CHINESE TURMOIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1925, Page 3

CHINESE TURMOIL.

[Australia it N.Z. Cable Association,] SOVIET FLIERS ARRIVE. PEKIN, July IT Three Soviet aeroplanes have arrived and a fourth machine is expected. Two machines are reported to have been disabled. Alayotan waterworks have issued' a notification to the effect that continued intimidation of employees will probably necessitate the rutting off of the wafer supply. A meeting ol labour union delegates asked the Chairman to order the striking water workers to resume. The Chairman said this could not lie done till ilie British had complied with the Cliine.se demands.

japaxh.sk statemkxt. (Receß'eil this day ;ii. 10.0 a.m.i . TOKIO, July 13. Jnpitnc.se press massages from London report a coiilereiu-c lias lieen proposed among the powers representatives in Loudon to discuss the China situation, but the Foreign Office states the reports are exaggerated as the documents concerning Shanghai .Municipal Council rights, etc., are in I.ondon. The British propose sending extracts to Shanghai and with a view to ensuring the fairness, powers representatives in London will assist in the selection.

AXOTHEIi TREATY. TOKIO, July 13. The Foreign Office anmionees a navigation and commerce treaty was concluded at Berlin with Latvia on July -ftli. similar to those with other European Powers.

CHINESE II \PPENT\OB. (Received tin’s day at 11.25 a.in.) PEKTX, July M. A thousand strikers at Shanghai assembled outside the general Labour I i’ll iotl in Chinese territory and angrily demanded strike pay, which they alleged was three days’ overdue. The crowd grew hostile to Union nflieials, who seeing themselves endangered, called in the assistance of elieper volunteers. The latter dispersed the crowd with difficulty. The crowd rushed to the settlement, followed by volunteers. The Municipal policemen ordered tin* latter to leave the settlement border.-, and they obeyed. The policemen were cheered bv the strikers who sltonled “\Ve want work." Five hundred Eeugintenties are now keeping order on the settlement border.