The Archive · 1928

The Boycott of Japan

Commercial, Bodies to. Further Severance of Relations Special messages have been received by the Kuo Min News Agency from the following places reporting: the progress of the anti-Japanese movement:

Canton, May. 19.—The Municipal Purty Affairs Directors have nounced that a meeting for the discussion of ways and means to effect severunee of economic relations with Japan will be held on the bird, and have invited various local organiza tions to send representative Hankow, May. 21.—The Standing Committee and "Heads of various Departments of the Committee for the Severance of Economic Rajations with Japan were elected yesterday. The General Chamber of Commerce has instructed all branch chambers commerce to establish officer. take charge of matters pertaining, to the boycott.

Changsha, May 20,—~The Anti-Japanese Committee here decided yesterday to register all Japanese goods in the market and to prohibit further importation of—Japanese ods by the merchants. The public also warned against boarding, Japanese steamers, Hauchow, May 20—Two measures are being enforced by the commercial bodies here for the boycott peers east Q) All Japanese pols in the market must be examin.

and properly stamped before being placed on sale; (2) new shipments of Japanese goods must not be allowed in the market.

Wuhu, May 21—The press association has sent cireutar telegram to all newspapers throughout. the country, requesting that an imparti-Al discussion of the Tsinan Incident be published, and urging the organization of a National Prose Association,

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