T his docum ent is com m unicated to Governm ents for

n fid e n tia l inform ation in view of the fact that it has not

t been considered by the Advisory C om m ittee on Traffic

Opium and Other D angerous D rugs.

[C om m unica ted to the Council Official No. : C. 465. M. 200. 1934 . XI.a n d the Members of the League.] [O.C.294 («).]

Geneva, October 1st, 1934.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC

IN OPIUM AND OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS

SUMMARYO F

ILLICIT TRANSACTIONS

AND SEIZURESREPORTED TO THE SECRETARIAT OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

BETWEEN JULY 1s t AND SEPTEMBER 30t h , 1934

PART I.

CASES r e p o r t e d i n p r e v i o u s s u m m a r i e s i n r e g a r d t o

WHICH FU R T H E R INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED.

No. 182.—Illicit Traffic in D rugs in W arsaw, January 1932.

See O.C.294ffr;, The Polish delegation at Geneva reports (August 24th, 1934) thatPa?e 2-2' information reached the Polish police tha t the shop of a confectioner,34829/157- Wisniewski, was being used as a rendezvous of drug smugglers. A

watch was kept on this shop and it was ascertained that the traffickers frequenting this place were Pierre and Stanislas Olechowski and Leon Haber. Further enquiries showed tha t these persons bought their supplies either from the chemist Michelis, from the pharmaceutical agent Brajtkopf, or from Marie Orlowska, who was employed by the pharmaceutical firm of Ludwig Spiess & Sons. A search of the premises occupied by Pierre and Stanislas Olechowski and Leon Haber led to no results, but 20 grammes of opium were found at the house of Brajtkopf and 4 grammes of heroin at, the house of Marie Orlowska. Neither Brajtkopf nor Orlowska could give the origin of the drugs seized. An enquiry was instituted a t the pharmacy of Michelis, and it was ascertained tha t his books had not been kept according to the regulations in force and tha t the amounts of drugs in stock were not correct, there being 10 grammes of morphine missing, while there was a surplus of heroin. At the house of a certain Trzaskowski, 1.542 prescriptions for drugs were found. All the accused, with the exception of Trzaskowski, who was acquitted, were sentenced to terms of imprisonment of from one to two years. The Attorney-General, as well as the accused who were sentenced, have appealed.

No. 800.—Seizure a t Szopienice, Poland, in August 1932, of Cocaine labelled. “ Kokain, Ghem. Farbwerke D arm stadt

See O.C.294(oJ, The Polish delegation at Geneva reports (August 14th, 1934) thatPaj=e,'n V , o , Szajnerman was sentenced to a fine.0.C.294 (r), page 3, and J0.C.294 fs ) , page 4.

■29-20/ 3 8 7 .

No, 867.—Seizure a t M arseilles, January 22nd, 1933, of Morphine concealed in C heeses com ing from Bulgaria.

See O.G.294fp), The Bulgarian Government reports (September 11th, 1934) that, as apage ltj' result of the enquiries instituted by the competent Bulgarian authorities2184/387. into this case, it could not be proved tha t the Intercontinentale Agency

had been engaged in the illicit opium traffic.

No. 954.—Seizure at Paterson, N ew Jersey, on July 10th, 1933, of Heroin bearing the Label of the F irm of M erck & Co., Darm stadt, and of Morphine, both despatched from France.

The Government of the United States of America forwarded, on July S S 44 21st, 1934, a report dated May 31st, 1934, from the Comptroller-General

of Judiciary Research, Ministry of the Interior, Paris, in regard to this 1281/388(1 4 ), case. This report stated tha t the forwarder of the bales of cotton ragsNo. 234(a). in which the narcotics seized were concealed, and wrhich bore the name

of “ E. Langer ”, has not been discovered or identified. The merchant who furnished the bales has however been discovered and has been identified as Mendel (Maurice) Vigderhaus, a wholesale rag-merchant in Paris. He is assisted in his work by his three sons, Emile Samuel, Leon and Georges Israel Vigderhaus. The case was opened against a certain X, and, during the course of this case, which is still pending, the magistrate accused -Iendel Vigderhaus and two of his sons, Emile and Leon, of infraction of the poisonous substances laws.

The Government o f the U n i te d Sta les further reports that Joseph Damato has now been apprehended, but th a t the case against him and his twro brothers is still pending.

No' 9§7. —Seizure at Opava, May 1932, of 93 gram m es of Opium sm uggled from Poland.

Pageï1294^ ’ The P o l is h de legation at Geneva reports (August 24th, 1934) thatenquiries pursued in Poland have shown that Josef Boze g

079/1072. opium in question from a certain Marthe \ \ idzialkowa. had- - had been bought previously by Marthe Wid2ialko™s husband, who had

.................... A search of her house revealed

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uut stated tnat she aid not Know 11 wa» upmn.. - - - ■ <1, in view of the fact that the opium had b e e n bought by without knowing its character, she was acquitted.

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No. 1003.—Seizure of 14 kg. 541 grs. of Prepared Opium at Philadelphia, Julv 5tVi1933.

See 0 . 0 . 2 9 4 (r j , page 9.

1281/388(15).

The Government of the United States of America, in its annual report for 1933, states tha t Cohen was also tried and convicted in the Federal Court, receiving a sentence of 2 | years, to begin at the expiration of the sentence imposed by the State court.

No. 1007.—Seizure at Gesky Tesin, Czechoslovakia, April 1st, 1932, of Morphine labelled Merck & Co., D arm stadt.

See O .G .294(r), The German Government further reports (May 17th, 1934) that the, nd ,, r circumstances on which the report from Czechoslovakia on this case arc

(s), paBe based are the following : Three Czechoslovak nationals, Stanek, BergerO.C.S.200. and Krell, of Teschen (Tesin), at the end of 1931 or beginning of 1932,1079/1072. established relations with Erhard Hartmann, innkeeper, of Annaberg

near Ratibor, with a view to purchasing narcotics, as Hartmann had told them tha t he had opium, cocaine and morphine to dispose of. A fourth Czechoslovak national, Widenka, living at Neu-Oderberg (Bohumin), undertook the negotiations. Some days later, he brought Stanek £ kg. of “ cocaine ” in three or four bottles, for which he had paid 2,400 crowns. Stanek, however, ascertained tha t the phials did not contain cocaine, but chalk, and brought them back to Hartmann and ordered morphine instead. Widenka later received a packet from Hartmann containing J kg. of “ morphine ” which he brought to Stanek in Teschen, but this also was merely chalk. In March 1932, Alois Janetzka approached Hartmann for the purchase of narcotics and obtained from him 1 kg. of alleged morphine for 5,000 crowns which he smuggled across the frontier. He was arrested at Ce sky Tesin on April 1st, as reported by the Czechoslovak Government, and received fourteen days’ imprisonment. In .June1932, he made a further purchase of “ morphine ” from Hartmann for 2,500 crowns. The

morphine ” consisted of white cubes, which were ascertained to be some innocuous substance, probably chalk. In all these cases, Hartmann affixed false labels to the boxes containing the alleged narcotics. According to further information received by the German authorities from the police headquarters a t Prague in October 1932, the following individuals were arrested at Troppau on September 11th and 12th, 1932, for smuggling narcotics : Josef Heinrich, Rudolf Mat! and Josef Wadiczka, all Czechoslovak nationals. The drugs in this case consisted of six phials of “ morphine ” tablets containing 100 grammes each and five phials of “ cocaine ” also obtained from Hartmann. It has not been proved that any genuine narcotics were involved in this case, and it is very unlikely tha t they were, since, in all previous cases, Hartmann supplied only sham goods. Hartmann was sentenced on February 21st, 1933, for repeated fraud, in conjunction with offences against the opium law7, to six months’ imprisonment.

No. 1008.—Seizure at M oravska-O strava, May 10th, 1932, of Morphine obtained in Germany.

See O .C .29 4 (r ; , pagë 11, and 0 .0 .2 9 4 (8 , ) , page 6.

O.C.S.200.1079/1072 ,

The German Government reports (May 17th. 1934) tha t S c h w a n e m a n n

was sentenced on December 28th. 1932, to a fine of 20 RM . (24,50 Swiss francs) or four days’ imprisonment.

No. 1020.—Seizure a t M oravska-Ostrava, on March 19th, 1932, of Cocaine obtained in Germany.

See 0 . 0 . 2 9 4 (r>, page 14.

O.C.S.200.1079/1072.

The German Government reports (May 17th, 1934) that the name o the druggist implicated in this case is Herbert, and not Hubert, Lassak,

and that he is resident at Ratibor, and not Ratisbon. The German Government further states tha t Lassak declared tha t the goods seize consisted of “ 1400 gr. talc, 200 gr. lactose, 400 gr. magnesia . ^

appears tha t four persons—Klaus Schippan, Anna Richter, Ernst Matysik and L e o Sczenzny induced the brothers Lassak, who had a druggist’s establishment at Ratibor, to procure iea cocaine for them. As this was impossible, the brothers Lassak prepared four bags c o n ta in in g

talc, lactose and magnesia to a total of 2 kg., labelling the contents as genuine cocaine. four individuals above mentioned brought this alleged cocaine in an ambulance from Rati o to Moravska-Ostrava, where they were arrested. j

Another case in which Lassak of Ratibor was implicated was reported in a s t a t e m e n t issuj^ by the police headquarters, Prague, on M a y 23rd, 1932. Two Czechoslovak nationals, rra Dudek, of Darkovitz, and Oswald Ccrnik, of Koblov,1 were arrested by the Czechos o ' authorities for traffic in “ cocaine ” and “ morphia ”, They stated tha t they had obtain these substances from Lassak. The alleged cocaine contained only 1 % o f genuine cocaine, w

1 See documents O.C.294(I), page 12, No. 541, and O.C.294CO, page 26, No. 1188.

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the a l l e g e d morphine was not morphine at all. The total amounts involved were 200 grammes P r o c e e d i n g s were instituted against the brothers Lassak at Ratibor. but th e result w a s nnV known at the time of making this report.

No. 1023.—Seizure of Cocaine at Prague, October 13th, 1932.

See O.C.294 (r), The German Government reports (August 1st, 11)34) that, in regardPa=e 14- to the nature of the drugs seized in this case, the Czechoslovak Consulate-1079/1072 General at Frankfort-on-Main informed the Hesse Police Office at

Darmstadt, on February 13th, 1933, tha t the drugs in question had been clearly proved by official analysis to consist of a mixture of powdered citric acid and an anaesthetic, probably anæsthesine ; the German Government further states that the German police had not established the fact th a t the cocaine seized probably came from Messrs. E. Merck’s factory at Darmstadt, where it had been stolen in small quantities. The Darmstadt Police Headquarters informed the Czechoslovak Consulate-General at Frankfort on Novem ber 22nd, 1932, that Messrs. E. Merck had immediately stated that it was extremely im probab le that the goods could be a product of their factory, since they had been found in boxes without any description of the contents or control number, whereas Messrs. Merck sell Iheir cocaine in dark brown bottles and not in boxes ; Messrs. Merck had therefore asked for a sample of the seized substances in order to ascertain whether it was cocaine of their own production. If it were really such cocaine, the firm stated that it could only be stolen, but they had not hitherto noticed the theft of so large a quantity ; this, however, did not preclude the possibility of small quantities of cocaine being placed on one side before packing and of a large quantity thus being gradually accumulated.

No. 1024.—Illicit Traffic in D rugs from Germany to Poland through Czechoslovakia in D ecem ber 1932.

See O.C.294 (r), The German Government reports (May 17th, 1934) that nothing isPa8e 14, known of this case in Germany. One of the accused, Alois Prengel,0.C.S.200. has recently been involved in criminal proceedings undertaken at the1079/1072. instance of the Public Prosecutor at Ratibor.

No. 1027.—Illicit Traffic in Cocaine at Dresden, April 2nd, 1932.

See O.C.294 (r), The German Government reports (May 17th, 1934) that Albrecht,Pa=e 15, a varnisher, resident at Dresden, admitted having received, in the periodO.C.S.200. May 1928 to the end of March 1932, some sixty parcels of cocaine1079/1072. from the Stadtapotheke, Am Markt, Bodenbach (Podmokly), in

Czechoslovakia. Each packet contained quantities ranging up to four grammes of cocaine. Albrecht claimed to have received on each of the first two occasions, one gramme of cocaine for 2.25 RM. from the pharmacy without any prescription ; later he was required to produce a prescription before he could obtain the drug. The pharmacist gave him the names of various doctors from whom a prescription for cocaine could be obtained. Albrecht accordingly applied to Dr. Pecina, at Bodenbach, and received a prescription from him on payment of 5 RM. On the strength of this prescription, he purchased cocaine from the Stadtapotheke at Bodenbach some fifteen times in parcels ranging up to 3 grammes each at the price mentioned above. Some time later, he obtained another prescription for cocaine from Dr. Pecina on payment of a further 5 RM. on which he obtained cocaine from the same pharmacist at intervals of two to three weeks during the period from June 28th, 1930, to March 29th, 1932, in parcels of from 1 to 4 grammes at a time ; on some occasions, the cocaine was sent to him by post. Albrecht used some of the cocaine for himself, but gave considerable quantities to the other persons implicated in the affair. The cocaine seized and one of j1'- Pecina’s prescriptions were confiscated. The Czechoslovak Government was notified of these proceedings in January 1933, and requested to follow7 up the matter ; in November 1933, the confiscated prescription was sent to the Czechoslovak Government at its request with a ^cw to further enquiry. The Czechoslovak Government has again been requested to inform he German Government of the results of these enquiries. Albrecht and Matthes were sen- pnced to two weeks’ imprisonment each and costs. Schenk was fined 20 RM. and costs.

°. 1039.—Seizure of H ashish at Kantara East, Egypt, Septem ber 6th, 1933.

paViR'294^ ’ The Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, reports (July 16th,- 1934) th a t Mohamed Hagoug and three other persons who were also

'022/38 7. implicated in this case were each sentenced to three years imprisonmentand a fine of £E100 (1,759 Swiss francs).

No. 1078.

from Dairen.

Seizures of 1 kg. 549 grs. of Morphine and 567 gram m es of Cocaine at Chefoo, June-Septem ber 1933, ex Chinese and Japanese Vessels coming from Dairen.

The representative of Japan on the Advisory ° niIII t h a t1 a f t er « t i î b . (August m i . 9 3 4 ) tha t the Japanese Omsu. at « ,

2riqnm investigating the records at the Consulate anc| record has been/ 87(7)- the vessels, the Fukuju Maru and the Kyodo i a > ^ captain

found of the cases of illicit traffic referred to in O .C .b . lb / . P

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of the Kyodo Maru, however, stated tha t he remembered a case of smuggling of a sn n quantity of drugs by a Chinese in August 1933. The Japanese Consul at Chefoo has request3 the Customs authorities to report to him without delay any cases of the seizure of drues llli -n . imported by Japanese. 1 '

No. 1083.—Seizure of Morphine A m poules at Malrno on Novem ber 30th, 1933.

See O.C.294 (sj, The Polish delegation at Geneva reports (August 14th, 1934) thatpa"e 15, the enquiries instituted at Gdynia have thrown no light on this case9934/387 . The person “ Pulopski ” or “ Klopski ”, referred to by the members of

the crew of the Lygia, could not be traced. The Polish authorities further state tha t the Lygia did not dock at Gdynia in either August or September 1933. but only arrived there on October 18th of tha t year. Between tha t date and the date of the seizure November 30th, 1933, the Lygia docked three times ; the last time, November 12th, 1933 the vessel left for Helsingborg. The Polish authorities doubt veiy much the possibility of the sale having taken place at Gdynia, the regulations in tha t port being very severe. All persons wishing to board vessels are subject to a strict control. In addition to this, the vendor would hardly have been able to obtain a profitable price for his goods.

No. 1089.—Seizure of 680 gram m es of Heroin at Shanghai ex the “ Hoten Maru ” June 26th, 1933.

See O.C.294 (s), page 17. O.C.S.167.

2030/387(20).

The Japanese representative on the Advisory Committee reports (August 13th, 1934) that, on the arrival of the vessel at Shanghai, two rubber bags were discovered concealed under the floor in the third-class accommodation. A search instituted on board failed to find the person responsible.

No. 1090.—Seizures of 15 kg. 75 grs. of Heroin at Tientsin on July 14th and 27th, 1933, ex the “ Saitsu Maru ” and “ Chohei Maru

See O.C.294 (s), page 17. O.C.S.167.

The representative of Japan on the Advisory Committee reports (August 13th, 1934) tha t the Japanese Consular authorities at Tientsin state th a t these seizures have not been brought to their notice and that

2030/387(24) . they therefore had no record of either the particulars of the drug seizedor of the offenders. It is supposed that either the offenders were not

found or tha t they were of some other nationality than Japanese.

See O .C .29 4 (s j , page 22, and 294 (I), page 8. O.C.S.170.

No. 1112.—Seizure of H ashish at Cairo on Septem ber 17th, 1933.

The Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau forwards, on August 15th, 1934, a copy of a letter received from the Syrian police dated August 4th.1934, in regard to this case. This letter contains the following infor­mation : Acting on information received from the Egyptian authorities, I

8968/387. the Syrian police discovered a band of drug smugglers who had boughtcocaine by means of false drug vouchers filled up in the name of

pharmacies which did not exist. The accused, five Lebanese, were arrested. The Syrian | authorities add that new regulations have been drafted and are awaiting the signature of the High Commissioner. The application of these regulations will make it impossible for such a case to recur.

The representative of the United Kingdom on the Advisory Committee reports (Septembei

7th, 1934) tha t the enquiries which have been made in Palestine in regard to this case indicate I

that, while attempts to smuggle hashish through Palestine to Egypt are not u n c o m m o n , the I experience of the authorities does not lead them to believe that there is any considerable

traffic in cocaine through Palestine from Syria to Egypt, though a few seizures have been made. Proceedings for the extradition from Palestine to Egypt of the two Palestinians implicate I

in this case have been taken in the Palestine courts and the police are co-operating w ith i-1! |

Egyptian authorities in obtaining evidence in support of the application for e x t r a d i t i o n .

No. 1149.—Seizure at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., in January a n d February 19$'

The Government of the United Slates of America reports (July 1934) tha t the opium seized on this occasion bore a label of the ‘‘ Dou I

Photographs of this label are in the archives of l|

See O.C.294 (I), page 16.

1281/388(30), N o. 2 7 4 (a).

Lion ” brand. Secretariat.

No. 1166.—Seizure at W ilmington, California, January 4th, 1934, of Morphine “ Poulenc Frères Paris

See O.C.294|%l, page 20.

1281/388(26), Nos. 265(a) and 265(6;.

labelled!

JulyThe Government of the United States of America fo rw a rd e d on

12th, 1934, a translation of a note dated May 29th, 1934, 'l0!”rjor, Comptroller-General of Judiciary Research, Ministry of the 1° .J Paris, in regard to this case. This note stated that the nioip^ seized proved to be part of a shipment of 100 grammes of 11101P

hydrochloride sent on September 2nd, 1931, by the firm of Poulenc Frères Paris to M. Robleto Hno., at Masaya, Nicaragua. The shipment was made regularly ’on Fvnnrl Certificate No. 1463G, dated August 24th, 1931, issued by the Ministry of Agriculture

On August 14th, the Government of the United States of America forwarded the following extract from a note dated June 22nd, 1934, from the Minister of Hygiene of Nicaragua : °

. . Y ou are informed that, on page 27 in the record for the control of narcoticdrugs, there appears the following : Robleto Hno., & Co., Masaya.—Licence No. 269.— October 31, 1931.—Ten bottles of chlorhydrate of morphine of ten grammes each. The above licence refers only to the importation of the commodity and if it appears that said licence was granted at a date subsequent to the exportation authorisation it is due to the fact that, at tha t time, the French Government did not require an importation permit.”

The Government of the United Stales of America further states that the fact that the ten bottles of morphine hydrochloride in question were actually brought into the country by Robleto Hno. & Co., of Masaya, has been verified through an examination of the Customs House records.

No. 1174.—Seizure in Cairo of Heroin apparently com ing from the Far East.

See O.C.294 X h e Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau reports (July 18th, 1934)o T s /C o n f id e n t ia l /1 7. tha t the Egyptian subjects implicated in this case were sentenced as

' follows : Two persons to three years’ imprisonment and a fine of £E50U 10869/387. (8,796 Swiss francs) ; nine to two years’ imprisonment and a fine of £E400

(7,037 Swiss francs) ; three to one year’s imprisonment and a fine of £E200 (3,518 Swiss francs) ; five were acquitted.

No. 1176.—A rrest of M echel Halpern at W arsaw, December 11th, 1933.

See O.C.294 (t), The Polish delegation at Geneva communicated, on September 18th,page2' ' 1934, the following supplementary information in regard to this affair :35696/157. addition to the safe mentioned in the previous report, it was discovered12730/387. tha t Mechel Halpern possessed two others at the Banque de Commerce,

in Warsaw, one in the name of his son Abraham David and the other in Ihe name of a certain Georges Demetr Caliwopoulos. In the first, a quantity of letters was found, but the second was empty. Enquiries revealed tha t Halpern’s son, Abraham David Halpern, lived a t Istanbul, where he owned a glass factory in conjunction with Caliwopoulos. As a result of the discovery of a correspondence between the two Halperns and Szymon Rabi, living also in Warsaw, convicting evidence was obtained. Among this correspondence was a letter from Abraham Halpern, dated December 2nd (probably 1932), addressed to Rabi. In this letter, Abraham Halpern deplored the fact tha t he could not obtain “ the goods ” at the moment, as “ the Government, as a result of questions raised by the League of Nations, would not give permission ”. He said tha t it was possible he might obtain the goods from another source in two or three weeks and he spoke o f <c very influential protectors who would intervene and that he 11 hoped to be successful soon ”, He spoke also of “ other goods (H.) which you will have heard about from my father ’’, saying that he could provide these goods at any moment. In a letter addressed to Mechel Halpern by Rabi, Rabi stated that he had burnt all Halpcrn’s letters and, in another, mention is made of a certain “ Lubudzki ” but, in spite of energetic enquiries, this person could not be discovered. On being questioned. Halpern declared that the packet of heroin found in one of his safes had been sent to him by a certain Adolf Iiozenberg at Amsterdam and tha t he did not know the contents of this packet. He stated that he had made the acquaintance of Rozenberg several years ago and that he had seen him by chance in Warsaw in February or March 1933 ; he had rented the safe for Rozenberg, hut in his own name. He said tha t he did not know anyone of the name of Lubudzki. He supposed that Rabi’s letters referred to drugs but he had not replied to these letters ; some of the passages in them were quite incomprehensible to him. In consequence of the statement made by Halpern, enquiries were made in regard to Rozenberg, but no trace of him was found cither at Amsterdam or Warsaw. Rabi also denied his culpability and stated that he did not know Lubudzki and could not give his address. He declared that he had burnt Halpern s letters at Halpern’s request. He did not understand the letter that Abraham Halpern had sent him, but he supposed tha t it referred to drugs ; he had not replied to this letter. Abraham Halpern has not been arrested and the origin of the heroin could not be established , it was probably from Bulgaria. The Commandant-in-Chief of the State Police in Warsaw ha» informed the Secretariat, on September 26th, 1934, that Mechel Halpern has been sentenceso six years’ imprisonment and loss of civil rights and Rabi to two years’ imprisonment and oss

of civil rights.

1179.—Seizure at N ew York, on March 5th, 1934, of Narcotic Drugs, together with a Package of “ White Horse ” Labels and Other Paraphernalia.

& ° S 8 M W . The Government 0/ Ihe United Stales «I' 12th, 1934, a translation of a note, dated May 30th 1»34 , irom p r

v ®1/ 388(2 9 ) troIler-General of Judiciary R e s e a r c h , Ministry o Carj]i0 ts’nor Louisregard to this ease. This "« te s ta ted tha n e d h e H h e U ^ ^ ^Bernstein were known as clients of the 11

tag affixed to one of the packages of narcotics seized might well be the trade-mark of' that firm. But in order for the firm to give any useful information regarding the affair, it was necessary to have the numbers inscribed on the labels and the net weight of the narcotics contained in each of the receptacles. The United States authorities remark, in connection with the last sentence of the note, that the only mark of possible identification discovered in connection with this seizure was the small red tag lettered with 1 he French words “ Marque Déposée ”, which appeared to be identical with the trade-mark of the firm in question. The m l weight of the narcotics contained in each of the receptacles was given in the original report but it should be noted tha t these narcotics were in paper packages, no bottles being discovered and it is doubtful if all of these containers were the ones in which the narcotics were originallv packed. This information has been transmitted to the French Government.

PART II.

A. REPORTS ON THE DISCOVERY OF

CLANDESTINE MANUFACTURE OF NARCOTIC DRUGS.

B. NEW CASES OF SEIZURES DIVIDED INTO THEFOLLOWING GROUPS :

1. R a w O p i u m . 4 . H e r o i n .

2 . P r e p a r e d O p i u m a n d D r o s s . 5 . C o c a i n e .

3 . M o r p h i n e . 6 . I n d i a n H e m p .

A. REPORTS ON THE DISCOVERY OF CLANDESTINE MANUFACTUREOF NARCOTIC DRUGS.

No. 1226.—Discovery of a Clandestine Drug Factory at Gorna-D joumaya (Department of Sofia) on June 21st, 1934.

1. 0.C.S.202. 12424/387.2. Bulgarian Government, July 13th, 1934.5. Persons implicated : Isak and Benjamin Anavi (Bulgarians) 1 and a person named Blaou

(probably Herman Samuel Blauaug, Austrian). 2

8. The factory was set up by the brothers Anavi and Blaou in July 1933. The Anavi brothers had previously owned a chemical and pharmaceutical products factory for which they had a permit, but this was closed. It is thought that the factory in question produced about 30 kg. of morphine, which was subsequently transmitted to Blaou (Herman Blauaug), bu t neither the exact quantity of morphine produced nor the route by which it was exported from Bulgaria—assuming tha t it was exported—-has yet been ascertained. Benjamin Anavi is at present in Bulgaria under police supervision. Isak Anavi, together with his wife, have left Bulgaria for Hungary. Blaou has left Bulgaria for Austria.

No. 1227.—A ttem pt to m anufacture Heroin illicitly, discovered at Dairen on January 25th, 1934.

1. 9918/387.2. Japanese representative on the Advisory Committee, August 13th, 1934.5. Persons implicated : S. Nakahachi, Shizuka Kitada and M. Misawa.8. The accused stated that, on January 14th, 1934, they had set up an apparatus for the

production of heroin from raw opium which they had purchased from illicit traffickers. Before they had succeeded in producing any heroin, their activities were discovered by the police, who arrested them.

9. Nakahachi was fined 80 yen (83 Swiss francs) and Misawa and Kitada were discharged.

No. 1228.—Illicit Manufacture of Heroin discovered in the British Municipal Area, Tientsin, January 23rd, 1934.

1 O.C./A.R.1933/33. 9613/7566.'• The Chief of the British Municipal Police Tientsin, through the Government of the

United Kingdom, August 13th, 1934.3(a). Heroin : 2 kg. 954 grs. (6 i lb.).-• Information was received by the authorities that a house recently built on the outskirts

of the Concession was being used for the manufacture of heroin, and the premises were raided. The house was found to contain apparatus recently set up for the manufacture of heroin from morphine, and the above amount of heroin was seized. Five persons were arrested, one of whom was a Japanese and the rest Chinese. The value of the heroin found amounted to between $2.000 and $3,000 (Chinese)

( (2,120 and 3,180 Swiss francs).^ The Japanese, who was the principal person responsible for the affair, was handed oyer

to the Japanese authorities and was sentenced to ten days’ i m p r i s o n m e n t an a w of 100 yen (104 Swiss francs). The Chinese were h a n d e d over to the oca cou it is not known what sentence was imposed upon them. All the proper Y 01 the house which was being used for the manufacture of drugs was con isc

'Spp ;!ocument O.c.s.105 (Confidential). e document O.C.294 fgrj, page 21, No. 59.

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B. NEW GASES OF SEIZURES.

1. RAW OPIUM.

No. 1229.—Seizures in Hong-Kong during Last Quarter of 1933.

1. 10051/388.2. Representative of the United Kingdom on the Advisory Committee, July 6 th, 1934.3 fa;. Haw opium : 134 kg. 696 grs. (3,565 taels).

Prepared opium : 150 kg. 981 grs. (3,996 taels).4. Of the raw opium, 4 kg. 156 grs. were of Persian origin. The rest of the raw opium

was Chinese, 18 kg. 740 grs. coming from Wuchow. Of the prepared opium.122 kg. 767 grs. possibly came from Macao and the rest from Wuchow.

7. Of t he raw opium, 98 kg. 198 grs. bore the “ Pagoda ” labels ; 16 kg. 965 grs. of preparedopium were marked “ Lion and Globe ” and 105 kg. 792 grs. of prepared opium weremarked “ Red Lion

8 . There were twenty-six cases.9. The sentences inflicted ranged from twelve months’ imprisonment or a fine of 7,400 locale

dollars (8,776 Swiss francs) to six weeks’ imprisonment or a fine of 2,000 local dollars (2,372 Swiss francs).

No. 1230.—Seizure at Hong-Kong on March 20th, 1934.

1. 10051/388.2. Representative of the United Kingdom on the Advisory Committee, July 6 th, 1934. 3(a). Raw opium : 57 kg. 430 grs. (1,520 taels).

Prepared opium : 11 kg. 902 grs. (315 taels).4. The opium, both raw and prepared, came from Wuchow. It was brought to Hong-Kong

on the British s.s. Wo Ping Yat (Cheung On Co., 47 Des Voeux Road, Hong-Kong).

7. The label attached to both the raw and prepared opium was worded as follows : “ We select genuine ‘ Yunnan Pillow Brand ’ and supervise manufacturing. Odour and taste differ from others. Patrons are requested to recognise our mark and therefore, will not be deceived. Pun Tin Wo ”, This Yunnan Pillow Brand opium was packed in uniform cakes weighing about 453 grammes each. These cakes were rounded and shaped something like a pillow and were not similar to the usual “ Bamboo cakes ” of raw Chinese opium which, as a rule, is softer in texture and varies in weight very considerably. This is the first time this label has been seen in Hong-Kong attached to raw opium, though the “ Pun Tin Wo ” label on prepared opium has occurred before.

No. 1231.—Seizures in Hong-Kong during F irst Quarter of 1934.

1. 10051/388.2. Representative of the United Kingdom on the Advisory Committee, July 6th, 1934.3 (a). Raw opium : 187 kg. 706 grs. (4,968 taels).

Prepared opium : 37 kg. 783 grs. (1,000 taels).4. Of the raw opium, 453 grammes were of Persian origin, the rest being Chinese ; 26 kg.

of prepared opium were of Chinese origin.7. While 69 kg. 984 grs. of raw opium bore the “ Pagoda ” mark, 48 kg. 740 grs. were marked

“ Kwong Tung Pagoda ”, and 5 kg. 327 grs. of prepared opium bore the “ Red Lion mark.

8 . There were thirty-six cases.9. The sentences inflicted ranged from a fine of 1,200 local dollars (1,423 Swiss franco.

to twelve months’ imprisonment or a fine of 5,000 local dollars (5,930 Swiss francs;.

No. 1232.—Seizures in Hong-Kong in April 1934.

1. 10051/388.2. Representative of the United Kingdom on the Advisory Committee, July 23rd, 1934.3(a). Raw opium : 67 kg. 140 grs. (1,777 taels).

Prepared opium : 2 kg. 380 grs. (63 taels).4. The raw opium was of Chinese origin.7. The raw opium was practically all labelled “ Kwong Tung Pagoda ” ; 1 kg. 587 gi- pf

prepared opium was marked “ Red Lion ”.8 . There were twelve cases.9. The sentences ranged from four months’ imprisonment and a fine of 1,000 local doJJai>

(1,186 Swiss francs) to one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 5,000 local do (5,930 Swiss francs).

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No. 1233.—Seizures in H ong-K ong during May 1934.

1. 10051/388.2. Representative of the United Kingdom on the Advisory Committee, August 16th 1934. 3(a). Raw opium : 129 kg. 860 grs. (3,437 taels).4. Of this amount, 118 kg. 988 grs. were of Chinese origin and 10 kg. 882 grs. of Persian

origin.7. The most frequent labels appearing on the Chinese opium were the “ Pagoda ” labels

The Persian opium bore red and yellow labels which appeared to be Chinese inspection labels and have not been seen before in Hong-Kong.

8. There were nine cases.9. The sentences imposed varied between fines of 1,000 local dollars (1.186 Swiss francs)

or imprisonment for five months and fines of 9,000 local dollars (10,674 Swiss francs or imprisonment for twelve months.

No. 1234.—Seizures in H ong-K ong during June 1934.

1. 10051/388.2. Representative of the United Kingdom on the Advisory Committee, August 23rd. 1934'. 3raj. Raw opium : 183 kg. 134 grs. (4,847 taels).4, Of this amount, 137 kg. 794 grs. were of Chinese and 45 kg. 340 grs. of Persian origin.7. The majority of the Chinese opium seized bore the Kwong Tung Pagoda or Pagoda

marks ; 18 kg. 136 grs. of Persian opium bore the “ A & B ” mark, the rest of the Persian opium bearing no mark.

8. There were fifteen cases.9. Ths sentences inflicted varied from a fine of 1,000 local dollars (1,186 Swiss francs)

or three months’ imprisonment and a fine of 5,000 local dollars (5,930 Swiss francs) or one year’s imprisonment.

No. 1235.—Illicit Traffic in Opium in the B ritish M unicipal Area, Tientsin, May 20th,1933.

1. O.C./AR. 1933/33. 9613/7566.2. The Chief of the British Municipal Police, Tientsin, through the Government of the

United Kingdom, August 13th, 1934.8. One Chinese was accused of attempting to extort money from another to whom he had

sold a quantity of opium. Enquiries established tha t these two persons had been engaged in trading in opium and tha t one had purchased 60 lb. of opium from the other, who had given him a worthless cheque in exchange.

9. Both men were sent to the local court to be dealt with.

No. 1236.—Seizure at Alexandria, July 11th, 1934, of Opium from Syria contained in B arrels of Wine.

1. 12657/387.2. Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, July 25th, 1934.3w. Raw opium : 36 kg. 200 grs.4. By the s.s. Mariette Pasha, coming from Beirut.5. Persons implicated : Shebl Antoun Wakim ; Socrates Basil Athanassides and his wife,

Ourania Athanassides.6. Forwarding agents : Wadieh & Selim Dimitri Dabbas, Beirut ; Dallai Bros., Cairo, and

their agents, Maximilian Kahn & Co., Alexandria.The opium was in twenty tins, fastened into a special wire cage built on the inner side of a

barrel of wine.8. The opium was, according to the clearing documents, destined for the Sister Superior

Douzon of the French Hospital, who, on being questioned, stated that W akim had sent two barrels of wine to his sister at the Hospital, Sister Clothilde Wakim, iji May 1933, and one in April 1934. Acting on instructions from Wakim, this third barrel had been sent, when empty, to a Greek at Cairo, whose name Sister Douzon did not know. Wakim had recently informed his sister tha t he had some more wine for them, but the Sister Superior wrote that they did not need it. Wakim had already sent the barrel, and a few days after the clearing documents and the certificate o “ franchise ” had been signed by Sister Douzon, Sister Clothilde received a letter from her brother stating tha t the barrel was for a friend of his, the Greek, who had receivei the previous barrel and who would call for it and pay the c l e a r i n g expenses. a <Bros., Cairo, stated that they had received the barrel from Wadi eh & Sc in Dabbas, of Beirut, who said tha t the barrel was being despatched a of the Rev. Khoury Elias Salama, of Kasrawan, and that they enc : ^ j une of exportation issued by the Ministry of Finance of Lebanon o. / > arrest30th 1934. Constables were left both at the hospital and at Dallai Bros.

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any person who should call to enquire after the barrel. The gardener at the hospital showed the officer conducting the enquiry the house at Shubra to which he had taken the barrel, with the result tha t Basile Athanassides and his wife were arrested The premises occupied by Athanassides were searched and incriminating evidence found ; during the investigations at Beirut, Shebl Wakim confessed.

9. Athanassides and his wife were sent to the Greek Consular Court at Alexandria for trial

No. 1237.—Illicit Traffic b y M em bers of the Crew of the s.s. “ Carola III ” in collusion w ith M oham m ed Mustafa el Garrahi and Others.

1. 12616/387.2. Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, July 22nd, 1934.5. Persons implicated : Oscar Paul Gerdes, German, cook on board ; Mohammed Mustafa]

el Garrahi, his son, and sixteen other Egyptians.8 . The members of the crew of the Carola were suspected of being engaged in the drug traffic

and arrangements were made to search the vessel on June 30th, 1934. Among the papers of Gerdes, a letter was found in Arabic to cl Garrahi at Haifa requesting him to send opium, as the hashish received on previous occasions was not of good quality. Gerdes stated tha t the letter was handed to him by a person unknown ; i t was then ascertained tha t the son of el Garrahi had written it and Gerdes was to deliver it to Haifa. El Garrahi junior then confessed and all the accused were arrested.

9. Gerdes was handed over to his Consul and deported to Germany. Mohammed Mustafael Garrahi and one other were sentenced to five years’ imprisonment and a fine of £E 1,000 (17,592 Swiss francs) ; three accused were sentenced to three years’ imprison­ment and a fine of £E600 (10,555 Swiss francs) ; four to two years’ imprisonmentand a fine of £E400 (7,037 Swiss francs) and two to six months’ imprisonment and afine of £E100 (1,759 Swiss francs) ; seven were acquitted.

No. 1238.—Seizure at Port Said on July 9th, 1934, ex the s.s. “ War Hindoo ”,

1. 12634/387.2. Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, July 24th, 1934.3r«;. Haw opium : 11 kg. 356 grs.4. By the s.s. War Hindoo, British Admiralty, chartered for the transport, and supply of fuel

for His Britannic Majesty’s ships in the Mediterranean. The opium was of Persian origin.

5. Persons implicated : Five Chinese members of the crew.8 . The Chinese crew of the vessel had long been suspected of smuggling narcotics. When

the steamer arrived a t Suez from Abadan on July 8 th, a confidant informed the Bureau tha t certain members of the crew had opium for sale. On the arrival of the vessel at Port Said, the necessary precautions were taken, and the accused were arrested in possession of the drug.

No. 1239.—Seizure at A m sterdam on July 7th, 1934.

1. 661/388. No. 538.2. Netherlands Government, July 17tli, 1934.3(a). Raw opium : 1 kg. 500 grs.4. On board the m.v. Arlemis (Nederlandsch-Indische Tank Maatschappij, Dutch), coining

from Curacao.7. The opium was found on board the vessel in the machine-room, wrapped in a handker­

chief. There were no marks.

No. 1240.—Seizures at Cheribon, N etherlands Indies, May 5th and 18th, 1934.

1. 661/388. Nos. 544 and 545.2. Netherlands Government, September 20th, 1934.3(a). Raw opium : 71 kg. 777 grs.

Prepared opium : 13 kg. 20 grs.4. By the s.s. Tjikarang and Tjisaroea (Java-China-Japan Line, Dutch), both coining f*'°m

the Far East. The raw opium was of Persian origin.5. The person implicated in both seizures was a Chinese rattan merchant at Cheribon.

The consignor was a Chinese at Hong-Kong.7. Of the raw opium, 36 kg. 157 grs. bore the “ A & B Monopoly M ” mark and 35 kg. 620 g|'s;;

bore the “ A & B ” mark. The prepared opium bore the “ Lion, Globe and Serpenmark.

8 . Found on board the two vessels. The Chinese rattan merchant at Cheribon has not jetbeen arrested.

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jsTo. 1241.— Seizures at Soerabaya, Netherlands Indies, on April 10th and 11th, 1934.

1. 661/388. Nos. 541 and 542.2. Netherlands Government, September 20th, 1934.?>(/0 . Raw opium : 63 kg. 476 grs.

Prepared opium : 39 kg. 849 grs.4. By the s.s. Tjisalak (Java-China-Japan Line, Dutch), coining from the Far East. The

raw opium was of Persian origin.7. The raw opium was in 139 packets, 128 of which bore the “ A & B Monopoly, I.B.M. ”

mark, two the “ A & B Monopoly B ” mark and nine without mark. The prepared opium was in 1,125 oblong boxes, bearing the “ Lion, Globe and Serpent ” mark.

8. On April 10th, the prepared opium and 52 kg. 389 grs. of raw opium were found on boardthe vessel. The seizure on April 11th was effected through an informer who had arranged with one of the sailors on board the vessel to buy 27 lb. (12 kg. 272 grs.) of raw opium which was to be lowered from the stern of the vessel during the night. The smuggler on board could not, however, be traced.

No. 1242.—Seizure at Tandjoengperak, Soerabaya, May 25th, 1934.

1. 661/388. No. 546.2. Netherlands Government, September 20th, 1934.3(a). Raw opium : 17 kg. 595 grs.

Prepared opium : 499 grammes.4. By the s.s. Tjinegara (Java-China-Japan Line, Dutch), coming from the Far East.

Of the raw opium, 16 kg. 855 grs. were of Persian origin and 288 grammes of Chinese origin.

5. The person implicated was a Chinese storekeeper on board the vessel.7. The Persian opium was in thirty-eight packets, twenty-seven of which bore the “ A & B

Monopoly ” mark, ten the “ A & B Monopoly I.B.M. ” mark and one was not marked.The rest of the raw opium and the prepared opium bore no mark.

8. Found in two cupboards and in the machine-room on board the vessel. The storekeeper,who had charge of the keys of the cupboards, escaped.

No. 1243.—Seizure at Tandjoenpriok, Java, Netherlands Indies, April 23rd, 1934.

1. 661/388. No. 543.2. Netherlands Government, September 20th, 1934.3faj. Raw opium : 17 kg. 626 grs.4. By the s.s. Tjileboel (Java-China-Japan Line, Dutch), coming from Amoy and IIong-

Kong. The opium was of Persian origin.7. The opium was in thirty-eight packets marked “ A & B ”,8. Found in three trunks among the luggage of passengers from the Tjileboel.

No. 1244.—Seizure at Dili, T im or, May 22nd, 1933.

1. 9461/7566.2. Portuguese Government in its annual report for Timor for 1933, July 25th, 1934.

Raw opium : 4 kg. 652 grs.4. By the s.s. Sagres (Portuguese).5. Persons implicated : Chinese members of the crew.

The accused were sentenced to pay a fine of 1.500 local dollars (1,905 Swiss francs). The fine was not paid, so they served a sentence of six months’ imprisonment. The opium seized was confiscated by the State and deposited in the Dili Customs.

No. 1245.—Seizure at N ew York, June 6th, 1934.

1 1281/388 (36). No. 311.2. Government of the United States of America, September 10th, 1934.3w- Opium solution : 1 kg. 164 grs. (41 fluid oz.). This solution contains 0.14 per cen

of anhydrous morphine.J- By the President Garfield (Dollar Line, American), coming from Marseilles.• There were no marks or labels.

Pound in the Chinese quarters on board the vessel.

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No. 1246.—Seizure at New York, June 16th, 1934.

1. 1281/388(43). No. 301.2. Government of the United States of America, August 16th, 1934.3(a). Raw opium : 182 kg. 936 grs. (402.5 lb.).4. By the s.s. Ingria (Owner, Jacob Kjode, Bergen, Norway), coming from Marseilles via

Spanish and Portuguese ports.7. There were no identifying marks or labels.8 . The opium was found in four wooden cases on board the vessel, but enquiries failed to

discover the responsible person.

No. 1247.—Seizure at Seattle, July 23rd, 1934.

1. 1281/388(45). No. 306.2. Government of the United States of America, August 24th, 1934.3(a). Raw opium : 454 grammes (1 lb.).4. By the s.s. Empress of Canada (Canadian Pacific Steamship Co.), coming from Manila

via Hong-Kong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu and Victoria.5. The opium was addressed to Li Ah Si, c/o Diamond Mineral Water Co., Ltd., 75 Orange

Street, Kingston, Jamaica, B.W.I., via U.S.A., per s.s. Empress of Canada.8. The opium was despatched from Hong-Kong by mail and was seized in the Seattle Post

Office. I t was concealed in a hollow book, entitled “ The Navy League Annual ”, This book was marked “ Chinese book ”, postmarked Hong-Kong, and bore no sender’s address.

No. 1248.—Seizure at S taten Island, N ew York, June 14th, 1934.

1. 1281/388(45). No. 304.2. Government of the United States of America, August 24th, 1934.3 ra;. Raw opium : 227 grammes (8 oz.).4. By the s.s. Maron (China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., Holt & Co., Managers,

British registry), coming from Yokohama, Hong-Kong, Manila, Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang, Colombo, Suez, Port Said.

5. Person implicated : A Chinese seaman on board.7. The opium bore no marks or labels.8 . Found in the possession of accused, who stated tha t he purchased it in Shanghai. During

a search of the vessel, some opium paraphernalia was also found, bu t no one couldbe identified as the owner of this.

9. The Chinese accused was held in bail of $5,000 for action of the Grand Jury.

Note.—Seizures of raw opium were also made in connection with the following cases,

headings :

Cases Nos. 1249, 1254 and 1255, under “ Prepared opium ”, Case No. 1262, under “ Morphine Case No. 1286, under “ Heroin

Q u a n t i t i e s o f R a w O p i u m s e i z e d a s r e p o r t e d t o t h e S e c r e t a r i a t :

No. 1249.—Seizure at London, April 4th, 1934, ex the s.s. “ Calchas

1. 11346/387.2. The British representative on the Advisory Committee. May 16th, 1934.3(a). Prepared opium : 7 kg. 840 grs. (17 lb. 4 oz.).

Raw opium : 682 grammes (1 £ lb.).Dross : 227 grammes (8 oz.).

4. By the s.s. Calchas (British ; owners : Messrs A. Holt & Co.), coming from "Yokohama!Shanghai, Hong-Kong, Singapore, Colombo, Suez, Casablanca.

5. Person implicated : Chinese fireman on board. j)f7. The prepared opium was found in 185 tins, the raw opium in four paper p a c k e t s and

dross in two tins. Labels bearing a picture of three Chinese together with u ucharacters were attached to the prepared opium. The name (in Chinese charac

which included seizures of other drugs and which have been summarised under correspondu!;

1,313 kg. 919 grs.

1 kg. 164 grs. of opium solution.

2. PREPARED OPIUM AND DROSS.

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of the firm of Yung Chang, Shanghai, also figured on these labels. The packets of raw opium bore a label stamped with a control stamp, but it was not possible todiscover the name of the Bureau which had stamped the packages. Copies of theselabels are in the archives of the Secretariat.

8. The narcotics were found hidden in various parts of the vessel. The accused stated thatthe goods had been obtained in Hong-Kong and were intended for Singapore. He also stated tha t they were handed to him at Singapore by a Chinese’ deck-hand, who asked him to keep them until his return. The owner did not return.

9. The Chinese was sentenced to two months’ hard labour and recommended for deportation.

No. 1250.—Seizures in H ong-K ong d u r in g May 1934.

1. 1UÛ51/388.2. Representative of the United Kingdom on the Advisory Committee, August 16th, 1934. 3(a). Prepared opium : 43 kg. 375 grs. (1,148 taels).4. Of this amount, 1 kg. 814 grs. came from Wuchow and 26 kg. 448 grs. were brought over

in a fishing-boat from Macao.7. The opium tha t was brought from Macao bore the “ Lion and Globe ” mark. The Wuchow

opium bore the “ Dragon and Horse ” mark.8. There were three cases.9. In one case there was no arrest. The accused in the other cases were each sentenced

to a fine of 5,000 local dollars (5,930 Swiss francs) or twelve months’ imprisonment.

No. 1251. —S eizures in H ong-K ong d u r in g Ju n e 1934.

1. 10051/388.2. Representative of the United Kingdom on the Advisory Committee, August 23rd, 1934. 3w. Prepared opium : 29 kg. 17 grs. (768 taels).4. Of this opium, 8 kg. 690 grs. came from Kwang Chow Wan and 4 kg. 156 grs. from

Kongmoon.7. A quantity of 16 kg. 171 grs. bore the “ Lion and Globe ” mark. The rest bore various

marks such as the “ Chicken ”, the “ Chicken and Eagle ”, the “ Double Cash Eagle ”, the “ Eagle ”, the “ Golden Dragon ” and “ Shum Kee ” marks.

8. There were five cases in all.9. The sentences inflicted varied from a fine of 1,000 local dollars (1,186 Swiss francs)

or three months’ imprisonment and a fine of 2,000 local dollars (2,372 Swiss francs) or one year’s imprisonment.

No. 1252.—Seizure a t R o tte rd a m , J u n e 26th, 1934.

1. 661/388. No. 539.‘2. Netherlands Government, July 17th, 1934.3f«J. Prepared opium : 75 grammes.5. Person implicated : A Chinese.'■ The opium was found on the premises occupied by the accused, in 196 packets wrapped

in parchment paper in cigarette boxes.9- The accused was sentenced to a fine of 25 florins or ten days’ imprisonment. The fine

was paid.

°- 1253.—Seizure a t Toelau D inar, D utch Borneo, May 25th, 1934.

1 661/388. No. 547.'■ Netherlands Government, September 2 0 th, 1934. jW Prepared opium : 15 kg. 770 grs.'• In 412 oblong boxes marked with the “ Lion, Globe and Serpent ” mark.^ Found floating in the sea by means of a piece of wood. .

X':i' 1254.—Seizures in S ia m d u r in g F o u r th Q u a r te r 1933.

1 951/388(1).

Siamese Government, June 6 th, 1934.

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3(a). Port Seizures :Prepared opium : 233 grammes (6 tam-

lungs 2 2 hoons).Ft aw opium : 158 grammes (4 tamlungs

20 hoons).Dross : 4 kg. 341 grs. (115 tamlungs

76 hoons).4. The drugs seized came mostly from

Swatow.9. There were eight cases. The maximum

fine was 27 ticals (42 Swiss francs) and the maximum term of imprison­ment, five days.

Internal Seizures :698 kg. 539 grs. (18,627 tamlungs 71

hoons). b 171 kg. 522 grs. (1,907 tamlungs 25 hoons).

29 kg. 664 grs. (791 tamlungs 5 hoons)

There were 2,161 cases. Fines ranged from 1,041 ticals (1,636 Swiss francs) to 90.300 ticals (141,952 Swiss francs) and terms of imprisonment of from one month to a year.

No. 1255.—Seizures in S iam during F irst Quarter 1934.

1. 951/388(2).2. Siamese Government. July 16th, 1934. 3(a). Port Seizures :

Prepared opium : 269 kg. 769 grs.(7,193 tamlungs 84 hoons).

Raw opium : 169 grammes (4 tamlungs 50 hoons).

Dross : 1 kg. 461 grs. (38 tamlungs 95 hoons).

4. The drugs seized came mostly fromSwatow ; 264 kg. 38 grs. of prepared opium were seized on the s.s. Kalgan , coming from Swatow.

7. An amount of 5 kg. 667 grs. bore the“ Lion & Globe ” mark.

8 . There were fourteen cases.9. The maximum penalty given was a

fine of 51 ticals (80 Swiss francs). The penalty in the case of the s.s. Kalgan was not given.

Internal Seizures :932 kg. 482 grs. (24,866 tamlungs 18

hoons).68 kg. 828 grs. (1,835 tamlungs 40 hoons).

11 kg. 430 grs. (304 tamlungs 79 hoons).

A quantity of 150 kg. 187 grs. came through the Shan States.

There were 2,287 cases.The sentences inflicted ranged from twelve

days’ imprisonment to one year’s im­prisonment with a fine of 17,088 ticals (26,862 Swiss francs).

No. 1256.—Seizure at Brooklyn, New York, on July 12th, 1934.

1. 1281/388(43). No. 302.2. Government of the United States of America, August 16th, 1934.3(a). Prepared opium : 2 kg. 334 grs. (82 oz. 74 grains).5. Persons implicated : Two Chinese.7. Of the prepared opium, 379 grammes bore the mark “ Yick Kee ” and Chinese characters

stamped into the metal. The front of each tin bore the " Lion and Globe ” mark. There were no other marks or labels.

8 . Seized in a Chinese laundry. In addition to the prepared opium, the following articleswere also seized : 38 empty tins, similar to the usual five-tael tins used for packing prepared opium, bearing no marks or labels with the exception of one, which bore the “ Cock ” mark ; 24 empty jars ; 3 loose tin-ends marked with the “ Cock and Elephant ” mark and the words “ Ching Kee, Macao ” ; 1 hatchet and a quantity of red and red and white cellophane paper.

9. The defendants were indicted and held for trial.

No. 1257.—Seizure at New York on May 18th and 24th, 1934.

1. 1281/388(35). No. 285.2. Government of the United States of America, July 12th, 1934. 3(a). Prepared opium : 1 kg. 133 grs. (30 taels).

7.The persons implicated were four Chinese.The opium bore the label of the “ Cock & Elephant ” and the letter “ K ” s tam ped on ^

* — -------------- 1 1 J round n u t oil: Hong|pureA Chinese symbol on the tin reads : “ Tong San Wo Kong, China ; Tong San Wo ”,

The opium was purchased by Government agents from one of the Chinese, who is to be the leader of a big narcotic ring. Certain documents were found in his p°r

alleged

x j y , v - i i v V A M J i m V V u i v 1 m g . L d l l l U U U U 1 U U 1 1 1 2 5 W C J C * TvOfl-

sion which appear to be most incriminating, as well as an address in Hong- =which is believed to be th a t of the person there from whom he obtained his op Investigations are proceeding.

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No. 1258.—Seizure at San Francisco, July 23rd, 1934.

1. 1281/388(36). No. 308.2 . Government of the United States of America, September 10th, 1934.3(a). Prepared opium : 379 grammes (13J oz.).5. Persons implicated : Seton H. Hieatt ; William E. Dersch, alias William Smith ; Musette

L. Briggs, all Americans.7. The opium bore the “ Cock and Elephant ” mark.8. The opium was sold to Federal agents, after which the accused were arrested.

No. 1259.—Seizure at Honolulu on June 9th, 1934, ex the s.s. “ Lurline

1. 1281/388(41). No. 299.2. Government of the United States of America, August 3rd, 1934.3(a). Prepared opium : 4 kg. 913 grs. (173 oz.).4. On the s.s. Lurline (Matson Navigation Co., American), coming from Los Angeles.5. Person implicated : A Chinese, former laundryman on board.7. The opium, which was contained in 26 tins, bore the “Cock—Lam Kee Macao ” label wit li

“ K ” on one side and Chinese characters.8. The açcused was arrested on leaving the Lurline and the opium found in his possession.9. He was released on a bond of $5,000. A fine of $4,983.33 was assessed against the master

of the Lurline and the agents of the Matson Navigation Co. were Requested to file a bond in connection with the case.

No. 1260.—Seizure at M anila, June 28th, 1934.

1. 1281/388(45). No. 305.2. Government of the United States of America, August 24th, 1934.3(a). Prepared opium : 7 kg. 638 grs.4. By the s.s. Anking (British ; Agents : Smith Bell & Co.), coming from Amoy.7. The opium was in 201 tins, 101 of which were marked “ Tonggee ” and 100 “ Lion ”,

It was forwarded from Amoy.8. The seizure was made in the Chinese Baggage Inspection Boom at Manila. The opium

was contained in a wooden trunk, brought in as baggage on the s.s. Anking.

No. 1261.—Seizure at M anila, July 9th, 1934.

1. 1281/388(36). No. 312.2. Government of the United States of America, September 10th, 1934.3w. Prepared opium : 7 kg. 583 grs. (267 oz.).4. By the Empress of Russia (Canadian Pacific Co., British), coming from the Far East.5. Person implicated : Wolfgang Haefke, German.7. The opium bore the “ Lion ” label.8. It was found in a trunk and a suitcase belonging to the accused, who was arrested and

will be prosecuted. Haefke boarded the Empress of Russia at Hong-Kong.

Aole. — Seizures of prepared opium and dross were also made in connection with the following cases, which included seizures of other drugs and which have been summarised under corresponding headings :

Cases Nos. 1229, 1230, 1231, 1232, 1240, 1241 and 1242, under “ Raw Opium ”.Case No. 1272, under “ Morphine ”.Case No. 1312, under “ Cocaine

Qu a n t i t i e s o f P r e p a r e d O p i u m a n d D r o s s s e i z e d a s r e p o r t e d t o t h e S e c r e t a r i a j .

Prepared Opium : Dross .

2,277 kg. 624 grs. 47 kS- 277 SrSl

3. MORPHINE.

X,'° ■ 1262.—Seizures in A ustria during’ 1933.

J- 0-C./A.R.1933/8. 9371/7566.' Government of Austria in its annual report for 1933, May 1U34.

M orphine : 90 am poules .Cocaine ( adulterated) : 350 gram m es. flaw op ium : 250 gram m es.

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5. Persons implicated : Ferdinand Otahal ; Oskar Gliick ; Victor Alder, wholesale druggist8 . There were three cases. The morphine ampoules were seized a t the home of Otahal

the cocaine a t the home of Gliick. and the opium at tha t of Alder. The morphine and cocaine were destroyed.

9. In the case of Otahal and Gliick, there was actual illicit traffic and the offenders weresentenced by the Court, while, in the case of Alder, the charge was merely one of unauthorised possession and the administrative proceedings are not yet terminated

No. 1263.—Seizure at Hong-Kong, March 12th, 1934, of Crude Morphine coming from Wuchow (China).

1. O.C.S.201. 10051/388.2. Representative of the United Kingdom on the Advisory Committee, June 27th, 1934.3(a). Morphine (crude) : 19 kg. 998 grs. (44 lb.).4. By the s.s. Chung On, coming from Wuchow.5. Persons implicated : Two Chinese.7. The morphine bore no label.8 . On examination by the Customs, three suitcases belonging to the accused, who were

passengers on board, were found to have double sides and bottoms, which were lined with a light dried material which appeared to have been packed damp and dried after packing. A brown powder, light in weight, was also found concealed in Chinese silky paper packets in some quilts and pillows which were also part of the luggage of the accused. These packets were large and flat and had b.een specially sewn so as to distribute the powder in a very thin layer over a large area. The two Chinese absconded during the examination. The morphine was not labelled in any way, but the three suitcases bore obviously new labels from the Sam Kong Hotel àt Wuchow, and the nature of the packing and concealment, and the conditions under which it was found, indicate tha t the morphine was of Chinese manufacture. This is the first seizure in Hong-Kong of morphine coming from China, and it suggests tha t morphine is being made in some district of China which is accessible to South China. Arrangements will probably be made for the purchase of the consignment by one of the British manufacturers.

No. 1264. Seizure at Vancouver, January 1934.

1. 1873/388.2. The Canadian Advisory Officer, Geneva, August 27th, 1934.3(a). Morphine : 341 grammes (12 oz.).5. Persons implicated : Two Chinese.8 . Information having reached the Canadian authorities tha t one of the Chinese in question

was dealing illicitly in morphine, arrangements were made to purchase some from him. The delivery was made by the two accused in an apartment, on leaving which they were both arrested. There is reason to believe, but there is no proof, th a t this morphine came from the Far East.

9. One of the accused was sentenced to eighteen months’ imprisonment and a fine of $200or a further six months, and the other to six months’ imprisonment and a fine of $200 or a further one month’s imprisonment. Both will be deported at the end of their sentences.

No. 1265.—Seizure at Chefoo on July 13th, 1934.

1. 3177/388.2. Japanese representative on the Advisory Committee, September 7th, 1934.3 l'a;. Morphine : quantity not stated.4. By the Japanese Kyodo Maru No. 18, coming from Dairen.5. Persons implicated : Fumi Shimmachi, a Japanese woman living at Chefoo ; Hanjiro

Kami, a Japanese at Dairen ; Wang, a Chinese at Dairen.8 . The Japanese consular authorities at Chefoo were informed by the Chinese M aritim e

Customs tha t Fumi Shimmachi h a d been found with morphine in her possession. Acting on this information, t h e consular authorities arrested the w om an . confessed tha t on July 8 th, 1934, she was at the house of Kami in Dairen, w h e r e s e met Wang, who had obtained t h e morphine from a Chinese d r u g g i s t , Kamhi-don. Dairen, at the price of 246.80 yen (256 Swiss francs). The morphine was then concealed on her body and she embarked for Chefoo. The consular au th o r i t ie s aChefoo have asked the competent authorities at Dairen to make e n q u i r i e s into 1activities of the persons concerned in Dairen.

9, Fumi Shimmachi was sentenced to pay a fine of 20 yen (21 Swiss francs).

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No. 1266.—Seizure a t Bandoeng, March 15th, 1934.

1. 661/388. No. 540.2, Netherlands Government, September 20th, 1934.3(a). Morphine hydrochloride.5. The person implicated was a Chinese at Bandoeng.7, The morphine was discovered in a paper bag inside a biscuit box. The box bore the

following label : “ H. Yamano c.o. Narahotel Soetoeng 14 Soerabaya ” and “ Exprès Spoed Bestelgoed Mr. Gow Hok Sing c.o. Gow Liang Ivie Bandoeng

8. The seizure was made in consequence of a telegram received from the Soerabaya policeand a search made of the premises occupied by Gow Liang Kie. When the drug was seized, the accused denied ownership of it and stated tha t he had not knowrn what the box contained, but tha t he had taken charge of it for Gow Hok Sing, who was a t tha t moment a t Cheribon. It is suspected tha t there is no such person as Gow Hok Sing.

No, 1267.—Illicit Traffic at Lwow, Poland, in October 1933.

1. 10492/387.2. Polish delegation a t Geneva, August 16th, 1934.3(a). Morphine : Quantity not stated.5. Persons implicated : Ignace Weingarten, druggist ; Ozjas Nadel r. Brancles ; Eugène

Wisniewski.8. Since 1929, Nadel r. Brandes had bought powdered morphine from Weingarten which he

had diluted in distilled water and sold direct or through Wisniewski to addicts.9. Weingarten was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment and a fine of 200 zlotys (116

Swiss francs), Nadel r. Brandes to four months’ imprisonment and Wisniewski to three months’. The public prosecutor and Weingarten have both lodged an appeal.

No. 1268.—Seizures in S iam during the Second Quarter of 1934,

1. 13229/388.2. Siamese Government, August 14th, 1934.3w. Morphine hydrochloride : 835.602 grammes.

Codeine : 4.9 grammes.8. The codeine and 3.2 grammes of morphine were found in an attaché-case belonging to a

Japanese medical practitioner. As these drugs were meant for medical use, no steps were taken against the owner, but the drugs were confiscated ; 96.72 grammes of morphine were kept for purification and the rest destroyed. There were eighteen cases.

9. Fines ranged from 0.36 to 55.68 ticals (0.57 to 88 Swiss francs).

No, 1269.—Seizure at Cleveland, Ohio, on June 13th, 1934.

1. 1281/388(42). No. 288.2. Government of the United States of America, August 14th, 1934.

Morphine hydrochloride : 2 kg. 158 grs. (76 oz.).5. Persons implicated : Charles Reisner and Edward Dev aux, both Americans.L There were no distinguishing marks or labels.8. Acting on information tha t explosives were being smuggled into the city, police watched

the railway station and were attracted by the suspicious actions of the two accused. When they attem pted to depart in a taxi, they were halted and a search revealed the morphine, which was seized.

-• The defendants are now' in jail, in default of bail, awaiting trial.

^0i 1270.—Seizure at Kansas City, M issouri, July 28th, 1934.

J- 1281/388(38). No. 314.Government of the United States of America, September 24th, 1934.

Morphine hydrochloride : 174 grammes (6 oz. 50 grains).Person implicated : Ted Ellis, American.

■ There were no marks or labels. ,• Acting upon information, the authorities raided the premises occupied bj- Elli. ^ y,e

the morphine together with scraps of glassine p a p e r and twen y-_ 1 _ gjx j„ozkind commonly used as containers for morphine in the illicit traffi , bottles showing evidence of having had their labels sera c e 0 . for vjo]ation

' The case against Ellis was dismissed. He has previously been con of the narcotic laws of the United States.

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No. 1271.—Seizure a t N ogales, Arizona, July 9th, 1934, of Morphine bearing False Merck Labels.

1. 1281/388(36). No. 309.2. Government of the United States of America, September 10th. 1934.3(a). Morphine : One 1-oz. bottle containing a small amount of morphine, actual quantify

not stated.5. Person implicated : Antonio Fuentes, Mexican.7. The bottle bore a label purporting to be tha t of Merck of Darmstadt, Photographs

of this label are in the archives of the Secretariat.8. Fuentes was arrested and the bottle found in his possession. He stated that he was

employed by a Chinese at Nogales, Mexico, to bring the bottle to an American on the American side of the border.

9. Fuentes was held in default of bond, awaiting trial.

No. 1272. -S eizu re at San Francisco, A ugust 1st, 1934.

1. 1281/388(36). No. 307.2. Government of the United States of America, September 10th, 1934.3(a). Morphine : 170 grammes (6 oz.).

Prepared opium : 57 grammes (2 oz.).Dross : 142 grammes (4.99 oz.).Cocaine : 28 grammes (1 oz.).

5. The person implicated was a Chinese.7. There were no marks or labels.8. Fifty-seven grammes of morphine were bought from the accused by Federal agents, after

which a search was made at the premises occupied by him and the rest of the narcotics seized.

9. The accused was released on a $5,000 bond, awaiting trial.

No. 1273.—Discovery of Narcotic D rugs kept under Irregular Conditions in a Pharm acy at Montevideo, April 26th, 1934.

1. 4324/388.2. Government of Uruguay, August 6th. 1931.3(a). Morphine hydrochloride : 35 grammes.

Cocaine hydrochloride : 16 grammes.Eucodal : 5 ampoules and 20 tablets.Small quantities of codeine, dionine, etc.

5. Person implicated : Rogelio Guerra Verdesio, Uruguayan, pharmacist.7. The metal caps on three 10-gramme bottles of morphine were those of Merck of Darm stadt.

The labels on these bottles were erased or illegible, in one case only the words “ 10 gr. ” being discernible. Five grammes of morphine bore no mark. Six grammes of cocaine bore Merck labels, Control No. 2562-8741 -33500. Ten grammes of cocaine

boré the Evans label but no control number.8. The drugs were found at the pharmacy Guerra, owned by the firm of Ema Dornell do

Soriano. They were kept from official control and stored under lock and key m a writing-desk. Verdesio, who was in charge of the pharmacy, explained that these substances were kept in this irregular manner because they belonged to him person­ally, and the regulations had not been applied to them as they were part of several substances found among the stock of the pharmacy when the business was transferre from Pando to Montevideo. The chemist was prosecuted, as he had supplied the^ substances, without a doctor’s prescription, to a drug addict who was under ane? and who stated tha t he had obtained 1 gramme of morphine and 1 gramme of heroin from the chemist. Verdesio denied tha t any such sale had taken place.

9. The pharmacy was closed by order of the Ministry of Health.

Note.—Seizures of morphine were also made in connection with the following which included seizures of other drugs and which have been summarised under c o r r e s p o n d u '

headings.

Cases Nos. 1281, 1283, 1285 and 1286, under “ Heroin ”. Case No. 1313. under ,f Cocaine ”.

Q u a n t i t i e s or M o r p h i n e s e i z e d a s r e p o r t e d t o t h e S e c r e t a r i a t

26 kg. 881 grs. and 90 ampoules.

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4. HEROIN.

No. 1274.—Seizure of 127 kg. 800 grs. of Heroin at Hong-Kong.

1. 10051/388.2. Representative of the United Kingdom on the Advisory Committee, September 14th

1934.3(a). Heroin : 127 kg. 800 grs. (4,500 oz.).8. The consignment was en route from Canton to Shanghai when it was seized at Hong-

Kong. Further details regarding this seizure arc expected.

No. 1275.—Seizure at Cantic, Province of Quebec, Canada, August 5th, 1933.

1. 1873/388.2. Canadian Advisory Officer, Geneva, August 27th, 1934.3(a). Heroin : 38 grammes (21 £ drams).5, Persons implicated : Fabien Guerin and Irene De sf orge s.7. There were no identifying marks.8. The two accused arrived from New York in an automobile. On searching the vehicle,

the heroin, together with a supply of syringes and needles, was found. Both the accused were addicts, and refused to give their source of supply.

9. Both the accused were sentenced to six months’ imprisonment and a fine of $200 or afurther six months, while the automobile was confiscated.

No. 1276.—Seizure at Montreal, June 1st, 1934.

1. 1873/388.2. Canadian Advisory Officer, Geneva, August 27th, 1934.3m. Heroin : Quantity not stated.5. Person implicated : Albert Finley, jockey and horse-owncr, American.8. Finley arrived at Montreal from Grove City, Ohio, with a carload of horses. During a

search of the car, the heroin was found in a package under some hay.9. Finley was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment and a fine of 200 dollars and costs.

No. 1277.—Seizure at Lungkow, March 24th, 1934.

1. O.C.S.204. 2030/387(17).2. Chinese Maritime Customs, through Mr. L. A. Lyall, Assessor to the Advisory Committee,

June 1934.3m. Heroin : 400 grammes.4. By the Ryohei Maru (Japanese) coming from Dairen.8. Found on board among the passengers’ luggage. No further information was communi­

cated.

No. 1278. Seizures at T ientsin in Decem ber 1933.

1- O.C.S.204. 2030/387(24).-■ Chinese Maritime Customs, through Mr. L. A. Lyall, Assessor to the Advisory Committee,

June 1934.3w. Heroin : 4 kg. 534 grs.4. By the Japanese Tientsin Maru and Chosen Maru. Both vessels came from Dairen.‘■ No labels wrere procurable.8- A quantity of 453 grammes was found in the luggage of a Japanese passenger on boaid

the Tientsin Maru, and 4 kg. 81 grs. were found in the third-class accommodation on the Chosen Maru.

No- 1279.—Seizures at T ientsin in January 1934.

1- O.C.S.204. 2030/387(24). t ...'■ Chinese Maritime Customs, through Mr. L. A. Lyall, Assessor to the j c visoiy ’

June 1934. The representative of the Netherlands on the Advisory Committee,o August 29th, 1934.

4' 0f this amount, 1 kg. 360 grs. was on board the K a l s u r a belonging6 to™ JapaneseDairen. The rest (5 kg. 670 grs.) was found in a trunk belongingpassenger at the railway station.

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7. The 5 kg. 670 grs. bore the following label : “ 25 ounces Heroine hydrochlor Diacetyl-morphine Hydrochloride Powder manufactured by Flugzeug Phamaceutical Co. Ltd., Manufacturing Chemists, Holland The trade-mark was a globe with a silver aeroplane superimposed. A skull and cross-bones also figured on the label with the word “ Poisun ” over it. No label was procurable in connection with the heroin seized on board the Kaisura Maru.

8. The heroin seized on the Kaisura Maru was found concealed in tubs of fresh fish belongingto a Japanese passenger. The representative of the Netherlands states that the firm “ Flugzeug Phamaceutical Co., Ltd., Manufacturing Chemists, Holland ” does not exist in the Netherlands.

No. 1280.—Seizure at Port Said, A ugust 17th, 1934, ex the s.s. “ Cairo City ”,

1. 13462/387.2. Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, September 11th, 1934.3(a). Heroin : 200 grammes.4. By the s.s. Cairo City, plying between the Mediterranean ports. Origin believed to be

Turkish.5. Persons implicated : Andreas Servos, a Greek stewrard on board the vessel ; Joachim

Maroulis, also a Greek. It is believed tha t the consigner was a relative of one of the accused at Piræus.

7. The heroin was in two packets, both bearing two seals apparently made with the use of aTurkish coin of the Sultan Abdul Hamid period.

8. The accused were arrested on board when offering the drug for sale to an agent.9. The accused were both sent to the Greek Consular •Court, Alexandria. Servos was

sentenced to thirteen months’ imprisonment and a fine of 100 drachmæ (30 Swiss francs) and Maroulis to eighteen months’ imprisonment and a fine of 100 drachmæ (30 Swiss francs).

No. 1281.—Illicit Traffic discovered at Istanbul on July 4th, 1934, in which Abraham H alpern and Fritz Plaschki were im plicated.

1. O.C.S. 203. 12730/387.2. Turkish Government, July 24th, 1934.3(a). Heroin : 13 kg. 188 grs.

Morphine : 1 kg. 42 grs.One weighing-machine and one shovel.

5. Persons implicated : Abraham David Halpern,1 son of Mechel Halpern,® Fritz Plaschki, musician of Austrian nationality j1 Karl Fenekamp, German ; Elizabeth de Prelau, Austrian.

8. Acting on information received, the Turkish authorities searched the premises occupiedby Karl Fenekamp and Elizabeth de Prelau. The drugs and other articles seized were found, and, on being questioned, Fenekamp and Elizabeth de P r e l a u stated that they belonged to Plaschki and Abraham Halpern, who paid Fenekamp for the use of these premises as a depot. The drugs in question had been brought by Halpern seven or eight months previously. He had also taken away about 5 or 6 kg. of heroin. Halpern, probably scenting danger, had left Istanbul on June 15th, 1934, by aeroplane for Budapest.

9. Plaschki, Fenekamp and Elizabeth de Prelau were arrested. A further report is awaitedfrom the Turkish authorities.

No. 1282.—Seizure at Brooklyn, N ew York, June 12th, 1934.

1. 1281/388(39). No. 287.2. Government of the United States of America, Ju ly 21st, 1934.3(a). Heroin hydrochloride : 972 grammes (34 oz. 94 grains).5. Persons implicated : Antonio Ferrara and Ercole (Hercules) Molea, both born in Hal)

and claiming American citizenship.7. There were no marks or labels.S. The two accused were arrested following an arrangement to sell 4 kg. of heroin to narcotic

agents posing as prospective purchasers. Marked bills had been given to them and, in return, the above-mentioned heroin was handed over to the agents as a partia delivery. Ferrara had boasted prior to his arrest tha t he was in the habit of smuggling in 50 kg. of heroin a t a time from the “ other side ”, concealed in rug shipm en s.

9. Ferrara and Molea arc being held in jail, in default of bond, awaiting trial. Both haupolice records in New York City.

1 See document O.C.294('pA page 3, No. 552. 0 0 4 /0 ),1 See documents O.C.294( f ) , pages 12-13 ; O.C.294(k ) , page 14, No. 448 ; O.C.294fU, page 16 ; O.C.294fo>, page 5 ; O.C.«94(P >

page 3, No. 552.

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No. 1283.—Seizure a t Brooklyn, N ew York, A ugust 5th, 1934.

I 1281/388(37). No. 313.

2, Government of the United States of America, September 14th, 1934.

3fa). Heroin : 1 kg. 349 grs. (47 oz. 218 grains).Morphine : 170 grammes (6 oz.).

5. Persons implicated : Salvatore Mancuso, alias Giacinto Manna ; Peter Boni ; both Italians.

7, There were no marks or labels.

8, Mancuso and Boni were both arrested following a sale to Federal agents. Mancusoadmitted tha t he was obtaining narcotics directly from persons employed on ships, but refused to divulge further information. However, numerous letters and docu­ments written in English, French and Italian were found on him at the time of his arrest. These documents indicated European connections and pointed to possible sources of supply in either Marseilles or Paris. The case is under investigation.

9, Mancuso was held, in default of $25,000 bond, awaiting trial. Boni was released becauseof insufficient evidence.

No. 1281.—Seizure a t Detroit, M ichigan, July 19th, 1934, resulting in the Discovery of a R ing of Traffickers supplying Persons in Canada with Heroin.

1. 1873/388. 1281/388(38). Nos. 317 and 318.

2. Canadian Advisory Officer, Geneva, August 27th, 1934, and Government of the UnitedStates of America, September 24th, 1934.

o(a). Heroin : 1 kg. 818 grs. (64 oz.).

5. Persons implicated : Sam Bernstein, alias Sam Bennett, American (not the same person who was implicated in the lie de France and Harry Davis-Polakewitz cases) ; George Moses Massu and Anthony Massu, Americans of Syrian parentage (all of Detroit) ; Lee Yee Jim, alias Jim Lee Harrison, a Chinese hotel-owner, in Windsor, Ontario.

7. The Canadian report states tha t there were no marks or labels on the heroin, but that795 grammes, found in a garage, were wrapped in paper bearing Japanese markings, and tha t the heroin is believed to be of Japanese origin, but the report from the United States of America says tha t a tan-coloured wrapper was found, bearing labels and stamped impressions, which appeared to be of Chinese origin. The stamped impressions were of the characteristic oily-appearing Chinese vermilion, commonly used in making impressions of Chinese “ chops ”, w hich is believed to be a preparation of mercuric sulphide. The markings were too faint to allow of photographs being taken, but the originals are to be presented at the October meeting of the Advisory Committee.

8. Information reached the Canadian authorities in regard to a drug ring operating in Detroitand possibly extending into Canada. The United States authorities were informed and got into touch with Bernstein, from w hom 85 grammes of heroin were purchased by narcotic agents. The premises occupied by Bernstein in Detroit were then raided and a further 98 grammes of heroin seized. A search was then made of an apartment belonging to George Massu, and a complete set of scales,[still retaining traces of heroin, was found, together with 302 sticks of dynamite. Anthony Massu was arrested at this apartment, but George Massu could not be found and has not yet been appre­hended. In a garage belonging to the house in which George Massu’s sister was living, 795 grammes of heroin were also found. Further investigation disclosed that George Massu had delivered 85 grammes of heroin to Lee Yee Jim and, on investigation by the Canadian authorities, Lee Yee Jim was found in possession of this amount and arrested.

'-1- Ihe case is pending.

No, 1285.—Seizure at Kingston, North Carolina, June 26th, 1934.

1 1281/388(42). No. 298.'• Government of the United States of America, August 14th, 1934.

]Ieroin : 268 grammes (9.43 oz.).Morphine : 53 grammes (1.87 oz.).

• Persons implicated : Harry A. Walker and Bernice C. Taylor.

”■ Of the heroin, 227 grammes bore the " White Horse ” label. Ihe rest of the herointhe morphine bore no marks or labels. , .

8 tu , . Thpv are both held inIhe accused were arrested with the drugs in their possession.

jail, in default of bond, awaiting trial.

No. 1286.— Seizure at N ew York, January 13th, 1933 : George Klein Case.

1. 11382/7566 . 2163/387.2. Government of the United States of America in its annual report for 1933, August 1934

3'a). Heroin hydrochloride : 2 kg. 273 grs. (5 lb.).Morphine hydrochloride : 994 grammes (35 oz.).Raw opium : 4 kg. 545 grs. (10 lb.).

5. Person implicated : George Klein.7. None of the drugs bore any marks or labels.8. Klein was arrested in the possession of the drugs in question as he was proceeding from

New York City to Newark, where he intended to board an aeroplane for Chicago9. Klein was convicted by the State court of New Jersey to eighteen months’ imprisonment

He was also indicted in the Federal Court and is now awaiting trial.

No. 1287.—Seizure at N ew York on Decem ber 15th, 1933.

1. 1281/388(42). No. 296.2. Government of the United States of America, August 14th, 1934.3(a). Heroin : 28 grammes (1 oz.).5. Person implicated : Herbert Goldberg, pharmacist.7. The heroin was contained in a cardboard box bearing a white label with the word “ Fox ”

on it. On the top of the box was a picture of a fox. Photographs of the labels are in the archives of the Secretariat.

8. Goldberg was arrested following the sale of the heroin to a Federal agent.9. He was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment to be followed by three years’ probation.

No. 1288.—Seizures in N ew York on January 22nd, February 12th and 15th, andJune 21st, 1934.

1. 1281/388(42). Nos. 289, 294, 295 and 297.2. Government of the United States of America, August 14th, 1934.3(a). Heroin : 619 grammes (21 oz. 344 grains).5. Persons implicated : Eugene Cesaro, alias Gazcro ; Samuel Greenberg, alias Samuel Green ;

Edward O’Brien, aliases Edward Dunn and Edward McCabe ; Charles Straus ; John Gentile.

7. Of the heroin, 175 grammes bore the “ White Horse ” label, 33 grammes having also aneagle depicted on the cover of the box, while 153 grammes bore a label of a red dra­gon and 114 grammes a label depicting an eagle purporting to be the N.B.A. insignia, but was obviously a forgery. Photographs of the eagle, the red dragon and the forged N.R.A. insignia are in the archives of the Secretariat.

8. There were four cases. Straus was arrested in January as he was about to hand over153 grammes of heroin to two addicts. He refused to state where he had obtained the drug. Gentile was arrested on February 12th, O’Brien on February 15th and Cesaro and Greenberg on June 21st, all having sold drugs to Federal agents.

9. Straus was sentenced to imprisonment for one year and a day, Gentile to two years,O’Brien to eighteen months. Cesaro and Greenberg are being held for trial.

No. 1289.—Seizure at New York on June 6th, 1934.

1. 1281/388(39). No. 286.2. Government of the United States of America, Ju ly 21st, 1934.3 l'a,1. Heroin hydrochloride : 291 grammes (10 oz. 115 grains).5. Person implicated : Tony Salmieri, of Italian birth, but claiming American citizenship.7. No marks or labels.8. Salmieri, who is a drug addict and has been sentenced four times previously on narcotic

charges, was arrested after having sold the heroin to a Narcotic Bureau agent.9. Salmieri was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.

No. 1290.—Seizure at New York, July 11th, 1934.

1. 1281/388(38). No. 316.2. Government of the United States of America, September 24th, 1934.3(a). Heroin hydrochloride : 225 grammes (7 oz. 405 grains). .5. Persons implicated : Angelo Semone, or Simone, Italian ; Oscar Paff, aliases Mat H >

Oscar Stern, Oscar Jacobs, Morris Green, Oscar Saunders, American.7. The heroin was in eight paper boxes each bearing a picture of a lion on the lid of the

This label is believed to be of local origin. Photographs of the label are marchives of the Secretariat.

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g. The defendants were arrested after they had delivered three grains of heroin as a sample, pending negotiations for a further purchase. They refused to disclose the origin of the heroin, bu t admitted being among the largest narcotic dealers in New York,

g. Both accused were sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.

Note.—A seizure of heroin was also made in connection wit h-the discovery of a clandestine factory. It has been summarised under tha t heading :

Case No. 1228, P art lia .

Q u a n t i t i e s o f H e r o i n s e i z e d a s r e p o r t e d to t h e S e c r e t a r i a t :

163 kg. 987 grs.

5. COCAINE.

No. 1291.—Illicit Traffic in A dulterated Cocaine at Rankweil, Vorarlberg-, March 18th, 1933.

1. O.C./A.R. 1933/8. 9371/7566.2. The Austrian Government in its annual report for 1933, May 1934.5. Persons implicated : Norbert Mathias, casual labourer ; Anton Hammerle, dealer ; both

Austrians.8. Mathias was arrested on suspicion of fraud committed against Hammerle. He had

procured for Hammerle, for 900 schillings (513 Swiss francs), 1 kg. of cocaine from Switzerland, which was found to be 90 per cent adulterated.

9. The result of the case is not yet known.

No. 1292.—A ttem pted Fraudulent Traffic in Cocaine at Salzburg, May 10th, 1933.

1. O.C./A.R.1933/8. 9371/7566.2. The Austrian Government in its annual report for 1933, May 1934.5. Person implicated : Johann Gebhert Pfister, Austrian, basket-maker.8. Pfister was arrested a t the railway-station a t Salzburg on a charge of being in possession

of an original bottle of the firm of Merck, of Darmstadt, containing 250 grammes of counterfeit cocaine, which he is alleged to have brought from Rorschach, in Swit­zerland, to Austria and intended to dispose of in the illicit traffic in Vienna. The investigations instituted by the Swiss authorities into the question of the provenance of the drug produced no result.

9. Pfister was sentenced to one week’s arrest.

No. 1293.—Seizure at Penang, May 7th, 1934, ex the s.s. “ Santhia ”.

1. 12684/387.2. The representative of the United Kingdom on the Advisory Committee, July 31st, 1934. 3w. Cocaine hydrochloride : 27 grammes.4. Found on board the s.s. Sanlhia (Agents : Messrs. Islay Kerr & Co., Ltd., Penang),

coming from Calcutta and Rangoon.7. There were no marks or labels.

No. 1294.—Seizure at S ingapore on June 18th, 1934, ex the s.s. “ Kumsang

1. 13161/387.2. Representative of the United Kingdom on the Advisory Committee, August 30th, 1934.

Cocaine hydrochloride : 7 kg. 214 grs. (254 oz.).4. By the s.s. Kumsang (Agents : Messrs. Boustead & Co., Ltd., Singapore), coming from

Osaka, Kobe, Hong-Kong, Singapore, Penang, Calcutta.'■ The cocaine bore the “ Fujitsuru ” mark. I t was contained in ten tin containers and five

small blue envelopes.S' Found on board the vessel. The drug was confiscated and handed over to the Chief

Medical Officer at Singapore.

No. 1295 .— A ttem pted Illicit Traffic in Cocaine in the British M u n i c i p a l Area, T i e n t s i n ,

October 20th, 1934.

1 0-C./A.R.1933/33. 9613/7566. , „2- The Chief of the British Municipal Police, Tientsin, through the Go\ n nmen, o

United Kingdom, August 13th, 1934.

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5. Persons implicated : Eugen Vas, Hungarian engineer, alleged to have been at one time Professor of Economics a t Budapest ; Walter Langenstras, alias F. Lang or Dr. Haris claiming to be a chemist by profession and at one time a music steward on a German merchant-vessel. In 1925 he was a commission agent in Shanghai but failed, disap­peared from Shanghai and opened a restaurant in Canton, but subsequently disappeared from there also, leaving a number of debts behind him. Returned to Shanghai in 1933 in possession of considerable funds and was living under the name of Dr. Haris ; Victor Elliot, a half-caste of no nationality, claiming to be a journalist, has been previously prosecuted for fraud.

8. Information was received from a reliable source tha t Vas was endeavouring to dispose often tins of cocaine, each alleged to contain 1 kg. of cocaine. It was stated that this consignment had been received from Germany by certain dealers and tha t if disposed of satisfactorily further regular consignments would be brought to Tientsin. Vas was stated by the informant to be an agent for others whose names the infoimanl did not know. The British municipal police got into touch with Vas and negotiati d with the three accused for the purchase of the ten tins of cocaine at the Astor House Hotel. Unfortunately the police were called in before the drug was actually brought into the hotel, which made the search there ineffective. All th a t the police found was a sample of heroin which had been handed over by Vas as evidence of his being in possession of the consignment which he was trying to sell, a draft for the money to be handed over, and a receipt for this sum of money in the handwriting of Langenstras.

9. All three men were sentenced to six months’ imprisonment.

No. 1296.—Cases of the S m u gglin g into Germ any of N arcotics supplied to German N ationals by Czechoslovak Pharm acies during the Years 1932-1933.

1. O.C.S.200. 1079/1072.

2. German Government, May 17th, 1934.

3(a). Cocaine : 400 grammes.Cocaine mixed with lactose : five phials.

3(b). Morphine : 330 grammes and 650 to 700 ampoules.Eucodal : 200 ampoules and a quantity not stated.Cocaine : 110 grammes and a quantity not stated.

8ftU. A certain Paula W'erner, of Dresden, had imported little by little some 300 ampoules of morphine from Czechoslovakia in the course of 1932, crossing the frontier in the neighbourhood of Schona. She claims to have taken the drug herself.

(b). On April 8th, 1933, Erna Migeod, the wife of a doctor a t Ebmath (Vogtland), was foundto be suffering from eucodal poisoning. Enquiries elucidated the fact that she had obtained 80 to 100 phials of eucodal through her charwoman, Betty Thiimmler, every third or fourth day. Thiimmler claims to have obtained the eucodal from a pharmacy in Rossbach, Czechoslovakia, kept by one Hoffmann, without any written order or prescription, and to have brought it across the frontier at Ebmath. Pro­ceedings are still pending in this case.

(c). Criminal proceedings against a certain Stowasser, of Barcnstein, revealed the fact thatthe accused had obtained a t the end of April 1933 400 grammes of c o c a in e ai d fhe phials from the apprentice Paul Gartner, at Wei pert (Czechoslovakia), and im ported them illicitly into Germany, where they were seized. Analysis of the c o n te n ts of the phials showed tha t they did not contain pure cocaine but a mixture of lactose and cocaine.

(A) . Proceedings of enquiry into the case of Frau Klara Sobtzick, of Ratibor, showed that sk had endeavoured to import a large quantity of morphine ampoules (350 to 40 J by way of Annaberg, near Ratibor. The morphine came from the Ring phaimac; a t Moravska-Ostrava, in Czechoslovakia, and was supplied to the accused on 11 prescription of Dr. Schmidt, of Moravska-Ostrava.

(t). Two persons named Netter and Finke had illicitly imported some 200 ampoules of e u c o d a l

in 1932 from Franzenbad, in Czechoslovakia, into Germany. Netter is statec o have brought eucodal ampoules from Czechoslovakia into Germany on frequen occasions.

(1). Alfred Barta, a locksmith, of Dresden, obtained morphine repeatedly during theFebruary 1931 to December 8th, 1932, from the Stadtapotheke at Bodeimai (Podmoklv). As a rule he fetched it himself, but sometimes he had it brougi him by railway conductors, from whom he received it a t the railway station. J ' doubtful if he had any medical prescription, although he stated tha t he had n prescription from a certain Dr. Schmidt, at Bodenbach, and tha t the prescnp remained with the pharmacy, the drugs being continuously delivered on the stre of it. Another report on this case in this same document says tha t 330 Siainn of morphine and 110 grammes of cocaine were delivered to Barta on forged pre* tions and tha t these drugs were sent to him sometimes in letters.

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(g). J o s e f Wallraff and his wife Bertha smuggled cocaine fromthe Czech frontier into Germany and sold it again a t Dresden on numerous occasions in the period between 1924 and 1932. They purchased the cocaine in the pharmacy at Eichwald (Czechoslovakia) a t 2.50 RM. per gramme.

9, Paula Werner was sentenced to a fine of 50 RM. Proceedings are still pending in the case of Erna Migeod, in order to allow of the examination of Frau Thiimmler and her husband. Stowasser was sentenced to four weeks’ imprisonment and a fine of 100 RM. The proceedings in the case of Klara Sobtzick were stopped under § 51 of the German Criminal Code. Finke was sentenced to a fine of 300 RM. ; sentence has not yet been passed on Netter. Barta was fined 200 RM. or twenty days’ imprisonment. Josef Wrallraff was sentenced to five months’ imprisonment, and his wife to eight, months’ imprisonment.

No. 1297.—Illicit Traffic in A lleged Cocaine between Germany and Czechoslovakia M arch-June 1933.

1. O.C.S.200. 1079/1072.2. German Government, May 17tli, 1934.5, Persons implicated : Hans Heinz Josef Skibik, tradesman, of Podmokly, Czechoslovakia ;

Paul Gottfried Richter, druggist, of Grosschonau, Saxony ; Richard Reinhold Scharf, tradesman, of Zittau, Saxony ; Fritz Rruno Roscher,'tradesman, of Olbers- dorf, Saxony ; George Karl Josef Lôbmann, tradesman, of Zittau ; and ten others.

8. Information reached the authorities a t Dresden tha t Skibik and Richter, two allegedcocaine dealers, were at Dresden, and agents got into touch with them. Enquiries showed th a t Scharf was the real vendor and tha t Skibik and Richter acted only as intermediaries. Skibik and Richter were arrested, but Scharf managed to escape with the cocaine. In April 1933, information was received to the effect tha t Roscher and Lôbmann were also engaging in the [cocaine traffic. Investigations made revealed the identity of Scharf and, a t the same time, Roscher was shown to have filled phials with salt and a mixture of plaster and salicylate powder and to have marked the glasses, with specially procured labels, seal-marks and led seals, as cocaine. A search brought to light some of these labels, seal-marks and lead seals. Lôbmann knew th a t the phials did not contain cocaine, but he asserts tha t he had nothing to do with the fraud, and was concerned only with the sale, using Scharf as intermediary. This was the case in the proposed sale of alleged cocaine to Skibik and Richter. Roscher and Lôbmann were arrested at a put-up purchase of 2 kg. of cocaine by a police officer on June 5th, 1933, and the alleged cocaine was seized. Scharf was also arrested but later released, as through him it was possible to ascertain the further connections of Roscher and Lôbmann. It is thought tha t the real purchasers of the alleged cocaine are in Czechoslovakia, and that the persons found to have been concerned with the matter in Germany were acting only as agents for the alleged cocaine taken to Czechoslovakia. The ten others arrested were either purchasers or agents in the purchase of alleged cocaine.

9. Roscher and Lôbmann were taken into custody and the case handed over to the PublicProsecutor’s Department at Bautzen.

No. 1298.—Seizure a t Calcutta, on July 27th, 1934, ex the s.s. “ Kut Sang

1. 13424/387.2. The representative of the United Kingdom on the Advisory Committee, September 13th,

1934.Cocaine hydrochloride : 137 grammes (4 oz. 360 grains).

4. By the s.s. K ut Sang (Agents : Messrs. Jardine, Skinner & Co.), coming from Osaka, Kobe, Hong-Kong, Singapore and Penang.

7. Found on board the vessel, in four rubber bags, which bore no marks or labels.

No. 1299.—Seizure a t Rangoon, on May 29th, 1934, ex the s.s. “ Hong Kheng ”, of Cocaine bearing the “ Fujitsuru ” Label.

'■ 13570/387.The representative of the United Kingdom on the Advisory Committee, September 20th,

1934.Cocaine hydrochloride : 11 kg. 332 grs. (399 oz.).

4' By the s.s. Hong Kheng (Agents : Chip Hwat & Co., Rangoon), coming from Amoy, v Swatow, Hong-Kong, Singapore and Penang.'• A quantity of 9 kg. 940 grs. of cocaine was in f o u r t e e n / “^ a p e r bags and

s u ru ” label. The rest of the cocaine was in two tin flasks and tv o p p g bore no labels, but was probably of the same brand.

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8. The motor-launcli Snark was deputed to meet the s.s. Hong Kheng and accompany the vessel into harbour. On sighting the vessel at 2.35 a.m., all lights in the launch were extinguished. As the vessel passed the launch, an electric torch was flashed upon her, and the smugglers, probably taking this for a signal, dropped two ba»s with two lights into the river. These bags were picked up by the launch and foundto contain the cocaine. Two big tins were packed with pieces of cork around themand the whole consignment stitched up in two gunny bags, which had sealed bid ties attached to them containing electric torches switched on.

No. 1300.—Seizure at Rangoon, on June 21st, 1934, ex the s.s. “ Hong Peng

1. 13140/387.2. The representative of the United Kingdom on th e Advisory Committee, August 29th

1934.3 (a). Cocaine hydrochloride : 1 kg. 789 grs. (63 oz.).4. By the s.s. Hong Peng (Agents : Chip Hwat & Co., Rangoon), coming from Amoy,

Swatow, Hong-Kong, Singapore and Penang.7. There were no marks or labels.8. Found in eighty-one small tins hidden in some bamboo stools brought by an unknown

Chinese as baggage on board the vessel.

No. 1301.—Seizure at Cieszyn, Poland, January 11th, 1934.

1. 12627/388.2. Polish delegation at Geneva, July 18th, 1934.3ra;. Cocaine : one bottle, quantity not stated.5. Person implicated : Joseph Brejza.7. The cocaine bore no marks or labels.8. Seized by the Customs authorities on the premises occupied by Brejza, who declared

tha t he had intended to smuggle the cocaine into Poland from Czechoslovakia.9. Brejza was sentenced to a fine and a suspended sentence of four months’ imprisonment.

No. 1302.—Illicit Traffic in Cocaine, at Kônigshütte, in Novem ber 1932.

1. 7399/387.2. Polish delegation at Geneva, August 24th, 1934.3(a). Cocaine : 50 grammes.5. Persons implicated : Alphonse Kercel and Stanislas Jaksza.8. Seized in the possession of the accused. Enquiries failed to establish the source of the

cocaine.

No. 1303.—Illicit Traffic in Cocaine in Silesia, by Richard Kurpas, April 14th, 1934,

1. 12627/388.2. Polish representative on the Advisory Committee, May 22nd, 1934.3(a). Cocaine : 15.6 grammes.5. Persons implicated : Richard Kurpas ; Eryk Zegal, of Hindenburg, Germany.7. The cocaine was in an ordinary bottle with no mark or label.8. Kurpas had obtained the cocaine from Zegal.

No. 1304.—Seizure in Upper S ilesia , June 16th, 1934 (Aloise M usiolik Case).

1. 12912/387.2. Polish delegation a t Geneva, August 16th, 1934.3(a). Cocaine : 116 grammes, in two bottles. ,5. Persons implicated : Aloise Musiolik ; Mateusz Sliwa, of sodlownik, District of l<> 1111!

Schmidt, living at Raciborz, Germany.7. One of the bottles bore the inscription : “ Cocain Hydrochlor. puris. Dr. Robeit u

Chrast ‘ ^8. Musiolik declared tha t he had obtained the cocaine from an unknown person in (pj oto-

slovakia, whose acquaintance he had made through Sliwa and S c h m i d t . graphs of the bottles seized were attached to the report.

9. Musiolik and Sliwa were arrested.

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Xo. 1305.—Illicit Traffic in Cocaine between Poland and Czechoslovakia, discovered at M ilowice, Poland, on November 16th and 17th, 1933.

1. 12627/388.2. Polish delegation at Geneva, July 18th and August 24th, 1934.5. Persons implicated : Joseph Ploskonka, Jean Rozeger or Rosscgger, and Francois Drozdz

or Drozdzek, Polish workmen, all living at Rycerka Gôrna, Poland ; Charles”Peterman ; Stanislas Kepski, commercial agent, also Polish, but no address ; Victorie Wojtas’ living a t Oszczednica, Czechoslovakia.

7. Six jars of 10 grammes each bore the inscription “ Gift cocain. Hydrochi. Eh. 92 c/c Ca10 gr. Merck in Darmstadt

8. A chemical analysis of the substance seized showed that it was only alum and containedno narcotics. The six jars were found in the possession of Drozdz ; another 10 grammes of the substance were found in the possession of Kepski. It was intended to smuggle the substance into Czechoslovakia.

y, Ploskonka, Kepski, Rozeger, Drozdz and Peterman were sentenced to terms of imprison­ment varying from three to five months for having participated in illicit traffic in a substance which, although containing no narcotics, they had bought as cocaine.

No. 1306.—Illicit Traffic in Cocaine on the Polish-G erm an Frontier.

1. 12627/388.2. Polish representative on the Advisory Committee, May 22nd, 1934.3 la). Cocaine hydrochloride in crystals : 1 kg. 790 grs.5. Person implicated : Edmond Rucinski and others.7. The cocaine was contained in a glass bottle with the inscription “ Merck Darmstadt8. Rucinski and his accomplices were arrested at the frontier at Dzialdowo in the act of

attempting to buy cocaine from German vendors.

No. 1307.—Seizure at Dayton, Ohio, on June 18th and 20th, 1934, of Cocaine bearing the Labels of Ferdinand Roques, Paris, and E. Merck, Darmstadt.

1. 1281/388(43). No. 300.2. Government of the United States of America, August 16th, 1934.3 (a ) . Cocaine hydrochloride : 95 grammes (3.33 oz.).5. Person implicated : Jerome McPhee, American.". The cocaine was contained in ten J-ounce bottles bearing the label of " Ferdinand

Roques ” and in one 1-ounce package bearing the label of E. Merck, Darmstadt ”. Photographs of these labels are in the archives of the Secretariat.

8. McPhee was arrested at the race-course at Dayton after two sales of cocaine to an informer, and the drugs were seized in his possession. McPhee stated tha t the narcotics were part of a consignment of 12 oz. of morphine and 12 oz. of cocaine which he had obtained from a sailor at Los Angeles about four months previously, and tha t this sailor had informed him that the labels on the bottles were faked andthat the drugs actually came from Japan. He could not remember the name of thesailor but said tha t he was employed on the s.s. San Marcos and that many other sailors were smuggling drugs from Japan. The report further states that the labels themselves appear genuine, tha t of “ Ferdinand Roques ” bearing the familiar serial number “ 499 ”, which distinguishes the cocaine seized so frequently along the Mexican-United States border. I t is possible, of course, that the original contents of the bottles had been removed and cocaine of other origin substituted.

The defendant was held in jail in default of bond awaiting trial.

No. 1308.— Seizure at N ew York, July 10th, 1934, of Cocaine bearing the Label of the Farm acia El Plata, Buenos Ayres.

J- 1281/388(36). No. 310.Government of the United States of America, September 10th. 1934.

,a>- Cocaine hydrochloride : 24 grammes (370 grains).*' By th e Santa Inez, coming from Valparaiso. T h e vessel be lo n g ed to W.

American'■ The cocaine was labelled “ Farmacia El Plata 30 g r a m o s c o c a i n a Diue Shor

Ayres, Arjentina ». Photographs of the label are in the archives of the becreta

The cocaine was found hidden on board the vessel.

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No. 1309.—Seizure at N ogales, Arizona, October 20th, 1933.

1. 1281/388(35). No. 283.2. Government of the United States of America, July 12th, 1934.3(a). Cocaine hydrochloride : 28 grammes (1 oz.).5. Persons implicated : R. 0. Barbee and William Lindstrom.7. The cocaine bore a label of Ferdinand Roques, Paris. The labels were similar to those

found in connection with the cocaine seized in case No. 1111, page 21 of documentO.C.294(s). Four 1-oz. bottles marked “ 1 oz. Sulfato de Morfina Merk Inglaterra ” and five 1-oz. bottles marked “ 1 oz. Sulfato de Heroina Garantizado Pure 100°/ Atlas Chemical Co. Argentine m were also seized. On analysis, the contents of these bottles, the labels on which were obviously spurious, were proved to be a mixture of chalk and some other substance containing no narcotics. Photographs of these labels are in the archives of the Secretariat.

8. The accused were arrested about 40 miles north of Nogales and the drugs found in theirautomobile. They admitted tha t the drugs had been smuggled in from Mexico.

9. Barbee was sentenced to eighteen months’ imprisonment and a fine of $200. Lindstromfailed to appear when his case was called for trial and his bond was forfeited. According to Press reports, not yet confirmed, he was later apprehended, but died on his way to Nogales.

No. 1310.—Seizure at Nogales, Arizona, February 10th, 1934.

1. 1281/388(35). No. 284.2. Government of the United States of America, July 12th, 1934.3l'a;. Cocaine hydrochloride : 57 grammes (2 oz.).5. Person implicated : Ramon del Torro, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey.7. The cocaine was in two 1-oz. bottles bearing labels purporting to be those of Ferdinand

Roques, Paris, bu t which were forgeries, as there are several mis-spellings ; the label is not the same size as th a t of Messrs. Roques and the shape of the trade-mark is not correct. If the cocaine is meant to appear to be part of the large quantity of drugsreported to have been transferred by Roques to A. & H. Ferret, of Paris, in June 1922,the serial number 449 should probably be 499 ; further, the bottles in this lot, numbers of which are regularly seized along the United States-Mexican border are invariably j-ounce in size and not 1-ounce. Photographs of these labels are in the archives of the Secretariat.

8. The accused was arrested w7ith the cocaine in his possession. He admitted havingsmuggled it from Mexico and stated th a t he was to deliver it to another person whose name he did not remember. The cocaine was in an impure state and of a very dirty colour.

9. The accused was sentenced to sixteen months’ imprisonment and a fine of $100.

No. 1311.—Seizure at Nogales, Arizona, June 12th, 1934.

1. 1281/388(42). No. 293.2. Government of the United States of America, August 14th and September 10th, 1934.

o(a). Cocaine hydrochloride : 142 grammes (5 oz.).5. Persons implicated : J. E. Champion and Harry Nash.7. The cocaine bore the label of Ferdinand Roques, Paris. It was part of a large quantity

transferred by Messrs. Roques to A. & H. Ferret, of Paris, in June 1922.2 Photo­graphs of the labels are in the archives of the Secretariat.

8. The defendants were arrested with the cocaine in their possession. They have bothbeen previously sentenced for violation of the narcotic laws.

9. The defendants were held under $5,000 bond for action of the Grand Jury.

No. 1312.—Seizure at San Francisco, June 22nd, 1934.

1. 1281/388(42). No. 292.2. Government of the United States of America, August 14th, 1934.3(a). Cocaine : 14 grammes (214 grains).

Prepared opium : 73 grammes (1,120 grains).Dross : 12 grammes (180 grains).

1 See documents O.C.294( m) , page 15, and O.C.294fp;, page 5, No. 613. gg g5 and’ netails ol the previous cases in which these labels have been seized will be found in documents O.C.294( f ) , PaÇJL . A r 294C1!*

145 ; O.C.294 ITU, page 24, No. 491 ; O.C.294fO, page 20, No. 568 ; O.C.294 fm;, page 19, and O.C.294 W , page 6 , No. Wti , v- • page 17, No. 678 ; and O.C.294 fs^, page 21, No. 1111.

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5, Persons implicated : Bessie Baroni, aliases Bessie Barton, Bessie Hall. Bessie Davis • Fred Rasmussen, aliases Fred Rass, Fred Olsen.

7, There were no distinguishing marks or labels.g. The defendants wrere arrested as a result of a sale to Federal agents.9. The case against Rasmussen was dismissed, but Bessie Baroni was held for trial under a

$5,000 bond. She has been previously imprisoned for four years on a narcotic charge.

No. 1313. —Seizure of Cocaine and Morphine at San Francisco, June 26th and 28th 1934.

1. 1281/388(42). Nos. 290, 291 and 291 (a).2. Government of the United States of America, August 14th, 1934.3(a). Cocaine : 1 kg. 640 grs. (57.75 oz.).

Morphine : 909 grammes (32 oz.).5. Persons implicated : Yahachino Miyahara, Japanese ; Heigoro Mase, Japanese member

of the crew of the Chichibu Maru (Japanese motor-vessel), both being held for prose­cution.

7. There were no distinguishing marks or labels.8. The cocaine was seized at the residence of Miyahara, who was held for prosecution.

The morphine was seized in the cabin on the Chichibu Maru occupied by Mase, who admitted ownership but said that he did not know the contents of the package. He later admitted tha t the drugs were intended for Miyahara and that he had himself destroyed the original labels and repacked the morphine in rubberised bags. He further stated tha t these bags were to be worn ashore, one at a time, placed on the body above the stomach, and bound tightly. In this manner, a casual search of the person would not disclose the package. He refused to reveal its origin. Miyahara stated tha t the cocaine had been brought to him by a certain member of the crew of the Japanese vessel Asama Maru , which arrived at San Francisco on March 28th, 1934 ; and th a t this man had smuggled the cocaine off on his person in the same manner as described by Mase and in the same kind of containers. It is believed that this method of smuggling from Japanese steamers on the Pacific coast has been followed for some time. A pair of Chinese scales was also found in Miyaharas house, which he claimed were left there by a Chinese who weighed the cocaine out into fifty-five packets. The original amount of cocaine brought to Miyahara by the sailor from the Asama Maru was 1 kg. 704 grs.

No. 1314.—Seizure at Honolulu, June 27th, 1934.

1. 1-281/388(44). No. 303.'2. Government of the United States of America, August 16th, 1934.3fa;. Cocaine : 1 gramme (23 grains).

Morphine : 0.130 grammes (2 grains).5. Person implicated : Masaharu Shimoda, alias “ Jazbo ”, American citizen of Japanese

parentage.7. No marks or labels.8. The defendant was arrested while delivering two capsules of cocaine to an informer.

The above-mentioned drugs had been purchased from the defendant by Federalagents on various occasions since November 1933.

9. Shimoda was released on bond awaiting trial.

Note.—Seizures of cocaine were also made in connection with the following cases, whichincluded seizures of other drugs and which have been summarised under correspondingheadings :

Cases Nos. 1262, 1272 and 1273, under “ Morphine ”.

Q u a n t i t i e s o f C o c a i n e s e i z e d a s r e p o r t e d to t h e S e c r e t a r i a t :

25 kg. 264 grs.

6. INDIAN HEMP.

No- 1315.—Illicit Traffic in H ashish betw een Bulgaria and Greece, in 1933 : Stephanos M acridis Case.

°C./A.R. 1933/9. 9374/7566.• bulgarian Government in its annual report for 1933, July 1934.

Hashish : 42 kg.' Person implicated : Stephanos Macridis, Greek, living at Vama, Bulgaiia.

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8. Investigations in connection with a previous case (see No. 1316 of this document) gave rise to suspicions in regard to Macridis. His house was searched in August 1933bgnc[ the hashish seized was discovered there. He had intended to export it to the Piræus

No. 1316.—Seizure at R usse, Bulgaria, in June 1933 : Garabed Radayan Case.

1. O.C./A.R.1933/9. 9374/7566.

2. Bulgarian Government in its annual report for 1933, July 1934.

3(a). Hashish : 161 kg.

5. Persons implicated : Garabed Radayan (British subject) living in Egypt ; Stephanos Macridis.1

8. Radayan was in Bulgaria from 1923 to 1925 and engaged in the cultivation of Indianhemp and the preparation of hashish, which he and Macridis habitually exportedto the Piræus. After the sowing and distribution of Indian hemp and hashish had been forbidden in Bulgaria, Radayan left the country and the hashish which had not been exported remained hidden with various persons. I t is possible, though this cannot actually be proved, th a t his agents succeeded in secretly producing a certain quantity of hashish, even after his departure. In June 1933, Radayan came back to Bulgaria in order to collect the hashish remaining in the country and to export it via Russe to Galatz (Roumania), whence it could more easily be sent onto Egypt. At Russe, however, the authorities arrested him as he was about to export 20 kg. of hashish. Subsequently, owing to information gathered in the course of the proceedings, the authorities discovered and seized 141 kg. of hashish.

9. Radayan was fined 16,000 leva (576 Swiss francs).

No. 1317.—Seizure of M arihuana at Montreal, June 1934.

1. 1873/388.

2. The Canadian Advisory Officer, Geneva, August 27th, 1934.

3(a). Marihuana : A small quantity, amount not given.

4. By the s.s. Lachj Somers, plying between Canada and the West Indies.

5. Persons implicated : Stephen Fowler, seaman formerly employed on the s.s. Lady Somers ;Tom Green, a sailor on the vessel.

8. It became known to the authorities th a t Fowler was trying to establish a market formarihuana in Montreal, and th a t i t was intended to smuggle the marihuana into Canada by the Lady Somers. Fowler was shadowed and seen to visit the vessel on her arrival in port and to be in conversation with Green. Fowler was arrested on leaving the boat and found with the marihuana in his possession. He admitted having received the sample from Green and stated that, if the sample had met with the approval of buyers in Montreal, he had hoped to make a profit of $200 out of the order. The boat was searched but nothing found. Green was interviewed, but denied all knowledge of the affair and there was no evidence to warrant his arrest.

9. Fowler was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment and a fine of $200 or a further sixmonths’ imprisonment.

No. 1318.—Seizure of M arihuana at M ontreal, July 31st, 1934.

1. 1873/388.

2. The Canadian Advisory Officer, Geneva, September 5th, 1934.

3(a). Marihuana : A small packet, quantity not given.

4. By the s.s. Cathcarl, plying between Canada and the West Indies.

5. Person implicated : Royal Wadlen, member of the crew of the vessel.8. The authorities were informed tha t a member of the crew of the Calhcarl had marihuana

for sale and a watch was kept on the vessel. On July 31st, a drug addict, we - known to the police, boarded the Calhcarl and was for some time in conversation "i 1 Wadlen. When he left the ship, he was searched but released as no narcotics A'ere found on him. A short time after, Wadlen left the vessel and was followed. He ' later arrested and the packet of marihuana was found in his possession. The on„ ports of call outside Canada were Kingston and Nassau, British West Indies, an ' was undoubtedly a t one of these th a t W'adlen obtained the marihuana, authorities a t Kingston have been informed of the circumstances.

9. Wadlen was sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment and a f i n e o f $200 a n d costs, o*further three months’ imprisonment.

1 See No. 1315 of this document.

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No. 1319.—Seizure of M arihuana Cigarettes at Toronto, July 14th, 1934.

1. 1873/388.2. Canadian Advisory Officer, Geneva, August 27th, 1934.3(a). Marihuana cigareties.5. Person implicated : Earl Crozier.S. Information having reached the Canadian authorities tha t Crozier was trafficking in

marihuana cigarettes, it was decided to have him watched. Two preliminary purchases of a number of these cigarettes were made from him and the authorities became aware tha t he was importing this weed illicitly from Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. After some time, Crozier was arrested with seven cigarettes in his possession and a search of his apartment revealed fourteen more, as well as a jar containing four grammes of either the ground weed or the crumbled dust thereof. Crozier admitted th a t Detroit was his source of supply and that he had brought back to Toronto one hundred of these cigarettes on one occasion and enough drug to make sixty cigarettes on another occasion.

9. The investigations into the case are proceeding.

No. 1320.—Seizure at Alexandria, April 28th, 1934, ex the s.s. “ Antares ”.

1. 12945/387.2. Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, August 12th, 1934.3(a). Hashish : 18 kg. 425 grs.4. By the s.s. A n ta re s (Turkish).5. Persons implicated : Three Egyptian sailors.8. A sack containing the hashish was seen by the coastguards to be thrown overboard from

the Antares to a lighter which was being towed by a tender manned by the three accused.

9. One of the accused was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment and a fine of £E1,000(17,592 Swiss francs) and the other two to three years’ imprisonment and a fine of £E500 (8,796 Swiss francs) ; in addition, the Customs Commission imposed a joint fine of £E184 250 millièmes (3,241 Swiss francs) on two of the accused.

No. 1321.—Seizure at Cairo in June 1934.

1. 12911/387.2. Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, August 11th, 1934.3w. Hashish : 11 kg. 160 grs.5. Person implicated : Kamel Eff. Abdel Aziz Amin, an officer of the Egyptian army.8. The authorities received information tha t an attempt was being made to smuggle a

quantity of hashish from El Arish to Cairo and, as a consequence, a civilian contractor to the Egyptian Army who had just arrived from El Arish, was interviewed. On being questioned, the contractor stated that he had been asked by Kamel Eff., who was stationed at El Arish, to take with him to Cairo a kit-box, the property of the officer. This kit box, being then in the house of the contractor, was opened and found to contain 9 kg. 160 grs. of hashish. After inspection, the box was re-closed. Some days later, Kamel Eff. arrived himself from El Arish and immediately took a taxi to the contractor’s house where he sent his orderly to collect the kit-box. As soon as the orderly had put the box in the taxi, the police, who were waiting in the neighbourhood, arrested the officer. On searching the luggage which Kamel Eff. had brought with him, another kit-box containing 2 kg. of hashish was discovered.

9. Kamel Eff. was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment and to a fine of £E500 (8,796Swiss francs).

No. 1322.—Seizure at Port Said on July 16th, 1934, ex the s.s. “ Weissenfels

1. 12643/387.2- Central Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Cairo, July 24th and August 23rd, 1934.^(a>- Hashish : 1 kg. 495 grs.4- By the s.s. Weissenfels, Hansa Line Co. The hashish was of Indian origin.'*■ Persons implicated : George Brado (or Bradu), Roumanian proprietor of a bar at Port

Said ; Martin Wellershaim (or Wollerheim), German, cook’s mate on board the vesse .'■ There were no marks or labels.8- It was ascertained tha t Brado was in the habit of receiving drugs from seamen. e

put under observation and, on J u l y 14th, W e l l e r s h a i m w a s see n o g m i i n t i t v

Brado’s shop. On being arrested, Brado w a s found t o b e in Poss®s®*? . . found , of hashish and on searching his residence a fu r th e r q u a n t i t y o >Wellershaim confessed to having taken it to Brado in his shoes.

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9. Brado and Wellershaim were tried by their consular courts and sentenced as follows • Brado to fifteen days’ imprisonment and a fine of 200 lei (6 Swiss francs), and Wellers haim to one month’s imprisonment and expulsion.

No. 1323. —Seizure of H ashish at Istanbul, A ugust 1934 : R em zi Case.

1. 13070/387.2. Turkish Government, August 20th and September 13th, 1934.3 w . Hashish : 2 kg. 438 grs.5. Persons implicated : Zia, a street-porter ; Remzi ; Ilia, dealer in second-hand goods ■

Fehmi, clerk in Remzi’s service ; Afet hanim.8. The Turkish police, having received information to the effect that, a consignment of

hashish was to be sent to Egypt on the s.s. Ege (Turkish) which was about to leave for Alexandria, took measures to have the vessel searched and discovered Zia in the act of hiding two packets of hashish in the ship’s kitchen. On being questioned Zia stated tha t the hashish belonged to Remzi. A search on the premises belonging to Remzi did not result in the discovery of any drugs but, in the basement of the building in which Remzi lived, in an apartment belonging to Ilia, four further packets of hashish were found and proved to belong to Remzi. The accused were all arrested.

9. Remzi was sentenced to one year’s detention and a fine of £T2,438 (5,900 Swiss francs).Fehmi and Ilia were each sentenced to six months’ imprisonment and a fine of £T1,219 (2,950 Swiss francs).

Q u a n t i t i e s o f H a s h i s h s e i z e d a s r e p o r t e d t o t h e S e c r e t a r i a t :

236 kg. 518 grs.

QUESTIONNAIRE R E FE R R IN G TO PART II.

1. Documents issued and Registry dossier No.

2. Reported by.

3. Kind and quantity of drugs ( a ) seized or (b ) involved in the illicittransaction.

4. Origin of drugs. Where drugs shipped. Method of transportation, anddestination. Route followed. Nationality, name and owners of ship involved.

5. Names of consignor, consignee and addressee, or other persons implicated.

6. Forwarding agents and other persons or firms whose names appearin connection with the case.

7. Name of manufacturer of drugs ; labels, marks, packing, etc.

8. Additional details.

9. Legal proceedings and penalties.

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PART III.

AMOUNTS OF THE VARIOUS DRUGS SEIZED IN EACH COUNTRY

AS R EPO R TED IN T H E ANNUAL REPORTS FOR 1932 REC EIV ED BY THE SECRETARIAT.

Since the publication of the table on page 35 of document O.C.294(i), the annual reports for 1932 for Mozambique and Portuguese India have been received by the Secretariat.

The following figures should therefore be added to the table :

Raw opium GanjaKg. Grs. Kg. Grs.

Mozambique .................................................. 4 850 —Portuguese India .................................... — 0 29

making for the year 1932 a total of :

R aw op iu m O pium , k ind Prepared opium Drossn o t specified

Kg. Grs. Kg. Grs. Kg. Grs. Kg, Grs.

25,427 412 2,040 691 19,089 431 586 392

Morphine Heroin Cocaine Indian-hemp drugsKg. Grs. K j. Grs. Kg. Grs. Kg. Grs.

830 813 250 644 110 655 26,681 22

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INDEX TO LOCALITIES

C o u n t r y and Locality Date Page

Austria : 1 9 3 3 .......................................... 17Rankweil, Vorarl-

berg March 18th, 1933 ............ . 25Salzburg May 10th, 1933 .................. . 25

United K i n g d o mLondon April 4th , 1934 .................. 14

C olonies :IIoncr-Kong Fourth quarter, 1933 10

March 12 th, 1934 ............. . 18March 20th , 1934 ............ 10First quarter 1934 .......... 10April 1 9 3 4 .............................. 10May 1934 ........................... 11, 15J u n e 1934 ......................... 11, 15No d a le ................................. . 21

Straits S e t t le ­mentsPenang May 7th. 1931 .................... 25Singapore June 18th, 1934 ..................

Bulgaria : 1 9 3 3 ........................................... . 31Gorna

Djoumaya June 21st, 1 934 ................. 9Russe J u n e 1933 ........................... . 32

Canada :

Cantic, Quebec A u g u s t 5th , 1933 ............ . 21Montreal Ju n e 1st. 1934 .................... . 21

June 1934 ........................... . 32J u ly 31st, 1 9 3 4 .................... . 32

Toronto J u ly 14th, 1934 ................. . 33Vancouver J a n u a ry 1934 .................... 18

China :Chefoo J u n e-S ep te m b er 1933 . . 5

J u ly 13th, 1934 ................. . 18Dairen Ja n u ary 2 5 t h . 1934 .......... 9I.iingkow March 24th . 1934 ............ . 21Shanghai J u n e 26th . 1933 ............... 6Tientsin J u ly 14th and 27th , 1933 6

D ecem ber 1933 .................. 21J a n u a ry 1934 .................... . 21

British MunicipalArea, Tients in Mav 20th , 1933 ................. 11

J a n u a ry 23rd, 1934 . . . . 9October 20th , 1933 .......... . 25

Czechoslovakia : D ecem ber 1932 ................. 5Cesky Tesin April 1st, 1932 .................... 4Moravska- March 19th, 1932 ............ 4

Ostrava May 10th, 1932 ................. 4Opava Mav 1932 .............................. 3Prague October 13th, 1932 ..........

Egypt :Alexandria April 28th , 1934 ............... . 33

CairoJ u ly 11th. 1934 ................. 11S eptem ber 17th, 1933 . . 6J u n e 30th , 1934 ................. 12J u n e 1934 ........................... . 33

Kantara E astNo date .................................Septem ber 6th, 1933 . . . 5

Port Said J u ly 9th, 1934 .................... 12J u ly 16th. 1934 .................. . 33A u g u s t 17th, 1934 ............ 22

France :

Marseilles J anuarv 2 2 n d . 1 9 3 3 .......... 3

Germany : 1932-33 ................................ . 26

DresdenMarch-June, 1933 ............ . . 27April 2nd. 1932 ................. 5

India :

CalcuttaRangoon,

J u ly 27th , 1934 ................. 27May 29th , 1934 ................. . . 27

Netherlands :J u n e 2 1 s t . 1934 ................... 28

A m s te r d a mR o t t e r d a m

J u l y 7 t h , 1934 .....................J u n e 2 6 t h , 1934 ...................

12. 15

Colonies :N e t h e r l a n d s Indies :

Bandoeng M a r c h 1 5 t h . 1934 .............. 19C h e r ib o n M a y 5 t h a n d 1 8 th , 1934 . . 12

Country and Locality Dale Page

N ether lands Indies (continued) :Soerabaya April 10th and 14th, 1934 . 13Tandjoeng-

perak May 25th , 1934 ................... 13Tandjoen-

priok April 23rd, 1934 .................. 13Toelau Dinar,

Borneo May 25th, 1934 ..................... 15

P o l a n d :Cieszyn January 11th, 1934 ............. 28Konigshti tte Novem ber 1932 ..................... 28L w ow October 1933 .......................... 19Milowice Novem ber 16th and 17th,

1933 ....................................... 29Silesia April 14th, 1934 ................... 28Szopienice A ugust 1932 .......................... 3Upper Silesia June 16th, 1934 ...................... 28W arsaw January 1932 ........................ 3

December 11th, 1 9 3 3 .......... 7Polish-G erman

frontier No date .................................... 29

P o r t u g a l :C o lo n ie s :

Timor May 22nd, 1933 ...................... 13

S i a m : Fourth quarter, 1933 . . . . 15First quarter, 1934 ............ 16Second quarter, 1 9 3 1 .......... 19

S w e d e n :MalmO November 30th, 19.33 . . . . 0

T u r k e y :Istanbul Ju ly 4th, 1934 ..................... 22

A ugust 1934 ........................ 34

U n i t e d S t a t e s of A m e r i c a :Brooklyn, New June 12th, 1934 ..................... 22

York Ju ly 12th, 1934 ...................... 16August 5th, 1934 ................. 23

Cleveland, Ohio June 13th, 1934 ...................... 19D ayton, Ohio June 18th and 2 4 th ,1934. . 29Detroit , Michi­

gan Ju ly 19th, 1934 ...................... 23K ansas City,

Missouri July 28th, 1934 ...................... 19K ingston, N.

Carolina June 26th, 1934 ................... 23N ew York January 13th, 1933 ............... 24

December 15th, 1 9 3 3 .......... 24January 22nd, 1934 .......... 24February 12th and 15th,

193 4 ....................................... 24March 5th, 1934 ................. 7May 18th and 24th, 1934. . 16June 6 th, 1934 ................. 13,24June 16th, 1934 .................... 14June 21st , 1934 ................... 24J u ly 10th, 1934 ................... 29J u ly 11th. 1934 ................... 24

Nogales , Arizona October 20th , 1933 ............ 30February 10 th, 1934 .......... 30June 12th, 1934 ................. 30J u ly 9th, 1934 ...................... 20

Paterson, NewJersey J u ly 10th, 1933 ................. 3

Philadelphia J u ly 5th, 1933 ....................... 4Pittsburgh.

Pennsylvania January and February 1934 bSan Francisco June 22nd, 1934 . . . . . . . . 30

June 26th and 28th, 1934 . 31July 23rd, 1934 .................... 17August 1st. 1934 ................. 20

Seatt le July 23rd, 1934 .................... 14Staten Island, . .

New York June 14th, 1934 .....................W ilmington, r

California January 4th, 1934 ............Honolulu June 9th, 1934 .......................

June 27th, 1934 ...................C o lo n ie s :

Phil ippine „ 4 17Islands June 28th, 193 ,7Manila July 9 th, 1934 ................

U r u g u a y : _ 20Montevideo April 26th, 1934 . . . .

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INDÊX TO NAM ES OF PERSONS, FIRM S, ETC.

Name Page

“ A & B ” m a r k .. 11, 12, 13“ A & B Monopoly ” mark . 13“ A & B Monopoly B ” mark 13“ A & B Monopoly I.B.M.”

m a r k .................................. 13 (2)“ A & B Monopoly M ”

m a r k ............................. 12Afet Hanim ............................. 34A lb r e c h t .......................... 5Alder, Victor .......................... 18Amin, Kamel Eff. Abdel

Aziz ...................................... 33Anavi, B e n j a m in .......... 9Anavi, I sa k ...................... 0Athanassides, Ourania . . . . 11Athanassides, Socrates Basil 11Atlas Chemical Co., Argen­

tine ......................................... 30

Barbee, R .O ..................... 30Baroni, Bessie ........................ 31Barta, A l f r e d ................. 26Barton, Bessie ........................ 31Bennett, S a m ................. 23B e r g e r ............................... 4Bernstein, Louis ................... 7Bernstein, Sam ..................... 23Blaou ......................................... 9Blauaug, H e r m a n n ..... 9Boni, P e t e r ..................... 23Bozek, J o s e f ............................. 3Brado, George ........................ 33B r a j t k o p f ........................ 3Brandes, Ozjas Nadel r. . . . 19Brejza, J o s e p h ........................ 28Briggs, Musette L .................... 17

Caliwopoulos, GeorgesD e m e t r ........................ 7

Carillot, M a u r ic e ......... 7Carillot, R o s e ...................... 7Cazaro, E u g e n e ................. 24Cernik, Oswald ..................... 4Cesaro, E u gen e ................... 24Champion, J . E .................... 30Cheung On Co., Hong-Kong 10“ Chicken & Eagle ” mark . 15Ching Kee, M a c a o ............ 16“ Cock ” m a r k .................... 15, 16“ Cock & Elephant ”

m ark .......................... 16 (2), 17“ Cock - Lam Kee, Macao ”

m a r k ................................. 17Cohen, Archie ........................ 4Crozier, Earl .......................... 33

Dallai Eros., C a ir o ............ 11Damato, Joseph ................... 3Davis, Bessie .......................... 31Dersch, William E ............. 17Desforges, Irene ................... 21Devaux, É d w a r d .............. 19“ Double Cash Eagle ” mark 15“ Double Lion ” mark . . . . 6“ Dragon & Horse ” mark . 15Drozdz, François ................. 29Dudek, Franz ........................ 4Dunn, Edward ...................... 24

“ Eagle ” m ark ................... 15Elliot, V i c t o r ..................... 26Ellis, Ted ................................. 19

Farmacia El Plata, BuenosAyres .................................... 29

F e h m i ................................... 34Fenekamp, K a r l ................ 22Ferrara, A n t o n i o .............. 22Ferret, A. & H., Paris . . . 30 (2)Finke ......................................... 26Finley, Albert ........................ 21“ Flugzeug Pham aceutical

Co., Ltd. Holland ” .... 22

Name Page

Fowler, S tep h en .................... 32“ F o x ” l a b e l ............................ 24F u e n te s , A nto n io .................. 20“ F ujit suru ” m a r k 25, 27

Garrahi, Mustafa M o h a m ­med e l ...................................... 12

Gartner, P a u l ......................... 26Gentile , J o h n ............................ 24Gerdes, Oscar P a u l ............... 12Gluck, O s k a r ............................ 18Goldberg, Herbert ............... 24“ Golden Dragon ” mark . . 15Gow Hok S i n g ......................... 19Gow L iang Kie , B a n d o e n g 19Green, Morris ......................... 24Green, S a m u e l ......................... 24Green, T o m ................................. 32Greenberg, S a m u e l ............... 24Guerin, F a b i a n ....................... 21Guerra P h a r m a c y .................. 20

Haber, Leon ............................ 3Haefke, W olfgSang.................. 17Hagoug, M o h a m e d ............... 5Hall, B e s s i e ................................. 31Halpern, A bra ha m D avid . 7, 22Halpern, M e c h e l ...................... 7, 22H âm m erle , A n t o n .................. 25Haris, D r ...................................... 26Harrison, J im L e e .................. 23H artm ann, E r h a r d ............... 4Heinrich, J o se f ....................... 4Heisler, Dr. R obert , Chrast 28H ieatt , S e lo n H ........................ 17H o f fm a n n ................................. 26

Ilia ................................................ 34“ Intercontinenta le ” A g e n ­

c y ............................................. 3

J acob s , Oscar ......................... 24Jaksza , S t a n i s l a s .................... 28J an etzk a , A lo is ....................... 4

Kahn, M axim il ian & Co.,A l e x a n d r i a ............................ 11

K am el E f f .................................... 33K am i, Iianjiro ....................... 18Kepski, Stan is las .................. 29Kercel, A l p h o n s e .................... 28K itada, S h i z u k a ....................... 9Klein , George ......................... 24K lopski ...................................... 6K r e l l ............................................. 4Kurpas , R i c h a r d .................... 28“ K w o n g T u n g P agod a ”

m a r k ............................ 10 (2 ), 11

Lang, F .......................................... 26L angenstras , W a l t e r 26Langer, E ..................................... 3Lassak, Herbert .................... f 4Lee Y ee J i m .............................. 23Li A h Si, K ingston , J a m aica 14L indstrom, W il l ia m ............. 30“ Lion ” m a r k ....................... 17 (2)“ Lion & Globe ” m ark 10, 15 (2)

16 (2 )“ Lion, Globe & Serpent ”

m a r k ............................ 12, 13, 15L ôbm ann, George Karl

J o s e f ......................................... 27Lubudski ................................... 7

Macridis, S t e p h e n 31, 32Mancuso , S a lvatore ............. 23Manna, Giacinta .................... 23Maroulis, J o a c h im ............... 22Mase, Heigoro ......................... 31Massu, A n t h o n y .................... 23Massu, George Moses .......... 23Mathias, N orbert .................. 25

Name Paije

Matl, R ud olf ................................. |Matthes, Richard ................ ^M atysik , E rnst ..................... 4McCabe, Edward ................ 04McPhee, J e r o m e ..................... 29Merck & Co., Darmstadt 3, 4 "5

20 (2), 25, 29(3)Michelis .................................... ‘ 3

Migeod, E r n a .......................... 2iiM isawa, M.................................. 0Miyahara , Y a hac hin o . . . 31Molea, Ercole ....................... ■>>Musiolik, A l o i s ............................28

“ N .R .S .In s ig n ia ” markN akah ach i , S ........................N ash , Harry .....................N e t t e r ....................................

O ’Brien, E dw ard . . . . Olechow ski, Pierre . . O lechowski, Stanis lasOlsen, Fred .................Orlowska, Marie . . . . Otahal, Ferdinand . .

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Paff , M a t ....................................Paff , O s c a r ..............................“ P agod a ” mark . 10 (2), 11Pecina, D r ..................................P e term an , Charles .............Pfi ster , J oh a n n GebhertPlaschki , F r i t z .......................P loskonka, Josep h .............P ou lenc Frères, Paris .........Prengel, A lo is .......................Prelau, E lizabeth d e ...........“ P u n Tin W o ” m a r k .........P u l o p s k i ...................................

Rabi, E fro im .........................Rabi, S z y m o n .........................R a d a y a n , Garabed .............R asm u sse n , Fred ...............R ass , Fred ..............................“ Red Dragon ” m a r k .........“ Red Lion ” m a r k 10Reisner, Charles ..................R e m z i ........................................R ichter , A n n a .......................Richter, Paul Gottfried . . . R ing P harm acy , Moravska-

Ostrava .......................... ....R oble to Hros., Masaya, Ni­

caragua ........................ ..R o q u es , Ferdinand, Paris

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Roscher, Fritz B r u n o .Rosseger , J ea n .........Rozeger, J e a n ..............Rozenberg , A dolf . ■ ■ R ucinsk i , E d m o n d . .

Sa lam a, R ev . Elias Khour(f ic ti tious) .....................

Salmieri , T o n y ..................Saunders, Oscar ........... •Scharf , R ichard R e i n h o l d

Schenk .................................Sch ippan , K l a u s ................S c h m id t ........................• • ■ •S chm idt , Dr., Bobendacli • S ch m id t , Dr. Moravska

O strava ..........................S c h w a n e m a n n ................Sczenzny, Leo ..................S em on e , A n g e l o ................Servos , Andreas .............S h im m ach i , F um i .........S h im oda, Masaharu

S h u m k ee ” mark . • • ■ ■ Skib ik, H a n s Heinz Jos Sliwa, Mateusz ................

09

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Name Page

Smith, W i l l i a m ........................... 17Sobtzick, K l a r a .......................... 2 6Soriano, E m a D o r n e l l d e . . 2 0S ta d tapo theke A m M a r k t ,“ B o d e n b a c h ............................ 5 , 2 6

Stanek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Stern, O s c a r .................................. 2 4Stowasser......................................Straus, C h a r le s ......................... 2 4Szajnerman .................................. 3

Taylor, B e rn ic e C ........................ 2 3Thum m ler, B e t t y .................... 2 6

Tong San W o ............................... 16“ Tonggee ” m a r k .................... 17Torro, R aym ond d e l 30Trzaskowski ............................... 3

Name Page

V as, E u g en .............................. 26Verdesio , Rogelio Guerra . . 20Vigderhaus, Emile Samuel . . . 3 Vigderhaus, Georges Israel . 3Vigderhaus, L é o n .................... 3Vigderhaus, M a u r i c e 3V igderhaus, Mendel ............. 3

W a d ieh & Selim DimitriD a b b a s , B e y r o u t h 11

W a d iczka , J o se f .................... 4W a d len , R o y a l ....................... 32W alker , H arry A ...................... 23Wallraff , B e r t h a ...................... 27Wallraff , J o se f ............. 27W a k im , Shebl A n l o u n 11W eingar ten , Ignace ............. 19

Name p age

Wellershaim, M art in 3 3Werner, P a u l a ....................... 26“ White Horse ” mark 7, 23, 24W id e n k a .................................. 4Widzialkowa, M a r th e 3Wisniewski ............................ 3Wisniewski, Eugene ............ 19Wojtas, V ictorie..................... 29Wollerheim, Martin ............ 33

Yaraano, H., Soerabava . . . 19“ Yick Kee ” m ark. . .'......... 16Yung Chang, Shanghai . . . . 15“ Yunnan Pillow ” Brand . 10

Zegal, E r y k ............................... 28Zia ............................................. 34