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12th March as follows:- "Hearty thanks for your
courtesy and entertainment extended to us during
Wishing you every
our stay at Hong Kong.
success and prosperity".
8.
Reports from Canton since Marshal Li's
departure indicate a certain feeling of
nervousness.
This has caused fluctuations in
For a short period
the value of paper money, which is now about
eight per cent below par.
also there was a run on the Central Bank which,
however, succeeded in weathering the storm.
There are no signs of unusual military activity
in the province and the fact that Generals Tsui
King-tong and Ch'an Tsai-tong, both of whom are
loyal to Marshal Li, have remained in Kuang tung instead of proceeding to Nanking may have some
significance.
9.
Towards the end of February a gathering
of Journalists was held in Canton and was
attended by representatives of a number of
Hong Kong vernacular papers.
meeting was the formation of a
The object of the
semi-official
association with the object among others of
securing uniformity in the presentation to the
public of Kuomintang propaganda. As a result
the "All Kuangtung Press Association" was founded
as a branch of the "All China Press Association".
The representatives of the Hong Kong Press brought
forward several resolutions and two of their
number were appointed to serve on the Executive
Committee of the Association.
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