How the Boycott Works mote than usually bad example the workings of the AntiJapane boveats has been brobsht to our otis, ana result of yesterday's rite, The agent in Yorkanine frm eeently sold a fonsignmert of yar toa foreign Senter "who represent) a. Chinese Mtarutecturer established Jost out Side the Setlement. As dhe cargo fins being trampotted tots destin San othe il ea some lots an ployee of the Yorkshire opeote pickets. Now by on ae-
franutacern "who" siz have Teaings with, Japan, had stuck Spon "one" bale. a abel bearing avpteture of the Wing Sun, with fame japanese, characters. in the margin, these Tabele being used Cor argo That pace to Japan. The picking immetately declared. that The yarn wns Japanese produce and reve the whole consignment. 'They tit retain ie -All pouible. repre Sentations have been' made, his fading ud Customs. palace shown poof of the origin of the Yarn. But the nests eld onto, thee booty, "Prubmbly they do not care tio' strawn, where the arn came fom Cargo they have sot and oct move bs rand them for ie covery er it will be Kd for thet benefit, Why should they give up the property which their own officals encourage them (o plunder from others? and reported against it partly because the river is already reasonably adequate for the trade it carries, partly because of the colossal ex-Benge involved, But the Commi pressed strong for very especially the need of dredging the celebrated Fairy Flats. The news that Nanking is now taking an interest in the condition of the Yang-zo is most welcome and the opportunity may be taken to press once more the urgency of acting upon the valuable reports of 1923, which showed not only what ought to be done but how it might be done, The Opium Scandal "grams from Nanking give an account of the examination of th members of the crew of the ALS. Kiangan, who were arrested in connection with the opium brought to Shanghai on that ship. A. note on the examination adds that "when all necessary proofs have been secured, a special court will be formed to try the accused, Te ought nut to be necessary. Another message, last night, fro says that the Nanking General Chamber of Commerce has petitioned for "severe punishment to be meted out lo th General Cheng Chien yes. Of the Pertalists, ut will also make it. Iuch haveler for" Government 'The release of General Cheng Chien author of the Nanking outrage, who has been in durance at Mankow for same months past, wax forecast in a message from' Kuo Min news agency rome days ago. Now it is an accomplished fact. According to the memorandum from General Li Chung-jen of Mankow, General Chen is truly repentant, 8 to undergo ever misbehaves again and meanwhile desires to retire to the mountains and mot tate. Aw the Nanking "incident has been settled with all Powers except apan for whom it now con-tutes a comparatively tion, there is no. dan) foreign Government making a fuss, and go General Cheng is let out. Yet if Nanking really wished to show its regret for the disgraceful doings of March 24, 1927, here is opportunity ready to hand, When troops break out and loot and murder, who ix more obviously responsible than their General? Yet whereas Chen Chien was always within the grasp of 3 tone has ever susKeste pay the penalty of A file of coolies of whom no one ever and compradore's staff? the people much higher up why uyeda them to bring down the opium? No doubt the conduct the Kiangan erew—or such of the ay were concerned in smuggling the opium—is reprehensible: but the quiltiness of poor the temptation to the sly must be regarded leniently, especially when they see opium: sold without gonevaiment unde military "chop" in Hankow and open trading in the drag all and down the Yangtze, also under ary control. There need be hesitation in maying that the fuss made over the crew of the Kiang:
is, to put it vulgarly, eye-wash," a clumsy device of the most transparent sort distract attention from the really guilty Who did the opium wot Who sent it? To There is not the sli hoard—51 we think there were, were hot or are said tohave been, But man of position must be touched and when the principal culprit gets into trouble on other xrounds the earliest possible pretext ix caught At for exonerating him. As we said, no foreign Power will take notice of Cheng Chien's release, But the episode gives food for distasteful thought. inno wets Shap Yangtze Survey 'A Kuo Min News Agency message, ea ated Nanking, December 1, says: decision to improve the navieathin route he anne ets pacer meeting ate Yanatas entire: course will Ue. divided present. line. 71 Into three. sections, the rst. from Woosung to Hankow: the. second From: Hankow. to. Tchane: ahd th hint; from Tehang to: Chungking.
iosguctlons ea bendy survey Sea be teen othe othe Swatow was a big. Success, the Tus "Poppy Day" collection in
fount cntibted by Brita and Stideningy of the river will he born 2s""Goonns plans are completed. feveral_other nationals tot The problem above Ichang is Shout $800, "against $650 last Senn, The collection, was organized probably insoluble, But for. the SStee ALM. Seotl Morris, who Yangtze from its month to Hankov, Listed by Ses. C, H. Wood, timely to recall that the Chin-'Metta and Miss Ange Government has, in the posses-tsien of the Whangyoo Conservancy, exhaustive reports by the intern-'Tne Chinese papers understand ational Commission which came out that the National Products Bank in 1923, composed of the greatest is shortly to became an accomplish-Aiving experts in river conservancy. fed fact. Overseas Chinese are re-Further investigation therefore apported to have subscribed heavily (Pears quite necessary. Tt may towards the capital. The bank will recalled that the Commission be controlled by the merchants and pecially examined the question of will nat in any way be connected dredging and widening the Yangtze,
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