CHINESE TROUBLE

Hokitika Guardian, 23 April 1927, Page 3

CHINESE TROUBLE

[by TELEGRAPII—PER TRESS ASSOCIATION.* CANTON .MILITARY HEADS. TERN ON COMMUNISTS. LONDON, April 22. Air Ashmoad Bartlett. telegraphing from Shanghai, sums up the now situation as follows: “The war between, the North and South of Chinn has been temporarily suspended, General C'hiane Kai Shelc and Chang Tso Lin are now actively negotiating for a common movement against the Communists. Thus far General Sun Cliuan Fang has not shown a desire lo co-operate, hut lie is likely to come into line. The

situation at Hankow is growing worse. Even the Communist leaders are now terrorised by molt rule. Al. Borodin has been compelled to take refuge in the hospital in the French Concession. There is now a Provisional Govern-

ment formed in Nanking, with Tsaiynonpoi as the temporary chairman. the elucidation of the Wang Khiangiti position, it is doubtful

whether Wang has gone over lo the Bolsheviks or has been forcibly detained at Hankow. Tt is evident that there is a great reaction against, the Bolsheviks, owing to the fear of action being taken by the Great Powers. The moderate Nationalists’ desire to show that they can govern China and they wish the Europeans to regard them as friends. The movements of the foreign aeroplanes have persuaded the Nationalists that the Powers are serious in their demands for reparations over the Nanking outrages. General Chiang Kai Shek has not yet repudiated violence. Ent.il the undertakes to punish those guilty at Nanking it cannot he said that active war exists between Nanking and Hankow to cense their activities momentarily, and thus to avoid facing the reprisals from the Powers. Nevertheless the Powers must not allow outrages to go unpunished merely on account of a change of Government. BRITISH HOPES. LONDON. April 21. British Foreign Oflire circles do not expect an improvement in the Nanking .situation till General Chiang T\ai Shek has time to assert his authority, from which high hopes are entertained, based on his good influence in other storm centres. A despatch has been received from the British Consul at Hankow regretting that there have been exaggerated Press accounts that Britons were subjected to indignities and assault. All these are untrue. FRENCH ATTITUDE. PARIS. April 21. Official circles here announce that France is solidly with the Powers in demanding reparutiosn for the Nanking out rages, and is even prepared to go applying sanctions. The officii quarter, however, tone down the earlier story that Britain wishes to blockade the Vanglse River and they explain that it was only intended to isolate Hankow. I here are now forty-three warships at Hankow.

SOVIET ENVOY IN SOUTH. LONDON. April 22

Air Ashmead Bartlett, cabling from Shanghai, to the Daily Telegraph, states: “Af. Borodin i Russia) wrote to General Kiang Kai Shek. stating that unless the General stopped his ;mtiBalslievik measures he (Borodin) would return to Russia .

General Chiang Kai Shek replied:— “The sooner you get out. the better! AVe have had enough of you and of the disasters which you have brought to China.”