CHINESE TURMOIL

Hokitika Guardian, 15 June 1925, Page 3

CHINESE TURMOIL

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f Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] CHINESE SEA.MEN'S TIN!EAT. PEKIN .Juno 11. The Chinese Seamens Union propose to strike on the loth, on the steamers of the Indo-China, China Navigation Coy. They threaten a general strike on the 20th. in <ouneetion with Shanghai troubles. Cabinet instructed provincial authorities to protect foreigners. TROUBLE IN BRITISH. CONCESSION. ■ltecoi'-ed this day at 8 a.m.) PEKING, June I t. A wireless from Kiukimng states riots occurred” in various parts of the Foreign Concession. Students, reinforced bv workmen and the disorderly elements numbering thousands, rushed the British Concession. The .Municipal Council has warned the Chinese authorities, who. it is understood, restored order, hut for two hours rioting proceeded and no steps were taken to suppress rioters who attacked the Anglo-Japane.se Consnltates, the Bank of Taiwan, Nippon, Kiscn and Knisha offices, all of which were set on fire. They also broke into , the houses of several foreigners, destroyed the furniture and looted property. Then the Chinese troops arrived and suppressed the trouble. A Japanese destroyer landed a party of bluejackets. The British gunboat. (Inat has arrived from Hankow. The only casualty among the foreigners was one Japanese, who was seriously injured. BIG EIGHT AT CANTON. PEKIN, June IJ.

A report from Canton states that three thousand Cantonese troops crossed the river there from Honan, near "Whampoa, and landed at Tungpo, 8 miles east of Tuug.shau last night. Fighting began east of Tungsban at, daylight. Later the Cantonese advanced into the city, and the lighting

is now going cuf near Kwangtuiig university midway between Tungliaii and Sliameen.

BRITAIN SINGLED OUT. PEKIN. June 14. A. noticeable feature of ihe trouble in Shanghai and elsewhere is the tendency of the students and the Government to detach Britain from the other Powers and make her responsible. A sample of this is a note banded to the British Embassy protesting against .British volunteers allegedly using machine guns against the Chinese in Hankow, stating that eight were killed and eleven wounded, Tho note claims that such an action violated tho principles of humanity. The Foreign Office lias, therefore, formally protested, and lots requested the Charge d’Affaires to instruct the Consular authorities to refrain from similar acts. The note reserves the right to make further demands when tho ease lias been more fully investigated. Foreigners generally regard the noto as a sign of the Government yielding to the Bolshevik and other extremists, who are pressingly demanding that China deal with Britain

alone. Tho students’ demands now include the recall of the Anglo-Japanese Alin-' / isters from Peking, the consuls from Shanghai, tho punishment oi the foreign chief of police and the permanent withdrawal of the Anglo-Japaii-ese gunboats from Shanghai.