CHINESE TROUBLE.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 April 1927, Page 2

CHINESE TROUBLE.

[by TELECIUrII PF.II riIFSS ASSOCIATION.] PEKING RAID. London, April 8. The official version of the Peking raid which has reached Downing Street shows, as was anticipated, that the Russian Embassy was not affected. The Chinese authorities had information that arms and ammunition were stored in the offices of the Dahl Bank. Chinese Eastern Railway and Russian Indemnity Commission and that all also were used for subversive propaganda. None of the buildings in any way i njoyed diplomatic immunity and any how. the Soviet long ago renounced such privileges, even for the Embassy building. The Chinese police i-stied

search warrants and obtained the authority of the senior member of the diplomatic body, because the buildingare within the Legation quarter. Throughout the raids, the Soviet Embassy proper which is quite a separate building surrounded by its own walls, was strictly respected. I.ON DUN. April S.

The Chinese police exceeded tin- authority given by the diplomatists in entering the quarters of the Soviet Embassy guard, though the Soviet through the surrender of the extra territoriality were not entitled lo mainlain a guard. The diplomatic body, nevertheless protested against the Chinese authorities exceeding their specific authorisation. The Air Ministry to-day announced jin air squadron comprising three flights of Bristol lighters had been ordeTcd to Shanghai, 'those well informed hint that they may be used Hi aerial reprisals in 1 lie event ot noncompliance with Nanking notes ana demands, but this is not admitted officially

FRENCH INSTRUCTIONS. PARIS. April S. The Government to-day cabled instructing the Alinister at Peking the limit, to which he may act in conjunction with other Powers legatd.ng Nanking outrages. GERAIAX ATTITUDE. BERLIN, April 8. llerr St resent turn rejected the Nationalist demand to despatch a liner to China to serve as a refuge lor .Germans. on the ground flint Chinese might misconstrue the act, and also that there wore plenty of German ships in the Ear East. MORE AAIERICAN FORCES. WASHINGTON, April 9. Fifteen hundred marines who were mobilised at San Diego on April Ist. have been ordered to proceed to China. A lack of army and navy transport necessitates the use of commercial vessels.

’Tlie Ameriean forces in China now number 5200 marines. 3300 bluejackets and 35 warships. It is expected that if there is need of further marines they will he taken from Nicaragua. AIA NCH UR IA N DAX (I FIT. TOKIO. April 9 The newspaper Alvako Shimbun states that four thousand Soviet regular troops have filtered into the city of Harbin, in Northern ATiineTmi'in, with rifles and grenades in their possession, while arms are being actively smuggled in from Siberia. These arms are at present being stored in various (Soviet Consulates in Afnm-linrin. The paper adds that despatches lront ATtikden (in Central Manchuria) state that the uneasiness there is increasing. the tear being that Chang Isn-lin will next seize the Chinese .Eastern Railway in order to incite Russia into making reprisals, which will involve Japan. «. INDIANS GAOLED AT SHANGHAI. SHANGHAI. April 8 Three Sikhs at Shanghai, who were attempting to seduce the Indian troops here, have been sentenced to eighteen months' hard labour by a British Consular Court. FRENCH COAIM EXIST CHARGE LONDON, April 9. "The Times's” Paris correspondent says that, following on a decision of the Alinister of Justice to prosecute a Communist Deputy, Dr Doriet, for an anti-French agitation regarding China, tin- Procurcur General applied for the suspension of Dr Doriet’s legal immunity. Dr Doriet. it is alleged, accused the French Government of an intention to annex Chinese territory and of participation in a “British massacre of Chinese in Canton." It is alleged that when speaking at Canton, Dr Doriet urged the IndoChinese to revolt against French tyranny. :

■SOVIET PROTEST. lIL&i-e>ced this day at 8 a.nt.) * AIOSCOW. April 10. The Soviet informed the Chinese Charge d’Ail'airs that il had decided to withdraw the embassy from Peking as a protest at the embassy affair, leaving only Consul officials. DESTROYER FIRED ON. LONDON, April 10. The Admiralty announces the destroyer “ Veteran ” was fired on with shrapnel and rides near Chinkiang. The “ Veteran ” replied and dismounted a Chinese gun. There were no Rrttisli casualties. NOTES TO CHINA. LONDON. April 10. The “ Observer ” says Rritain, France, Italy, Japan and the United States will present identical notes demanding redress for the Nanking outrages to both Chon and Chiang Kai Slick, within a day or two. All the Powers are coiilident the Cantonese will give satisfaction, owing to their desire for recognition as the Govern ment.