Peking, Monday.
The British in Peking rubbed their eyes this morning when they woke to find banners hung across the streets declaring in English: "Ireland is no longer the slave of Britain" and "Let Ireland be represented in China." "To hell with British passports."
Unfortunately for the organisers of this latest anti-British effort, a few early risers actually saw uniformed Chinese police of the Japanese-sponsored Chinese Government hanging up the banners.
While there seems to be no doubt that this effort has been made by the organisers of the Japanese-sponsored anti-British movement in China, its object is puzzling.
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The Irish Times, September 13th, 1939.