Peiping, Nov. 15.
The Japanese have tightened up the restrictions at the barriers leading to the British Concession in Tientsin, according to statements by travellers reaching here, The blockade, which has completed five months, is said to have developed into.a "racket." Reliable sources report that the price for a quick passage varies from a few certs for coolies to over $100 for trucks laden with merchandize, Meanwhile, after a diminution of anti-British activities for about a week, due it is alleged to stoppage of the funds which kept the movement going, there is a new outburst of anti-British banners in Peiping.
Among other places these have appeared on Morrison Street, Tung Hua Mon Street and Hatamen Streets. All are new editions of the banners familiar during past weeks, including "Down with Britain," "Exclude the British" and "Oppose the British." The banners appear all to have been in English—Reuter,
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