The Chinese transportation com: panies have asked the railway administration for ten days in which to transfer the Japanese goods which have been placed with them and promise that, after these have been sent, they will not transport any more but do their best to further the boycott movement. thought that the boycott agitation was started by the Nanking Government because the Japanese Government had tried to place it in an {isolated position, their sympa being first with Marshal Chang Teolin and then with the Hankow Asa means of reringing the Japanese to terms, Nanking was clinging to the hope [that the boycott movement. would cause Japan to recognize the Nationalist Government.
Another informant, however, was of the opinion that the movement was not instigated by Nanking but that it was a general movement on the part of the Chinese people who were opposed to the Japanese Government despatching troops. /Shantung and committing breaches of China's sovereign rights. He said that the movement was spread ing and that, before long, it would extend throughout the' country until the Japanese Government finally decided to. withdraw her troops and cancel the 21 Demands. people's anger against risen (o such a pitch that merchants did not dare to im-Port or sell Japanese goods and the people refused to purchase them, although in many cases, prices bad been cut by 50 per cent." It was impossible, our informant stated, to ignore the movement and failure on the part of the Japanese Govern ment to recognize "it would be nothing less than folly.
Loss of "Face" Feared Meetings continue to be held to discuss the matter and the Anti-Japanese Boycott League is pressing the people, through the press, to have nothing whatever to do with Japan. If the boycott is not pro-[secured with full vigour, the leaders of the League say, China will become the Inughing stock of the nations and considerable "face" will be lost, "face" which can never again be recovered.
Dealers of Japanese raw materis and manufactured goods met yesterday to discuss the situation and, after lengthy consideration, it was decided to request the Kuomintang and the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce to grant them permission to sell all Japanese goods which they have on hand and which they may have ordered! japanese agitation They promised never again to import Japanese goods and said they were prepared to stand losses after they had disposed of the stocks on hand and on order. they were compelled, they said, to hold up or confiscate such—goods Just now, they would suffer irreparfable losses and so they hoped that their request would be given serious consideration.
Tuesday Fixed as Date of Commencement The first executive meeting of the Anti-Japanese Boycott League was libeld in the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce building, North Honan Road, on Tuesday under the irmanship of Feng Shao-shan, airman of the Chamber, there being an attendance of 32
Persons present.
It was decided that all outstanding questions should be referred to the various committees and that, beginning from Tuesday next, no Japanese goods should be sold. A resolution in this connexion was Passed that offenders will Punished according to the rules promulgated especially for the pur-Pose of eliminating corrupteitizers, The Anti-Japanese Boycott League has begun to inspect Japanese gccds imported by Chinese merch-
Two big cages have been placed in front of the Chinese General Chamber of Com: mere and they will be used to imprison those who attempt to take advantage of the situation by smuggling Japanese merchandise Owing to the anti-Japanese agitation, the Cotton Goods -Stock Exchange temporarily suspended business on Tuesday and the Hard~ rare Dealers Union has circulated an order to its members instructing. them to report at once on the amount of their Japanese stocks as well as to give a statement of goods which have been ordered but which have not yet arrived.
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