Hongkong, Dec. 15.
The mass meeting in Canton yesterday morning was addressed by one of the leaders of the seamen's strike last year. After the meeting ai procession with banners and two brass bands paraded in the streets distributing handbills. Approaching Shameen some of the processionists yelled: "We will destroy Shameen and kill the foreigners."
French sailors have landed at Shameen and are stationed at the old French Post Office building. A sentry with fixed bayonet 1s guarding the entrance.—Reuter.
Peking, Dec. 17.
Foreign reports indicate the indignation of the meeting im Canton yesterday evening, which passed off quietly although a number of inflammatory speeches were delivered. The majority of the leaders present expressed the opinion that Dr. Sun Yat-sen should persist in his demands for control of the Customs.—Reuter.
Canton, Dec. 16. The mass meeting of residents of Canton to-day was held under the auspices of the Canton Reconstruction Committee. The meeting resolved to request Dr. Sun Yat-sen to take over control of the Maritime Customs Administration in the south-west, and denounced the intention of the Powers to hold a navaill demonstration to prevent Dr. Sun's forces taking over control, Labour and student elements composed the meeting.—Reuter.
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