CHINESE TROUBLE.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 April 1927, Page 2

CHINESE TROUBLE.

[by telegraph—fer press association.] POWERS' DEMAND. LONDON, .March 30. An important China development is imminent. The British Government has discussed the question of demands that are to be put before the Cantonese authorities, probably by Britain in conjunction with .Japan and America. These demands include compensation for the Nanking outrages. U.S. STANDS OUT. WASHINGTON, March 30. As the line of his policy is to get into no unnecessary entanglement ic China. President Cooluige has decided that the United States will play a lone hand. This is according to an anmiumement at White House.

The American forces in China, therefore, will not be merged with the troops of any other power. America wishes at the earliest possible moment to he in readiness to deal in a triendly manner with any constituted aiithoritv in China.

IRANCE'S ATTITUDE. SHANGHAI. March 3M

Tiieie is increased uneasiness on the pari of residents in the French Concession, owing to a mob, which included some Cantonese soldiers, attempting to invade the boundary. A French policeman was forced to draw his revolver. He wounded a Cantonese. hut the mob calmly rooted up some iron gates at the entrance of the Concession, and carried them off. This contemptuous action created a stir in the settlement, as the Foreign military authorities have not yet been empowered to take over the defence of the French Concession, although unofficially the British and American outposts are remlv to take up positions on tlio French and the native boundary.

The French authorities contrive to minimise the incidents, adopting the attitude that they are not willing to meet trouble half way. but they mg-for to wait until something, serious Tl.ippolls.

RFRORT DENIED. SHANGHAI. March 31

The reported storming.of the French concession defences is denied. In the course of a statement, issued by the French Consulate-General it is explained that a small crowd gathered and began stoning the barricades, Hut the sentry fired a shot in the air and the crowd disappeared.

STARS AND STRIPES TORN DOWN (Received this day at 9.30 x.m.) SHANGHAI, March 31.

Growing anti-Americanism is reported in Chunking. The Consul and ViceConsul have taken up quarters on an American gunboat and American firms have closed. Americans are concentrated near the waterfront. Tt is believed that the Chinese tore down the Stars and St rues from the Consulate on March tilth.

Aiiti-foreignism is rife in-Nanking and if is dangerous to go ashore. Chinese messengers assert that crowds threaten to shoot any Britisher landing. Nationalists are setting up an artillery on a hill overlooking the river, and guns are trained on all foreign warships. The French Consul-General has protested to the Nationalists against the murder of two Jesuit Fathers during the Nanking incident one of whom was Italian and the other French.

Chiangskaisehok said that he instructed the Nanking Garrison commander to protest to the British and American naval authorities against the bombardment. AN HYSTERICAL EDITORIAL. •Jteeeived this day at- 8.30 a.ni.t -MOSCOW, March 31. The “Pravdn.” in an hysterical editorial states: “Nanking cries out tothe whole world. Pestiferous smells are being spread b\ imperialistic civilisation. Ac. Anglo-American squadron shot Nanking to pieces and by that act destroyed all faith in the regime of which imperialistic civilisation is so proud. Capitalist humanity was drowned in the blood of Chinese women and children. Where is the policy ol’ non-interference in Chinese internal affairs? It has ended with the shooting to death of Nanking citi-

,v,ens. Seven thousand Chinese dead is a. terrible achievement of the wise policy of your civilised hooligans and now for that ten million organised Soviet proletarians direct their curses at you.”

The article concludes: “Cheers for the great Chinese revolution ! ”