The business streets of Chengtu are once more filled with anxious purchasers, After the excitement of a few weeks ago when the merchants dealt somewhat harshly but not fatally as was reported, with a group of students and the students in a body retaliated, all Japanese goods were withdrawn from. sight. The central streets, void of Japanese goods, lost their glamour and excitement, and became quite ordinary in appearance, There was a general feeling that the students had allowed their zeal to outrun their judgement in their treatment of the merchants. At any rate a compromise was made and the merchants were given to the Chinese New Year to dispose of their Japanese wares, Everyonn Keen 10 Buy-
To-day the arcades and adjoining streets might be likened to a huge departmental store with bargains on every counter, and every counter surrounded by elbowing crowds. Fosted in big characters are the usual announcements, "prices cut," "selling below cost," ete. The Japanese goods are piled up on stalls arranged outside the shops. Apparently the merchants are not allowed to exhibit these goods within the confines of the shop. Never have Japanese wares had such a splendid advertisement. Notwithstanding the advertised ut prices, 1% is said, the reduction is very small, Buyers, however, are numerous and men and women, the latter usually in small groups, may be seen carrying parcels, wash basins, teapots, and, in. fact, every variety of Japanese ware to all parts of the city.
It looks also as if many a country cousin were visiting, Chéngiu. This sale will scatter Japanese goods into nearly every house. It is true that some would like to hinder these sales by calling them enemies' goods and similar terms, but the masses do not seem to mind where the goods come from as long as they can get them cheap.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.