Visit "Ta Tao" H.Q.
A demonstration by some 300 Chinese carrying flags and inscribed banners was held between 1 and 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the former Chinese Government Mint in Chapei, across from Ichang Road and the American defence sector. The crowd arrived at the Mint, which is being used as a headquarters of the "Ta Tao" administration, at about 1.30 pin. waving three kinds of flags—"Ta Tao," Japan and the resurrected. five-barra standard of the old Chinese Republic. Numerous scrolls covered with Chinese characters also were displayed.
The demonstration came off quietly, although the crowd at one time appeared to be on the verge of crossing the Ichang Road Bridge to the Settlement side. 'A large number of Japanese soldiers were present immediately about the Mint building.
The demonstrators dispersed within half an hour of their arrival. The occasion for the manifestation had not been learned at a late hour yesterday.
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