"Tt goes without saying that the ther chants to a man are against the entire movement, and there are many prominent officials eho are Fenown to be against a tight boycott such nz was inaugurated follow {ng the Shekee shooting in May, 1025, 'Strong pressure has been brought to bear by the Japanese government, it is understood, and, ans n consequence, General Lee Tsai-fam, the Mansolini of Kuangtung, bhat' directed" the return to the owners of a large quantity of cot ton yarn that had been seized at Swatow, Since the incident out of which the anti-British boycott evement has sprung is small, as compared with the underlying motive in the ense of the anti-Japanese boycott, it generally is felt that Bri-Aish business houses will find a way to trade with the Cantonese, despite the published of the propagandists, That is to say, they will find a way to trade if they are willing to forget pride and adopt the tactics of the Japanese business men, who, it is well known, have paid a price that their goods may be safe from seizure.
Such good use has doen made by the Japanese business men of their money that they now are encounter. ing not the least difficulty in bring ing "their wares into port. The Loehan Mara is in harbour, heavily Inden with merchandise, but Chinese stale, strange to relate, are. being permitted to discharge her cargo, which hasbeen taken Of course, a little face must be given to the proceedings, ce goods are removed from their original Packages at Hongkong, and come to Canton minus their Japanese marks, all writing being in English. The Fickets keep up the pretence of making a thorough search, opening bales and packages rifter they leave the Customs wharf, and taking away small samples, but, finding no Japanese marks, the goods speedily fare released and taken away by the merchants to whom they are con-
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