CHINESE CIVIL STRIFE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18468, 3 August 1923, Page 9

CHINESE CIVIL STRIFE.

GUNBOATS SHELL AMOYi

FOREIGNERS IMPERILLED.

APPEAL SENT TO HONGKONG.

j By. Telegraph—Press ■ Association—Copyright. |A. and N.Z. NEW YORK. Aug. 1. j The British and Japanese Consuls at I Amoy have • requested ' the authorities y at j Hongkong to despatch gunboats .to. protect residents belonging to the nations represented in: this ,treaty port. \.' - ■■ ■ There recently appeared in Amoy Harbour ' gunboats belonging: to . the Peking Governmon!. These fired shells -which foil in the residential portion. While attempting to land three Americans were fired at. JAPAN EXASPERATED. HARD HIT BY BOYCOTT. TOKIO..JuIy 20. There is a growing feeling of, exasperation in Japan over the continued strength of the Chinese boycott. As a result of this boycott the figures relating to trade with . ,China during June showed an ■ adverse Balance of 4,000.000 yen, ' as compared 'V';. with V a ,": favourable > balance ■ of I7,00i).000 yen for the previous June. -~ ;'.• ; The press is commencing to talk of the necessity for military action, to: force the Chinese to observe "their treaty pledges. While no actual desire, for war is to be seen in any quarter, the feeling is growing ph.«t China, will render a war inevitable if official encouragement to the boycotters continues.; - .... . v' - i Any day, it is felt, a Chinese mob may commit acts : precipitating an ultimatum, which is just what the Japanese Government hopes to avoid in view of the generally chaotic situation in China pending intervention, in- some form by the Powers.