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communications by water were suspended. On the 18th, many

of the dangerous elements were arrested, mostly under the

guidance of our comrades in the City kuomintang Department and the Canton Mechanics' Union. Many book-stores for

reactionary propaganda were closed down, and many aims of

various reactionary associations were seized. In Pun Tong

and wong Sha several reactionary associations of peasants

were dissolved, and simultaneously the various Garri son

Commissioners were directed in a secret message from the

Generalissimo's Headquarters to make arrests in their ow

districts. Unexpectedly Chan Ka Yau revolted in the Nor-

them hegion, and General Tsin nas marched out to suppress

him in conjunction with the hwangsi troops; and Chan has

now retreated out of Canton. We have discovered the in-

triques of the Communists through censorship of postal

letters and telegrams, and the worst of them was that they

had misled many young men to take part inpropaganda oppos-

ing us. It is a pity that the students have been young and ignorant and have thus been easily made fools of.

(9) Then Comrade Cheung Ching Yu reported what he had

witnessed in wuhan, Nanking and Shanghai; Comrade wu Chun

Lam, Representative of the Branch Political Department.

gave an advisory lecture; Deputy heung Yuk Shang submitted a report on huomintang affairs; Deputy Man So Chung made a revelation of the Communist intrigues; and Tang Man Yi representative of the Central Military and Political Academy

delivered a speech. All the lectures were very excellent

and impressive and were much applauded by all present.

(10) Four resolutions were passed at the meeting:

(a) hadically to purge the Party of all members whQ

hold also membership in the Communist Party.

(b) To wire compliments to all officers and soldiers

at the front.