CHINESE TROUBLE.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 March 1927, Page 2

CHINESE TROUBLE.

fBY TELEGRAPH —PER TRESS ASSOCIATION.]

AIAXCHU AVAR LORD. TOKIO. March 20

.A warning has been given to Japan by Chang "INo Bin that her assistance itr the recognition ol the Canton Gov - ermuent would result in an anti-Jap-anese movement in Alanehttria. Chang Tso Bin made the statement at a special reception to Japanese journalist.at Peking. He urged the Japanese to lend their eo-operation in the elimination of Communism in China. He said that Russia slid regarded Japan as an enemy, and contemplated revolutionising .Japan, alter a “Red drive in China, lie said he could hut hope that Japan would co-operate with China in the suppression ol Bolshoi - istu. lie added that lie fervently hoped that Japan would not bo deceived bv South China, and that she would not abandon him (Chang I>o Bin).

FRENCH TROOPS. LONDON. Altmh 20. Tb,. "Daily Mail’s" Paris correspondent reports important French reinforcements have been ordered to Shanghai from Imlo-China. JAPANESE CONS CL’S INDICTMENT (Received this day at 0.30 a.m.) SHANGHAI. March 20. The Japanese Consul at Nanking interviewed. declared the most notewoi'thv feature of the looting of Nanking, was the deliberate systematic manner in which it was carried out, according to an obviously pre-arranged plan He stated that armed women Communists led lawless Nationalist soldiers to the Japanese Consulate. _ Piecing together reports from various quarters, there is no doubt the Cqmmunists, co-operating with part of the Southern troops, deliberately carried out looting with the object of creating an anti-foreign tooling. Lawless soldiers with one accord shouted: ••Down with the Imperialists!” The Consul suggested that the Communists carefully investigated the situation ol the foreign consulates uiul residen cs beforehand.

lie expressed himselt quite aghast at the impudence ot Kuomintang propagandists trying to lay the blame on the routed Northerners. This excuse might do very well at Shanghai, but it would certainly not go down at Nanking. lie himself had a narrow escape as he was ill abed when the Southerners fired a shot whit It passed between him and his wife, who was '"endeavouring to shield hint with her bodv.

A CHINESE DEMAND. SHANGHAI. March 29,

Following oil a slight encounter between a party from the warship AVoodccrk and Chinese at Changsha, the local Commissioner of Eoveign Affairs demanded the withdrawal ot the British vessel from the port ami the handing over of the British sailors involved in the incident in order to enable the Chinese to take drastic action against them. It is also reported that the Commissioner lias withdrawn from the extra-territorial rights all Britishers in Changsha and the British authorities are evacuating nationals in consequence.