22nd July. The American Boycott, Tus rist Srer.
As a start, quite a number of shops doingibusiness in the Settlements sent in on Thursday afternoon, 20th inst. (the commencement of the boycott on Amorican goods and manufactures) voluntarily written declarations to the Committes in charge of matters, solemnly undertaking neither to buy or sell any goods such as piece goods, Kerosene oil, cigarettes, and the like, until such time as, by mutual agreement between the the obj the present boycott has been "sptainod by China. Te will be remembered that at the mass meeting at the Westgate merely verbal undertake wore' asked' for by the ers and-a show of hinds." The step: voluntarily taken by the native shops referred to gress dissolved last year. Why should shove will doubtless by followed by they have waited until now every Chinese firm and association of "Mr. Rodgers—'Our Government has importance in this and other ports. already decided to revise for the better Indeed, Late on the same evening a dis-the next treaty. Moreover I received a patch was received from the Educational telegram from our Minister at Peking ox-Association of the neighbouring pre-pressing a wish to settle matters at an fectural city of Sungkiang, representing early date' I said that this was very the various schools and' Colleges of good news and asked Mr. Rodgers if he modern learning in that place, also would give me a written' guafwntee that voluntarily binding themselves not to matters would be immediately settled so purchase or uso anything coming from that I could show it to every one interest-
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