POPE’S MESSAGE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17570, 22 June 1925, Page 7

POPE’S MESSAGE.

END OF HOSTILITIES PRAYED FOR.

CHINESE SOLDIERS MUTINY,

By Telegraph—Press Association Copyright Neuter's Telegrams (Received June 22, 12.30 p.m.) PEKIN, June 21 l Diversity professors recently solicited tlio Pope s support in connection with the Shanghai affair and the Pope has empowered Monsignor Constantici, Apostolic DeleMite in China, to signify his sympathy with the great Chinese people, keenly deploring the shedding of fraternal blood and praying that coucord and order be soon restored in a spirit of mutual understanding, according to the principles of justice, equity and Christian charity. Ihe position is improving at Chunking, but foreigners are remaining r across the river in the other Yangtsze ports. Tientsin is quiet and the Chinese delegation has been ordered to Pekiu. Ilritish ajid other foreign women and children have arrived at Hong Kong frqm xbe Shamien, where they were advised to leave. Armed pickets and I>oiicc are patrolling the business quarter as a precautionary measure. The Consul-General at Canton outlined an interview which he ha-1 with the Chinese Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, wl-.o maintains that the strike was part of a spontaneous, patriotic outbreak in sympathy with the Shanghai affair. The Canton G vernmeht were not responsible for the strike, but could not go. against the expressed will cf the peopl c and call off the strike. He gave an assurance Ibat there would be no destruction of life or the property of foreigners. The Shanghai Chamber of Commerce resolved to postpone the reopening of the banks and shops until June 21, and also to postpone settlement dav till July 21. '1 be Third Mukden Regiment mutinied at Chen-hsin on the Pekin-Muk-den line, damaging the station. The gendarmer : e commandant in a neighbouring town sent a detachment to round nn the nvtinpprs