CO129-500-4 Canton situation- governor's despatches 15-9-1927 - 24-11-1927 — Page 129

Enclosure No.2.

Translation.

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(Extract from Tai Kwong Po, Hong Kong. 25th. Üctober,1927).

Joint Resignation of the Anti-Japanese Boycott

Commission.

The Anti-Japanese Boycott Comission, Shun Tak

District Branch, is constituted of associations of

different classes. Its original object is to enforce

the Boycott and strictly to prohit the importation

of all Japanese goods. Unexpectedly the pickets organ-

ized for the purpose only aim at their own profit.

When any goods are seized, they will sell them caring

not whether they were enemy goods or not and keep 60%

of the proceeds as their reward and the remaining 40%

for their food, for which 40 cents are given to each

of them every day. It was at first resolved that the

pickets should be four in all but later their number

grew to 12. The Cormission cannot keep them under

proper control, and many malpractices are committed by

then, causing many complaints by the people. The Com-

mission being unable to improve them have proposed to

resim jointly, and issued a manifesto that in future

they will not be responsible for any examination of

goods, so that they may not remain mere puppets of others.