Tientsin, July 3.
On the eve of the Anglo-Japanese negotiations in Tokyo for a settlement of the Tientsin issue, the Japanese appear to have tightened up the blockade of the British and French Concessions.
In addition to the stripping incident yesterday—the first in several days—very little milk fit for human consumption and virtually no coal are now entering the British Concession, A dairyman, attempting to bring 200 bottles of milk into the Concession, told Reuter that, after waiting for about five hours in a queue, he was ordered to bring large cans, unseal the bottles and pour the milk into the cans.
The bottles were then carefully examined, after which he was ordered to refill the bottles from the cans. When the process was finished, the milk had turned sour due to the terrific heat.
Other dairymen reported similar experiences.
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