CHINESE TURMOIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 July 1925, Page 3

CHINESE TURMOIL.

[Reuter Telegrams.]

THE HANKOW AFFAIR. STRONG AMERICAN NOTE. (Received this day at 11.25'a.m.) PICKIN’, July 5. The Hankow American Chamber of Commerce lias written to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in an endeavour to make known tbe true facts of tbe Hankow affair. After warning the Chinese Chamber of the danger of allowing false reports to gain currency, the American Chamber says it has nothing to add to the despatches from the Consulates to the Chinese authorities which contained ah irrefutable statement of the Hankow incident. The American Chamber calls attention to the efforts being made to throw full responsibility for tbe incident on tbe British authorities and says:—“lt so happened that a point in tbe British Concession was attacked, but as a British naval officer was in charge of that post, lie acted for tbe international community in Hankow, We, as part of tbe combined defence force which included .French. Italians, Japanese and Americans, as well as’ British, must, therefore, accept our share of tbe responsibility lor their action. We stand by them wholeheartedly, and urge you, in fairness, to cooperate in making this fact clear to the Chinese people.”

CANTON GOVERNMENT'S DE HAND.

(Received this day at 10.25 a.in.) HONG KONG, duly 5. It is reported the Canton Government has sent a despatch to the British and French Consuls regarding the Shnmecn all'air. It requests that the forces be not increased and so facilitate negotiations. The despatch demands that all nations concerned appoint high officials to tender an apology to the Kwangtung Government and punish the authorities concerned; that all men-01-war ol the nations concerned, he withdrawn, except two boats for the conveyance ;f messages; the rendition of Shameen to the Kwangtung Government’s control ; and compensation for the Chinese hilled and wounded. DANGER OF DIS’ITRRANGES. PEKIN, dnly 5. Volunteers were again called up, as disturbances are possible owing to the Council cutting off electricity from cotton mills and factories, which at present cause a severe drain on the power supply, in view ol the depleted staff. As the foreign mills are closed this will only affect Chinese industries. CHINESE INCIDENT. NANKING, July 5. Students held up the Compradore International Elxport Company’s Kiangsf because it understood the company coolies who were striking were willing to resume unconditionally. 'I he Chinese police commissioner took charge of the Compradore and detained him at the police headquarters. Subsequently six unarmed British, members of the Company’s staff went to the station with a view to securing his release and while they were present, a hundred coolies invaded the police compound and forcibly rescued the Compradore. The Police Secretary and a dozen Chinese merchant volunteers were slightly wounded.