REDS IN CHINA.

Wairarapa Age, 11 August 1930, Page 5

REDS IN CHINA.

MENACE TO FOREIGN LIVES AND PROPERTY. TREATY POWERS TO AFFORD PROTECTION. NO INTERVENTION IN CHINESE FEUDS. United Press Association.—By Electric T elegraph.—Copy right. (Received Sunday, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, August 9. The “Daily Telegraph’s” diplomatic editor says that the British, American, Japanese and French Governments are at present consulting with a view to concerted naval measures for the safety of their own nationals at Hankow and other Yangtse ports threatened by the Communist forces. The actionis inspired purely by humanitarian motives and should in nowise be construed as intervention in China’s domestic feuds. They will only operate where the Nanking Government is unable to protect ■foreign life and property. It is most gratifying that the leading Treaty Power.-, have been able to agree promptly on a common plan of ’action. The agreement between the governments follows a fine co-operation by responsible local representatives of tire four Powers. The military prospects of Chiang Kai-shek and the Nanking Government are not regarded a« hopeful in view of the Southern Communists’ advance r . iVer ’ Clliang Kai-shek’s chief difficulty is a shortage of money The Communist armies are really groups of bandits, organised, armed and financed by Soviet agents. EXECUTIONS IN CANTON. AUTHORITIES' HE 4RCH CITY FOR COMMUNISTS. (Received Sunday, 5.5 p. m .) HONGKONG, August 9. hollowing on the Nanking Government s instructions to the Kwangtung Provincial Government, the Cantonese authorities are carrying out searches and tooth-combing the city for Communists. Yesterday over a hundred were tried and fourteen were immediatel/ ® xecuted - Other executions are probable, indicating a firm desire to stamp out the extremists.