CHINESE TROUBLE.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 February 1927, Page 2

CHINESE TROUBLE.

ffv association.] ptrs.rC((rsi ST MffANGHAT. «Mf A 'Miff A L Feb 20. t biYK-"- r-rV'f/ train* ''mtiiuie to nrp/,,„ Tf,y, sjfaff is expected to•fjfc* sRiMiM'/f' in fl»t' /oternational ?>= H-'fj'ie r J »r>d iln media toly outside is The BrifKir stationed here 'fcafed ,u, cX'dlenl. impression. 'H,< Chincea are /‘isiffocioia-d troth the b-U-f Hn»t to- 5/J'fierX would loot rind oppress fb'-n', arid giodingly acknowledge that iin are lio.v secure from I In, i fdJJe of y/birb their own troop'i ill- iMgoJv eoinoosed. lb- Rritisb * roops here are to-day “in tl;e tine " That means that they are oeiupving a def-ti'- line outside Hie I iits-ruat iona.l F<-t t i-in-nt Boundaries. The uiaint.enau'e ol I bis line is regarded as indisjieusalile tor the dci Icncc ol the city. This action ua taken mi the request of the International Municipal Council made in view of the situation which is being created by arrivals of an increasingly large number of disncM) troops from the North. The defences of both tin* foreign, settlements, on their actual Imundaries are being further strengthened. It is expected that American and Japanese quotas for defence will l>c, “in line” soon. The Italian forces are occupying the Italians’ particular sector. The iShanlitng (Northern) troops who have a bad reputation for behaviour, are more Innulent than Sun C’hnnii Fang's Shanghai men. and already there have been dashes between the two on the Settlement border. So far they have not been serious, but they foreshadow unpleasant possibilities. About four thousand foreign nationals reside in an area that is occupied by the British troops outside the Settlement proper. Heavy vain has been falling all day and most of the counfry is a quagmire. The general situation is comparatively quiet. NATIONALIST ENVOY. TOKIO, Feb. 25. .Mr Taotien Chun, a Chinese Nationalist Delegate, lias arrived here. He was warmly greeted bv hundreds of Chinese students. In an interview be said tiie two thirds of China is now > controlled by the Nationalists. Theret fore it was time for the Nationalists to t reach the fullest- understanding with - Jo pun. He was not seeking the recog--1 iiition of Canton. He only desired to ’ impress Japan with the Nationalists’ > future policy of friendship. He declars od that the recovery of the concesI sion at Shanghai would be secured by ■ peaceful methods for the foreigners.

Mr Tnoten Clnta added that the British had killed 2.500 Chinese at AVanghsien, but the Chinese did not kill any foreigners at Hankow.