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of bandit outrages and of fighting with the

Communists on the Kiangsi border. During December

the police received news of concentrations of

brigands near our frontier but no incidents occurred.

The Cantonese authorities continued to maintain a

small force at Sham-chun, to keep order in the

neighbourhood.

5. The declaration made by the Central

The

Government regarding Extraterritoriality was the

subject of a demonstration held in Canton on the 11th

of January under the auspices of the provincial

Kuomintang. A meeting held on that day on the

Estern Parade Ground concluded with a procession

around the city, which included in its route the

Sha Kee Road, opposite Shame en concession. report of the proceedings, which appeared in the

Canton vernacular papers, seems to indicate that, while the local government could not withhold its blessing from this demonstration, important officials were conspicuous by their absence, only three being mentioned as present, namely Fan Ki-mo, the Treasurer,

Lam Wan-k'oi, the Mayor, and Lo Man-chong, the Chief Justice. Apart from the Kuomintang organizations, the most prominent part in this affair was taken by the

Labour Unions and Associations of overseas Chinese.

No speeches were reported in the press and it is perhaps fair to suggest that publication was suppressed

by the Cantonese authorities.

6.

On the 23rd of January, General Chan Ming-shu

and his wife, accompanied by the Mayor of Canton, the

Chief