Unchecked Seizure of Goods by Anti-Japanese Society: Heavy Fines Inflicted on Merchants; No Protection by Officials Startling facts have been obtain-Jed of the depredations of the, Ant> Japanese Society around Shanghai, inder guise of most patriotic its operators are undoubtedly lining their pockets richly a the merchants' expense.
Searcely a day passes in which the police are not apprised of at Toast three to five seizures of [Japanese goods outside the Settlement and so common is the event, as to rank on a par with the number of armed robberies that are not reported for fear of reprisals at the hands of the thieves. by the AntiJapunese Society until the case 's "disposed of.
Such "disposition" can usually be brought to a quick termi the means of paying a "fine, 's calculated by the Society officers. When the offender produces the amount required the seeds are handed back to him, seemingly none the worse for the experience and he can do with them as he wishes,_ regardless of the fact that they fr, all of Japanese origin, though it is thought the "fine" assi the Chinese manutocturera for the entry into his district of Japanese Two Typical Reports 'Two typical reports of the day' pickings by the AntiJapanese Society are as follows:
Groups of labourers continued the search for Japanese goods in Nantao and Chapei on the afternoon of October 6 and made the following. seizures:—
The South Whirf, Nantao Bund 12 presages of sugar and three Packets of marine edibles.
Ta Dah Wharf, Nantao Bund—two packages of cotton cloth and one case of toys Limaloo, Nantao.—Two bundles of /velvoteen.
The above seizures are detained in the City Chamber of Commerce, Nantao, Groups"of Chinese labourers continued the search for Japanese jiroods in Chinese controlled territory on October 7 and made the following seizures:
On a boat i the Soochow!
Creek off Jessfield Village—11 bales of sugar, two dozen washing basins, eight lengths of imtation venetians, 24 lengths of piece goods.
Small East Gate—Two boxes of glass panes and three bales of cotton yarn.
Kwan Jiao, Nantao—Three dozen of overshoes, five lengths of velveteen.
'Chao Kie' Road, Great East Gate—One faskct' of porcelain.
'The first seizure was detained in the AntiJapanese Boycott Inspectors' Office at No. 99 West Paoshing Road, Paoshan Road, Chapei and the remainder in the City Chamber of Commerce. No receipts acknowledging the seizure and confiscation of alleged Japanese goods are being given to the victims.
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