The Foochow affair has censed the Japanese to be held in still greate> contempt than ever, Merchants and students seem to be of one mind for the most part, regarding the boycott, which is pushed now with much renewed vigour. The government Middle School and higher grammar schools went on a strike which lasted for more than three weeks, as a protest to the government regarding the Foochow affair, only resuming their lessons last week. The Mission schools had their little strikes too, but their troubles did not last long.
While on the strike, the government Middle School students, have been going about the city and market villages of this and the neighbouring countries. giving patriotic lectures and advising the people against the use of Japanese goods. At Laiwu Kowtza the people become so in earnest regarding the matter that all the Janor "goods found there were collected and publicly burned. The shops There in the city are supposed to get rid of their Japanese goods by Chinese New Year, and what may be left on their hands at that time to burn. This will mean hardship to many merchants for many have heavy stocks of Japanese goods. hhoucht lone before the boycott was started. and it is now hard to dis-nose of the goods at any price. when it known that they are Jananese manufacture.
One man has been selling wheat to the Japanese, although there is an edict prohibiting the export of grain from the country. after the severe drought of last summer, and the plagues of the army worm and the grasshoppers. This man for the sake of cain has been exporting wheat and has been fined $50.000. "The grain is so short that tons of it are daily being shipped into Taian, and from here distributed to adjacent counties. But for the railway there would undoubtedly be a very severe famine.
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