Latent anti-Japanese feeling, heightened by the events in North China, was ascribed by the local Japanese press us the cause of a mob attack fon the home of Mr. Hidesaburo Aoyagl, 250 Yochow Fond, at about 41.80" o'clock on Monday night, Material damage estimated at $80 was caused, the papers said. The trouble arose from " dispute over a rickshaw fare, the reports stated. About thirty Chinese gathered to watch the alteration and rushed into Mr. Aoyagi's home, the dailies alleged. Municipal police from the Wayside station dispersed the attackers. No injuries were reported, the papers added, While communications to Peiping were kept as open as possible, trans portation "business was seriously Affected, as local agents of merchants in the north have been asked to withhold their orders unfit the situa tion clarifies, 'A business slump has also been reported in. several cities. In Hang-show, a falling off in te purchases silk piece goods has been noted. Whereas about 1,500 bolts used to change.hands daily, the volume of turnover has been reduced to about 300 bolts during the past few days In Chungking, "all exchanges were closed owing to a fall in quotations.
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