ANOTHER FLARE-UP IN SHANGHAI.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 20 June 1925, Page 9

ANOTHER FLARE-UP IN SHANGHAI.

British Consul in Danger. CHINESE STONE FOREIGNERS. By Cabla—Press Association—Copyright. Reuter’s Telegram*. (Received June 19, 5.5 p.m.) PEKING, June 18. A wireless from Shanghai says that, the agitation has again flared up. The situation is critical. The British Consul has been forced to leave the Consulate, and has taken up his residence in Lungmen Temple. Britons have been stoned and assaulted in tho streets. H.M.S. Teal is protecting the Asiatic Petroleum Company’s installation. There is no news from Amoy and Foochoiv. The position at Kiukiang is improving. Hankow is quiet. At Hongkong some older students of Queen’s College , struck in sympatnj, with the Shanghai movement. Parents of others escorted them to college as. a precaution against possible intimidation. The feeling amongst leading local Chinese interests is strongly against Hongkong being involved in tho general strike troubles. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS INTERRUPTED. MARKED DIVERGENCE OF VIEAVS.

By Cable —Press Association—Copyright. Reuter’s Telegrams. (Received June 19, 5.5 p.m.) PEKIN, June 18. After; several meetings between representatives of the Chinese Government and interested Powers, at Shanghai, to discuss the situation and endeavour to find a solution of the difficulties, negotiations were broken off, owing to a divergence of views, which developed. The Chinese delegation presented a series of demands which the foreign representatives insisted they were not authorised to deal with.. The Chinese were insistent in pressing these matters, consequently a. deadlock occurred. Tlie foreign delegates returned to Pekin. Two brigades of the Mukden troop of the War Minister, General Wak-wang-hsin, have arrived in the vicinity of Pekin. It is explained that they will act as special guard for the chief executive. General Chang-tso-lin als.o sent a battalion for special police duty at Pekin. CHECKING. ANTI-FOREIGN AGITATION. By Cable —Preas Association —Copyright. PEKIN; June lb. Despite official statements that every effort would be made to prevent anti-foreign riots, nothing has been done to hinder dangerous, inflammatory agitation:

Thousands of incendiary, provocative posters were posted throughout Pekin, depicting British police shooting and bayonetting delenceless students, women and' children lying on tho ground. The vernacular papers are mostly refusing to print reliable telegrams, and are inserting absurdly garbled versions of events. Shanghai reports that the shipping strike is becoming worse. The Pootung wharf coolies struck, and also 90 per cent, of the Shanghai Tug Lighter Company’s lightermen. Ninety ex-municipal police led a huge procession, which smashed too windows of shops containing AngloJapanese goods, until the Ghang-Such-liang troops interfered and subdued the crowd, which subsequently sent a delegation to ask General Chang-Sueh-liang to throw in his lot with the strikers. General Chang counselled prudence and patienoe. Late last night the strikers set fire to the Japanese Ivungdah cotton mill, but tho police extinguished it, little damage being done. DISCUSSED IN HOUSE OF COMMONS. By Cable —Press Association —Copyright. Reuter’s Telegrams. Received June 19, 11.15 P- m - LONDON, June 19. The debate in the House of Commons on Shanghai, was opened by Mr Trevelyan (Labour), who stressed tho alarming condition of China. He agreed it was the elementary duty of the Government to protect the lives of fellotv citizens, in which connection he promised tlie Labour Party’s support, but he contended tlie origin of the trouble was industrial, while tlie climax came through tho unjustifiable shooting. He asserted that the British Government were using the forces to back up capitalistic exploitation. Mr Chamberlain, in his reply, said he admitted that the industrial conditions were not ideal, and the British Government was doing, and had always done, its best, to effect improvement. The trouble w r as really much deeper seated. He referred to the dissatisfaction and discontent of an almost incoherent and. govcrtimentless congerie of countries forming the Chinese Empire, which, notwithstanding goodwill and international co-operation promised by the Washington Conference, prevented the Powers doing little more than stand and watch. He denied that the order to fire was given precipitately. On the contrary, action was not. taken until the police station was endangered with the arms it contained. Mr Chamberlain declared that the Government was anxious to do its utmost to facilitate the stabilisation of the country, and proposed to consult with the other Powers to facilitate the promptest convocation of tlie Chinese Tariff Conference, as foreshadowed at Washington. lie hoped, with the goodwill of the Powers and China, they would be able to pilot the country through tho transition period, and establish government on tiie firm foundation., of equity and justice.