NO BREAKDOWN

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19769, 17 February 1927, Page 7

NO BREAKDOWN

MR O’MALLEY EXPLAINS HEW SITUATION CREATED fUBTHEK CONSIDERATION NECESSARY FBy Telegraph—Per Pres.* Assn.—Copyright.] Received Feb. 16. 11.15 p.m. PEKING, Feb. 16. Mr Edward O’MaDey stated to-day that Chen made a series of statements partly referring to Sir Austen Chamberlain’s speech, partly about the agreement, and partly about assurances. The effect of these statements was to create a new situation. Mr O’Malley said the agreement was not signed because he thought it necessary to put the fresh situation b-forc Sjr Austen Chamberlain in order to eatable the latter to decide what should be done about the agreement. Meanwhile, Mr O’Malley will remain at Hankow and await further orders. The British defences have been reinforced by two Punjabi battalions which arrived at Shanghai overnight. There are now five battalions encamped in the international settleBient. IF WAR SHOULD COME A WARNING TO SOCIALISTS DISLOYALTY WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. Received Feb. 16, 11.15 p.m. LONDON, Feb. 16. The Postmaster-General, Sir William Mitchell Thomson, speaking at Croydon, said certain Socialist leaders were reported to have said that if Britain were involved in a Chinese war they would do their best to prevent British troops from being assembled. “If they do that, they will end up—and very properly too —against a wall, with a firing party in front of them,” he so id. “It is just as well that they should know that right from the start.” FAIRY TALES SPUN BY FOREIGN PRESS ANTIBRITISH PROPAGANDA Received Feb. 16. 11.15 p.m. LONDON, Feb. 16. A section of the Austrian and German Press is giving an anti-British colouring to news from China, alleging that Australia and South Africa disavow the English policy in China, while Canada refuses to allow British troops to cross her territory to proceed to China. JAPAN’S POLICY WILL RESIST FORCE INTERESTS MUST BE PROTECTED TOKIO, Feb. 14. • 1 Japan’s policy of non-interference in China has never meant neglecting the necessary protection of her rights and interests in China,” stated Baron Shidchara (Foreign Minister), adding that naturally Japan would have to reconsider the situation in the event of China attempting to recover the settlements by force of arms. CHINESE JUSTICE anti-bed generals on trial DEATH PENALTY EXPECTED SHANGHAI, Feb. 15. An amazing trial that could only happen in China is transpiring in Wuchang city, which was besieged for 40 days. The anti-Red generals responsible for the resistance are being charged with defending the city against the Cantonese army. The judges are 14 Nationalist appointees, and include women from the women’s political Kuomintung Party and assorted union delegates. The prosecutor announced that he was representing the people of Wuchang. who were forced to suffer by the military resistance. They starved, ate animals, trees and babies, and their homes were burnt. Other charges are of fighting the revolutionaries, killing members of the people’s army, and opposing the revolution. During the cross-examination of the generals, strenuous attempts were made to elicit the admission that British gunboats had assisted the anti-Reds, but the defendants denied this. The consensus of opinion is that the death penalty will follow and the trial is merely a formality.