SEIZURE OF OPIUM
FOUND WITH MEN IN SHIP'S
REFRIGERATOR
(Received 20 th February, 8 a.m.)
HONG KONG, 19 th February.
Just prior to the steamer Changto's departure for Sydney revenue officers boarded the vessel to search for opium. They entered the refrigerator and there discovered two men with several boxes containing opium worth £.2700. The men were arrested. The revenue officials expressed astonishment that the men were able to withstand the intense cold of the refrigerator.
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 43, 20 February 1930, Page 9
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76SEIZURE OF OPIUM Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 43, 20 February 1930, Page 9
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