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not believed to exceed 2,000 men, poorly armed.
The Canton authorities, however, seem to
have regarded the invasion seriously and a large
force was despatched to meet it. Latest reports show
that the invaders have retired without serious loss
into the mountains, where they are being attacked not
only from Kwangtung but also by General Chu Pui-tak in
Kiangsi.
3.
Elections have recently been held in
Kwang tung of delegates to the General Conference of the
Kuomintang in Nanking. The names published are those
of persons at present holding office at Canton and of
their adherents.
4. I enclose a translation of an article, which appeared in the local press,purporting to be a report of the Inspectorate of the Anti-Japanese Boycott Society for the year 1920. Of the institutions constituting this Society, the Tung ang Tui and the Hing Chung Vui are the present day off-shoots of societies of the same name founded by Sun Yat-sen before the overthrow of the Manchus; others, such as the Airmen's Society and the Hong Kong General Labour Union, took a prominent part in the agitation of 1925 and subsequent years. can be little doubt that the Anti-Japanese Society is merely the former Canton-ong Kong Strike Committee under another name. It has recently published figures showing that it made a payment of $1,000 to the Canton Chamber of Commerce for a fund for promoting national industries. According to the rules of the Society 40% of the value of Japanese goods seized is allocated to this fund and the balance is distributed among officers of the Committee.
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