Box Elder News Journal | 1913-01-16 | Page 6 | Ivory Smuggling

ivory smuggling ivory smuggling Is looked upon as a very serious crime in british east africa and this is ia only as it 11 should be for in order to secure the ivory the traders have to kill great numbers of elephants the game laws particularly as regards elephants are most severe and voe betide the he man he bo is caught breaking the game regulations or in pos session of illicit spoils of the chase the smuggling of ivory therefore says the world wide il Al agazine is treated in the same manner as amu smug gling gems and clothing into the uni ted states illicit diamond buying in south africa or other forms of amu smug gling in england the rigid laws however do not prevent the arabs and indians from indulging in an illegal trade in ivory on a large scale