SHANGHAI STRIKE SPREADS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18400, 5 June 1925, Page 9

SHANGHAI STRIKE SPREADS.

BRITISH SAILORS

LANDED.

RIOTERS STONE TRAMS.

NO TRAINS FOR CANTON

(jX CI»US—MESS ASSOCIATION—COJTBIGHT.) (BECTEb'S TELEOBAKB.)

SHANGHAI, June 3

There are large troop movements in Shanghai, and the situation is grave. Fighting is expected at any moment.

The strike is spreading. All the foreign mills aro involved, also telephones, waterworks, municipal electricity department, and some foreign newspapers. Tho Council is maintaining public services satisfactorily with other labour. 'A mob of 3000 attacked the Japanese ice works!, Police guards fired on the rioters, killing one and wounding fivo.

Attacks on individual foreigners continue, tho rioters stoning the tramcars, several being injured, including women, one of whom diod. Many students from other centres are reaching Shanghai. Four platoons of British bluejackets and marines landed last evoning and a similar number this morning. The "Evening News," tho only evening paper published, considers that the situation is not so grave. No doubt the Chinese are feeling the cutting-off of food supplies much more acutely than the foreigners, the latter possessing large reserves of imported foods. The arrival of troops js relieving tho volunteers and police from tho heavy strain of continuous duty.

There does not yet appear to bo any common gTound for compromise. Foreigners are. determined to suppress the riots, while the. Chinese are too excited to listen to calm counsels, and the arrival of fyesb batches of frenzied students reinforces the waverers.

Steady rain to-night is again emptying the streets.

Many foreigners have been rescued from outlying districts by active patrols. There have been further clashes in the? central districts, wherein rioters were kjUed and injured. The known casualties so far among the strikers ate 21 killed and 65 wounded. The , defenders have had one man Beriously wounded and several slightly hurt. Armoured ears have been rushed to tip western district, where tho rioters are concentrating from the Chapei suburb> control of which gives the Chinese a useful base for operations against the '' foreign settlement.

The train service to Cahton is entirely suspended by all three railroads catering Canton. 100,000 STRIKERS. "NEWSPAPER'S APPEAL FOB PEACE. {AtJSTKAtUX iJ|S X.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received June 4th, 11.85 p.m.) PEKING, Juno 4. The Shanghai rioters seem to be losing f*ith in their frennied attacks on foreigners. There were no collisions to- ' day. The strike, however, ir spreading. It is estimated that 100,000 have walked out, coolies greatly predominating. The "North China Daily in aj article addressed to "Peaceable Chinese at Shanghai," says: Sooner or later the rioters and agitators will be beaten. Meanwhile life is not too pleasant for anyone, but that will not deter the foreign authorities, or their compatriots, from standing firm or doing their utmost to crush the revolution and restore order. How long thie threat to your peace, welfare' and safety will last depends largely on you. REVOLT SPREADS. FIGHTING IMMINENT IN CANTON (SibszT "Sow" Sebvicb.) (Received June sth, 12.55 a-m.) PEKING, June 4. Fighting is imminent in Canton as a result of the growing strength of the Communists, who are now able to challenge the non-Cantonese mercenaries. Heavy movements, of and muni- ' tiens on the railways are reported. ' The mercenaries, though numerically stronger, dread the South China Gov- \ eminent'b Bussian gunners and are taking fright. A conflict, however, is inevitable. . Refugees are crowding into Hong Song. Students at Canton paraded in sympathy with the Shanghai rioters, shouttofc "Down with Imperialism and foreigners." JAPAN'S ATTITUDE. i ■ NO ACTION OUTSIDE THE SETTLEMENTS. ! (Btmrer "Suit" Spavin.) |", ■ ' TOKYO, Juno 3. \* Japan is willing to co-operate with M* Powers in preserving order in < to tho extent of landing purines, but she is quite unwilling to plans for extending intery»atiopsl control outside the foreign! I ; According to the Foreign Office, the! P° Ue y is aot only W l»ol d her j 3.?MMfeii j£ £o o t oi next cojnnuU

own hands off Japanese sovereignty, but to oppose further encroachments on the parts of others. Japan recognises the seriousness of the Shanghai situation spreading into a general anti-foreign movement, but nothing has happened to dato to alter hor fundamental policy, namely, assistance to establish stable government, regaining complete sovereignty, and the surrender of extra-territorial rights. This is the official attitude. A section of the Press sees tho BoLshevik hand behind the students' riots.