TIN OF “BISCUITS”
FOUND TO CONTAIN ODIUM GIVEN TO CUSTOMS.OFFICIAL IN MISTAKE (By Telegraph.—Special to The Mail.) AUCKLAND. This Day An amusing', incident- Occurred while, the transport Hi Chang was'in harbour at Apia • recently.: On the .night prior to the departure of the vessel, a number of local people were on board and one nia'.i desired to. lake a I in of biscuits ashore, lie was waiting' in the* halflight with a-Customs -official handy, when sntnebody rushed up to the latter and said ilere, .jt, is.'’ With these words, he pushed a large tin into the hands of the Customs official, evidently mistaking, hint for -.someone else. The official ill inlying the tin contained biscuits. passed, tin l tin. toward the man near him, hut the latter declined to take it, saying that it. was not Jiis. On opening the parcel it was found to conlain 17 tins of opiumI,' 1 ,' 'No one has claimed tho-pri-rrrl rim'd r 'so the Medical Department will have free opium for a while. - ' '
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 8 September 1926, Page 5
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