RIOTS AT CANTON

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 17 December 1927, Page 5

RIOTS AT CANTON

GOVERNMENT GAIN CONTROL.

VIOLENT EPISODE ENDED

NO FOREIGN CASUALTIES

(British Official Wireless.)

RUGBY, Dec. 15. The control of Canton lias now been completely regained by the Clantones* Government, forces, who -.are taking ex treinwly # drastic measures for dealing with .the Communists and others re sponsible for the recent coup. Most have, fled, ibut those captured have been dealt with summarily, according to custom, and the streets are litter*.' with corpses. The Red. outbreak was one of the most violent episodes in the city’s recent- history. Large portions were burned, hundreds of Government sympathisers and police were killed an ! looting was general. Although the Central Bank was destroyed by tire, the strongroom containing gold and notes remained intact. The Customs Office and the Post Office were undamaged. A proclamation has been, issued by the Government calling upon the inhabitants to denounce the Communist’s in hiding. Throughout the outbreak foreigners escaped molestation and no injury to British property has been reported. Replying to a question in the House of Commons, Mr Locker-Lampson. Under-Seoret’a.ry for Foreign Affairs, said that so far as was known there had been no British casualties in the recent disturbances a,t Canton.