Leave it to the shrewd Canton merchant to find a way of besting the boyeottars. Bar three das 20's not a single case or bale of import have been seized, although the pickets have been hustling about as lively as ever, with their eyes wide open, canning the wharves for Japanese products.
Notwithstanding, considerable quantities of Japanese goods have come into port there three days ud delivered at asians stores and shops.
Soldiers out of uniform, in some cases, but more often police de-festives and other government employees that by law are allowed to about with firearms have been put on the payroll of the shove keepers, For a comparatively small conimission, these have agreed to sre to it that goods placed under their care are safely delivered to the consignees. Even when the pickets of the Municipal Kuomintang's Boycott Committee have stood by and seen there armed crews busily engaged in shifting about crates and bundles at the wharves, they have searcely dared to open' their mouths, Resistance or interference in any manner has been out of the question. The guards are armed to the teeth, while the pickets go about entirely unprotected, Meanwhile, the city merchants have rot' discontinued—trying. to accomplish the abrogation of the hated 20 per cent. measure of the boycotters. Hardly 'a day passes but that a delegation of business men calls on some official Ma_Chiu-chun, head of al Department of Public Construction is the latest to receive such a delegation. Mr. Ma is pos ing as the special friend and confident of the merchant, but even he did not in this instance say anything that tended to build up hope of an advantageous outcome. To the contrary, he gave the spokesmen of the merchants to understand that they had best "forget it." Instead of forever agitating for the abrogation of the distasteful boycott law, it would be far better that the store owners register at the headquarters of the Boycott Committee and otherwise live up to the letter and spirit of its various enactments: hankow, Aug. 28, The Milan Mission has received a telegram from Sinyangchow stating that Father Froewis has been released ly the bandits who captured and hee him for rangoon some time ayo.
Aug, 28.
Further deta! s from Sinyanehow reveal that the release of Father Froewis, who was captured by Dandits on Avast 6, was effected through the "forts of Mr, Yang Rwang-yn, chairman of the Sine yangchow Chazber of Commieree.
His captors at first - demanded $50,000, but.finaily, when threatened With military action, agreed Ao release him for a payment of $100 "face money."
"Thougs weak and haggard, Father, Froewis is not burt. He is remain= ing at his por: is Sinyangehow.
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