CLOUDS OVER CHINA.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 June 1925, Page 7

CLOUDS OVER CHINA.

y A TRET) OF FOREIGNERS. T WAR ON BRITAIN URGED. A WARNING NOTE SENT. > GRAVE INCIDENTS OCCUR. >j Telegraph.—Press AsMi. —Copyright. Received June 18, 7.45 p.m. Peking, June 17. A Japanese semi-official news agency reports that sixty representatives of leading organisations interviewed the War Minister and submitted the following demands:—(l) The severance of diplomatic Relations with Britain; (2) the despatch of Chinese troops to all commercial ports for the protection of Chinese subjects, (3) the declaration of war against Britain. The Minister replied that their wisest policy was to confine their activities to peaceful and patriotic movements, and await the self-awakening of foreigners, but if the worst came the Government would not act contrary to the expectations of the people. Reports from Shanghai state that Conatable Gai an, a British officer, while dispersing a mob of strike agitators, chased the students’ ringleader into an alleyway and was attacked by a hostile crowd with choppers and other weapons, being severely wounded. He was rescued in an unconscious condition and taken to hospital, whore he was operated upon. He is expected to recover. A further note on behalf of the interested foreign Powers has been handed to Wai Chia Pu, calling attention to the fact that since the previous Note new grave incidents have occurred at Shanghai and other localities, including the shooting of a British subject and the wounding of a lady accompanying him. The Note adds: “From all sides we are £ formed that anti-foreign sentiment is veloping, which causes us the gravest apprehension. Wishing above all to disevery cause which might impair the ftu/dial relations between China and the foreign Governments, we urge upon the Chinese Government the imperative necessity for'taking the steps incumbent upon it to meet the grave situation.” JAPAN ANXIOUS FOR PEACE. MOVE BY BUSINESSMEN. Received June 18, 10.45 p.m. Tokio, June 18. A conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce passed a resolution that the Government, co-operating with the Powers, should take the necessary | steps of ensuring an early restoration i ef peace in China. It was agreed to ! telegraph to the Chinese chambers of' commerce at Shanghai requesting their i efforts for the early restoration of I peace.