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Show SMALL ISLAND HELD SMUGGLERS STAND MANILA, P. 1. The return to the! t'hlllpplne government of the little I'll I'-ll nd of Uirguan. aometlmca known as Turtle Island, bv the British North Borneo company and the arrive! of the roast guard servire ere recommended by Vincents Alsanese. collector of customs. cus-toms. In a report to the secretary of the department of finance, as neceeary steps toward preventing of smuggling of opium and aliens Into the Philippines. Philip-pines. Buguan Island was eeded to the t'nitd (Stairs by Fpnln In the treaty of fart a. tut on acrout of Its close proximity to Hrlttsh North Borneo It was left temporarily under that government gov-ernment fr purposes of administration. administra-tion. It Is understood the uu est Ion of returning Buguaft Island to the Juris- dlrtton of the Philippine government j long- ago wea taken up with the Brl-1 tish government through Washington. I |