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Kiangsi, Aug, 1. Kiukiang has been very hot, with few foreigners passing through, and fewer still resident. Troops in large numbers have arrived and rumours-of-coming battle all the air.
Kuling has about 100 foreigners, mostly Germans and Russians. The Chinese appear to have taken it over but whether this is tem- porary or permanent remains to be seen. There 13 something mystical about it all. China. is a strange land now. The summer resorts are cool, quiet, yet semi- deserted, and their usual occup ants crowd Shanghai,
News from the interier is varied. There are still over a dozen centres acattered over the Pro vince where foreign missionaries, women, as well as men, live on. Conditions seem slightly better in most of these centres than they In one were three months ago. centre the Mission Boys' School dispersed for the summer and the local official insisted on moving his family into the vacant building. A delegation of Chinese Christian leaders from the National Chris- Linn Council has been visiting some of the stations holding meet ings with the local Christians and cheering them.
Mission Property Occupied. In 'one of the evacuated mission stations the foreigner's house has local been occupied by the Nationalist Party and used as a night school. In the same district the Chinese evangelist reports visiting the country villages and arkets and having good sales of scripture portions, and finding the people friendly
In South Kiangsi troops have cone over from Kwangtung who seem anti-Red, and the result has been less anti-Christian" activity: Aission work there goes on, in elties and country, much the same as usual.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1927.
PEACE WANTED.
SUGGESTION FOR A PARLEY,
THE HANDICAPS OF PEKING.
A British merchant writes to tho Far Eastern Times. (Peking) of July 23:
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INDIGNANT.
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Suspension of work in the facties of the British-American Tobacco Co., Ld., in Pootung, has. resulted in considerable publicity in the Chinese newspapers and a RAWALPINDI movement is being started to get MORTA the people to boycott the company *DEVANHA and the cigarettes which it pro- KHYBER
Looking back on the various small wars, revolutions, etc.. that have taken place in China since the Revolution in 1911-one cannot help fooling that the country has never been so urgently in need of peace as it is at the moment. Al- duces. though foreigners are suffering A letter has been addressed to irreparable losses in trade such the Commissioner of Foreign losses are insignificant compared Affairs by the Tobacco Workers to those of the Chinese. Proba-Union saying that it is the nim of bly in the history of Ching there the B. A. T. to oppose the luxury has never been such poverty tax which the Nationalist Govern amongst the Chinese. The cost of ment is enforcing. The manage- living has trebled since 1911 and ment of the company, the writers business may be said to be at asay, want to "swallow" the savings
workers and to complete standstill in practically of the every commercial centre în China. trouble in the rear while the Two significant results have shown Niitionalist armies are engaged in themselves since this condition warfare at the front. This is a commenced, the most important of
matter which concerns not only which has been the number of the labourers, they say, but it is a failures in Chinese Guancial and diplomatic affair. The Commis- commercial circles, and, secondly, the amazing dislocation of rail-sioner, who is asked to lodge a
strong protest and to sare ways and other communications.
The outery against increased taxes may or may not be justified but certainly little notice would have been taken of them if the railways had bech allowed to operate and trade continues. As it is, trade has been crippled and
at the same time taxes have been imposed which cannot possibly be paid by the merchant or trader who is running his business at
cause
the
families of the 8,000 workers of the company "from fire and water." received the following suggestions from the Unions-
During the period of suspension of work full wages should be paid to the workers as usual;
All savings of workers should be refunded;
All pensions and grants should be paid;
Conditions in the factories
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20th Aug.
10,953
3rd Sept.
8,155
17th Sept.
9,114
1st Oot,
10,986 8,985 11,120
15th Oct.
29th Oct.
12th Nov.
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a loss even without such taxes.should be readjusted so as to KIDDERPORE The man in the street cannot help enable the workers to resume duty MOREA
NAGFORE wondering if those in. authority.
at once;
All agreements should be sub- KHYDER really know the true position. Are the authorities told the truth?
ment and the focal authorities for If they are, then, it is surprising mitted to the Nationalist Govern- ST. ALBANS that greater efforts towards peace approval; are not being made.
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From what one can gather the!! meetings that are taking place a present in the Capital cannot possibly result in anything like peace proposals.
The Wrong Atmosphere.
last
where such
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The Chinese General Chamber.of Commerce should urge the mer- chants and the people not to buy the company's products, pending a settlement of outstanding ques- tions:
The
Nationalist Government!
NYANZA
MALWA KASHMIR ARAFURA
5,334
17th Aug.
10,953
19th Aug.
5,283
30th Aug.
9,114
2nd Sopt,
4,500
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7,023
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8,985
30th Sept.
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14th Oct.
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ment; and
Financial assistance should be afforded the workers who are now unemployed.
In the first place. Peking is the In still another section the scat very
place tered Chinese Christians plan to negotiations should be carried on. held their autumn conference as The political atmosphere is usual. They invite the foreign charged with pitfalls that it is, workers (now in Shanghai) to doubtful whether a single one of return and attend. In another the Delegates would feel inclined district some Union has sealed up to make an honest expression of the church and the Chinese opinion on behalf of his Chief. Christians meet in a Christian's The prevailing hot weather sug.was decided (1) to request the Nationalist Government to take home in a village nearby. Dis-gests a solution to this problem. strong action in the matter; (2) tu
banded soldiers make travel dan-Weihaiwe is one of the gerous in another part.
Worship Resumed.
In another centre, the Chinese Christians were forbidden to gather for worship, threatened, and persecuted, and there were no regular meetings for some months. Recently, "however, they have re- sumed worship together and are left in peace.
most.
were
At a meeting of the B. A. T. werkers on Monday, at Pootung, it
in urge the people throughout the delightful seaside resorts China and would be an ideal place country to boycott the company's products; (3) to appeals to the to conduct negotiations and pre- sumably the British Government Chinese cigarette companies to would ralse no objections to such employ B. A. T. workers, who have a course. If Taiyuaniu, Muokden, been thrown out of employment; (4) to appeal to the public for Hankow Shanghai and to send Delegates to Weihaiwei financial aid; (5) to form an assc- with full plenary powers it is con- 'ciation of unemployed to assist ceivable that some workable the Labour Union; and (6) to for arrangement might be arrived at. bid workers to enter the factories In the meantime, it should not be to do any kind of werk whatever. difficult to arrange an Armistice. In the matter of terms of an actual own personal settlement if the "big men" would put aside their ambitions. there should not he many difficulties, to surmount.
of the The large majority Southern leaders claim that they PAINTING SIANFU RED. are in accord with the late Dr.
There has been a little fighting in N... E. Klangsi, with much re- sultant fear. Some spies were shot. It is not clear who the vic- tors were though it seems probable they were pro-Chiang Kai-shek
troops.
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Batavia, July 30. This week has passed quietly Sun's "Three Principles" and that they are also out to expel comthout any Communist action of munism and those connected with any importance being reported. it. If this is really the case, the A considerable number of arrests only important issue at stake is, have been made in various parts who is to be the big boss in the of West Java and it is becoming The news from Shensi le very new Government, and one cannot more and more apparent that the limited these days, says a corres-help feeling that therein lies the arrest of De Jeer, Sastrodiharjo and Samoedro was indeed a fine pondent. Owing to the strict reatest difficulty.
Sacrifices must be made by all stroke of business. In any case censorship, it is considered too perilous for anyone to
write parties and probably the only solu- they were three of the loading much of the state of affairs in that tion, in the matter of the future figures in the new movement. The provinge....
Peking Government is to enlist the fact that the agitators have made It is, however, known that since services of capable officials who some Impression on the Menadon- arrested in West Java, has aroused the coming of, the People's Army would enjoy the backing of those ese troops, 25 of whom have been a storm of indignation amongst many changes have taken place. controlling the various provinces.
8.S. "MENTOR" One thing is certain, all the the older and more loyal Menadon- Ja Sianfu, the great "Bell Tower": (which stands in the centre of the militarists are so hard up for cash
held in various garrison towns at "Yellow City"the site of the the day is not far distant when which the speakers have declared city, has been painted red. The to continue their campaign that soldiers. Meetings have been old imperial palace, but now the real financial crisis will arise that the Menadonese as a whole residence of the military governor and that may have the effect of are loyal to the Government and --has had a change of name, and creating a situation which all the that they are only too eager to is now known as the "Red City." principal militarists say they are have the opportunity of wiping out For some time anti-British and trying to eliminate, that is, a Red the stain which has been formed
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a few extremist elements anti-Christian feeling has run-
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Prehistoric Discovery, tells us that in spite of furthered from office in the early part of
Two human skeletons have been telegrams from General Feng, the the year for refusing to carry out students have formed an, anti-the Peking Government's instruc- found in the grave discovered by van Es near Dampoeng, Christian alliance and are eagerly tions regarding the collection of un-Mr.
As the outcome Ponorogo. Mr. van Stein Call- authorized taxes. attacking the churches.
of vigorous protests by the Powers enfels who is now conducting the Business is practically at a and by influential Chinese finan-operations there has fixed the age standstill. The silver currency ciers, in arrangement was made of the human remains at 7,000 has been withdrawn and new by which, while retaining the title years. They belonged to folk notes issued, and I am told it is of Inspector-General, Sir Francis that lived here before the present a capital offence for anyone to was given a year's leave of absence inhabitants emigrated to Mr. Tom Mann, who recently use hard cash. In any such a on full pay, pending retirement country from East Asia. caused Indignation by his inflani- transaction both parties are liable The new Lady Aglen is the second Another New Ship for the K.P.M.
The KP3. has ordered a new matory speeches while visiting to be shot without mercy. The daughter of the late Mr. Murray China, with French, American, and notes are reputed to be worth Fringle Ritchie, of Liverpool and 2450 tons motor carge and passen- other Communists as an "Interha-about 30 cents...
Chili. Sir Francia, who is 57 ger ship, which will be named the tional Workers' Delegation," is to
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