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REVIEW AT ANNUAL VIDJETING, OF MANKOW BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
COMMUNIST THREAT TO CITY,
Hankow, April 20-A comprehen- jed troops from Bankow, surround Erive review of conditions throughouted the city and disarmed the gar the Yangtze valley and the affairs Fison. Subsequently the communist of Hankow during the pass your withdrew to the North and a num was made to-day by Mr. Dber of tham moved across the Ping Dixon, chairman, presiding at the Han Railway to Yingcheng, which aantal meeting of the Hankow Bri- was being attacked at the time by tish Chamber of Commerce.
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In his speech, M: Dixon referred to: world commercial diffoulties and
[out, expórience of the depreciated. currency of Chinese assurances and the workings of Chiness politica, We hava soon too muchyní Chines
insincerity, and the ineptitude of Chinese officials, to be easily de gaived. We are concerned in the Shanghai situation very gravely bes, cause of its effect upon the whole of trade in the Yangtze Valley. At one time wo were threatened with nancial paralysis owing to the frozen money market there. The shrewd observers of the League of Nations will not, we believe, bo readily deceived either. We hope that the Chinese rulers, disunited. and desperate, as they are, thrown into confusion as much by their own acte as by those of others, will units again and in the light of their latest bitter experiences, en- They deavour to do something real fo subsequently retired along the banks this great people whom they govern of the Yangtze and harassed merThe plight of the Chinese people shant vessels. It was one of the is the great running sore of the Red Lake groups that held up the Pacific we might even say of world lighter. Y.R., and captured Capcivilisation" to-day. "
Red Lake Group. The aran lying between the Han expressed the view that China River and the Yangtze, known as Jay would respond to world recovery the Rod Lake Area, or Hung. Hu,
but mare so it the Sino-Japanese
is entirely under Communist con troubles could be brought to a satis trol. One of the groups operating factory conclusion and the Com-in this area recently raided Hwang munist-bandit menace liquidated ingkes and penetrated almost to
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Mr. Dixon paid a high tribute to the focal Chinese authorities and the Consular Body for the spirit of |
able withdrawals of funds from the native banke On the grounds of tain Baker, who also, as you well economy the Wuhan Special Muni-know, remains in captivity. cipality was abolished at the end of The Han River area is quiet June and the control of the Wuhan from Hankow to Hanchwan but area was taken over by the pro vincial authorities. With the break above Hanchwan the river is in-co-operation which prevented any
gious troubles in Hankow during| up of the Nanking Government to-
with bandits.. Between wards the end of the year the Mu
the Sino-Japanese incident, and to peh military authorities in Hupeh Yokiakow and Fancheng traffic is
the British Navy on the Yangtzo wers military authorities in Hupeh impossible at present as this area were no longer kept supplied with
for the protection of British in- funds and a number of disguisedi likin offices wore established at dif- farous points to obtain money;"
Communist Bituation. Mr. Dixon then sketched the Com. munist bandit situation, the dopre- iations during the year and the efforts of the Government against the marauders. Ho proceedod
become a direct throut to the Wu-
a dienstrous effect on the trade of
forbed
overrun by Ho Lung's hurda Lung's beadquarters are said to be at Kiukow between Shayang andi Aplu. Both the letter cities were captured and sacked some time ago. and although they are again in Government hands the garrisons are: more or less "isolated.
forsats.
Flood Situation:
After describing the floods Mr. Dixon stated:
Hankow
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It will be some considerable opinion of this Chamber, as x time before the Yangtze Valley emplified in the foregoing resolu recovers from the effects of the tion, is unaltered, and it i
EXPECTED ARRIVALS AND MOVEMENTS..
Achilles from United Kingdom due
Athos II from Saigon due May 10. Bercoch from Europe, Straits and
Manila due May 15.
Bhutan, from Europe, Bombay and
Straits due May 28.
In the azon between the Ping flood, but reconstruction work is pleasing to record that, as a conse That the,, Red menace has now Fan Railway and the Han the being done and great credit re-quence of the interest aroused by a han cities, is, I would emphasise water route from Hankow to Chang-fects on the Mood Commission for action taken at that time, an Asso- May 22, very evident, and the presence of kiangfo is at present closed and a the able manner in which it has ciation of British Rasidente is an bandits in large numbers is having Chinese employee of a British arm handled such a stupendous problem, accomplished fact, both in Shang
was killed by bandits only a few 1.10 this port. It is difficult to estimate days ago about three miles from I would like here to express the hair and Hankow, and should oc to what extent these bandits are the latter gity. The motor road koen appreciation of this Chamber casion arise in this future these in league with Communists proper, Hwayuan to Fancheng was closed and the British community as associations, acting together, will but" there is reason to believe that for some, considerable time, and a loose, co-ordination does exist, though it has re-opened recently whole for the immediate offers of be ready to mobiliss British opinion, and further woakening of what buses traversing the route are fre assistance and messages of sympathy instantly. In passing. 1 would re. Changte from Australia and Mani- little authority the Central Gov-qüently held up
which were received from the cord our indignation at the scana due June 16. srament stili possesses will inevitab. In the Uppex Han Ares about
y have the effect of strengthening, 20,000 Bandits, under Wang Tak Shanghai British Chambor
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the bold of communism in the Yang- erstwhile brigade commander of the from the editor of the 2nd dalous suppression, without notif. Coblenz from Europe due May 65.
tro Valley.
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wards in February and attacked News at the time of our distress. Lachinkow. Driven off by the 11th We are also grateful to the Tientein Army they retired westward to Chamber for their kindly references Fanghsien, which, with Chuki and to us in their Annual Report Chosan, is still in their hands..........
From this brief outline it will To prevent, as far as is human be realized hat. Hankow is in fact,ly possible, a recurrence of floods waves of Communiem arg encrösch- an island upon whose abores the in this district, your Committee ear
U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai due May 11.
Fulda from Europe due May at Havelland from Europe dus May
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Idomenicus from United Kingdom
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In February, when the Shang hai conflict was at its height, the communist threat to Hankow was, as you all know, a very real one, and it was partly due to the collection by the Chines Cham- ber of Commerce of aight lakhs of dollars, for the pay ment of arrears to the local garri aou that a disaster was averted. ing like an over rising tide. If nestly hope that some portion of regarding delays in securing redress South of the Yangtze conditions Nanking can do nothing, to lessen the funde collected annually as a through the Chinese Civil Courts. have been better recently and al the danger the presence of addi dyke tax will in future ke get aside In Hankow the position is even though small bauds of tufei are
tional navali protection in the high. active in the country districts. no water season will do much to post for the express purpose of dyke worse. British merchants who have large organised groups are in ovipone the threat of attacks to the maintenance in this area. Your Had recourse to the local Courts re dance!
Wuhan cities,"
incoming Committes will consider port that not only is there consider. To the north-east of Eankow there is a large group, known as
how best to ventilate this scandal." | able delay in obtaining judgments- thu 1st Red Army, operating
in one case a matter of three years between: Macheng and the Fing Hat
Extrality Question. Railway. It was in this district
but even when judgments are Manila Maru from Japán dne May that the Rav. Nelson was captured
"Your Committes, in October of given it is impossible to obtain .. 0; so long ago. He has remained in "A great deal of nonsense has last year, were much exercised over execution of them captivity ever since. On January of boon talked and written about the the rumours, which were then pre Special Administrative District No.
of the Sino-Japanesevalent with regard to the progress
Bino-Japanese Dispute.
He referred to the Sino-Japanese dispute and its effect on Hankow and continued:
Shanghai and
Swatow due May 8- Kulmerland, from Europe due May
23.
The Administration of the Melbourne Maru from Japan due
May 5
this your this group threatened genesis Hawangper and entered into nego- troubles in Shanghai quite apart of Extrality negotiations and you under the Chen-'Malley Agree tiations with the garrison for its from the luxuriant jungle of rank will recall that on October 2 Massment proceeded smoothly under its Mentor from United Kingdom an
able Director: Mr. Waj Giáo Joo, •May 8... Victoria Hall As a result of that Chinese and British, who give BO meeting a resolution was forward- much time freely to their work.
surrender. The Government rush-propaganda deliberately raised by Meeting of Britons was held at the and the experienced, Councillors, Naldera from Europe "and South.
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od to His Majesty's Government, In spite of extraordinary expen Porthos from Japan and Shanghar reading as follow:
diture amounting to some Tis: This meeting of British Re-17,000, occasioned by the floods, the sidents of Hankow expresses its Municipal Budget showed a deficit serious alarm at the persistent of only some T11 2,300 and good and well substantiated reports progress was made in modernishing that it is the intention of His the roads Unfortunately the Majesty'a Government to 20- Director was replied in April thie munce extraterritorial Rights at your and the eighth incumbent since Hankown from Jamiary 1, 1932 the beginning of 1927 moved in. It draws attention to the recent These constant changes of directors molestation of the persons of for do not make for eleiency and it in eigners which are: the immediate || $ curious sidelight on Chinese outcome of the abandonment of ideas of administration that the the concessionary status in Hanhead of so tiny a municipality, kow, and it is strongly of the though possibly not an unimportant opinion that, if the last protec one, should have to change with tion afforded by the existence of ever changing National Govern» British jurisdiction is removed, ments. the dangers to British life and property will definitely cripple British intereste
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in Central In conglusion, I desire to draw the earnest attention of all who may It consequently places on record hear or read this report, wherever as its considered opinion that it they may be, in China or abroad. would be premature to relinquish to the sad and desperate plight of Birdhana from Japan due May 15. extraterritorial rights so long as our fellow residents, the Rev. Bert Somali from Japan and Shanghai the rules of law, free from mili Nelson and Captain Baker,, who are tary interference, have not been suffering all the tortures of firmly established, and therefore capitivity in bandit hands-for- twai earnestly requests His Majesty's years in the ease of Mr. Nelson and Government to abstain from fur-many months in the case of Capt. Swatow dus ther negotiations involving modi Baker. I sppam? especially to the Euws Acation of the existing status of distinguished men and women who British residents at Hankow." have visited this port during the
Shangha Subsequently, a leading article year, such as Lord Lytton, the other Taiping by the editor of the North China members of the League Commiasian, Daily News provided this Chamber the Dean of Canterbury, Lady ith an opportunity for further as Drummond Hay, Bir John and tion, which was taken in the form Lady Hope Simpson and our to of letter addressed to the Editor: us every influence they can bring As you all know, extrality negotia to bear. They ows it to thaman tions, owing to other problems do humanity and to us T which have arisen, are at the mono to the powerful aid of “mendoanos: