LATEST CABLE NEWS CHINESE TURMOIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1925, Page 2

LATEST CABLE NEWS

CHINESE TURMOIL.

[Reuter Telegrams.]

CHRISTIAN GENERAL WANTS AVAR. PEKIN*. July 1. Cerutti (Italian Consul) states the discussions with the Chinese delegates beginning on Gtli. July will be st-rict-!v limited to the settlement of the Shanghai affair. Other questions as to mixed Courts, organisation and international settlement, which the C'liinese - Government desired to discuss will require a further conference. The Japanese newspapers and the -‘Standard" publishes a translation of the speech by Eeiigynnsiaiig. who i? described as a Christian General, wherein he said : "To the list of Shanghai and Hangkow tragedies is now added the Sliaineen massacre. 'lbis exhausts our patience. "Whatever he the attitude of the others [ want war; 1 a.ill the Commander-in-Chief of the peoples army and my troops who have sworn to die for their country, connignore it. We are forced w the wall and have no choice. AVe must fight out the issue along the roads oi blood, otherwise there will In' no chance lor China humanity. This is why the army is prepared to light: so that justice and humanity may prevail in this world. I pray that war may come early, so that I may die for the salvation of China, ft is far bolter to die than to live as the slaves td our enemy. Let us prepare tor the coming struggle. make the first move and the rest will follow. Hi death there will he glory for our army of two hum!thousand. God had a special purpose for us when lie ordained that we should live at. this time, instead oi llfty years ago or forty years later. He wauls us to tight the forces of evil. A\ e want justice.”

QEF.STTOX IN COMMONS. 1 tONDON. July 1

In the House of Commons, the Labourites made suggestions that Britaii should convoke a conference of the Chinese treaty powers, including the Chinese, to discuss the whole question of the revision of the extra territorial treaties. Air Chamberlain, in reply, made it clear that tiro Government were tr favourable to consider such questions, until China established a Government, capable of restoring law and order and respect for treaties. Hut that even a Chinese Tariff Conference such as provided lor under the Washington Conference decision cannot lie held under circumstances wherein it might he exposed to anti-fni-eign demonstrations.