CHINESE CHAOS
FOREIGNERS IN DANGER. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) PEKIN, July 23. Grotesque as is the situation in China, it is nevertheless fraught with danger. The capital is devoid of administration beyond three members of the defunct Cabinet, and they issue mandates and orders as regents in charge. Parliament is not sitting as a quorum is unobtainable. All sources of revenue are dry, and the Chinese diplomatic missions abroad are breaking up, not receiving remittances from Pekin. The Chinese are wondering how soon the troops will invade and blackmail the banks and merchants for their maintenance, or openly loot. In several provinces, the troops are carrying on civil war, competing with brigands in harrying the inhabitants. The most cruel anarchy prevails and trade i s at a standstill. Foreign vessels on upper Yangtse are frequently fusiladed by riflemen hidden amongst the, rocks, illegal'’ taxation of goods in transit is the most important function of the administrative officers in the provinces. Foreign treaties do not count outside the treaty ports, and foreigners are again becoming the traditional foreign devil.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 24 July 1923, Page 5
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