STRIKE CONTINUES

Grey River Argus, 30 June 1925, Page 5

STRIKE CONTINUES

AT SHANGHAI

hv SITUATION ACUTE. 1,1 HOIHOW POSITION. PEKIN, June 27. Io Ningpo reports that the position is <’ ‘piiet al Hoi how, and that the foreign ■<. women and children have evacuated Ihe port. I’ Al Tientsin, pamphlets di>l ributed in ' s 'he native portion of the city, urg- »•’ ii.g rioting, will add to the present, ill- " treatment by Chinese. ° ( Reuei ve<] June 29 at 11.0 p.m.) <1 PEKIN, June 28. *i‘ The British labour situation at Shan • I ghai is unchanged. There has been continued stone r throwing at tram cars and omnibuses. ]- The Hoihow demonstrations are more e violent . :i The position is acute. a The students are pouring in, and arc stirring up* trouble. r STUDENTS’ OPINIONS. ;t RESOLUTIONS. TO GOV ER,NMENT. t PEKING, .lune 27. u Reports from Shanghai slate that a r meeting of representatives of the Stuo dents’ Unions throughout the. country resolved to urge the Canton Governp meat to send troops to occupy Shame ven. H 'The majority of the shops have res opened. The position is quiet, but the i- shipping situation has not improved, d The strike is causing heavy losses to i- the Anglo-Japanese trade. Food supv plies are running short. Amoy reports that students-' demonstrations in favour of international X settlement are making the situation 1 more acute. Chinese naval ratings s control the settlement, though proving 1 inefficient. A British sloop and Japanesc and American destroyers arc en route here. RUSSIAN COUPLE. ARRESTED AT SHANGHAI. | I Received June 29 at 11.0 p.m.)) PEKIN, June 29. e . l ording to a Shanghai telegram < a .. the arrival of the P. and O. steamer, Mantua, a Russian named Dosser and - his wife, who are suspected of being Bolsheviks, were arrested. The. couple „ went to Hong Kong from Shanghai a !_ few da vs previously, enroute for Canu t,, take charge of the interests in c p Soviet oil syndicate. The Hongkong police, however, refused them a landing anil sent them back to Shanghai where they were searched, and a quantity of t Bolshevik literature was found. SHANGHAI INQUIRY. PEKIN, June 28. A Government mandate has been issued appointing a commission to consider matitters in connection with the shanghai trouble. It is expected that a foreign commission -will now be appointed without delay. ' BRITISH NAVAL MOVEMENTS. BEATTY CONSULTED. LONDON, June 28. The “Sunday Times” says that Cabinet has reviewed the China situation. Earl Beatty was consulted, since when new movements of the Navy have been instituted, wherein at least one Australj inn light cruiser is participating simultaneously with the British and Indian /military units. 'Pho India and Pacific ' stations are held in readiness. Meantime, informal consultations arc being held in London ami Washington. BRITISH SUBMARINE. GOES TO FOOCHOW. PEKIN, June 29. ‘ i The British submarine L 55 has ar- ’ rived at Foochow, in cousequence of 1 rumours of an attack on the cable station. i- • i The British Consul requested proteclion from the Military Governor, ’ which was granted. t - -