CHINESE TURMOIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 June 1925, Page 3

CHINESE TURMOIL.

[lteuter Telegrams.] SHANGHAI STRIKE. AUCKLAND, June 27. 11l reply to an inquiry a.s to the position at Shanghai, the South British Insurance Coy. this morning received the following cable: “Strike declining and conditions in Norte China, generally much more pcacelul. Further serious trouble in own lerritory is not anticipated.” LIME AND STONES THROWN. PEKIN, June 27. The British Legation handed a note to the Foreign Office protesting against tlie firing on Shnmeen and wounding Britishers.

Shanghai reports this afternoon that crowds of strikers andd rowdies entered the settlement and stoned and stopped the trains and in one instance threw lime in the eyes of the tram drivers. The police hurried to the scene and dispersed the rioters. Otherwise the town is quiet. CONDITIONS IMPROVING. PEKIN, June 28. Chinese hankers in llong Kong at a meeting, carried a resolution to reopen on Monday. A Committee of the Sharebrokers Association decided to fall in to line with this action. The Stock Exchange will re-open on July 7. Naval ratings with stores, wore sent to Shnmeen. A gang of coolies under police protection discharged the cargo from the German steamer Audit at Kawloou wharf. The Chinese crew tampered with the engines ol one of the Kowloon ferry boats before deserting. The French Admiral has gone to Canton from Hong Kou.g. ATI is quiet in Shanghai, Tientsin. Isiugtao, ( hacfoo, and Pekin. VARIOUS REPuit l>>. PEKIN. June 27. Reports from Shanghai state a meeting of the representatives of the Students Union throughout the country resolved to urge the Canton Government to send troops to occupy Shameeu. The majority of shops have re-open-ed and the position is quiet, hut the shipping .situation has not improved. The strike is causing heavy losses to Anglo-Japaneso trade. Food supplies are running short. Amoy reports state the students demonstrated at the International Settlement, making the situation more acute. Chinese naval ratings control the settlement, though they are proving inefficient. A British sloop and Japanese and American destroyers are en route. Ningpo reports the position is quiet. Hoihow reports, that the foreign women and children have evacuated the port. At Tientsin pamphlets have been distributed in the native city urging that rioting will add to the present illtreatment of the Chinese. SITUATION REV IKW E D 15V cabinet. LONDON, June 28. The “Sunday Times” says that ( abinot reviewed the China situation. Earl Beatty being consulted. since when new movements of the Navy have been instituted wherein at least oao Australian light cruiser is participating. Simultaneously the British Indian military units in India and the Pacific stations are held in readiness. In the meantime there is an informal consultation between London and Washington.