CHINESE TURMOIL

Hokitika Guardian, 23 June 1925, Page 3

CHINESE TURMOIL

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[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] CHINESE It A 11) IX PAULS. (Received tins day at 11.25 a.in.) PARIS, June 22. Raiders on tin; Chinese Legation were apparently nearly all workmen, seemingly hailing front all provinces of China. The Legation believes the motive of the raiders was on patriotic ('rounds that the Chinese diplomats wore not taking active enough steps to submit Chinese demands for emancipation from, foreign control to the Governments to which they are accredited. .Members of the Legation deprecate the methods adopted, as harmful to the Chinese on use, ami emphasise that the raiders in no way represent the whole Chinese colony in Paris, but rather an extremist group affiliated to the extremists in China. The Legation suspects non-Chinese elements wore behind the coup which had evidently been most carefully planned. They hint that the hand of .Moscow is possibly working against the French. The police are enquiring into the matter, and interesting revelations are possible. CMIXFSF POSITION' FA 111. PEKIN, June 22. At Swatow, Amoy and Foochow the situation is fair. Demonstrations are eoitinning, but strikes arc not spreadiny. At Yangtze ports the position is unchanged. Coolies at Wiihu assaulted the Japanese Salt Commissioner whom the Chinese police thereupon arretted on a charge of being in possession of arms. At'Tfoihow and Hainan Islands there is great unrest. Auiifoieign agitation and strained relations between students and the Chamber of Commerce are revealed in extremist propaganda partly directed against the Chamber while moderate strikers suggest reopening if the shops and hanks adequately contribute to the cost of the strike. Chinese reports stale ehungsuchliaiig will shortly declare martial law in districts adjoining the settlement at llong Kong.

On the recommendation of leading British bankers the stock exchange settlement lias been postponed till further notice, because of the heavy withdrawals of funds from native banks by Chinese going to Canton, resulting in the wholesale withdrawal yf the credits necessary for negotiations and settlement.