CHINESE TURMOIL

Hokitika Guardian, 12 June 1925, Page 3

CHINESE TURMOIL

[Australia it N.Z. Cable Association.] A URGE DEMONSTRATION. pkking, June to. Students and pupils from American Missionary Institutions are picketing all the streets, and practically are compelling the Chinese pedestrians each to contribute thirty cents towards the Shanghai strikers support. A great demonstration of workers, students and others was held at the City Gate, numbering 70 thousand people. They carried resolutions urging the Government to send troops to Shanghai, and to take hack the foreign concessions, and also recall the British and Japanese consuls.

I Dive thousand of the demonstrators subsequently inarched to the Foreign Ministry, where the deputations presented these resolutions. They were dissatisfied with the Minister’s replies, and they smashed several windows and did other damage, They then visited Tunncliigui. .and made similar demands, and received a promise that they he placed before the Cabinet to-morrow.

No attempts have been made so far to molest any foreigners in Peking.

CHINESE SHOOTING INCIDENT. VEKIX. June 11.

The trial of seven Icon persons arrested in connection with the recent riots in Shanghai is proceeding. An English missionary, who was an eye-witness, considered the shooting was unavoidable under the circumstances. Two American missionaries, who also were eve-witnesses, considered the police justified in firing. The victims were only sympathetically demonstrating in favour of imprisoned students. Inspector Everson, who ordered the firing, said the crowds were absolutely uncontrollable. Asked by the Chinese Magistrate if firing against the legs of the crowd would not have sufficed, the Inspector replied that was contrary to the instructions. which were to fire only as a last, resort and then shoot to kill. The quantity of Bolshevist literature seized at Shanghai University was admitted as evidence.

The China .Merchants Steamship Coy a- Chinese concern, lias suspended sailings indefinitely. Some other shipping companies have ordered their vessels to other ports.