CHINA’S DISTRESS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11961, 12 December 1919, Page 5

CHINA’S DISTRESS.

United I’ress Association—By Elec trio Telegraph —Copyright. Received Dec 12, 9 a.in. Washington, Dec 10

It is reported that Britain, Franco and the United States propose to advance 25 million dollars to China. Japan’s acceptance of this proposal is now ■ pending. China’s financial condition is considered so desperate that a collapse of Government might result' unless immediate relief is obtained. It is believed that Japan ■will reduce some of her claims for the exclusion of Eastern Inner Mongolia and South Manchuria from the Consortium, Received Dec 12, 11 a.m. New York, Dec 10 According to advices from Pekin the Chinese Government's gross railway ", revenue was 77,653,152 dollars” from which there Is a surplus of 88, 505,119 dollars. The Chicago Tribune’s Shanghai correspondent reporta that 20,000 students and merchants held a parade in Peking protesting against the Fuchow incident and demanding that China shall t»ke action against Japan. American and British gunboats have been despatched to Fuchow. Chinese officials are urging moderation, but tho populace in China demand the strengthening of the boycott against Japan.