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CHINESE BOYCOTT OF JAPANESE Australian Press Association, . Shanghai, March 5. The first sign of Japan’s wilting under the Chinese boycott pressure is contained in the report, from Hankow that the Japanese Consul announced that he was agreeable .to the. Chinese demand for adequate punishment to be. imposed on a Japanese marine chauffeur who knocked down and killed a Chinese wheelbarrow coolie re'ceritly, thereby precipitating a general strike and boycott. In addition, the Consul will officially express regret and allow the deceased’s family fifteen dollars and thirty shillings monthly for a period of years. In regard to the demand for the withdrawal of the Japanese marines from Hankow, the. Japanese Consul is reported to have explained that authority for this lies with the Japanese Government.
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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 138, 7 March 1929, Page 11
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127FEELING THE PINCH Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 138, 7 March 1929, Page 11
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