Chinese press telegrams indicate that a number of meetings and demonstrations took place in the out~ Ports on Thursday, those in Peking, Hankow, Nanking, Tientsin, Amoy and Hangchow being attended in greater numbers than the others.
One hundred thousand people are said to have attended the Peking parade, these representing 132 organizations, under Gen. Ma Liang, former Commissioner of Defence at Tsinan, The following demands were addressed to the Central Go-Yernment:-—Troops shall be despatched to the foreign concessions to protect Chinese and foreigners; The British Minister in Peking and the British Consuls at Shanghai, Hankow and Canton shall be vocal" led; The British Government shall be asked to punish the culprit Indemity shall be paid and a suit~ able apology shall be offered; Proper labour conditions shall be introduced accordance with Chinese laws; Representations shall be made to the Japanese reference to the workman killed by the Japanese rill-employees in Shanghai; The ality shall be abolished; Unequal treaties shall be cancelled; The Governmnt shall contribute a large tum for the strikers; and, Definite steps shall be taken if negotiations again break off.
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