Students' Hard Pat for Money:
Shops' Devices to Sell "National" Goods Fxom OcR OWN ConnesroxpeNt Kiangchow, Shan., Nov.
Evidently the cost of "Beating down British Imperialism" exceeds the budget estimates of young' Shanai, for there is bickering about collection of the Shanghai grievance funds, it is said, And in some cities the students have tried hard to raise, the wit id by amateur theatricals, not, we believe, over-patronized by' the' public.
Meanwhile heavy-laden seen bringing in abundance of "contraband" British, Japanese and other goods.
Shopkeepers "have changed the Jone character "yang" (oversea) to '"kwoh" (national) on their signs, bat the goods displayed remain much the some as before.
The business people frankly ex. press the opinion that the student agitation has spent itself, and that there was exaggeration and wire; ulling to create such a commotion. was an unwarranted _interference with business and now the old lines must be restored and things go on-as before. This is the dominant feeling manifest. Thera fare exceptions, however, ud the} other day. a' "foreign piece of Sunlight Soap, threw a. the possibi store into undisguised Assistants looked at one with terror. The cartoon and wrap-) caleb ings were torn off hastily and the) women celebrated product of "Port Sun-ight" was held under the offic table for identification while the! making them his wires. salesmen were all on the alert, lest some informer might be a witness against them. "The students wil fine us if they know," whispered) The lama chased the worthy shopkeeper! He is local agent for other famous firm: also!
Will this performance be gon through until all the well stock store:: rooms are. emptied of "ce! {traband"? thought the customer Ihe took, hig"weleome departure wit is patehises. in. his overcoat
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