CHINESE TROUBLE.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 March 1927, Page 3

CHINESE TROUBLE.

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.]

SHANGHAI .REPORTS. (Received this day at 9.30 a.in.) SHANGHAI, March 3. Lip Aacluing, the Defence Cominis sioiier of Shanghai, who was respou

sible for drastic measures against agi

tutors in the recent strike Inis been roplaced by a nominee of (hangtsunfcehang, General Pislinuclieii, the youthful Commander of Shantung forces in the Shanghai-,Sungking area. Jlu is also Admiral of Shantung Navy.

The conscription of cnolies is reportedly going on in the suburbs of Shanghai,

M any uiieoii/irinable reports have been received of fighting at Wukunng, ten miles south of Sooclmw. If correct, they indicate the Nationalists iiou near their objective, which is to cut off railway communication between Shanghai and Nanking.

JAPANESE CONTINGENT. TOKYO. March 3.

Two more cruisers convoying a land

ing party of five hundred blue jackets,

have been ordered to Shanghai as a precautionary measure. The Jsuzu is leaving Yokosuka to-night and Sendai is sailing from Snbebo to-morrow.

SHANGHAI. .March A. in order to prevent the Cantonese absorbing tnorc leaderless troops or Sutiehuaiifang’s army all have been ro■jt placed by Shantmigitea at the front. Suiiehuanfang’s men on returning to Shanghai tire disarmed and permitted to enter the foreign settlements in

small batches under supervision of the ► British. It- is now virtually a clear cut issue between Cantonese and Shantingites. It is significant that Chinese iroops are seeking the protection of foreign settlement, which is now freely given if they are not carrying arms. ' SHANGHAI,' March H. A new murder bureau has been formed to terrorise Shanghai workers into ojining the Bed movement and have

prepared a long list of victims to he sacrificed in an attempt to cow I lie J jleserting element responsible for the failure of the general slrike. There have been twelve assassinations.