CHINESE AGITATION

Grey River Argus, 27 July 1925, Page 5

CHINESE AGITATION

PjELZnTGTXSN Ca-OSBJ ILAaLCUIv i'i-KL2<, July 13. General i’engeien, acting upuu hi* itccHV piucianimLiuii taut ue "v* ul iibl vUxerale UASLui uauce* 01 peace, lias VAUbCd duViii several LaUvut unions. General Fengtien eiuseu. i M I niun of .Labour anu Commerce rooms tu*u the headquarters of the Chinese beumen’s Guion, and a lew' organisations of lesser importance. Ten agitators a ere arrested. AMERICAN ATTITUDE. RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA OPPOSED. WASHINGTON, July 21. America lias prepared fresh demands to be presented to the responsible Central Chinese Government, following on ihe receipt of news of the killing of Dr. Palmer in the Sungari river district. This has long pern a lawless part of th e country and Mr. Kellogg (Secretary of State) cannot definitely blame i7ie Peking Government, but there i s a feeling r.ere tliati there is need of a general overhauling of the whole Cinnes e situation, in an attempt to stabilise nations, and make it possible to circumvent a Bolshevik campaign now being assiduously pressed by Bussio.

CHINESE COMMERCIAL MEN’S ATTITUDE. (Received July 26 at 5.5 p.m.i PEKING, July 25. Th e Chinese General Chamber of Commerce denies the report tbas it has decided on a boycott ago, nst British and Japanese goods, ) t «e--sires a speedy settlement of the troubles on the lines of international justice.

UNIONS RESENT OPPRESSION. PEKIN July 25. Shanghai reports that most of the wharf coolies have now resumed. Many indignation meetings t> a ve been held against the closing of the Labour unions, and threats have been made that unless this policv is modified the strikers will resort to assassination. NATIVE ANTIPATHY TO BRITISH. LEADS TO DESPICABLE ACT PEKIN. Laly 21. Great indignation is felt hi the British community shipping circles i -briyalrous behaviour of the Chinese steamer KUngshun, ir. leaving to her fate, the BAtsh steamer Loongwo, which was aground' in the Yangtsze, and in danger of fl.pP'iig into deep water and found 'ring. The Loongwo signalled ihe Kiangshttn to help and take off the passengers, including women and children. The Kiangshun prepared to '.bey, but the Chinese passengers learning that the skipper who was a foreigner, was going to the assistance of the Biitish ship threatened violence to the captain and foreign passengers, if he rendered help and forced him to continue the voyage.