Attaching much significance to the reported decision of the Shantung Railway authorities to enforce iseriminatory freight charges against the foreign goods to be transported by that railway as from Jan. 1, 1981, Japanese merchants interested in the China trade and especially the cotton wriers who have much bearing on the Chinese decision have decided to take necessary steps to cope with the situation.
Accordingly, Mr. Abe, of the Cotton' Millowners' Associa others called on Mfr. the chief of the Commercial Affairs Bureau of the For-
¢ign Office, this morning and
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