GRAVE OUTLOOK IN CHINA.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 8 April 1927, Page 9

GRAVE OUTLOOK IN CHINA.

Attempts to Restore Order.

IMMUNITY TO FOREIGNERS ORDERED.

By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Australia and N.Z. Cable Association.

(Received April 7, 7.50 p.m.) SHANGHAI, April 6

At Hankow, the Chinese authorities have issued a proclamation ordering complete immunity to foreigners from molestation. It is officially stated that the Japanese casualties, as the result of Sunday’s riots, were five killed and ten missing.

Japanese naval reinforcements have arrived. The latest reports from Nanking say that very heavy fighting is reported by the warship Emerald between the north and south at Kwantien.

french opinion consolidating.

CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER

POWERS,

By Cubic —Pres* Association —Copyright

"The Times.** (Received April 7, 7.50 p.m.)

LONDON, April 6

The Paris correspondent of die “Times” states that the FrancoAsiatic Chamber of Commerce, including the Messageries Maritime Company, the Shanghai Tramways Company, and many Franco-Chinos*, companies, bank and commcicial organisations, have written to M. Briand, urging the wisdom of a general policy of agreement with + he oilier Powers in China. “It would be most dangerous to trust in the promises of the moderate Chinese Ministers,” says the letter, "probably destined shortly to be overwhelmed.”

The letter adds: “The French concession at Shanghai is at present adequately defended, taking into account the fact that there will be other military support to the French in case of emergency.”

“NOT VALID IN CHINA.”

ADVENTURER’S OFFER TO

CHANG

By Cable —Press Association —Copyright. Australian and N.Z. CAblo Association. (Received April 7, 7.50 p.m.) LONDON, April C.

As the endorsement made by the Foreign Office on Jiis passport reads: “Not valid for China,” ibis has abruptly ended the scheme of Captain Livingstone Learmouth 1 djsc.vvlant of David Livingstone, African explorer, 1 to take out a small parry of genfiemen adventurers, for the purpose of fighting under Marshall Chang-Tso-Lin in the anti-Red campaign. Fifteen or sixteen ex-officers hau already joined the party, and ?. cable had been sent to Marshal Chang offering their services, but the Passport Office demanded Captain Learmouth’s passport, and sent it to the Foreign Office, which endorsed it as invalid, intimating that passports to China were only being issued under special circumstances. JAPANESE TROOPS MOVING. FORCES BOUND FOR MANCHURIA By Coble—Press Association—Copyripht. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association, (Received April 7, 7.45 p.m.) TOKIO, April 6.

The Japanese military authorities are sending the Ut-suno-Miya Division, largely composed of cavalry, into the Manchurian leased territory, ostensibly to relieve the division serving there. Two companies have been ordered to reinforce the Peking Embassy Guard.

GRAVE SITUATION DEVELOPING

GENERAL STRIKE AND

BOYCOTT

By Cable —Press Association—Copyright.

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.

SHANGHAI, April 6

A general strike, and boycott of all foreign goods in the entire Yangtsze province has commenced, and the situation is rapidly becoming graver. Ail Japanese are evacuating the Yangtsze Valley. Warships .of the International Asiatic fleets are rushing to important ports and a large fleet is concentrating at Hankow where the Japanese Admiral lias sworn on Ins word of honour to prevent the Chinese from 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 is being hurriedly reinforced. The cruiser Tentyu is en route. A wireless from Nankin says: “Antiforeign feeling is stilt evident. Foreign houses are being looted. Northern aeroplanes dropped two bombs on Pukow and three on Nankin city.

FACING THE SITUATION.

STRENGTHENING FRENCH FORCES.

By Cable —Press Association—Copyright.

Australian and N.Z. Cable Assbciation.

PARIS, Apr J 6

The “Echo de Paris” states I hat Cabinet is considering the despatch to Shanghai of another cruiser and six hundred troops.

WAR MATERIAL. REFUSAL TO HANDLE SHIPPING. By Cable —Press Association —Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association/. BERLIN, April 6. The association of German shippiyners and the East Asian Union has dec : ded not to accept shipments of war material for China. gng—naggEd l ■ "nr "mb