Excess of Imports Over Exports} for March Massacre at a Meeting by Soldiers Tokyo, Apr. 1.
The Finance Office announces that!
Japan's foreign trade through 13 leading ports, including Yokohama, during the month of March amounted to approximately Yen 152,310,060] Jand Yen 228,500,000 in exports and sports, respectively, the adverse balance of trade being Yen 71,190,, 000. 'The figares show a decrease of Yen 20,000,000 in excess of imports over exports as compared with the corresponding period of the' preceding year.
April 2.
The Finance Office announces that. Japan's foreign trade during the month of March amounted to Yen 153,057,000 in exports and Yen 229,343,000 in imports, the: balance being Yen 75,386,000 in favour of importa, Tokyo, April 2, Accor'ing to an official mes from Changsha, ut a mass meeting age inst Britain and America held in Changsha on March 81, just before the speechmaking, 200 to 300 blaine clothes soldiers, on a signal given wit 8 rifle, started butchering the ing male and female students with clubs and broad swords. Upwards of 100 persons were killed a large number injured, The city was for a time thrown into great confusion, The Japanese Consulate building was guarded by 30 Chinese soldiers despatched by the local Defence Force Headquayters following the incident, while two steamers, fully Idaded with British and Atseriean refugees, left the city downstream under escort of ish men-of-war.—Toho, Tae Shanghai-Hangchow Railjway service has again been sus-/pended, this time owing to the fact. that the workers have gone out on: strike as a protest against constant military jmterferenee.
'A Catnese woman was remow to hospital in Hongkong suffering from the effects of taking an over-[dose of eucalyptus oil This is one of the bravest acti
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