Tientsin, Feb, 11.
A petition, seconded by' the Japan ese Consul General in Tientsin, has been sent to the Japanese Government by the Tientsin Japanese Chamber of Commerce, "drawing Tokyo's attention to general shortage of merchandise in North China asa result of regulations Uimiting Japanese exports to th fountnies "ofthe "Yen. ice, the fKelohin' Wieht-Mieht Shimbun, Tenfsin Japanese language news-per, reports, petition points out the evertocreasing cent "of" Foods. in North hina as 4 fect of the shortage, and Fequesis the. government {0 revise the restricting fiitations, The paper out that the limitation. Fapanese exports, It continued, will have untovourablo repercussions th economic system of North China.
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