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CHINA
Tr. W. I. I. WALLACE
Mh. Dayle
CHINESE PRESS IGNORES BRITISH DENIAL OF HONGKONG CHARGES HONGKONG, FRIDAY - THE CHINESE PRESS TODAY CONTINUED
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TO CHARGE THAT MUCH BLOODSHED MARKED THE EVICTION OF CHINESE CITIZENS FROM CONDEMNED BUILDINGS IN THE OLLD CITY OF KOWLOON, ON THE MAINLAND OF HONGKONG COLONY.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT STATED YESTERDAY THAT ONLY ONE PERSON WAS INJURED BY A GUNSHOT WOUND AND ONLY SIX TREATED AT HOSPITAL.
PROTESTS AT THE EVICTION CONTINUED TO POUR INTO HONGKONG TODAY FROM ALL PARTS OF CHINA, BUT NO FURTHER INCIDENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE AREA SINCE MONDAY, WHEN SOME OF THE BUILDINGS CONDEMNED WERE RECONSTRUCTED BY THE "SQUATTERS" AND LATER REMOVED BY THE AUTHORITIES.
THE HONGKONG ENGLISH-LANGUAGE PAPER SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST DECLARED TODAY: "THE MISCHIEVOUS PROPAGANDA BEING DISTRIBUTED ALL OVER CHINA IS A MASS OF LYING AND EXAGGERATION: REFERENCES TO A 'BLOODBATH' AND 'IMPERIALISM' ARE LUDICROUS.
"THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY MALE FIDE AND INTENDED TO INFLAME. IT IS FOR THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IN FAIRNESS TO PUBLISH THE RUTH." REUTER END
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