CHAOS IN CHINA.
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NO CONSTITUTED AUTHORITY. FOREIGN VESSELS FUSILLADED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn. Received July 24, 11.30 a.m. PEKIN, July 23. Grotesque as is the situation in China, it is nevertheless fraught with danger. The capital is devoid of administration beyond three members of the defunct Cabinet. They issue mandates and orders at the Regent's charge. Parliament is not sitting as a quorum is not obtainable. All the 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 the troops are carrying on civil war,' competing with the 'brigands in harrying the inhabitants. Most cruel ariaVcliy prevails, and trade is at a standstill.
Foreign vessels on the Upper Yangtse aro frequently fusilladed by riflemen hidden amongst the rocks. The illegal taxation of goods in transit is the most important function of administrative officers in the provinces. Foreign treaties do not count outside the treaty ports, and foreigners aro again becoming the traditional foreign devils. .
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Waikato Times, Volume 98, Issue 15294, 24 July 1923, Page 5
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191CHAOS IN CHINA. Waikato Times, Volume 98, Issue 15294, 24 July 1923, Page 5
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