CHINESE TURMOIL

Hokitika Guardian, 27 June 1925, Page 4

CHINESE TURMOIL

[Australia A N.Z. Cable Association.]

AN TI -EXG Id Sll 1) EM () XST RA'I In N PEKIN, June 2(1.

The demonstration today was large and included students, merchants, workmen. Catholics, Protesants and Mohammedans.

Sonic banners were inscribed " Declare war against England,’' and one of tile slogans was ‘'Death to the English Brigands." Nevertheless, there appeared to be less enthusiasm, and excitement.

Numerous Chinese troops and police guarded the foreign houses and shops and kept the parade under observation but there was no disturbance. "KILL THE FOREIGNERS." CANTON. June 25. An eye-witness of Tuesday's disturbances says: " Even little boys in the procession jumped about like Dervishes drawing their hands across their throats and their bodies, indicating what they would do with us. sliouiing in English and French: " Kill the Foreigners.”

As the profession passed the French concession which is well guarded, and opposite the English concession where there is little sign of preparedness, some one in the crowd lired two shots when llieir soldiers immediately opened lire which was thereupon returned. One Shaineen official states the actual attack was made by Whampoa .students, led hv a Russian Bolshevik. Following them were three thousand soldiers disguised as TTimiaiiesse labourers. Almost immediately twenty carefully coin ruled machine guns opened I't'c upon the uroh liauiiimring at

the gate- of Sham.'oil, decimating them as thee came forward. The mol) reolod ami foil hack in confusion, exposin'! the innocent spectators behind them for a tinv’ to terrifying fire, which h.as hoop concentrated upon the actual attackers. After this ceased snipin'/, continued Ini' some time and then suddenly stopped. Kvidome Irani all f|itnrters is that it was not a peaceful procession, hut a thoroughly organized military attack. sti ipping deprfssio.v Sll ANG 11A I, .J line 26. Advices from Xga.saki state owin'! t > the shipping depression, Mitsubishi dockyard has discharged eleven hundred workers who are not satisfied with to 40(1 yen each. They assembled in Asa Park lint were dispersed hy the police. Further demonstrations are expected. PICKIX. .June 27. Wuhii reports a food boycott of the foreign warships there continues. 'I he Chinese authorities arc maintaining order. Xingo reports the American gunboat .McCormack has arrived. Order has been restored and the Chinese soldiers arc guarding the forogn rpiarter.

At Ainoy the Chinese and loreigi authorities are co-opera tin*! the situa-

tion satisfactorily. At llookoo the situation continues disturbed, while in other centres conditions are unchanged, .but there is a general tenseness in the situation.