'The following statement was made by: a representative of the Kuomintang, who is an official' under the: Nationalist Government in con: nexion with the outrage on Mr. Geddes:—
"The Kuomintang very much deplore this robbery, this unhappy incident, and will render every assistance, that the miscreants may' be brought te justice.
"It is obvious that, when such men use the good name of the [Kuomintang and the Nationalist [Government for purposes of robber their claim to represent this party jand the Nationalist Government i false and illegal. The Kuomintanz Jand the Nationalist Government have sufficient money at their disposal for the furtherance of the Anti-Northern Expeditionary Can Ipaign, so that bare-faced robbery of this nature is absolutely out of the Jquestion. The Kuomintang wish '0 take this opportunity to deny that such persons represent, or are jarly way authorized to represe the party and the Nationalis lornment and further denounce such persons and ssu actions. with the Kuomintang or who desires Any person who has any rel
{to represent the Kuomintang or the Nationalist Government _must,~ in laceordance with a recent Nationalist Government proclamation, be it possession of written evidence to. that effect, duly, signed and scale!
responsible official of the! Nationalist Government, and coun-Hersigned by the party here, to show such relation, otherwise the actions! fof that person will not be legal or:
nding on the party or the tionalist Government. but. will be null and void. Such persons fas do not possess such evidence are. imposters and should be arrested and Ihanded over the police without delay.
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