CHINESE TROUBLE

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 June 1925, Page 5

CHINESE TROUBLE

QUIET RESTORED

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

PEKIN, June 15.

After orgies at Canton on Friday night ana Saturday, the c-ty is quieter. ! /.■. . Considerable damage has been done along the Bund at Hankow. An>ther rioter died from wounds. The .lead now number nine. ''l he situation is quiet. Defence forces are stall standing by. . ' / ’ General Juachuluhg, whose ' Hupeh troops have arrived to strengthen the •jhihese guard at the international concession, has issued a statement chat, pending the result 'of the Central Government's investigations at Shanghai, quiet must be maintaihed iere. If anti-foreign • disturbances lontiniie, the result will he a fiepi? titicn of the Boxer trouble, and Allied troops will be landed.

AID FROM SOVIET.

LONDON, June 15.

The “Daily Mail’s” Riga corresponlent states: The Soviet Government is despatching train loads of ammunition, field guns and stores to General Zffiang Tso Lin' in Support of the Chinese anti-European movement.

THE BRITISH REPLY. PEKIN, June 15. The British Note replying to the Chinese Note, regarding the Hankow riots, points out the inaccuracies therein, and states the facts in connection with'the riots, from which it can be ;een that the volunteers showed great restraint, they refraining from firing even when the mob charged almost on 4) the bavonets. ■ The Note said that foreigners weredefending their lives against a murder ms mob, and does not admit the responsibility of British authorities, wfio were unable to .obtain prompt proection from the (Chinese authorities, '.’.nd were obliged to act for themselves "'he Note reminds the Government of the repeated warnings of the respon.ibility China incurs, in allowing the oreient anti-British agitation to proceed unchecked. It refers to the disteniination of pamphlets giving most nendacious accounts of the happenings, and concludes by stating that these calumnies are very dangerous for the people’s disposition is uncertain. One explosion may be followed by others, with deplorable results. ■ 'The largest demonstration in. Pekin, since the crisis was made by students, met chants, shopkeepers and workmen, who paraded and demanded that, the Government sever its relations with Bjitain, and instruct Hsiaoyaonan, Tupan and Hupeh to send . tvobps to take back the Hankow concession from Britain.

It is understood that the Senjuilin return to his duties to-day. Cabinet •md the local authorities held a long meeting to-day to discuss the measures tor the protection of foreigners in China cutside the settlement. ’’’he activities of the strikers are unabated. Strikers on June 13 intimidated workers at Jardine Matheson's r <O”si ; k cotton mill,, and tile 'employees walked out. . i- -