Coming nearer home, dissatisfaction is expressed on all sides in con-recent actions of the authorities in Manchuria, Erforts not worthy of an enlightened copie have been maintained for the purpesa of boosting depreciating currencies, and in anier to oust the'
nese from their important posi 1s in the markets of the Three tern Provinces everything pos-lo has been done to bar the ulation of the Japanese yen. Tiavbin, they have even gone the Htength of posting sentries amd de-tactives at the entrances of Jupanese banks and exchange hongs for the purpose of keeping a check upon those Russians and Chinese who may find it convenient for various reasons to convert their Chinese hold. ings into yen, or vice verse.
The complaint is set up that recent years the Japanese Govern~ ment has displayed an extraordinary laxity in its dealings with the Chinese central and provincial authorities, and there is dissatisfaction against what is described as. Jo lack of backbone in serious em-
At the present moment, when conditions such a. serious state in [should be a more direct and policy maintained, but up the Home Government has kept up a policy of softness and dilly-dally-jing, with the result that Japan has ost a good deal rather than gained any "face" in this country.
'The Soviet Government has consistently conducted an intensive propaganda in China against British and Japanese interests, in contravention of the pledge solemnly given by Jt.that never would it enter upon'
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