DIAMONDS SEIZED
SMUGGLING IN SOUTH AFRICA. TRADE CRISIS FEARED. Cape Town, October 13. The Government has seized large quantities of diamonds, which were smuggled from the Nam aqualand State diggings. The seizure was followed by five arrests. It is reported that diamonds are obtainable from natives to an estimated value of £70,000. Numbers of illicit diamonds have reached Europe, and a trade crisis is feared. —Australian Press Association.
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Southland Times, Issue 20617, 16 October 1928, Page 7
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68DIAMONDS SEIZED Southland Times, Issue 20617, 16 October 1928, Page 7
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