Since the severance of economi relations with Japan and the institution of the boycott as a sult of the Tsinan Incident, the Joss in trade with China by Japanese merchants in Shanghai is estimated to be $30,000,000, states the vernacular press. (These figures are probably taken from our calculation of Y.32,000,000 at the [beginning of last week).
The Anti-Japanese Atrocities! Committee and boycott pickets still continue to be active. Having received information that a great quantity of Japanese goods were! being transported to Wusih by. freight trains, boycott pickets were sent to Wasih to approach the Kuomintang there to make investigations.
native of Shaoshing was a rested by boycott pickets on August 10 at Shanghai South Station, for having pretended to be an inspector' of Japanese fools. He has been referred to the Committee for} punishment, 'A novel ruse was adopted by a shop proprietor at Kaochangi fon August 10, when inspectors vi his shop to search for Japanese goods. The proprietor and his} Jassistants refused to permit the spectors to search, but, disregarding the proprietor's protests, the inspectors entered by force. Immediately the proprietor called out, there are robbers in our shop. Hearing the alarm raised, a crowd of people rushed into the shop and Jassaulted the inspectors, six of whom were severely wounded while, the rest retreated. Subsequently, the Boycott Committee held a meeting and decided to write to the Anti-Japanese Atrocities Committee urging that the merchant should be punished.
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