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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1927.

MODERN SETTING OF

NATIVITY PLAY.

In this abartling modern setting the old Nativity play "Bethlehem" was presented by the Glastonbury Playera at Church House, Westminster. The gentleman in evening dress is Herod (Edward Nichol), who has just heard of the birth of the Child, and the soldiers in khaki are his guards. The bobbed Ɛalome (Vivienne Bennett) seeks to distract Herod, while the very modern Herodias (Dorothy D'Orsat) looks on.

OPIUM TRAFFIC.

tents were inspected, they were found to be tombstones made of artificial stone. They had been duly consigned to a Hamburg firm

HAMBURG'S SPECIAL-[of forwarding agents, and the

the

COURT.

HEROIN IN TOMBSTONES!

RETURNING THE CONCESSIONS?

(Continued from Page 1).

instructions were that they were to be handed over to a certain American national who was to for- The personnel of the 7th General, ward them to a Shanghai firm.

Hospital, to which fifteon nurses For some reason or other, how are attached, is headed by Matron ever, the criminal Investigation Allen, who said that most of the The following communication | ficials of the Hamburg police had nurses have seen active service reaches us from a correspondent their suspicions aroused. They and that two have been in Ching-

tombstones had the Tel. Address "PALACE.in Hamburg:

examined Router. It is but natural that a seaport again, and by gently tapping them Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Forry and Railway Station.

UNITED AMERICA. Entirely under English Management. Electric Light and Fans through-like. Hamburg-one of the most was discovered that they were out. Every Room with Private Bath Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooms, frequented ports of the Continent hallow. They were immediately

ALL PARTIES AGREE. Unrivalled Culaloe nader the personal supervision of the proprietress.should be infested to a more opened, and it soon became evident Terma moderate. Special terms to families on application to:

than usual extent by all sorts of that the police had made a good

New York, Jan. 28. Mrs. J. H. OXBERRY. Proprietress doubtful and shady characters haul. The harmless-looking tomb-

China has apparently provided intent on carrying on their anlawstones contained no less than 457 the subject, whereupon Americans ful avocations under cover of small tins filled with diacetyl mor can at length agree after the bitter darkness. Some of them haunt phine, a substance derived from controversies over the League of obscure taverns scatter the opium plant and resembling Nations, the World Court, Debt ed throughout the some: morphium and hashish in its Settlements, Mexico and Nicará what picturesque bit by no means effects. It is probably more sua. particularly salubrious slum dis, generally known by its trade name tricts of the city, whilst others of heroin: It goes without saying prefer to pose as cavaliers and that the whole consignment, pack gentlemen of immaculate charactering included, was confiscated. and to put up at the best hotels

AMERICAN SENTENCEO, and boarding houses. But what- A very gratifying feature of the ever their real or pretended social case was that the police also suc- The Chicago Tribune, in standing may bc. the police ceeded in getting hold of the patriotic editorial, declares that a authorities are confronted with the person who instigated the whole situation may arise which will laborious task of Anding out all affair. This was an American compel the United States to fulfil their little ways and of preventing who asserted that he had been its duty of protecting the lives and them from carrying out their resident at Shanghai for six years. property of Americans but the nefarious designs. Many of them He had been travelling, all over acceptance of that duty can have, have made it their speciality to Europe in the company of an nothing to do with America's long- shaggle opium out of the country. actress. At the time he was established purpose to free Chin and it is thoy who have always caught, he was staying at one of as far as possible from foreign attracted the special attention of the most luxurious hotels in Ham-dependence and make it, with the the police authorities and of the burg where he lived in grand style. co-operation of the Chinese, a free custom-house officers.

and Only a few days prior to the dis- self-governing, unified covery of the case he had obtained nationalised State, payment of $56,000 through the in- The World (Democratic) ap The huge transhipment trade termediary of an American bank, proves of the policy recommended passing through Hamburg every After first making an unsuccessful by Mr. Kellogg, amely, that the year and the numerous facilities attempt at denying any connection West should co-operate with Chins provided in her free port for the with the matter, he made a full con- storage, and warehousing of mer: fussion inter on, so that the penalty

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PROFESSIONAL

SMUGGLERS.

Public opinion bere clearly sym pathises with the Administration's desire to abandon extra-territorial rights in China as soon as possible and to restore complete tariff autonomy."

by making good its promises.

The New York Times, referring

| chandige-large quantities of fixed by the law could be inflicted to a cry in a section of the French

which are exported to or imported upon him.

"

a Chinaman be kept."-Reuter's

U. S. MUNITIONS.

SENT FROM MANILA,

press that America was respons from the Far Enst-have always ju, NOT GERMAN ORIGIN.

sible for the crisis in China, snýs held out considerable inducements It is cases like those just describ-ironienily: "We have succumbed Lo the professional opiumed that have caused idle and ill-to the fantastic notion that a pro- snugglers who are well aware of disposed critics abroad to spread mise made to the ongerness with which their the rumour that the steps taken by ought to consignments are looked forward the Hamburg authorities. against American Service.. to by numerous clients in China. the illicit trade in opium are in- It is of little concern to them that sufficient for the purpose, But the their illicit practices materially details of the case under reférence add to the difficulties with which show. very clearly how unjustified

The U.S.S. Stewart, Asiatic the Chinese authorities have to such complaints really are.

Flect destroyer left Manila last contend in their struggle against The facts enumerated above con- Saturday for Chingwantao with the pernicious drug habit. The clusively prove that shipments from stores and ammunition for the 15th audacious methods employed by German seaports are by no means Infantry in China. The ammuni- the smugglers and their agents and necessarily of German origin, as tion, it is understood, consisted of the ingcnulty displayed by the certain sections of the now-German 500 boxes of hand grenades, three police and the criminals alike can press have persistently maintained inch Stokes trench mortar shells, be properly appreciated only when shipments of narcotics have rifle shells and blasting. by those who haye had a chance been concerned. It is obvious The atores, and ammunition were of watching every phase of the therefore, that insinuations to the originally to have been taken to efforts aiming at the suppression effect that Germany is prominently China on the Army transport of the reprehensible trade.

involved in the illicit opium traffic Meigs; however, owing to the, dif- Not long ago, the police were are either based on wrong informa-ficulty of entering Chingwantno successful in running to earth ation or due to mischievous Inten harbour, because of it being frozen gang of smugglers ostensibly tions.

over, it is understood the captain engaged In exporting safes.

of the transport refused to make These, however, were provided. A special Court competent to deal the trip. with special devises between the with the sale of intoxicating poisons outer and Inner atcel walls cap-only has just been created. The able of being used as recept.cles court is entitled to investigato and light that there are regular con for conebaling contraband opiunt. punish every offence against the cerns engaged in carrying out tho Savon such anfes were discovered Opium Act. It is a great advant smuggling business, and that, geni in the free port and, of course, age that all these offences are now ferally speaking, they do so to duly confiscated by the to be dealt with by the same per- the exclusion of any outsiders, aq Authorities..

sons, because these are able to that they enjoy all the benefita of connect threads between which the a secret organisation. Once, how ordinary judge-who may never ever, the authorities have become Still more instructive as regards have had a chance of dealing with acquainted with part of such a con the difficulties encountered by the similar cases to the one that bap corn, they will always find it easier police" is the following case that pens to come before him-could not to extend their knowledge of it, and came to light last June. Seven possibly establish any connection. it is therefore by no means unlike crates containing goods declared Indeed, during the short time that ly that the newly-created Court will as enrthenware arrived by train this special Court has been institut soon discover the various gangs and from Budapest, and when the co-ed the important fact has come to suppress their evil activities.

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