“REDS” IN CHINA

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17174, 26 October 1926, Page 7

“REDS” IN CHINA

FENGYUHSIANG’S SUPPORT LIBERATING THE WEAK (Australian and N Z. Cable Association. PEKIN. October 24. Eeiigyuhsiang, known as, the “Christian General” in a manifesto published at Pekin defines his position. He praises Sun Vat Sen as having been the leader of revolutions and pledges himself to emulate him. He states: “While the Imperialistic. Powers are strangling our national life by unequal treaties. Russia, has voluntarily cancelled hers. Should we refrain' from entertaining warm friendly feelings towards the Soviet, or should we curry favor with those who look upon us as slaves? The Soviet has undertaken the task of liberating weak, exploited races. We need not fear they would do anything endangering our interests.” He denounced the foreign settlement, and declares he has returned from abroad to overthrow the Imperialists.

TOYING WITH PEACE “REDS” MORE CAUTIONS fAusfi.ilian and N.Z. Cable Association., (Received October 26. 11 a.m.) PEKIN. Oct. 25. Leaders of the Yangtszo Valley war are still toying with peace. Sunchuanfang lias notified Chiangkaishek, the “Red” commander, that lut is agreeable to suspend hostilities, provided the “Reds” withdraw to Hankow arid evacuate his domain, consisting of the five south-east provinces, Amvliei, Fukien,, Kiangsi, Chekiang, and Kiangsu. Sincfl Chekiang’s unsuccessful revolt, Sun’s prestige has been considerably enhanced, and the “Reds” have adopted a more cautious attitude.

Officials of several labor unions in territory just outside tho Shanghai foreign settlements fled, their offices being dosed as a result, of a declaration of special martial law, which is stricter than the ordinary Chinese! martial law.

The French authorities erected barbed wire barricades in the thoroughfares leading to the Chinese territory.

BESIEGED TOWN FRENCH FIRED ON ' SHANGHAI, October 14. With the exception of Mr. and Mrs. Jensen, and six Britishers, and the ltoman Catholic religious community, who have decided to remain, all the foreign missionaries have been evacuated from Sian-fu, through the good offices of the Tuchun of Shensi.

These people remainded in the besieged city for practically three months, suffering with the people, and it was only as the result of the efforts of Mr. Wheeler, sent from the British Legation that they were liberated.

It is impossible to emphasise sufficiently the gravity of the situation for foreign missionaries in the outlying portions of China. There are now leit m Sian-fu, the Roman Catholic bishop, priest, mother superior, and seven nuns. RED VENOM LONDON, October 14. Remarkabje revelations of the Soviet’s anti-British campaign are revealed in the report of British shippers of Swntow, China's fifth largest port. They were untroubled by anti-foreign movements until Jacob Borodin, a Lettish Jew, and other emissaries appeared in Canton aiull organised .a “rag, tag and bobtail” Chinese army officered by Russian-trained cadets. They drove out a Chinese baron who was commanding vSwatow, and began to poison the Chinese mind.

One result was that during the last 13 months no British steamer line! entered Swntow, compared with 681 during six months in 1924.