The Archive · 1933

Boycott Error in Canton

Anti-Japanese Body Seizes Italian Goods From Our Own Connesronvent Hongkong, Apr.'1. — The Italian Concul-General

tang Southwest Exe tee in Canton drawing attention to the fact that the Anti-Japanese Boycott Association "have seized Some insect flour and powder from Trieste, Italy. This is due to. the mistake of the Association officially Known as the National 'Salvation Association, The Consul-General pointed out that such seizure lacks "moral anit legal justification in the eyes of a unprejudiced person," warning thit the seizure of such' goods is bound to create the most inconvenient effects to Italian trade in China."

'Members. of the National Saiva> tion "Association insist that the insect' flour and powder are from Japan, but the Italian Consul said' that the impor: ters of the goods, who are Chinese, are "ready to produce makers and other shipping documents for me spection" in order to prove that the goods were from italy and not Since there is no Italian Con~ sulate-General gt, "Canton, Italian interest in' South China "is. taken ogre of by the local Consulate, Your correspondent learned "to-day that the Southwest Executive Committee has yet made no. reply the Consul's communication, and the event of being ignored by the Kuomintang organ, a. consular oft cial will proceed to Canton to take up the matter.

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