CHINESE DEMAND

Grey River Argus, 22 June 1925, Page 5

CHINESE DEMAND

RUPTURE WITH BRITAIN Situation Easier HANKOW QUIETENED. PEKIN, June 19. As the result of the consular body today having a meeting at Hankow with H,hc Military Governor of Hupeh, the Governor has given an assurance of the protection of foreign Elves tandl property with his three thousand troops, following which the foreign volunteers and bluejackets there will bo reduced. Student agi •ntors have returned from there to Pekin, it is reported as the result ot a him from the governor. (Received June 21 at 5.5 p.m.) PEKIN, June 20. Delegates representing forty.ciglit colleges sent a deputation to interview the Foreign and the \V::r They demanded the severance of China's diplomatic relations with Britain, ami the impeachment of the Hankow t ripan. The situation, however, at least o* wardly, is quieto T, ' ,,; ' i signs of a boycott strike. Numbers of students returned hooiu during the post week. Shanghai is quiet, but there is no cessation of anti-foreign propaganda. There has been a decision to reopen the banks and fchops. This is favourably affecting the general situation, but it merely reflects the necessity for the Chinese to end a phase of the situation which has been causing them much more losses and inconveni’" ' than the foreigners. The shipping strike, howevei, which is a strong anti.foreign weapon, is not, weakening. 'Pho strikers arc beginning to kidnap the Japanese employees, who are taken to Chapei, robbed, and beaten, anti are only released on tin' payment of money and on promises l>. >•* their employment. i A wireless from (.'hinkiang s'a.t'S] the strikers there have resolved ...at coal shall not be sold to the Anglo. Japanese. At Swatow, anti.foreign demonstrations continue. Al Foochow, an ant i-.lapant s«- b cott has been decided on, but the date has not been fixed. Strike delegates from Shanghai ... elsewhere have visited the steamers ’•in the harbour of Hongkong will: the object of intimidating the crews. Ihe agitators had a cold reception. The indo.Chino Navigation Company’s steamers are carrying on as usual. FF.AH OF HONG KONG JOINS' AGITATION. PEKIN. June I’JP.Jye are. guarding- the i»“ lions at Hong Kong at winch eoseiiUml services are wing earrie.t <n. This is a precaution against the intimidation of the employees. SUPPORT FOR STHIKEIH (Received June 20 at 5.5 p.m.) PEKIN, June l-. It is stated authoritatively that the Chinese 'Ministry of Communications has issued an order Ito the telcgrap... postal and railway service to tin- e feet that each employee shall haw one day’s pay deducted monthly ■is a contribution to J,he still' l tunds. TIENTSIN POSITION. PEKIN, June 19. The situation alt Tientsin is quiet. There have, been no strikes there. The agitators activities there at present ate confined to virulent British propaganda, in the local veinacular papers, and to the displaying of pasters in the. native city. All the colleges are eloised. The British concessions at Tieussin is Still being patrolled by. I’engtien officers in conjunctions with the. Concession police. BRITISH CRUISER ORDERED TO GO TO CHINA. SYDNEY. June It is reported that the British cruiser Concord, now on the Australian Station has been ordered to proceed to China.