Commitice, Police and Kuomintang all Want Share The anti japanese committee in chow seems to be getting difficulties. Some time body decided that xuods would he allowed the port and, at the same resolved that the collection funds for the save fund Quite recently it was discovered that Some bers of the society were accept ing bribes from certain merchants and allowing the prohibited goods free entrance in consequence. Usual-consignments of goods for' Nantungchow are carried on the river steamers which berth there somewhere about ten o'clock in the niorning. The purchasers of Japanese goods realized that this was an inconvenient time to take delivery as many people we that hour and someone Sure to notice the objectionable cargo. They therefore had the goods carried up stream to the next Port where they were mischa and redirected to their de by the down river boat wi rives in Natungehow at midnight when the goods could be removed to the godown without attracting observation.
Police Want Their Share 'The scheme worked all right Sut, unfortunately, one night the police on duty discovered what was foing on and detained the goods. Quiet evidently they of awind of the pact between' the merchants ard "the boycott committee and were grieved that such things could be and they be left out in the cold, Those concerned stake and prompt:
paid up. a. handsome cumshaw to the police. These proved incorruptible or preferred to. keep the confiscated hoods as being more Valuable than the offered bribe. The merchants concerned. than dressed a letter to the chamber of commerce pointing out that. they had come to an arrangement with the anti-Japanese committee by reason of, which, and for a conaiera: tion, their goods were to be passed without interference, Tt was there fore but right that having paid for the right of way their cats should delivered to. them.
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