CHINESE TROUBLE.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 April 1927, Page 3

CHINESE TROUBLE.

[by tkleghapu—per muss association.] OFFICIAL I?EPORTS. (Received this day at 12.25 p.tn.) LONDON April 20. An Admiralty communique stales tlio Cockchafer was again under lire at Hsaikwan.Slio returned it with machine guns. The American minesweeper, Penguin, ivas also under rifle and field gun fire at Kiangyin, and had lour men wounded. Official circles report the oth. Cantonese Army lias posted notices in Kuikiang utlaekine. Nanking Govern, ment and demanding the ".to ration o' Cldanlcaishek, whose first arn.v is ■ v advancing towards Kuikiang. I lie “Daily Telegraph's' 1 diolo.iialic correspondent says the British Government thori uglily hut regictfully resigned the prospect of having to exact reparation for Nanking outrages without American co-operation, Probably a stronger note, signed by three of the four Powers will he sent to Then, this will he more effective than a document emasculated in order to sciire a mere aeademie endorsement hy AVashington,

•SOVIET TROOPS. (Received this day at 9.30 a.rrO LONDON. .April 28. The “ Daily Telegraph's “ Copenhagen special correspondent, says reports from .Moscow repeat the story of great concentrations of Soviet troops going on the Manchurian border. Some quarters assert the purpose is an offensive in Northern Manchuria.