SMUGGLING CHINESE.
A UNITED STATES INDUSTRY.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 1. An industry which, has been m operation for some time, and out of which those engaged m it have made quite a good thing is that of smuggling Chinese from Mexico into the United States. In thus gaining their, unlawful admission into this country, the Chinese have be.en aided by a ringy but several important Californian officials have also been \va-~ plicated m the business. Yesterday 3Q Orientals were caught while being Jam!- j ed from a launch m. $aiv Fi'anolsoQ, Among others who Jikve' r beeri "arrested and charged with belnji implicated m; ,the enterprise Isa , Mi«s Ethel Hall, the) reputed "qttieen" of this smiiggliilg' ring, ' who admitted that she has' made a.s j much as £2000 out of a single week'soperations. A 'number of important documents of which the' police 'have bocome possessed disclose tho plans that were made for chartering steamers to bring Chines-? to Mexico preparatow to their being smuggled into Amei'ioa. The authorities, however, are confident . that they Jiaye at last broken up the! notorious gang, _y_
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12632, 8 December 1911, Page 2
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182SMUGGLING CHINESE. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12632, 8 December 1911, Page 2
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