Along with the pickets had com 'a few policemen, who stood by, without raising a finger to put a atop to the proceedings. What makes it even more certain that there 18 something special back of this affair, is that the pickets openly asterted that they were only carry ing out the wishes of the Government, Apparently, the step was in keeping with the' present foreign policy of. the Nanking-Canton authorities. By making an example of this one unlucky merchant, the Government conveyed the gentle int that it would not be a difficult matter to extend the system to the whole of China, so that Japanese business in this country would soon bbe as dead as a doornail. Tt would teem however, that having made the threat, the local Government is willing to await further developments before again resorting to the use of such a drastic retaliatory measure, Apparently the effect of tthe incident on Japan and her policy in China will be first awaited.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.