SITUATION IN CHINA.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 134, 9 June 1925, Page 7

SITUATION IN CHINA.

DANGER NOT SO GREAT. REASONS TOR UPHEAVAL. RIVAL LEADERS' PLOTS. (By ra"r'!».—r.-rfs Association.—Cnpjrljbt.) (, _ (Re-oirc.l 10.30 a 03.1 PEKING, June 8. Chin Kiang, Tfing-tao, Kni-kiang and Hankow arc quiei. and there are no disturbance?. At Shanghai the strike situation is unchanged. Defence measures are continuing, and the further arrivals of naval fnrees enable- th" authorities to liphten the duties of volunteers.—i A. and X.Z.) THE STUDENTS' DEMANDS. OBJECTION TO FOREIGNERS. HIGH ASPIRATIONS. ' (Rrceired 0.30 a.m.> PBKtS'G, June S. A meeting at Shanghai of the various Chinese commercial student unions passed resolutions which were handed to the Chinese delegates, including four demands whidi the strikers consider essential preliminaries to official negotiations: Firstly, the cancellation of State emergency; secondly, the withdrawn] of marines: thirdly, the release of the arrested rioters; fourthly, the restoration of closed schools. The resolutions reveal wide aspirations, including early cancellation of extra-territoriality, the Anglo-Japanese Ministers meanwhile to apologise to the Government and guarantee that no further similar aotion be taken.

A student demonstration at Fonchow proved a fiasco owing to Tv Pan's precautionary measures.— (Reuter.)

HONAM ISLAND BOMBARDED. TOUR GUNBOATS IN ACTION. MACHINE-GUNS AND RIFLES. i Received 2 p.m.l PEKIXG. June 8. Four gunboats appeared around Honam Island, opposite to Canton, and opened fire directly on the Bund with full force. Tie Yunnanese answered with heavy fire from the shore. The gunboats passed Dutch Follies Island, then turned and came back, pouring in a heavy fire from machine-guns and small cannon. Then they disappeared around Honam. It is impossible to estimnte the damage now, as the troops have complete possession of the Bund. Honam was in complete darkness last night. The Yunnanese probably severed all connections in crossing the river. Rifle fire from both sides of the river continued almqst incessantly for forty hours.— (Reuter.) THE ORIGINAL MOVEMENT. ASSISTANCE OF MOSCOW. (Received 10.30 a.m.) LOXDOX. June 8. The Shanghai correspondent of the "Times, ,, describing the origin of the present movement in China, says there is authority for stating it is part of a comprehensive movement headed by Feng Yuh Siang, supported by Moscow and the revolutionary party against Chang Tso Lin and the An Fu Government.

The plan is to make disturbances everywhere, compelling foreigners to intervene, thus opening Peking to Feng. The date of the outbreak was originally intended to be later in the summer, but was precipitated by Chang's arrival with large forces from Tientsin.— (A. and X.Z. Cable.)

Mr. G. V. T. Quoy. a Chinese merchant of Sydney for 42 years, who has recently retired from the position of president of thn Sydney Chinese Chamber of Commerce, returned to Sydney last week from his thirteenth visit to his native land.

"Things are not nearly as bad in China as the newspapers like to make out,"' said Mr. Quoy. "But the Chinese are like a lot, of kids. Anybody can lead .them, and they are always nagging at one another. "The"re is a big outlook in the East for colonial products, particularly flour, bacon, butter and milk. But the goods must be true to label, and they must give the Chinese merchant what he wants.

"They are beginning to use colonial wool in a small way. so far only by hand. If I am not wrong there will be woollen mills in China within 6ve years.