CHINESE TURMOIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 June 1925, Page 3

CHINESE TURMOIL.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] IMOT AT IJAXKOW. PEKIN', Juno 11. A report from Hankow states that an anti-foreign riot occurred last night and the volunteers were called out. The rioters rushed the Bund, and tore F up the seats, destroyed Japanese shops , end severely mauled the Japanese shopkeepers. hater the rioters broke down the barricade and attempted to rush the British volunteer armoury. The rioters were in heavy numbers, totally outnumbering the defence force. The armoury fire brigade ineffectually r hosed the mob, after u hich the position being in a state of extreme emergency, under orders of the navy rioters, were fired on by machine guns. Eight ’ —' -were killed, but the number of wounded is unknown.

Quiet has been restored and the Chinese authorities guarantee continued peace.

PRICIN'. June, 11. Six hundred Pekin agitators, demonstrated at Mukden whereupon the Education Bureau warned the students not to harm foreigners. There was no cause for the disorders. The students’ efforts to a general strike failed owing to official precautions.

The situation in the French Concession to-day was distinctly easier. Cabinet decided to agree to the application of the demonstrators yesterday to send one hundred thousand dollars to Shanghai for the relief of the nil-

employed. The American gunboat Pampnnga, convoying the Canton Christian College supply launch, was fired on near Whampoa. The Pampanga returned the fire, but there were no casualties. The trial of seventeen of the arrested persons fms concluded. The accused were ordered to furnish a bond guaranteeing to be of good behaviour. The American assessor, Mr Jacobs, deeply regretted the case, which had much embittered Si no foreign relations. There was no demonstration as the Court was heavily guarded by the police and an armoured car. A note to the Diplomats takes cognisance of the fact that the Powers view the incident in the same conciliatory spirit as the Chinese Government and that instructions have been given to the police of the International Settlement to cease the use of arms. The note goes on to insist that steps have been taken by the authorities in the settlement to hinder the Pacific student demonstrations which were badly devised and denies that there was a state of imminent danger to which the Powers' communication referred. The Note adds that the Concession authorities had not disarmed the students; the refolds, they are responsible for the deplorable events. The Government views with indignation the state prevailing to-day throughout the country and frogs to give general advice to the Concession author! tes, which the latter should follow, namely, to raise the siege and re-em-bark the Marinos, disarm the volunteers and police, and free those arrested and restore the occupied schools. For the restoration of order in Shanghai with the briefest possible delay the Note asks the Minister to instruct the consular officers accordingly. S A TISF ACmONDK MA X DIM). PEKIN, June 12. A mass meeting of twenty-five thou-

sand students and workers at Shanghai passed the following resolutions: (If To sever economic relations with the Anglo-.Tapane.se on 12th June; (2) To urge the Central Government to secure satisfaction for the shootings on 30th. -May from the British and Japanese; (,')) Failing a settlement in a. fortnight to declare a general strike throughout the country. The meeting afterwards marched in procession through the native city. During the march two Japanese posing as Chinese students were violently handled and they wore taken to the police station and locked up.