Following on the rumour that 2, 1000 coolies had pledged themselves to. make martyrs of themselves land sacrifice their lives, if need be, the French police have barricaded. the approaches to the settlement.
It is highly probable, on the oth-jer_hand, that in the' approaching yrness to each other of the two Chinese armies of Fengtien and] IChekiang the real re-fson for these Jdefensive measures may be found. [The creek region has axsumet nest the aspect of September days—the bridges have been closed with barbed wires and plants taken from the smaller ones so that no one! may cross after dark, while the machine-gun sand bags have been placed in first condition, Paris, July 5—It is understood that the two nine-Power treaties relating to China will be submitted to the French Parliament for ratification early fds weel sition and try to carry out the threatened boycott I think we shall be making ourselves a laughing. stock for other nations. Let us think ithe matter over three times before taking any such rash action."
"Why should we boycott only [British and Japanzre goods?" asked la department store head. other nations more innocent tha hose two countries? Other countries hi ye taken a share in the pres-lent troubles just as well as the British and "Japanese and the! Chinese, so if we boycott anybody why don't we boycott the whole world? (smiling) No, the boycott won" be successful and it will not hast very long.
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