CHINESE CRISIS

Grey River Argus, 29 June 1925, Page 5

CHINESE CRISIS

STRIKES GROW MORI-] SHIPPING ag:n come oct (Aus. and ?x’.Z. Cable Association.) PEKING, .June 26. 1 he < hiuese crews of the Hong Kong and Kowloon ferry boats have struck. Naval ratings from the ’ZTirship Ti_ Ilania and •Submarine men ar ( . replacing them. They are maintaining a partial service. The crews of the Kowloon Dock Copipany’s steam launches have* struck. The steam launch crews at Taikao dockyards have also gone out. The Luropeans art' carrying on. A few mechanics at Taikou docks have also struck. AT SHANGHAI. J’EK IN, June 27. f Shanghai reports state that stone throwing is rife there. Passengers in tram cars and a party of Japanese in a motor car were pelted. The crowd were most hostile to the police when making to protect them. One policeman was badly injureJ, ami was sent to the hospital. British bluejackets unloaded the steamer lini press of India, and they will unload other incoming British a es_ seis, if the coolies continue lo strike. THE HONG KONG STRIKE PRFTTY LFFFOTI'AL. PEKIN, June 27. ' At Hong Kong, the general situation is culm, the foreign community being now largelv engaged in volunteer occupations. The men act as special police, butchers, bakers and in other essential duties. The women are combining to run community kitchens and creches. Buy Scouts have replaced the telegraph messengers, and have otherwise made themselves gt'iicrally useful. The stoppage of the trains is proving a serious drawback to traffic. The food supplies for the Chinese arc running short. No vegetables or fish are reaching the markets. As tile result of the shipping strike, over a score of British coasters and ocean-going vessels are idle in Kowloon Bay. Trains proceeding to Canton are stopped and robbe<l i mmediat elx they enter Chinese territory. AT CANTON. NEWS OF FOREIGNERS. PLKIN. June 27. Canton reports the sitlintion then* quiet. The foreign authorities are maintaining an attitude of watYblul waiting and preparedness. A British warship brought large supplies of food from Hong Kong, for those io the British concession. Since the arrival of soldiers from Hong Kong, additional steps have been taken to strengthen the defences ot Khameen to g"t'rd against posstble attack. The Ci'll Governor of Canton has requested a conference with the Amer, lean consul, and as a result meetings, the Consul hopes that tne. International Committee ot Lnqun.V ■will be appointed. HIE I’NEQUAL TREATIES. I’GWERS Al J' SU.EN 1 ' PEKING. June 27The foreign Powers Imve jndi'iJ'al lv ackuoweldged the receipt <>l H"-’ Chhiose note regarding the dnequal treaties but without comment. PARIS CHINESE. DEPORTED FOR. THEIR LOYALTY. PARIS, Juno 27. Tweiitv-tliree Chinese "ere deported from .France as consequence of Sunday’s outrage (when .they made Ibe Chinese, Minister express* st mpathv with thc movement in China). Twenty-four more are to be expelled. FREN'CUI DEMAND AT CANTON PEKIN, June 27. The French Consul sent a note t° the Civil Governor in connection with the recent shooting in Sliameen, stating he was compelled to ask for an indemnity for the murder or a French citizen, and for damage 'o property. He demands that he be informed whether the Government will countenance disorder, or provide protection for foreigners. He is prepared to consider any proposals b>i a peaceful settlement compatible wilth French honour. He concludes: •‘ln the interest of humanity, and wi‘h a view to avoiding a repetition of outrages, wc shall be .oreed to use any means of preparation a,t our disposal. Ho urges tho Governor to use i best efforts to re-ystablish peace ;ur> tranquility. No reply has been received. AMERICANS URGE i REPRESSIONS. PEKIM June 25. The executive committee of the American Association of China adopt-

ed the following resolution, wI sent to tile Department of Stale Washington, mid the American Asiatic Association, New York: That this Association urges 'lie American Government to enter ' , energetic oo'-operation with the oJie. Powers in adoption of the stron. attitude and representation to the Chinese Government to suppress 1 present lawlessness directed against foreigners, which in our opinion is due primarily to the long existing tin settled political conditions aggravat ed by Soviet propaganda, and '.hat China be held strictly responsible for all losses of life, property uki business incidental to the present situation; that absolute observation of existing treaties is essential uni, modified through the orderly process provided by thc Washington Conference.” The Governor of Hong Kong, "ho postponed his departure for London, owing to the trouble, in a speecn t<the Legislative Council, strongly eon derailed the intimidatory actions ot the strikers, and appealed to them to submit their grievances to adjudication, and to all well-disposed people to assist the Govcrniucnt m maintaining order, promising the t>»'lest protection. All law-breaking at tempts at disorder would be ruthlessly suppressed. LONDON' ’Dmc 2L ln the Commons, Mr. Chambei,aill s;l id he had evidence that be disturbances in China were lamented bv agents of another Government. Close attention was being given t<’ the situation thus created. Sir L Worthington Evans s,.i that apart from one Bntisb battalion "Uh headquarters a sin, no British troops "ere -ta in China, other than those at kong.