STRIKE AT SWATOW.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 17 June 1925, Page 9

STRIKE AT SWATOW.

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UNREST IN OTHER CENTRES. MORE DEMONSTRATIONS. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. (Received June 17, noon.) PEKING, June 16. The British Consul at Swatow has telegraphed that a general strike has begun, and that naval protection was required. Consequently the warship Bluebell proceeded to Swatow. The warship Hawkins has arrived at Nanking, and landed marines to protect the cold storage. Killing is undisturbed, and Kuikiang is quiet. The destroyer Stewart landed American marines to co-operate in the defence of the concession. Unrest is reported from Foochow and Amoy. ' Japanese reports from Mukden state that precautionary measures are keeping * down anti-foreign agitation. Schools controlled by Europeans and Japanese remain shut, and Chinese schools „are carrying on under supervision oT selected Chinese police from Hankow. The governor, Kupeli, has ordered the arrest of the Communist leader and four student leaders from Peking. The chief of the executive called an urgent meeting of counsellors, at which it was decided to prohibit the students’ meetings in the capital. Four regiments of Fengyuhsiang’s troops headed yesterday’s demonstration. in which students, hoy scouts, labourers and uniformed policemen participated.—Reuter. PEKING, June 16. Canton messages state that practically all the mercenaries are now disarmed and many have enrolled in the Government army. They will he used as a labour corps. Railway men resumed work on Monday. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. .JAPANESE SEND WARSHIPS. Received June 17, 1.50 p.m. TOKIO, June 16. Four destroyers have departed from Sasebo to Shanghia..—-Reuter! FURTHER OUTBREAKS FEARED. JAPS SHOW MORE GENEROUS SPIRIT. Received June 17, 11.35 a.m. PEKING, June 17. The British Consul-General has vigorously protested in connection with tlie murder of MaoKenzie. In view of rumours of possible antiforeign riots, barricades and wire entanglements round the legations have been strengthened. Following the Shanghai riots, comments by the Japanese officials; and press revealed an, inclination to throw the blame for the disturbances on the British officers employed by (the Shanghai municipality: however, the killing of Japanese and the destruction of Japanese property showed that the shooting at Shanghai and other phases of the situation did not side-track the Chinese agitators from their original plan of demonstration against the Japanese, and lately Japanese officials and the press are showing a more generousi attitude.