The Archive · 1939

Anti-British Agitation

British Goods Put — Chorus of Protests — Under Ban

Japanese Plane Scatters Leaflets on Embassy Anti-British Troubles in Tientsin Increase Peiping, Aug. 8 Demonstrations at Nanking and Hangchow Press Condemns Handing Over Local papers today print lists of British products which the populace Tientsin, Aug. 12 Peiping, Aug. 12. are forbidden to purchase, and along-NTI-BRITISH. agit took a new turn here today when Side are given lists of Japanese, Ger-S a result of intimidation, 65 out of 70 Chinese employees of Japanese plane flew dangerously low over the diplomatic nan and Chinese "substitutes" which the International Export Company, the British concern which should be bought instead. wus attacked and damaged by 'a Chinese mob on August 4. have quarter of the city this morning, 1d dropped many anti-British "The press also prints a report of 2 Jeaflets in English and Chinese. own with Britai Exchide resigned, They explained that if they did not leave reprisals mass meeting at Chashan, on the' might be taken against them or their families. the British!" read the captions on the pamphlets.

The British Tsinan-Teinglao Railway, which turn-authorities immediately made representations to the Japanese ed into a riot, involving the storming The emergency corps of the British Concessior has been of the property of the Asiatic Petro-ordered to stand by as a precaution against possible disturbances Embassy, who admitted that the plane probably was Japanese.

Teum: Company and the theft of 2 tomorrow, the second anniversary of the outbreak of hostilities They explained that the "spontaneous anti-British feeling in Japan considerable quantity of gasoline and at Shanghai.

Police and troops are being held in readiness, as has now spread to Japanese nationals in China."—Reuter.

Kerosene.

A new anti-American incident is known that preparations are being made to stage an anti-Tokyo, Avg. 12 Feported by missionary sources to British demonstration.

The expansion and. intensifeatio have occurred at Hwohsien, 100 miles of the anti-British campaign in China south-south-east of Talyuantu, where was decided upon at a meating in Responsibility for It was learned today that the British Consulate-General here had not yet received instructions regarding the handing over of an American, belonging to the China Tientsin today" of the anti-British Inland AUssion, i said to have been Campaiim—Committoe for North Agitation Denied the four Chinese suspects. very dificult to believe that the driven from the city by agitators, aah reposed handing The proposed handing over of the Ching, according to Japanese sources.

The plan, it is stated, includes the Shanghai, Aug. 1 The missionary is at present taking over of the] Government is handing over these establishment of "central machinery The Japanese "Government does refuge with other missionaries ota ete ey Re RINSE suspects. for any reason but one of control and unify anti-British or-not support anti-British propagand Provisional" Government® for. trial cal expediency. Kiehsiv, 50 miles away—Reuter. whether it occurs in Nanking, Kal is, inevitably the topic of conversa: "Britain." it asserts, "is in a tight ganizations in various parts of China, observe an anti-British Demon: feng of Tokyo; it is a spontaneous among both foreign and Chi-spot in Tientsin, and once again the stration Day, and to publish an anti-expression of the people; nor has nese circles here.

British Government Is. yielding to {the onti. British movement degenerate British newspaper.

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