Former Chinese Secretary of League Urges Boycott The National Anti-Sapanese Convention opened on July 21 in the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce when more than 109 delegates from various parts of the country were present, A preliminary meeting was held in the morning at which delegates were officially welcomed, and. ab ngan an entertainment in their honour was given and also a welcome to Mr. Hsia Chi-feng, former Chinese secretary of the League of Nations, who has just returned from Geneva, Mr, Chen Te-ching, chairman, ina speech of welcome delegates; stressed the significance of the Convention and urged the delegates to ce-operate in the future work of the movement so that success would ultimately crown their efforts, Mr. Hsin Chi-fong said that, while in Europe, he personally hoard the propaganda of the Japanese about the Tsinén affair. Japanese propagandists steadfastly insisted upon the justiic the Japanese soldiers in killing Chi-jans as well ax Nationalrs, because of their opposition to the Japanese troops in Tsinan and they said that they would kill everybody who stood in they way. It was thus seen that Japanese propagandists and imists were even boasting in way among the foreign Powers, The speaker finally urged perseverance in severing economic relations with Japan, as the most effective way of dealing with the aggression of Japan at the prosont time, Mr. $. S. Fung, chairman of the Chinese General Chan merce, also spoke,
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