23rd June.
Putting the Boycott into Practice.
Ina previous Note" it was st ted that acertain well-to-In Chinere merchant had resigned his Compradoreship "f a crta'n n Company in deference to the proposed method of protest against the projected new Chinese Exclusion Bill of the United States Government. We now understand that the Company in question is only an embryo one, raile the com-p adore was engaged on the understanding that he should give his assistance and nce i native muled circles to secure the requisite number of shares in order launch the company, as hat of the ex pital was alleged to have been already gu route d by certain well-known wealthy financiers in New York. The story now coes that certain wild spirits € msiderthe compradore in question was the platfor>: which had purpose of showing aguinst the proposed new Chinese Exclusion Bill, sent an anonym cation to that gentle im that he was not. ce with the spirit of the thy with certain others ion of having drawn up, Out to the world and had re-to promptly sever his connection with the mmpany. Apparently there was in accepting the advice us wwe tendered, for, t" show their dissatisfaction with this delay it is reported that ect of paper cent: a picture of dagger was molle! to the compradore with the result that the latter is have promptly resigned, In the mei another gentleman, @ man wel town it advanced reform circles, hid taken over the work of canvassing for shares in this Ame ican company, " fuct which w-s also resented and an anonymous notification was also rent to the new canvusccr, Tt neems that o attention was paid either to this or other subsequent notifications of similar import, with the result that, as we learn, a couple of days ago this gentleman was attacked in Hongkew by some persons, one of whom fired a revolver at him loaded with a blank car-bridge while his ricsha coolie also received some blows when trying to come to his master's defence. We have not been told as to what followed after this attempt at enforcing the American boycott.
The Widening of the Protest.
We understand that there was a meoting held on Weduestay by a large number of the native employees of the Imperial Maritime Customs service here, when speeches were made protesting against the provisions of the proposed new Chinese Exclusion Bill of the United States Government. The meeting also endorsed the platform already published in these " Notes," which is to be put into force in August next should the U.S, insist on the new Bill as it stands, and it was voted that the result of the meeting should be duly notified to the employees of the I. M, C. throughout the country, 1 their support asked, so that the United States Government way know that China is united on the present question. We also learn from the North that the Waiwupu finds its hands decidedly strengthened by the firm and united front shown by all desses in the Empire.
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