Tue meeting of Chinese held in Chang 8u-1 garden on the 18th instant to discuss the Japanese demands and to advocate a boycott of Japanese goods was attended by several thousand people, and proceedings of & more or less exciting character were kept up from 1 p.m., the hour for which the meeting was convened, until after 5 o'clock. At first the foreign police on duty were doubtful as to whether they should allow the meeting to be held and a number of Chinese were refused admission to the gardens. This action naturally created a certain amount of disorder, but matters were smoothed down on the arrival of the Captain Superintendent, and the meeting passed off comparatively quietly. There were a great many speakers. One of the men stopped at the entrance to the Gardens by the police was a soldier, armed with a rifle and several rounds of ammunition, but his advert was not so formidable as it seemed. The soldier belonged to the Civil Governor's body; apparently he had lost his way in attempting to get to the Arsenal.
The Chinese quarters of the Settlement are being very liberally served with anonymous announcements on the subject of the negotiations with Japan. On Monday numbers of placards were displayed, and handbills distributed, exhorting the Chinese to boycott Japanese goods. Upon one of these it was urged that uniees the Chinese take measures to defend themselves, they will become slaves, like the Koreans.
An incident which fortunately passed off without serious development was witnessed in Foochow Road. A few Chinese gathered
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