The Archive · 1928

Serious Boycott

The boycott of Japanese 00's has continued, and even the coal business which was not affected on previous occasion begins to Zeel the bite. Coal merchants have received advices from Canton and elsewhe: s to the effect that when the boyeost in full swing, Japanese coal eric not be sold there. Formerly, the a grent deal of cou! eenuse the local ducts are of very inferior quality, but now they have imported plenty this stuff from India and Bor.co.

This fear however "is not share would he re-chipped to. Th Nor the pickets, if any, worry hin, for he remarked that pickets are always willing to accept bei eitts.

The local merchants have veeeived word from Singapore, Bangkok, a Wuchow advising them not to ah any more Japanese goods stored here to those ports. Agitators are said to be busily at work in Sines pore uring the people not to buy any commodities from Japan. A Wuchow steamer that arrived here reports that the antiJapancee hoy-ott in that river port has already: coi 1) and that representa of loca! organization boarded the steamer in order to tell the master

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