Proposal to Organize a Boycott of Japanese Goods It was reported in the "Mingkiioe pao" on Wednesday that members of the Wucho Silk Merchants' Guild in Shanghai have just held a special which nearly 200 were present, in connexion with the Japanese luxury tax. The chairman fof the meeting said it was unate that the Japanese Go had pasted this tux upon silk and articles which wore in daily The amount of the tax would exceed! the value of the article, and its object seemed to be to stop the business of Chinese in Japan. He pointed out that postponement of the tax for three months had been granted to all nations except China, which was an unfair action likely to cause ill-feeling.
After a lengthy sion, the meeting resolved to organize a boycott of Japanese goods, and to other guilds with a view their support.
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