FOREIGNERS IN CHINA.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5076, 17 January 1927, Page 3

FOREIGNERS IN CHINA.

WILL BE “KILLED OUT.” SYMPATHY WITH SOUTHERNERS. From inquiries made in Wellington amongst Chinese residents it would appear that supporters of the Southern forces are numerous in New Zealand (says the Waikato Times). One young Chinese, of a highly intelligent type, stated quite frankly that three-quarters Of the number of Chinese in New Zealand came from Canton, and were sympathetic towards the Southern Army, led by Chang-Kai-Shek against the Peking Government. “The Southern Army will win,” he remarked. “We are going to kick all foreigners out of China. The English play too many tricks on the Chinese, and now we are going to play tricks on the English.”

Asked to explain what he meant by this, the Chinese stated that objection’ was felt to .the English controlling the Customs in China and taking the revnue. "How would you like it,” he asked, “if the Chinese took over the Customs, here ? Again, if a Chinese comes to New Zealand he has t« pay £lOO to enter, bat the Englishman pays nothing to entjdr. China. When the Nationalist forces win we will alter that. We shall make the English pay to enter China. Again, Customs duties on Chinese goods entering New Zealand are heavy, amounting to 445 per cent., but English goods going into Canton pay only 7% per cent. That is. unfair. The. Chinese want to act on the great principle, ‘fee fair !’ ” “What about the. Japanese in Manchuria ?” he. was asked. “Oh, we shall kick them out, too,” was the confident reply. It was suggested that if the Southern forces were victorious they might, have difficulty in getting rid of the Russian Reds. “It is not the Reds who are helping the Cantoinese,” he replied. The papers say that it, is the Reds who are helping the Cantonese, but the Reds weer put out of Canton a long time ago. It is .the Whit.e Russians who are helping the Chinese.” “If you get ! rid o'f the English will you afterwards trade with them 7” . “Oh, yes, but on equal terms.” “And how long do you think the war will last,?” “Fully six months,” replied the Chinese.