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JAPAN BLOCKADES CONCESSIONS S TIENTSIN, China, June 14.— Martial law Ly was proclaimed on the Hai River, Tientsins l*t outlet to the sea, today, as Japan clamped down a rigid blockade on the British and French concessions. All water traffic was banned from 6 p. m. today until 6 a. m. tomorrow °" morning, threatening to aggravate a food shortage in the river city, where re prices already have skyrocketed. •