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and that they must confine themselves to statements of
fact and fair comment. I also gave instructions that
the managers of various places of entertainment should
be warned that if any anti-Japanese propaganda took
place in such places of entertainment they would be at
once closed. The Chinese members promised to assist
and consult regularly with the Secretary for Chinese
Affairs in case of developments. This they have
loyally done, giving great assistance to the authorities.
On Thursday there were one or two minor
disturbances, which were promptly dealt with. On Friday
the disturbances were rather more numerous in Victoria,
but apart from one case they were not serious, and at
midnight the city was perfectly quiet. Some trouble
started in Kowloon, in one district only, on that day,
but was promptly suppressed and the Police felt that
they had the situation well in hand. I may say that
I was myself in the town on Friday night and saw no
signs whatever of trouble. I conferred with the Inspector
General of Police at that time, and asked if he con-
sidered any further measures were necessary. He replied
in the negative, as he was of opinion that things were
quietening down.
On Saturday I leamed that there had been
further disturbances, and I telephoned to the Inspector
General of Police and asked whether he thought it would
be a good thing to have a "route march" through the
town. He did not think that the occasion had yet
arrived for any such demonstration; there was justifi-
cation for this view, as up to midday all was perfectly
quiet. Shortly after midday however further attacks
were made by small parties on Japanese shops in the
Eastern district.
In view of this, Mr. Wolfe asked that military
assistance