The Archive · 1925

Interests at Stake

Peking, Mar. 2

The fich boycott instituted by the Students Union in Foochow sent time igo is still causing trouble, On the morning of Febri band of students raided the fish shops in the main streets, damaging the shops, destroying a quanti fish and stabbing who are reported sericuly injured.

Four of students were afterwards rican Lewation, who at Foochow on his way' back from—pending a couple of weeks leave at Manila, went with the local American Consul to view the Civil Governor (Admi Sai: Chen-Ting), calling attention to the seriousness of the situation and protection of thi American interests involved.

Admiral Sah promised that the! arrested students would be tried and that he would issue a strong proclamation ¢9 reassure the public. The local papers of March 8 a 10 published a length statement by the Students Union denouncing the sale. of herring against the boycott, without permission from the Union, mentioning that the fish was imported American companies and <tressine the impossibility of divtingeuishiny: anand Japanese Pacific Servies.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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