SITUATION GROWS GRAVER

Taranaki Daily News, 8 April 1927, Page 7

SITUATION GROWS GRAVER

BRITISH GOODS BOYCOTTED. FEVERISH NAVAL ACTIVITY. Shanghai, April 6. A general strike and boycott of all foreign goods throughout the entire Yangtsze River district has commenced, and the situation- is rapidly becoming graver. All Japanese are evacuating the Yangtsze valley. The warships of the international Asiatic fleets are rushing, to the important ports, and a large fleet is concentrating at Hankow, where the Japanese admiral has sworn on his word of honour to prevent the Chinese trespassing in the Japanese concession. He promises to maintain the dignity of the Imperial Japanese navy. The present strength of the Japanese landing party at Hankow is 300, and it is being hurriedly reinforced. The cruiser Tentyu is en route. A wireless message from Nanking says that anti-foreign feeling is still evident and foreign houses are being looted. A Northern aeroplane dropped two bombs at Pukoy and three in Nanking, city.