Show THE CHINESE DRUG secretary hamlin investigating the smuggling of opium washington sept ilke IL 11 assistant ke distant secretary of the treasury hamlin who Is on hs his way back from a tour of inspection of the seal islands and pacific coast ports la Is concluding his work by making a personal inspection of trae principal ports bong the northern nort Kern lie rn boundary ot of the country with fill ald a special iclal view to learning all that hamn about the smuggling 0 of opium and P nd chinese over that border lie ile jaa in st paul yesterday and la Is 1 duluth today to day wednesday ile he w ih te be in sault ste marle and arl friday a he will reach sion mon treat where tie te wll begin his examination into tl ito 0 working of the regulations in ili regard to the reentry re entry to the united statts states lif chinese merchants who have conly out of the country and have re turned it Is pointed out that 11 1 farly aly large numbers number of 0 these come in through the burlington customs collection colle cUon district and sir mr hamlin will look into the whole matter very clor cloady loy montreal la is the Ca canadian madlan point of 0 departure for those tor for tho the united states and th they V are temporarily detained there while wb ll 11 e papers are sent on to the customs officers 0 in burlington for or examination alter after completing his examination in ili montreal on assistant secretary hamlin will make an all examination of the burlington collection district oll strict aft H will be ass rated by the chief of 0 spec special W agents of 0 the Tr treasury easuM who has left laeli triston lor for the purpose of 0 Jo joerling IrLIng mr hamlan in burlington upon sir Ham hamkins hamlins lins report on the seal fl fisheries sherles will probably depend very largely the course pursued by the government ern ment in the future in the way of limiting the th number of 0 sea seals Is to be killed idled oil the wando Isa nl some important m will probably ba made ol 01 on the chinon chinese and opium questions department officials are andio anxious us to see how the ne new w tariff law will work in ift regard to opium under the I 1 ly PY liw law the duty at W 1 I per pound practically all the drug brought into the united states was smuggled and now that the duty has hai been decreased eastil arto to 6 per pound the treasury aro are anxious to see whether there mil bill be any decrease in the smuggling |