FOREIGNERS EJECTED

Taranaki Daily News, 9 December 1926, Page 9

FOREIGNERS EJECTED

GREAT UNREST IN HANKOW REDS OPENLY INCITING UNIONS BECOMING BOLDER By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Peking, Dec. 7. The Hankow unrest promises to increase, despite the failure of the general strike. The labour unions are becoming bolder daily, inflicting the greatest hardrhipa on foreign residents, many of whom are residing outside the concessions and are unprotected. They have been ejected from their homes, and their belongings thrown in the street and looted. Servants, encouraged by the soldiers, are heaping indignities on the heads of (he Britons, French and Japanese, and an intense undercurrent of anti-forcignism prevails. A society, sponsored by she military, has been formed for the purpose of overthrowing the British political department. The Reds, hitherto working secretly, are now openly inciting anti-foreignism, and have issued printed instructions to the soldiers naming the British and Japanese as the chief enemies of the revolutionary . movement. The objects are a recovery of the foreign concessions, driving out all foreigners, which doctrine is inflaming the populace. Missionary reports from the interior declare that a strong anti-Christian spirit follows in the path of the Cantonese. Numbers of schools and churches have been closed as a result of ultimatums from students'. Received Dec. 8,7.1 S p.m. Paris, Dec. 7. M. Painleve denies the report that French troops are being sent to China. READY FOR EMERGENCY. POWERS’ NAVAL FORCES. London, Dec. 2. An Admiralty statement discloses the strength of the Naval forces available in Chinese waters to go to the relief of the foreign communities in the event of an emergency as follow: De- River Gun-

in addition, there are 12 British submarines on the China station. The nawul correspondent of the Daily News states that the aircraft-carrier Hermes, with 20 aeroplanes aboard, is lying near the mouth of the Yangtse. She has a speed of 25 knots, and in case of emergency could get within striking distance of Hankow in 12 hours. The Star says the Cabinet has discussed, for the second time within 24 hours, the Chinese situation. The river at Hankow is rapidly drying up, but sloops are still able to reach Hankow. There is no anxiety at present regarding food supplies. Additional ■ aeroplanes, operating from the decks of cruisers, will be sent to Hankow in the event of the situation developing.

Cruisers. Strayers. boats. Britain .... 4 9 15 America .. .... 1 8 9 Japan .. .. .. 1 1 10 France ... .... 1 0 6