

my again to lend through East, So issue of certificates of value was con-

he wound up with three trumps in difficult to show far France to complain that exports for unmanifested cargner, the should not he

Erpin the United Kingdom or from Keng authorities

permit the rest

his own hand and had to lead to that the increase in cost under the Belgium were being muggled into Customs officials to function at the

East, whose pade K consequently bending of labour is considerably French territory. The British as Bel- railway terminus in Kowloon, And Two-Way Process

acored the setting trick. verie-steamers greater than the advance in the gian Government would reply that all senging price of materials. More con- that were the case the responjunks are required to secure clear- plicated but offering the one real sibility rested with the French Cusance papers stating at what port of toms Services, Canada, it may be re-posts they propose to call, and any

Aumber of articles prohibited; the promise of a valuable report is called, took the Rame view when known deviation from thead ports Chinese Government, through various the proposed investigation with a quantities of alcoholic beverages were would be visited with severe penal official agencies autempts to enmesi es

4 view to introducing new me-being smuggled across the American ties when the vessel returned to number of native commodities, de (Dealer: North, East-West vulner thods

border to cheapen the

during the Prohibition period. Hong Kong,

mand.. extortionate prices, and, of able). cust Smaggling on a large scale can only

monspolize

East exchange North

South building. Assuming this is found

secur where the Preventive Service Preventive Success

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restricted Philippines or any other foreign ter: 48 #TC be with official services such experimental buildings

former

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to prevent the movement of Customs, the Army, the Navy, or the Treaty Ports, and certainly do not export cargoes which are smuggled tournament furnished that identical erected,

Presumably, enquiries Air Force. The temptation to the put in to any others. With junks, of out of the country in defiance of these bidding, and exactly the same early will be directed largely overseas, smuggler and his accomplices is en course, it is diferent. They 100 ar trangling matiopolies, Both as re-play. At each West led the heart Q where the problem of building hanced when excessive import or cur not only cheaply but rapidly harency restrictions offer prospecs of engager the attention of experts, enormous profits, and where

new methods have actually been tested. Only re cently, from the British Isles came reports of the development of an entirely new building ma- terial, capable of being sprayed upon a wire frame to any desired thickness, hardening within a few minutes and becoming speedily as tough as

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concrete.

100 Years Ago

(From the fira of the "China Mai!")

Foreign vessels

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Within China itself, a method is as old as the hills, was used extensively: io the construction of Captain Smith, of the Bally old monasteries, and was based | bark "Jane,” on the passagu upon the use of materials readily from Macassar to Singapore, in available in Hong Kong, has at-crossing the Suloo Sea bbserved Bail tracted some attention and was a small boat with a mat

which on near approach

***Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri., & Sat. 35, recently discussed in the columns found to contain a little

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After South bids 1-Spade, North 3-

ing them to report at the nearest Cus-China, Seizures unmanifested car- of course, to keep declarer from lead- Spades and South 4-Spades, why is a tome Station whee leaving or ap: qurs, strict enforcement of clearance ing through the guarded K three diamond the worst possible lead for proaching Hong Kong. It would re regulations, and facilities offered to times. Following that trick, each de- West? vice than Hong Kong can afford, and idences of Hong Kong's goodwill. quire a much larger Preventive Ser- the Chinese Custom at the railway

terininux, and on the border aro

the efficient co-operation of Chinese Preventive Cruiser, to frustrate The Colony's Government not ling frustrate the When China complained that amoggling by seagoing junks, of which there were no fewer than 35, there was serious leakage of textiles 000 clearances from the Colony in and cotton yarn which were badly. 1946, The Hong Kong Government's needed within the country, bantied main interest lies in seeing that com-their import into Hong Kong without modities of which the expoŋ is pro-Chinese export licences, although ad hibited do not leave the Colony, and versely, affected Hong Kong's that the few dutiable or prohibited export trade.

No Increase In Rice Ration

London, Nov. 25.

rc-

Royal Couple Go To Scotland

London, Nov. 26. Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh left London tonight for the second part of their honeymoon at Birkhall, on the King's Scottish estates.

Only a handful of onlookers

"We can and no words to ex- were there to wave of the press what we feel, but we can Royal couple. BB they left at least offer our grateful the millions' who King's Cross station in a spe- thanks to elal coach on the night train have given us this unforget- for Scotland.

table send-off in our married Third class

passengera ito."

The mesange

was signed travelling in the train leaned

husband ter.

her

boy, of the China. Mail." It is from 0 to 10 years of age, 300.-along such lines as these that the

This lnd atated that when 250.Committee may well look in the very young he had been stolen 400.- carrying out of the task assigned from his home and sold to na

to them. The scope is wide, but]tives of the Suloo Islands. Two

Regret that it was not yet possible to raise the rice 200,-

the field of enquiry is at least days prior to being alighted from There is no the "Jane", the boy managed to

ration in Malaya from its present level was ex-out to say Good Luck as the "Elizabeth and Philip."-Reu- 350.- well defined.

pressed by the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Arthur Princess special reason, therefore, why the escape from slavery in company investigation

Creech Jones, in a Parliamentary reply today, passed along the platform. The should be long with a man, a fellow alave, drawn out. The Committee will vessel. the man climbed to the On perceiving a square-rigged

Princess wore a blue hat and Either One The supply position, he sald, the position has so deteriorated long alcoved coat, which, earn the community's 'thanks if ir

top of the must of the bont, had deteriorated considerably that he has not been able one of her wedding presente, proceeds on the assumption that from whence (probably owing during the past few weeks for keep the rice ration of 4-1/2 The Duke, bareheaded, was in the matter, must be treated, as to excitement) he fell and variety of reagone, but prin- ounces?

a light blue lounge suit. With one of real urgency. It is about struck his head on the gunwale cipally because the exportable Mr. Creech Jones: Not exact them travello Susan, the time some progress was made of the boot; he fell overboard surplus of the main rice-growly, but we had expectations Princess's' pet Corgi,

General H. Crerar, who recent in the search for a remedy for and the boy not being ablo to ing countries in South-East Asia which, at the moment, are not Earlier today, they loftly returned from a mission to being realised. We are turning in Romsey, the Mountbatten Asia, told the Canadian, Club what was defined two years ago pick him up he was drowned.

On the following day anather. as Hong Kong's No. 1 priority boat, very narrow with outrig-by Mr. Walter Fletcher, Con supplies.--Reutor.

He was answering a questier all possible directions to get estate in Hampshire, where here today that from the North. problem.

mere, was seen to approach the servative, whether it was yet Jane," in which were 4 men possible to raise the Malayan

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who stated they had been stolen ration from 4-1/2 ounces a day, Nicer This Way

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Montreal, Nov. 20.

they spent the first six days of American point of view, the their honeymoon and limehed strategical Importance of the at Buckingham Palaco, da Jaga

Japanese islands to the Pacific, The Princess and hor hus- was comparative to that held by CHINA PROTEST. from Macassar and. Bony two to which it was lowered Inst

band will leave the train at the British in respect to the years previously and sold at May, and bring it more in line.

Aberdeen tomorrow morning 'Atlantie. AT U.N.

with the ration in India and

Gen. Crerar expressed the and A message of congratulation and motor to Birkhall. It wa An opportunity offoring, these Japan, men had seized a boat in which Mr. Creech Jones added that drom the radio operator of the emphasised that, both wished opinion that Democracy, Nanking, Nov. 27.

Greck merchant ship, Aristidis, complete privacy for there and that, within a few years, Communism were incompatible China, through hor Ambas- they launched. forth, without comparison with India and to Princess Elisabeth and the mainder of the honeymoon,

the ander, to the United States, Dr. food or water, quite denuded of Japan, was difficult owing to Duke of

peritaps sooner, Felther Edinburgh-formerly Couple's Message

democratic system", of our Before they loft London, choice of the oligarchie regime Wellington Koo, will lodge a clothing in which state they the many differences in admin Prince Phillp of Greece-was protest with the United Na- were picked up by Captain intration,

found in awoated bottle washed

Princess Elizabeth and the tions regarding the Soviet re Smith; they were so exhausted Asked by Mr. Fletcher to re-up on the const here today.

of Russia will gain definite The message road!" "Although Duke of Edinburgh sent out a domination"-United Prosa. moval of Japanese Industrial from privation, and hunger that examine the question and there are three modern wireless message of thanks

to well- equipment from Manchuria, It was foutid necessary to hoist that this "disproportionate dia transmitters in my possession, wishers all over the world STRIKE PLANS? Reuters was Informed by Dr. them on board.

position of rice to Japan was thought it would be nicefore we leave for Scot Chỉn`Fên, tha Director of Ro5.

brought more into line with and more interesting to use this and tonight we want to sayyan Rome, Nov. 27 parations. MENOVAN

FOR SALE-Fine Old Enst Malaya, the Colonial Secretary strange way to aond you? 'my

The Italian Rightist and in?: Ho sald the first batch of India Madeira In Pipes and declared: "I think the Japanese beartiest wishes for long and that the reception given us on Japanese machine tools are ox Hoge-heads, from Phelpsrice 'ration, has an ingredient in very happy fe both. God bless our wedding day and the lov dependent press reported from pected In China early next Scott, Penfold & Co. ALSO ait, but I am terribly concerned you two. Radio officer of Greek ing Interest shown, by our "tryitworthy" Hoursca" that ma

were being. month. A supervisory com- Zew Pipes. hds and Quarter about the position in Malay and ray J. B. Papa fellow-countrymen and woll- tlon-wide strikes

fel withors. In all parts of the planned in Italy and France! mitteco will be formed next Casks of BLACKBURNS Choice I am doing all I can to get sup-

The Aristidis is believed to month to dispose of the Japan- Old London Particular. John plic there

have been about), 60 miles west world, have left impressions for Dec. 1: The Communist ese reparations as they arrive. Currie Mestre Jardine, MatheMr Leonard Gammans Conor Land Seal when the bottle which will never grow faint," Party ridiculed the reporte

they said.

* Associated Press. Router.

son & Co. Godowns, teenage porvative Does he meant that was de)pped ovamoury