EASTERN RIOTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 168, 19 June 1925, Page 6

EASTERN RIOTS

SECOND EDITION

ANTI-FOREIGN PROPAGANDA. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received June 19, 11.55 a.m. PEKIN, Juno 18. Despite the official statement that every effort would bo made to prevent antiforeign riots, nothing had been done to hinder dangerous and inflammatory agitation. Thousands of incendiary, provocative posters have been posted throughout Pekip, depicting British police shooting and bayoneting defenceless students, women and children lying on the ground. The vernacular papers are mostly refusing to print, reliable telegrams and are inserting absurdly garbled versions of the events.

Shanghai reports that the shipping strike is becoming worse. The Pootung wharf coolies have struck, and also 90 per cent of tho Shanghai Tug and Lighter Company’s lightermen. Ninety ex-municipal police led a huge procession, which smashed the windows of shops containing AngloJapaneso goods until Chang-suen-Liang’s troops interfered and subdued them. The crowd subsequently sent 11 deputation to ask Chang-suoh-Liang to throw in his lot with the strikers. Chang counselled prudence and patience. Late last night the strikers set fire to the Japanese Kungdah cotton mill, but the police extinguished it, little damage being done. —Reuter.