Until further details are available through the mails about the first fight in San Francisco of Andre Shelaeff, whom Shanghai has taken under its wing as welterweight champion of the Orient, there must be considerable Mystification over the result. On the reports šo far received the draw verdict is dificult to explain. In the fifth round Shelaeff appears to have accidentally butted his opponent and caused a deep gash on his forehead. This apparently inspired the referee to stop the fight and to award a draw, even though the Ameri-fam boxer was ahead on points. What Shang-ai boxing followers are asking themselves is: how was this verdict arrived at? If: Shelaeff fouled his opponent, even accidentally, so badly that the man was unable to continue, surely the victim of the foul was entitled to the verdict and Shelaeff should have been disqualified. A disqualification on such grounds, since the foul was admittedly accidental, could have done the Shanghai fighter no harm in his career, but on the contrary might have earned him a lot of sympathy, On the other hand, if, without earning disqualification, Shelaeff had inflicted such an injury on his opponent that his opponent was unable to continue, then surely Shelaeff should have been awarded the fight on a T.KJO. verdict. A draw does not seem to enter into the matter. The verdict should have been one way or the other, if the cabled reports are to be the criterion. It seems most probable, however, that some, essential particular with regard to the injury suffered by Fasano has still to be learnt, and, therefore, local boxing enthusiasts wu withhold judgment until more detailed accounts of the fight are available, Egg Monopoly An example of the manner in which the Japanese in north China are establishing monopolies designed to interfere with the trade of third party nationals comes from Shantuhg, where the latest reports indicate that a movement is afoot to monopolize the egg industry. A meeting was held some days ago in Tsinan under the auspices of the Poultry Produce Bureau, when ways and means of improving the egg Business were discussed. An association of egg merchants was formed, and it was decided that no busitiess could be transacted outside the egg exchange, Representatives of the egg merchants and Goverhment officials are to be appointed as appraisers to decide upon the market price of eggs. Nò foreigners will be allowed to join the egg merchants association, and Chimesé who do not join at its inception will not be allowed to do So afterwards. Japanese spokesmen at the meeting explained how banking facilities would be arranged to facilitate handling the business, and it is te be assumed that this will be done through a Japanese bank. It is not clear whether the Japanese intend going into the egg export business on their own account: it is unlikely that they will, at any rate for]. the time being, for it is à market with which they are not familiar, and the conclusion te be drawn from the scheme is that, by the establish-tent of this egg exchange amd association, means will be secured of su&ezihg much profit from the sale of eggs to the foreign exporters. The scheme apparently will follow the general lines of setting wp media through which alone foreign exporters of China produce will be able to AN their requirements at prices which will be completely únder Japanese control, and the old form of competition will thus be élitminated. There is, cón-sequently no guarantee that the egg producing farmers will reteivé the full value for their produce or that the foreign exporter will be able to büy at prices satisfactory to market conditions abroad. Clearly this is another instance of the disregard Japanese assurances of respect for foreign interests.
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