CHINESE TROUBLE.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 April 1927, Page 2

CHINESE TROUBLE.

[by TELEGRAPH— PF.II PRESS ASSOCIATION.] FUNDS FOR MOSCOW. A CORRESPONDENT'S STORY. LONDON, April 5. The Times Constantinople correspondent says lie has learned that Moscow is transmitting substantial sums to the Cantonese, via Constantinople, from which centre the money is hoi tig telegraphed to different merchants in China as a pretended payment tor goods bought hy Turkish merchants in China. It is stated that one hundred thousand dollars have been thus transmitted during the past six weeks. AMERICANS ARRESTED AT PEKIN. FOR P R O-N ATI ON A L 1 ST .SYMPATHIES. PEKfN. April 5. Chinese police hero have arrested Air Wilbur Button and Mrs .Mildred Mitchell. two American mews writers on charges of being propagandists for the Chinese Nationalist Government thus tending to overthrow the constituted authorities, and to incite the Pekin public to disorder. The alleged propagandists are now being guarded at their hotel hy Chinese police, pending their being handed over to the United States author!-

Both the prisoners were lormuly cm ployed on Shanghai newspapers.

JAPAN’S DECISION. TOKIO. April j

The Japanese Government have decided on a policy of withdrawal of all (lie Japanese residents in the interior of China, pending settlements, and they are not depending on chaotic China for the protection of Japanese nationals, nor does Japan rely on holding a non-existent Chinese Government responsible for mob action. The Japanese Cabinet have decided that, this is the best method of rendering assistance to her neighbour | > tiding the final and definite uegatiuU in of new treaties, or the establishment of a Government in China that '' : hie to take control of the concentrations ol Japanese residents in China. The Japanese residents at Hankow have already been ordered to leave the country, and they will he taken aboard Government, ships. Japanese warships remain to all ports in China guarding Japanese property.

FRANCK AND ITALY KEEP CLEAR LONDON- April •>. France and Italy will not he parties p, the Notes, hut they have been kept fully posted on the negotiations through their Ambassadors in Pekin. danger of war. BRITISH LABOUR FRGES. arbitration. LONDON. April o. The Labour National Joint Council at a meeting held at the House of Commons, passed a resolution appealing to the Government, in view ol the contradictory reports from Nanking, to refrain from presenting the Chinese authorities with anything in the nature of au Ultimatum based on ex-parto statements, the rejection of which would lead to state ol wai litre. The resolution demands that the Goernment immediately should open negotiations. and that in the event of a disagreement it should submit the outstanding points to an Arbitration i rilutua.l under the aegis of the League of Nations .undertaking tint to make claims in China except in accordance with the Tribunal’s decision. YANGTREE VALLEY DANGER. ißo.ce'vod this day at S.-30 a.m.) SHANGHAI, April 4. A general strike and boycott of all foreigners goods in the entire Yangts/.e Valley has commenced and the situation is rapidly becoming graver. All Japanese are evacuating Yangtszc Valley. Warships of the international Asiatic fleets are rushing to important ports and a large fleet is concentrating at j E.ukow, where the Japanese Admiral has sworn on his word ol honour to prevent Chinese trespassing in the Japanese concession. He promised to maintain the dignity ol the Imperial Japanese navy. The present strength of Hie Japanese landing party at Hankow is 300 and it is being hurriedly reinforced. The cruiser Tentyu is en route. A wireless front Nanking says antiforeign feeling is still evident. Foreign house are being looted. A northern aeroplane dropped two bombs oil I’ukow and three on Nanking city. MORE TROOPS FOR CHINA. PARIS, April 0. “ L’Feho tie Paris ” state Cabinet is considering the despatch to Shanghai of another cruiser and six hundred troops.