, 1876-07-08


oro iuhiiSnt. Two OF three otler removals arc
txpsrtetl.
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CHINEgE SMUGGLING.
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THO Ma""os ~ n "Mcn cI,. ~ ~, ~ A'eo'np''she"'
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report which *as recently punished IN the
md y large quantity Of opium, silks, ctc., ha,l
hccn am,,oc,cd a.horc from the stcatncr Cal
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orado while shc my IN quafant,ne o.! n'afncda
Encina7 CAUSED nj attache ol Inc caA 70 tet
nl,out m investigation Of tho whole subject, to
asccrtaIn II there was evidence 10 warrant tho
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p1nhca.'on y. y. SUI T,ena en.'S 5s IT,, .t,
INC steamer nv 1lohe Aong 'ses AZ nncnor IT., IN
the bay, after she hos received her cargo. The
regular Chinese Coolc passengers are given 10
,,nocr.tanl Tint IN div named .hc viii anil.
..'1 A.. tt,v ,,u.t ,,o rcady n ~, ~, ho.rI ~
as'u 'nas toY '''"ns w .Iu :. I" o.' 't" u.
m carly hour III TIC morning. az about O'Clock
brought out te the ship from the shore ~
lighters, Which usually carry from HUI ~ GoO
persona. When the lighters come alongsldc, a
gangway ia maie, and alongside thls tue Coolies
ticket, with which he has bcg1 provided, which
lc exhibits. As SOON as all arc On board the
anchor "a weighed and the ship stenlns cut OF
tic liarbor. But before al THIS, which Is rcGu-
luI1 uAH UGCuilGNt+ AHA AHASt $tV IJV(t VI tt.
darkness Of night, small boats, or sampnns,"
rs they are called In Chlna, move silently OF
from the shore, cach containing from five to ten
Chinese females Of the lowest order. These
pSsn panF bu, as n1s a@e ps put A S1ous H. @ WIFI liz
lcen lett conveniently open thr this purpose.
They arc received OH board ny some officer Of
the ship who has provided a secret hiding place
for them; and before tic gray twilight o1 morn
ing appears, everything about tue ship l,as q
remarkably regular appearance. just before
the ship reaches Yokohama. on hcr wny
tu Ban Francisco, all The Chinese pas,
ecngeFs, except tie women, are mustered
on the main deck, anu arc n.ade to pass
through narrow gaDgway, only Wide enough
for ono to pass nt \ time. Their passage tickets
arc taken up and another ticket Furnished each
l. one to show that he VIII be ~! right when dis
ton i IL &c m i ,hs ms Deck to o
tho shP's officers 60 nto the storage anu make
search to asccrt0iu IL there are any stowawnys
| on hoard. II any ase found they are put ashore
at Yokohama, but no lnstanve i.ns ever been
known where q fcmale stowawny was put ashore,
except after the arrival Of the steamer In san
Francisco.
After the shin has arrived In this port oppor-
tunitIcs arc given to the owners OF these won!cn
connivacc Of officer Of tho Alip, and posi-
| biz Of somo subordinate Custoni-Housc olllccr.
| Tic law agalnst tho Importation of Chinese
prostitutes 10 severe, II It could be enforced. Any
would work its forfeiture to the Government of
the United States Th!s smuggling gould .3 hardly
a1,co of some of The Custom House officers, shy
some ono or mere whoee pay is but 800 per
mouth. It IL said that Mr.. Sharnon, Collector
Of Customs Of the port Of San Francisco, csti.
mates that tho loss to the Government each
month, by reason Of smuggling, ts $4,000 aud
this statement u also corroborated by Mr: Gray,
the Surveyorof the port. At present steamer
from Chia must bS WATCHED from The e.. nopens 9 En-!
Golden Gate on her return to Hong Kong; and,
as they ure usually here from iiitocn to thirty
days, It requires lnrgo forrc Of men, ns ut least
two atcnmcrs arrive each month, bea|des those
from Victorla, Panama. mud Austral!n, and tlt
sniliug vessels from China nnl Japan aud Euro
pcan ports; mud, as II takes ten men To watch q
ship properly, there must b. titnoa when no
watch will Dc on Or about some Of them;
mofct!es, C,,stonl-llousc Inspectors wcso al
lowed inoicty OH Ill eontrabatl goods which
they might seize. Then the officers say thest
were frequent seizures and enough monty. WI