Tsingtao, Feb. 7.
The fight on the part of the Shantung people to oust the management of the Kiao-Tsi Railway for alleged favouritism and diseriminaion against—the Shantungese, culminated to-day in the declaration of a boycott by. the Tsingtao Chamber of Commerce. The threat of a general strike is also contained in the circular given, wide distribution, The boycott goes into effect to-morrow.
The circular reads as follows:
We have repeatedly received lette [from the' Tainan. Chamber "of force telling how Kan Tao and T. Ghosince ete arrival here have jone 0 much. to encourage. pett and favouritism and. to ruin Wwe as. merchants remain inactive in Tochhoyeott. the railway' and. to operate with the Tainan Chambe oxeatt will be followed by a general strike "here and in, Tainan thes Ministey" of Alimi General Wang Sak Means and Chu. to. Tew Jat once and we have asked the Administration (o delegate someone to mike charge of railway affairs.
AMT merchants to the elly witt|s ce-operate in taking' this drastic action.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.