Just THE same Constant Cross-Currents of Complaints over Incidents Mankow, Jan. 29.
The anti-Japanese Boycott situstion seems no nearer a settlement tonday than at its inauguration more than theca weeks ago. All Japanese business houses outside the Concession are still closed down, with the exception of the banks and most Aupanese residents are still keeping trierly to the concession area.
Minor tussles and arguments, be tween the Chinese pickets and the nese police are the subject constant eross-current of notes between the Japanese consular authorities and the Chinese Commis: sioner for Foreign Affairs, each side laming the other in each particular instance, but this inter-change of notes, has become such a frequent. foceurrence that it now seems to be taken as n matter of course. Tooks as if each side were marking: time and snatching the development of more important matters in Nan= king before taking serious steps towards the adjustment of the local situation, both parties being careful in the meantime to avoid anything in the nature of open friction—Reuter,
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