CHINESE TURMOIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 June 1925, Page 2

CHINESE TURMOIL.

POPE’S SI’PPOKT SOLICITED.

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PEKIN. June 21. lidiversity professors recently solicited the Pope's support in connection with the Shanghai affair. The Pops? empowered the Cunstantici Apostolov delegate in China to signify liis sympathy with the groat Chinese people, keenly deploring tlie shedding of traternal blood and praying that concord and order would he soon restored in the spirit of mutual understanding, according to the principles of justice, equity ami Christian charity. The position is improving at ( hullking. foreigners remaining across the river. Other Yangti/.e ports and Tientsin are quiet. The Chinese delegation ordered to Pekin. British and other foreign women and children who arrived at Hong Kong from Shutneoti, where they were advised to leave. Armed pickets and police are patrolling the business quarters as a precautionary measure. I lie Consul-General at Canton outlined an interview which he had with the Chinese Secretary of Stale for Foreign Alfairs. The letter maintains the strike is part ol spontaneous patriotic outbreak in sympathy with the Shanghai allair. '1 he Canton Government is not responsible lor the strike hut could not go againsi the expressed "ill of the people and call off the strike. He gave assurance there was no destruction of life or properly e.f foreigners.

A meeting at .Shanghai of the (. hamher of Commerce resolved to postpone the re-opening of the hanks and shops until 21th June and also to postpone settlement day till 21st July. A Britisher named Aloalem was struck between tin* shoulders with a meat axe and seriously injured, but is progressing sitt islaetorily. The tliie.t Mukden regiment mutinied at Client-sin on the Pekin-Alttkdeit line, damaging the station. 3 lie gendarmerie commandant in a neighbouring town sent a detachment to round up tin* mutineers. PARIS-CHIXKSK ACT. PARIS. June 21. One hundred Chinese here forced the doors of the Chinese Embassy. They then locked the Chinese Ambassador ill a room eat the telephone wires, and compelled him to sign a protest to Premier Painlcve against the presence of the Inreign troops ill ('liina. SECRET ORGANISATION FORMED. HONG KONG. June 21. The labourers of Hong Kong have formed a secret organisation, styled the lloMg Kong Labour Coinmissiim. with iileinn-y powers in discuss strike nml iei',-. It i- re polled that ille ('ommissioii are functioning under the patronage of the Canton Government. The Labour Commission have formulated, inter alia, the following demands : - Firstly—Freedom of speech ami <*l the press and other publications. Secondly—-Equality of treatment for the Chinese, with no differentiation as to the registry of birth, and also the abolition of the deportation law. Thirdly—The labourers' right Lo vote in the appointment, of the Chinese members of tin* Legislative Council. Fourthly The improvement of the labour conditions: the prohibition of child labour ami the enforcement of the eight hoar day. Fifthly ’lhe revocation ol the ordinance increasing the standard of house rents ii ll<-<-ti per coni. Sixthly—-No racial discrimination and permission for Chinese to reside within the Peak reservation. t.bV'C-ivrd this day at 8 a.m.) PEKIN. .June 22. A telegram from Hong Kong says the Government has issued a proclamation containing' emergency regulations. providing iur the censorship of telegrams, letters and police control of premise-, vehicles, fuel and food tuffs. The following are exportable under license only: Rice. Jlour. loodstnll's. gold, silver, coin and bank notes. The Chinese compositors and coolies of the “Daily Bulletin” office struck. The compositors, other than .European printers, threaten to walk out in the evening. A Canton community kitchen has been established, Enrocans doing the cooking. Alarines are operating the water works and unarmed volunteers are patrolling the Shameen-Kwangtttng railway. The Students Association has issued a statement urging a boycott. and strike, adding they must join tin* soldiers and go out and tight the foreigners