In Tientsin, anyhow, there has been no letting-up of the anti-British movement, The world has apparent become so used to the "blockade of the British Concession, that one hears little about it these days. But actually, though stripping and. face-slapping are no longer the order of the day, the searchings, delays and other petty annoyances inflicted on all those who wish to pass the bar-Tiers are just as bad as ever. This would appear to have quite a definite and localized reason. For" the re-
Strictions on the entry to and exit from the British and French Concessions in Tientsin have now become nothing more nor less than a very profitable "racket," to use a modern American term, It is said that the police at the barriers collect as much '88 $10,000 a day (some estimate as munch as $50,000.) from Chinese and from their vehicles, entering oF 1eav-Jing. the Concessions.
Every Chinese trying to pass the barriers is charged a few cents; those bringing in vegetables or other f0od-stuffs og much as $1 a time: and the more a person is willing to pay, the quicker he is allowed through. When Chinese was being searched inspection shed" one of the constables asked him rather rely, how much he had paid before he was allowed in, adding "We [have to keep a check on the amour collected out Not 2 "One-Price Shop"
In another ease, the Chinese driver of an empty truck waiting to pass through the barrier was asked to pay out $50. On his refusing to do s0, he was ordered to turn round and take his place at the rear'of the line of waiting vehicles. Just as he was bout to do so, a second constable tame up and lowered the price, offergto let him through for $4. Not an "Only one price" business apparently Lorries loaded with large consignments of merchandise are flecced at much as $300 before being allowed through the barriers. Traffic on the river is subject to the same racket. 'A British firm had to pay to the Japanese police $250 before it was allowed to load some cargo on to lighters and send it down river, If} anyone believes that, with such a good business in prospect, the bar~ riers are likely to be done away with at an early date, even should the Tokyo government o desire, he must be a remarkable optimist.
"The Japanese military spokesman in Tientsin replying 10 foreign cor respondents stated that there was no indication, when the barriers would lifted. "Nor.
North Still Active Shanghai, Nov,, 24 "Anti-British movements have not expired, being deeply rooted. among progressive Chinese people who are animated by the desire to establish new East Asia," Col, Taira Hamada, Chief of the 'Press' Bureau of the Japanese Expeditionary Force to North China, who came to Shanghai on Tuesday from Nanking, told reporters, according to the "Shanghai "Peace and order in North China have been restored though there are stil activities of Communist troops, Japanese garrisons in out of the way places are fighting in snow storms.
With economic. reconstruction going on smoothly and Chinese confid-nee in the Japanese growing strong—er, it looks as if the dawn of a new Elst Asa were at hand in North ina, "Plans for a new central regime are becoming "more popular among Chinese in North China, "It is impossible to forecast when ther the Hsin Min Hui will make a political party under the new regime, "It should be remembered that the people of North China do not ike abrupt changes."
Col, Hamada will return to his post the north by air today, At one time he held. similar position In Anti ritish Committee Peiping, Nov. 25.
The "Yung Pao" reports that since the establishment of the Chinese People's enlarged anti-British committee here in the summer, 59 em-Dloyees connected with British firms have left their employments. and British goods in 128 shops in this city have been inspected by the Committee, The paper also states that the banking and money guilds in Peiping have expressed their willingness to ce-operate with the committee not to deal in sterling and not to remit
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