The following guilds, by their respective Executive Committees, have signed acquiescence to the boycott on American manufactures, viz:—Sundries, including cigarettes, etc., Kerosene Vil, Piece Goods, Pigiron, Hardware and Metals, Flour and Oregon pine. It was also unanimously decided on the 3st of July last that the various guilds should each make out a list of goods that had been contracted for from the United States previous to the 20th of July last, and also a list of American manufactures now on sale in Shanghai. These lists as drawn up by the respective galles ate to be handed to the Chinese wmber of Commerce here as soon possible to be put om record and the various Chinese shipping agencies will be notified as to such goods, with permission Fe!
expert them if so desired. Shops and stores will "lso_ be allowed to sell whatever goods of American manufacture they may have in stock, so that no nee! receive detriment on account of the boy-cot. All this refers to goods contracted for or purchased prior t" the 20th of July ast, the date set for the commencement jof the boycott; if, however, after that date it be discovered that anyone, for the sake of private gain, secretly contracts for the manufactures of the boycotted nationality, then the bankers' guilds have undertaken to strike out the name of such person, or shop. from their list of clients, and no more credit will be given to the unpatriotic culprit It is, how sincerely hoped that there wil necessity for the guilds to tak treme measures. All the abo! hang upon one single eventuality, Mamely, the unwillingness of the U. 8. 20 Government to revise the objectionable clauses of the now Exolusion Treaty.
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