Tientsin, Dec, 23.
Chinese cotton' merchants today went on strike against the Hopel and Charhar " Political Counels "special procedure tax" of $2 a bale over 200 catties and a bale under 100 cattles. Merchants refused to present cotton for inspection, paralyzing exports of the commodity. Japanese firms are supporting the strike United Press, such strange dishes as turkey and plum pudding, not 16 mention mince ble, and all hotels and restaurants Dairen meticulously prepare tins and dinners such as have graced the Christian celebrants of Christmas for centuries while there are in addition Christmas trees and small free gifts for everyone, In the houses of non-Christianszat this time also can be found beautiful articles symbolic of Christmas and Christmas trees can at times be seen liv alcoves side by side with Buddhist shrines, Tt is only within the last fow yeas or so that the young people of Dairen who wish to follow the ideas of the times have turned to Christmas Jolla cation, They ook upon aperitit. to their own New Year celebrations and they delight in the Christmas tree as a brighter variation of their own symbol, prescribed by fuslere Shinto tradition, which bamboo! ornanfented in slight fashion practically only by. @ strand or two of plump straw rope,
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