CHINESE BOYCOTT
JAPAN FORCED TO NEGOTIATE WILTING UNDER ECONOMIC PRESSURE. PUNISHMENT OF ORIGINAL CULPRIT. (United Ptm« Allocution—By Cable— Copyright.] lAnitralUa and N.Z. Preu Auoolatioa.l I (Received 6. 8.55 a.m.) Shanghai, March 5. The first sign of Japan wilting under the Chinese boycott pressure is contained -in a report from Hankow that the Japanese Consul has announced that his Government is agreeable to accede to the Chinese demand that adequate punishment he imposed upon the Japanese marine chauffeur who knocked down and killed a Chinese wheelbarrow coolie recently, thereby precipitating tbe general strike and boycott. In addition, the Consul will officially express regret and allow the deceased's family 15 dollars (80/-) a month for a period of years. Concerning the demand for the withdrawal of Japanese marines from Hankow, the Japanese Consul explained that authority for this lies with the Japanese Government.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 67, 6 March 1929, Page 5
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