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was sure it would be much appreciated by His Government.
He stated that up to the present time the Boycott had not
been considered very serious, though the latest reports
they had received from their Consuls in Canton and Hongkong
were more pessimistic. The articles most affected so far
by the Boycott were the various marine products, fish,
seaweed, &c., which are exported from the Hokkaido to
South China and which amount to a considerable trade.
However it is expected that the Boycott of those articles
will not be of long duration as they are things for which
there is a large demand in South China and which the
Chinese are unable to purchase elsewhere.
Shipping too was now beginning to suffer somewhat
and this was really a more serious aspect of the case
Chinese agents in Japanese ports having been requested to
ship nothing in Japanese bottoms which they could send by
other steamship lines. The Company most affected was the
Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Other shipping, however, was in danger
of being hit as a telegram from Hongkong to the "Tokio
Asahi" was confirmed by Mr. Ishii that Chinese merchants
in Japan had been advised to load no cargo for Hongkong
which would be due to arrive after March 31,
(Chinese Calendar)