The celebrations include process sions and large open air mass meeting with the usual speeches, but as. Stvhas solidly rained all day' it has not met with much success There, are. signs and indications that we may again be subjected to Another display of communistic activities and. propaganda against foreigners and capital through the present approach of Chiang Kaitshek's troops from southeast Hupeh that the Commanists, if they ave to go, mean to. trouble as they can, and also for the reason to keep labour quiet with fgmething to think about, and keep heir attention off the present scarcity of rice, general stoppage of business and the depreciated I eurvency. Rice now costs $25. per picul against prices in normal times $10 to $12 per picul. Central Bank notes Yo-day stand at 38 per cent. discount for remittances to Shang-
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