ASSAULT ON BRITISHER.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18415, 23 June 1925, Page 9

ASSAULT ON BRITISHER.

SHANGHAI OUTRAGE.

PARISIAN CHINESE RAID

EMBASSY.

AMBASSADOR FORCED TO SIGN PROTEST. I.PV CABLE —TRESS ASSOCIATION— COT YIUQHT.) t AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) I'EKIXO, J lino 21. A British subject named Moalejii, at Shanghai, was struck between the shoulders with a jncat-axc. Ho was seriously injured, but is progressing satisfactorily.

The third Mukden regiment mutinied at Chenhsm on ths Peking-Mukden line, damaging tho station. Tho gendarmerie commandant in a neighbouring town sent a detachment to round up the mutineers.

A meeting at Shanghai of the Chamber of Commerce resolved to postpone reopening banks and shops until Juno 2-1 th, also to postpone Settlement Day till Julv 21st

Tho position is improving at Chunking, hut foreigners aro remaining across the river in tho other Yangtsze ports.

Tientsin is quiet and tho Chinese delegation has been ordered to Peking. University processors recently solicited the Pope's support in connexion with tho Shanghai disorders. The Pope has now empowered Monsignor Constantici, apostolic delegate in China, to signify his sympathy with the great Chinese people, kocnly deploring the shedding of fraternal blood and praying that concord and order bo soon restored in a spirit of mirftflrl understanding according to the principles of justice and equity and Christian charity. PARIS, June 21. A hundrrd Chinese forced tho doors of tho Chines© Embassy and locked the Ambassador in his room, cut tho telephono wires, and compelled him to sign a protest to M. Painlevo against the presence of foreign troops in China. Later. It was Chinese youths who invaded tho Embassy and forced the Ambassaior to sign, among other documents. a proclamation assuring tho Chinese people that he sympathised with them in their struggle against foreign Imperialists. The polico arrested one of the invaders.

CHINESE NOTE.

KESPONSIBILITY DENIED.

(AUSTRALIAN AXD X.Z. CABLJS ASSOCIATION.)

PEKING, Jnne 21.

The Chinese Foreign Office's reply to the Powers' Note regarding tlio riots and anti-foreign, sentiment in China states that the accounts of different incidents given therein arc not in accord with Cu&~Tocal ChnJese authorities' reports.

The Note gives a lengthy Chinese version of tho recent occurrences. It says that in Hankow, British volunteers suddenly opened fire on an unarmed crowd. British authorities should assume full responsibility for their violent action.

At Kiukiang, during an altercation/ between the police and a small number of workmen, a fire suddenly broke out in the Taiwan bank. During the confusion, and owing to the time occupied in putting out the fire, slight damage was caused to sundry articles in the English and Japanese consulates. Such damage, says the Note, was accidental.

Regarding the killing of a British subject in Shanghai, the reply points out that the man was outside the Settlement, where the municipality had built roads without China's consent. The motives of tk> criminals have not been ascertained. .It is regrettable that the incident occurred.

With the exception of the killing of the British subject at Shanghai, all incidents happened as a result of the failure to obtain a prompt and fair settlement of the shootings at Shanghai. Since the Shanghai occurrence the Government has issued mandates ordering people to exercise self-re-straint and instructed provincial authorities to maintain order. In view of the present circumstances tho Chinese Government hopes that the Ministers of the Powers will promptly settle the Shanghai strike, and then the present indignation will be appeased and the excitement will subside.

LABOURERS' DEMANDS.

SECRET HONG KONG SOCIETY.

(Received Juno 22nd, 8.15 p.m.) HONG KONG, June 21

The labourers have formed a secret organisation, styled the Hong Kong Labour Commission, witli plenary powers to discuss strike matters. It is reported that the Commission is functioning under the patronage of the Canton Government.

The Commission formulated, inter alia, the following demands:— Freedom of speech, of the Press and ather publications.

Equality of treatment of Chinese, no differentiation in registry of birth, and aibolition of the deportation law. Labourers' right to vote in the appointment of Chinese members of the Legislative Council.

Improvement in labour conditions, prohibition of child la.boirr and enforcement of eight-hour day. [Revocation of the ordinance increasing standard rents 15 per cent. No racial discrimination. Permission for Chinese to reside within the peak reservaJiai*