The Archive · 1939

Kaifeng Bans British Goods

Kaifeng, Aug. 16

Extension of the anti-British movement in Honan to include a boycott of British goods was announced here today by the Anti-British Executive Committee of the province.

The committee recently too) prominent part in. directing British movements which resulted the exodus of Britons from Honan.

'According to the plans of the committee, all British goods stocked by stores' in Kaifeng must be sold by the end of September. Any British goods in stock after that date. will be confiscated by the committe Domei whole proceedings were possibly a trap on the part of intere-ted parties, designed to embarrass the Hongkon Government, who might, thereafter, be secured of harbouring the layers of the late Mr. Cheng. Shih-k: Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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