CHAOS REIGNS.
IN CHINA. (A. and N.Z. Cable.) 'PEKIN, July 23. Grotesque as is the situation in China, it is nevertheless fraught with danger. Capital is devoid of administration beydnd three members of the defunct Cabinet. They issue mandates and orders at the Regent’s charge. Parliament is not sitting as a quorum is unobtainable. All sources of revenue are dry and the Chinese diplomatic missions abroad are breaking up, not receiving remittances from Pekin. The Chinese are wondering how soon the troops will invade and blackmail the banks and merchants for their maintenance or openly loot. In several provinces troops arriving on civil war business are competing with the brigands in harrying the inhabitants. The most cruel anarchy prevails, and trade is at a standstill. Foreign vessels on the Upper Yang Tse are frequently fusiladed by riflemen hidden amongst tTie rocks. The illegal taxation on goods in transit is the most important function of the administrative officers in the provinces. Foreign treaties do not count outside the treaty ports, and foreigners are again becoming the traditional “foreign devil.”
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Thames Star, Volume LVII, Issue 15885, 25 July 1923, Page 5
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178CHAOS REIGNS. Thames Star, Volume LVII, Issue 15885, 25 July 1923, Page 5
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