SHANGHAI RIOTS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18899, 14 January 1927, Page 9

SHANGHAI RIOTS.

STRIKE- '* ! » Shanghai and the po&IStf strike, occur:ed F*.f.r.Britbhc6ttAn null. It l>;im A- * »- «*- and smashed, machinery, dPf** 5 . Llice re nforcements. Wliswe badly-mauled but M l «$A Trevdve? display dism et , *i after an hour's fight»rVi *7\\ other m s. and that HI ttewdl be a repetition of ATttiattce&ilg last year's disftfi *hicb .caused violent re'ifflfttiiiiit China. Wsqiont.es are aware that a f/S to cut off ncfl suppheb "E &iai, the Nationalists in* SffltrSnartw » telt around the WM% 6 " tr y of supplies to "Emml thereby increasing disthe labourers, and caus;4ii|rfe|ji*lbai Municipal Council is &affititf Volunteers to assist the " i® fM*M ■&"& P^ ce '" tll ° defence 'JiW-Si Wrtlgn Settlement. IA-eSffltiUHi irtoja have been seizKmm»tofl nrls«en property in vanf,V«?X pf Fhkien, The American £%liiti« have ordWed missionaries 11-WBTOHn some places and to prepare departure in others. lltpWr CONSIDERS fifft PORTION. ißp* T not kno,wn'aMio** **• CABLE ASS °c IA W OJr -) J|ip; - WJtoGfy January 13, Air Chief Mar' .-U|||j«foftm6tU3 to yesterday's Cabii!ifp*i> ir Austen Cham ' £§||raft*fli | WAkt detailed statement ||pUtUttid i\Mf Wlnutes. A num. fp|ul&tWi m itlMnl abroad. Mpi'.tiilliltb] eftmsJOndents affirm Shi HO |»ifiW6B W* Teacbedi tho MlnWmi W»Hißg A tep«t lion Mr O 'Mai- *'' MnVWattons with 'M CljißW'raing. Tile "My S^ilS, 11 ' however, states that' CdbMVNM »»rtff«i to a paoiflu U#!f, Hi tftlftlt tm being that ty|l il h M WW of the situslleft ii»W-«i«.ar|«W« holiday, Mr BsJ4#hi fel{ tilt ib ftfstt time should be those Min- <, Mr 6»Malley ~ U M to- oi**U*s Br-tajn 's M'toWi HeisittstructVMIiM im \t Mtt a conflict. Vilm M tikk Mi the Shanghai cortkmUni *t tni <'Dii)V Express" reUft( leriltll aatl-BflMsh rioting £m «R*' A Wob 6f 3000 Chinese -',', : to ilihash the maiWm $M Wtton mlils, but were %fpp«ty'atftfgn Are brigade meri Jjpfe 'iftl* POSITION. MMoGLfi FOR SHANGHAI. IK" < ikQtybx* • lanuar y 13 > position both from > the fflßWfe' 'WA IfOm the international MpW that victory there for HMWpffltM(f Government might MNmpt» in the mere diffloult task dominance over northern HffigpwwV' »ay» "The Times" iWehuo is greater in mmißlWt win elsewhere, and this is raffiffipf Objidft tt keen interat to contending for the ffißßMpr. It is Welcome news, thereis alert. There may fflfflHW'stwe to decide careittlly our policy. Already there Of wvbiutlOhary propailwtys precedes a Kuo|^TO[ t ogmWe, being attempted in LIGHTLY. |B|| CBINftSE MENTALITY. HMp|*W«tiW> *-l CABLt ASSOCIAtIOK.) Rfc' SYDNEY, January 13. m{ty Origth Taylor, *ko atScience Conthen travelled in £* 6 V> that h© find how lightly the clvi A WAr - «opU a* 1 !*" Heta to care which HHru^SL 15 CJlintt generally war HKfirftA^J* 8 ? anti-British. 6x>HlyJlillritiah m ° St ° f thft V hich Pw* *ill he tho winMBBfcy.»tte slogan "China for HWKt%HL " .Wrongest and most HR-7? throughout China KlfesE OPINION. MMlh?k "l?^ 0 - January 11. U hitherto reBE tlMl ' lading j apaiiese [H^raWHfeb£ n 'j< n^oM porsever'OUpltoed at HanattituoVof the CanraHggWß; M;. Wmm W£m**to> they will Wmm wffl'ii l^ 1 ? 11 , the HH R* *,: iP 8U U M >» the

HANKOW SITUATION. TENSION RELIEVED. (AUSTRALIA!! AXD X.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION) I (Received January loth, 10.45 p.m.) PEKING, January 12. j Mr O'Malley had a two hours' conference with Chen at the Foreign Office at Jlankow. No statement was issued, but the tension is undoubtedly lessened. Britishers sre now able to move freely around the Concession. News from up the river indicates that the removal of foreigners from the interior is proving difficult owing to the general boycott, a result of which is that no boats or other conveniences or coolies are available, and many are compelled to walk. Foreigners arriving . from Kiukiang state that the Cantonese ' are stationed as sentries in the Concession. The dozen foreign men remaining are distributed between the warships Scarab and Wyvern. They were able to reach safety only with much difficulty owing to obstruction frOm the mob. The British Consul managed _to remove the archives before sealing the Consulate which so far has not been molested. He is now living aboard a steam launch from which the Consular flag still flies. The French Commissioner of Customs is also functioning aboard a launch. Some thirteen foreigners, including Women and children, are still at Kuling, where they elected to remain although advised to leave. TRANCE READY FOR EMERGENCY (AUSTBALIAK AJfD< NZ. CABLE ASSOCIAIIOIT.) (Received January 13th, 7.20 p.m.) PARIS, January 12. Cabinet has decided to maintain a, watchful policy concerning events in Ohina, but at the same time will be ready to meet any aggression. It ia learned that active naval and military preparations are iii progress in case eventualities arise. GENERAL STRIKE AT CHANGSHA, (AUBTKAtIAH AMD Jf.B, CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received January 14th, Midnight.) January 13. A wireleßs message from Changsha states that a general striko and boycott have begun, Arrangements have been made at Ichang to remove 400 British and 200 Americans from Szcchuan. CHINA AND CHRISTIANITY. (AUSTRALIAN ASD V.Z, CABLE ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, January 11. "The people of Ohina," said the Kt. Bev, Francis ChflVasse, at the Cler* leal Conference,- '/ate only trying to be yellow, not red. They purchased 4,000,000 copies Of the Scriptures last year. The Eastern races are inclined to reject Christ because wc clothe Him In the Union Jack." CHINESE FOREMAN SHOT. A SIGNIFICANT CRIME. (ST CABLE—taBSS ASSOCIATION—COPTBIOfiT.) (AUSTBALIAW AND K.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) SHANGHAI, January 1?. The Chinese foreman of the Shanghai. Foreign Settlement tramways, while driving a rickshaw in a, quiet part of. the Settlement was attacked by three Chinese and shot dead. His assailants escaped. TbV Victim,was a-man who, ing the May 30tli, 1925, affair, did more thaii anybody else to get the tramWay services resumed and to keep the Chinese workers at their posts. The authorities consider that the Crime is more than ordinarily significant. It is known that the Beds have marked down for killing soveral key Workers, whose opposition to strike agitations stand in the way of their aims. The present victim was one of these.

FROM HONG KONG. BRITISH MERCHANT ARRIVES. INFLUENCE OP MISSIONARIES. [THE PRESS Bpecial Scrvlco.J WELLINGTON, January 13.^ "Much of the antagonism to 'ie British oil the part of the Chinese must unfortunately be put down to the missionaries. The Chinese Welcome traders, but missionaries, however well meaning, they, do not want," said a British merchant who has just arrived in Wellington direct from Hong Kong, when interviewed to-day. ~-„ The Chinese, he said, were amMifest the happiest people in tho world, and were quite content with their own religion. . The merchant added that the Chinese fully appreciate the establishment ot hospitals and such like institutions. by the missionary and similar societies, but object to the attempts to force a ; strange religion upon the people. "We are inclined to forget," he I said, "that Chinese civilisation is thousands of years older than ours, and in many respects superior. It is inr nriitel* better suited to the Celestial temperament than anything we ca>i in exchange. We would resent the intrusion into Britain Of hundred* of the disciples of Confucius in an endeavour to convert the masses. They resent our attentions just as much. Hooligans at Hankow. With regard to the trouble at Hankow, he expressed the opinion that this was largely due to the rowdy hooligan element getting beyond control. We were inclined to exaggerate it, and to read into it a deeper significance than it really possessed iiut. for a]] that, there was ho doubt tnat resnect for Britain had been lost tne general feelina beine that Britain a day was done. The old order had changed, giving place to the hew. liie coolie no longer looked upon the wlnto man as his lord, to wliom oheisance must be made, and whose slightest whim must be attended. To think that China was up in arms was to misread the situation entirely. Of her 400 million population, onlv a comparatively few thousand were nno»r arms. The*'would fight for the lefder Who paid them "most, regardless of the cause, and if it rained tW would stoo fiVhtinff. That showed what a formidable military ftower they were.

British interests. ■ln mv opinion, as far .as Britain is concerned, there will be no miing." remarkefl tho merchant Not a shot was.fired. *t Hankow the, reason for th * being that the British wire afraid of » ganer.l jm&cw «Ug where: but if the yorst «*»s« t0 l f t w6rst we can,defend our interests T is nof generally known that «mce,Oc-