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THE ANTI-JAPANESE MOVE- AGITATION SPREAD ALL OVER CHINA signalled to his ship asking for a landing
MENT IN CHINA
The Anti-Japanese movement has been party to be despatched. At 19.40 the carried out all over the country. In reinforcements, reached the steamer, and STATEMENT BY THE JAPANESE Wahu, Changsha, Hankow, Tientsin, the commanding officer lands of the Chungking. Kirkiang, Hangehow, Amoy, wharf at one o'éleck with marines At Chefoo, Tsinan, Ichang, Shasi, Fotebow, the sight of the landing party, the crowd and other place, the Anti-Japanese agita appeared to disperse, bet imediat tion was instigated by the so called afterwards, relying upon their numerical Society in Support of Diplomacy and strength. the crowd pgaly gathered other Anti-Japanese Associations, and together and began to pour motones The recent Changsha" incident is only with all sorts of outragents action, were
various mengate of pressure; attended into the landing party. The Marines BANKING-SHIPPING-TRAVSL
fired two or three blank cartridges but an instanes of numeras aut-Japanese brought to bear upon the Japanese and the agitators, knowing that the cartridges Uition of the World to provide Commertis Eighty Offices are established in the Princips outrages committed in varios arts if their trade. The Anti-Japanese agitators were blank, approached ever to the Organisations and Private Individuals with China. Since this spring the bayering seized and burned Japanese goods: poured marines, throwing more stones at then or complete World, Wide Banking, Shipping and
With regard to the situation of the anti-Japanese movement in China and the attitude of the Japanese Governpuut en the subject, the Japan Legation hay handed the following statement to Reuter's Agency in Peking,
accord to movement.
LEGATION
SITUATION ALONG THE YANGTSZE AND BECOND RE'RESENTATIONS.
When
A
Ey
holding clubs in their hands, until they
attempted to, amateb camo. quite near the marines and guns, from the marines, who were then forced to fire ball entratges to resist the assailants,
"SITUATION AT CHANGSHA AFTER THE: INCIDENT:
C
to
communicato with
Japanese ships and steamers persect Chinese in the employ of the Japanese cut off the supply of foodstuffs to the
made it imposible Japanese: Japanese ships and Steamers to get fur
supplies of coal, water, and provisions, The Chinese authorities, however, dock netics of tha state of affairs, allowing the anti-Japanese agitators to have their own way, and the situation, emtinued to grow all the more serious until the Japanese Cousul was competed to remove Changsha, 110 in number, on board the all the Japanese women and chikir at Niashin Kisen ss. Taking Maru early the Japanese men to the Consular in the morning of June 8th and then all
JAPANESE AT CHANGTE COMPELLED TO GUIT
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of Japanse "goïnly has, buve peals
violent chemicals over the dress of young advocated by students and caber agitators ladies because it was made of Japanese in the different parts of the entry, and merchants dealing in Japanese goods have stuff: threatened and deprived ladies on been intimidated and intructed in their the streets of their abers because they business.
some casta "thuse « quti- Were Japanese-mado: set fire to Japanese“? Japanese agitators have gone so far as to shops: forced their way into ships charter- force their way into Jaginn, Consulates ed by the Japanese and took away and The cause of the Changsha incident, as and Japanese shops. The Japanese toe burned advertisement matters and sigus: briefly described above, is to be attributed eriment had been kept informed by their seized and burned coccions purchased by to the inadequate measures on the part of Consular representatives of this state of Japanese merchants and extorted a the Chinese authorities to suppress the affairs in the provinces, but they trusted' penalty of $1,000 per cart from forward" agitution, allowing the anti-Japanese boy. CABLE AND POSTAL REMITTANCES. that the Chinese Governmet would take ing agents who had carried Japane etters to grow so presumptuous that PURCHASE OF BILLS OF EXCHANGE the necessary MELLSH PAS of their own goods. The ensures resorted to by the they interford with the legitimite trade ||
Every approved Banking Shipping and suppres the -- nujawính Anti-Japinėse agitators "ure, tuo varied rights of the Japanese and took a hostile
Travel Tranation and numerous to be mentioned. A fow
attitude against the marines of the
P. J. VANHECKE FIRST REPRESENTATIONS BY JAPANESE · more onses that have taken place in Hu Japan gunboat Fushimi. In spite of
Manager. Province will be cited here. An Anti. that, the Chinese people in Changsha, In spite, however, of the growing Japanese parade was organised at Chang-tims, put up placards everywhere in the instigated by the anti-Japanese organisa intensity of the anti-Japaure agitation ha on May 20th and a student group city for propaganda purposes; rendered started by student and other organisations which headed the procrasian broke ir to the Chinese provincial authorities have!
it impossible. ako no adets steps to cope with the the compound of the Japanese Consulate suda£ard, atai vras agitators continued to there, and took away the signboard of carry on their movement as they piensou: the Consulate. On May 7th a large num 11R band of Chinese troopwa
ber of students who were heading another alowed to tail in with the stuments tol
Inew parade, broke the main gate of the Col stir up anti-Japanese feelings. of the grayny of the situation, ir.sulate, which was kept closed, and forced Yohale, the Japaness Charge for their way into the Consulate buildings,
on Mr. Shen Julia, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the smashing window-patics and shatters Waichias Pu on May 9th, and drew his of the Consulate offices and other build attention to the case mentioned above. Mr. Yoshida, states that the severance of: Towards the end of May, damage economic relations pas an extreme action was done but only to a owned by only next to a declaration of war, and Chines merchant who had business that anything of the kind could not øven be mentioned against a friendly nation dealings with the Japanese but also to He further emphasise that it was not goods in the possession of Japanese mer- proper for the Chinese Government to chants, thinese employed by Janes remain an unconcerned spectator of the unlawful movement, and that it was a ship wero persecuted; passenger pound in order to protect themselves. glaring instances of international dis Japanese ships were obstructed on land- Courtesy towards a friendly Power to ing and embarking; and the indors At Changte, when the Nisshin Kisen allow officials or troops to take part in or went so far as to insult Japanese de to give support to a movement of that |
s.s. Iriang-k'any Mary reached the port sort, The Japanese Chargé d'Affaires It will be seen from the above the on June 3rd, there were a great number called the serious attention of the Chinese Chinese local authorities showed no sin-of students and other agitators who lined Government to the matter, and requested cerity in taking steps to cope with the cut off from all communication with Changchun
up on the wharf and kept the steamer them to take strict measures. On May 12th an official representation was made situation, despite the repeated protests of the sborë. They sized and Imprisoned Chetvo to the Waichiau Pureiterating what Mr the Japanese Legation, and the situation some of the Chinese in employ of 'I'airen Yoshida had stated in his interview with! grew from bad to worse.
the steamer, who went ashore or business, Hailar the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs
and prohibit the Japanese residents on May 9th
DETAILS OF NOUA INCIDENT. from approaching the steamer, ren- With regard to the reent Changsha, dering hupossible for the steamer" to incident the Japanese Legation, in its discharge her cargo,
The Hang-kiang Manwhile telegraphic messages were memoria of June 2nd and 4th, triedan was obliged to leave Changte carly. received from the Japanese Consuls at to make the whot situation clear to the in the morning of June 3th without un- various points along the Upper Yangtze Chinese Government, and also sent its re-loading, and came back to Hankos. porting the growing insity of the presentative to the Walchinopt asking for Before dawn on June 6th the boat left. [ant-Japanese agitation...
the adequate measures to be taken for the Hankow and again steamed up towards Nisshin Kisen s., Taiguan Maru entered suppression of the agitation and the pro- Changte. Upon learning on the way, Shas on May 10th crowds of agitators tection of Japanese life and property, however, that the situation at Changte shouted out } sorts of abue at According to reports received later, was threatening, she stopped at Yochow passengers coming out and throw "toues details of the incident are as follows:--
the following morning where she took in at the but from the land. When the Upon receiving the report that the run a steamer of Jardine, Matheson & steamer reached Ichang in the evening Nisshin Kisen is. Waling Mari was Co. eight Japanese refugees from Changte ebe again encounted cbstruction from to enter Changsha on her maiden voyage and steamed back to Hankow. According anti-Japanese agitators there, who on the night of May 31st crowds of Anti-
to the Japanese refugees, the Chines rendered it impossible for her to land Japanrso agitators gathered at the wharf local authorities had declared themselves passengers or load cargo: When the on Tai Sheng Chang, Japanese merchants, unable to protect the Japanese against the Nisshin Kisen ..
Tachi Muru cast and were prepared to obstruct the land threats of the Chinese agitators, and the anchor at Stasi on May 13th crowds of ing of passengers, but soon afterwards Japanese residents at Changte were oblig- ACTHORISED CAPTITAC agitators recrtel to all sorts of violent the crowds dispersed upon learning thated to quit the place. Of 13 Japanese, four SusCRIBED AND PAID UP................. conduct. Some of them went fur, as to the ship would not arrive as scheduled. started in advance by a sailing ship and RESERVE FUND beze passengers coming tut nid coolies The following morning the Japanese tight by the steamer of Jardine, Matheson engaged in discharging cargo, and stamp. Consul was informed that a large number & Co., leaving three at Changte... ed on their backs the Chinese characters of students and other agitators had strEATION VIEWED BY JAPANESE representing Traiter
i Hungcho gathered at the aforesaid place and were there
were thirton cases reported, in awaiting for the arrival of the Fuling' which advertisement signs for Japanese are ready to interfere with the landing up at Changsha and other places in China The Anti-Japanese movement is stirred commodities were destroyed by groups of of pussengers and the unloading of cargo, by the so-called Society in Support of students. Japanese merchants in other The Japanese Consul thought that he Diplomacy, the Students' Union, groups placales suffers from numerous cases could not rely solely upon the Chinese of merchants who shrink from legitimate of the kina, In view of the grave authorities in view of the inadequate steps economic competition and groups of situation, the Japanese Legation in they had hitherto taken and despatched rogues paid by political agitators. memorandum of May 4th called the four members of his staff to the scene, agitation is not only having bad results attention of the Chinese Government to the same time he asked fac Commander upon the trade between China and Japan, and Exchange Business of every description nd
The Corporation undertakes General Bankin the oases mentioned above and pointed out that the action of the student and of the Japanese gunboat Fushimi, which but also affecting the friendly relations of in Bddition to its Branches had Agencies in al other anti-Japanese groups was as in happened to be as uncher, to land about the neighbouring countries. The state of the principal Cities of the worlds fringement of Frenty rights: The 10 unarmed bluejackets commanded by an affairs is now viewed with grave concern
C. CHAMPKIN, Japanese Legation exprewed their dis officer, the time the unarmed marines by the Japanese Government which is satisfaction at the attitude of the Chinese and Consular members arrived at the always solicitous of friendly relations authorities taking no adequate tepe to sccur the agitators had grown in number with China and the peaceful development Muppress the unlawful movement and and assumed an insulting attituíle to-of the Far East as a whole. In view of quested the Central Government to take wards them, including all sorts of the grave situation of the agitation in immediate steps to have the agitation abusive language. At 8.45 o'clock when China, the Japanese Government has THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMEEOL
upprmerd. A has so ma times the a steamer owned by a Japanese firm. Tai instructed Mr. Yoshida, the Charge Japanese consule in the provinces were Sheng Chang, entered following the d'Affaires in Peking, to make strong re instructed to negotiate with the loca! uling Marutand landed her passengers, presentations to the Chinese Government anthurities on the suppression of the crowds of students and other agitators on the subject. Mr. Yoshida, acting under
York Building, Chater Road Hongkong Bgitation and the indemnity of images seized and beat acme of the passengers instructions from his Home Government, sustained thereby
- BRANCHES: coming out. Bring unable to remain had an interview with Mr. Shen, Jui Lin Shanghai, Kiangse Road, mere spretator Japanese marine inter Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the Hankow-British Concession. vened and tried to protect passengers Waichiinopu on June 8th and verbally
CORRESPONDENTS INTER In dealing with the anti-Japanese against the attack of the students, who communicated to him that the Chinese.
Loudon, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, turned round and sulted him with Govertiment were requested to give tele Vancouver, BC. Honelalu, Singapore, Penang. agitation, the Japanese authorities at olubs wounding him on the arm. first entirely relied upon the Chinese
When graphic instructions to their provincial Tientsin, Swat w, Macho, Canton and all-Com- Government to take adequate steps of explanation of the outrage was authorities to take effective measures for mercial centres of Cains and abroad,ery their own neturi, and it was on.5 after Jamane hubinctus surrounded the the suppression of the agitation: that. In
FROMPT SERVICE. case the provincial authorities remained Attractive rates for all kinds of Deponita Japanese Government Chines Government to take effective the Nishin Kisen Kaishi The crowd Japanese residents and their property the the bluejackets withdraw to the offices Contral Government and the safety of monauras The Japanese Government at followed thun and surrounded the office continued to be threatened, the Japanese same time instructed their consular buildings, throwing stones from outside. Government might be compelled to take the representatives to advise the Japanes The bluejackets got out of the office
and rodents under their respective jurisdie tried to return to their ship, but the necessary medeures according to the tion to be very careful in their behaviour crowd continued to throw more stone at gards the claims for indemnity of damaged
quirements the case and that as that they would not give ceuasion for them until the marines, each and every sustained by the Japanese in connection any untoward incident. The Japanese one of them, were hit. All this time with the recent Changsha incident and residents in the provinces warded against any action likely to
were also but 20 Chinese gendarmies who had other Anti-Japanese agitations in the protext to or provoks the anti-Japanese been despatched to the scene, did nothing different parts of Chine, the Japanese to prevent the outrage. A Japanese movement. Owing to these precautionary spectator went to the gendarmes and Government would enter upon negotia measures taken by the Japanese naked them to suppress the agitator tions with, the Chinese Government after
making of the cases. provinces remained calm and patiently loaded their guns and aimed a lengthy Note supplementing what the waited for the results of measures to be attitude of firing at him, while the others Japanese Charge d'Affaires verbally con taken by the Chinese authorities, despite turned round and took the same posture veyed to the Chinois Acting Minister of the threatening situation of the anti against the Japanese marines. The com- Foreign Affairs on June 8th was presented Japan agilation darted in various manding officer ondered his men to with to the Chinese Government by the HONGKONG CIGAR STORE, LTD. parts of the country,
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