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AY HOLES ALE SMUG G LING. jap. goods pouring into CHINA. EURO PEE AN LABELS AFFIXED. (U.P.A. by Elec. Tul. Copyright) (Rec. Oct. 19. il p.m.) SHANGHAI. Oct 19 Smuggling on an unprecedented scale is rampant in North China owing to the strained Siuo-.Tapanc.se situation. Vast smuggling organisations arc operatino- from Darien and other centres outside the Great. Wall and literally pouring goods into Cliin a through the passes. The largest percentage of tho goods are of Japanese origin, which can be easily landed, since forcible seizure under the former Chinese Customs Manchuria scheme involves little more than changing labels an c ] giving a semblance of European and American goods. They are finding ready markets in Tientsin, Hankow, Shanghai, and other cities.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 12080, 20 October 1933, Page 5
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