WAR IN CHINA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 6 December 1926, Page 5

WAR IN CHINA.

FOOCHOW SURRENDERS. WITHOUT FIRING A SHOT. Pies* Association-Electric Telegraph-Copyright-(Rcceived Monday, 9.10 a.m.) . LONDON, Sunday. . The Daily,Mail’s Shanghai correspondent says that Foochow surrendered, to the Bolsheviks and Cantonese, not firing a Shot. Admiral Clien Ping landed troops, aiid the defenders, rather than turn tho city into a battle-field, withdrew, allowing Admiral Chen Ping to hoist the “Rod?’, flag at the civil headquarters. Many of the defenders joined.tbe Cantonese. When General Chang. Yi, commanding additional Cantonese, also advanced on Foochow, the panic-stricken populace hoped that the surrender would avert bloodshed and looting. Foochow’s capitulation opens the. road for the Cantonese advance on Shanghai. ; . ; , * . SITUATION AT HANKOW. ;>", , BECOMING' WORSjE. •;! j (Received Monday, 9.10 a.m.) TOKYO, Sunday.- ;: . , The Italian gunboat Caboto, which is visiting Japan, has •been ordered by fhe Italian Minister at Peking to rush, ■to Hankow, where the situation is becoming worse. AMERICA WILL NOT PARTICIPATE (Received Monday, 10.10 a.m.) SHANGHAI, ‘Sunday. Official 'reports from Washington state that America wifi not participate in any measures by the Powers to protect the Cantonese seizing tffie Customs, declaring that the Yangste situation is an internal affair which does not concern America. Her naval forces in Cantonese waters will be employed solely for the protection of lives and properly. If necessary, Americans will evacuate. Reports from Britain are different, the Admiralty promising reinforcements when required.