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Serious trouble occurred in the Japanese Concession at Hankow yesterday as a result of which Japanese sailors were compelled to fire on & looting mob with machine guns. Over 2,000. Japanese residents have taken refuge on warships and three steamers have left Shanghai to carry out the evacuation. Four more warships have been ordered, to Hankow at once.

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the Japanese residents in Shang- hal held at the Japanese Club on March 28, 1927:

YANGTSE DANGER.

Russians Address Huge Meeting

"DOWN WITH CHIANG!""

The following wireless messages. have been received by the local naval authorities

At a meeting at Hankow organised to welcome heads of the Labour Bureau who have ar river from Changsha, a huge crowd was addressed by Russian speakers!

The temper of the crowd may be gauged from the fact that the slogans "Down With Chiang Kai- she" and "Kill The Foreigners' were taken up with acclamation.. Fengtien troops have met with success in their advance on Han-

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LESSON OF EVENTS.

Nationalist. Professions:

British subjects be murdered, robbed and insulted with Ira punity-British Wireless. Ser- vice..

KILLING AND LOOTING. Uniformed Hunanese Nationalists Responsible.

Useless... 1. It is resolved that, in view of the gravity of the recent Nanking

Shanghai, April 4 Incident, our Government should how, victory following an engage- The

American Chamber of take, with unflinching determinament with the Southern forces. Commerce, in the course of a tian, all necessary measures, in

The Fengtien troops are now statement, asserts that the re- order to ensure the dignity of the reported to be at Sen-vich-chowpeated assurances of militarists

Rugby, April 3. Japanese Empire and secure the Honan province, North safety of our nationals in China.

of and other spokesmen of political Further information ascertain Hankow).

sections that they can and ed from unimpeachable sources. wil protect the life and bears out that the king and of foreigners are looting which took place at Nan- An increase of anti-foreign property feeling is reported from Shasi irreconcilable with recent events. king were the work of uniformed where the confiscation of a case leading to the necessity for the Hunanese Nationalists... of British goods and he burning evacuation of the entire Yangtse Practically every foreign house of their contents led a clash on Valley in the city was completely Saturday between British and The adoption of a conciliatory pillaged, including three con- policy by the Foreign Govern-sulates, and eight foreign-owned footers. A

Agitators are rerted to be ments has merely strengthened houses were burnt to the ground. actively fomenting ing.

the lawlean elements and encour. The footing continued for several

$24.7 aged outrages like that of Nan-days after the outrages of March It was gunfire from the British the American destroyers which en cruiser "Emerald" and abled any foreigners to escape with their lives."

"Shanghai, April 4. A Japanese "naval, wireless message from Hankow dated April states that following a quarrel in the Japanese Conces

2.. It is resolved that we, the sion between a Japanese sailor and Japanese residents in Shanghai, a ricsha coolie, a mob of coolies in deeply appreciate the last several vaded the Japanese Concession and started looting shops, and days efforts of the Japanese mar ines for our protection, and that bolding up Japanese nationals in our Imperial Government is re- A detachment of Japanese sail-quested to send forces enough to ors, hurriedly landed from the ope with the altered situation,

3. It is resolved that, in view warships, was compelled to fire of the fact that the safety of the on the mob with machine guns, re- Settlements of Shanghai is being sulting in two Chinese being

maintained, despite the troubled wounded. The mob eventually conditions prevailing in China, by dispersed...

their united efforts. We, the Japanese residents in Shanghai, assembled bere in mass meeting, tender hearty thanks to the sol- Conditions ashore are chaotic diers and marines of Great Briand bandits have ken into tain, United States of America, Chinese shipping off and loot France, Italy, Holland, Spain, ed their contents. Portugal,, Japan and the Shang Anti-British Poors. hal Volunteer Corps and various police organizations of the Shang-The situation at Making re- mains more or less unchanged hai Municipal Council

The majority of the Japanese. nationale living within and with out the Japanese Concession, numbering more than 2,000, have taken refuge on warships. Others are remaining in other foreign Concessions under the protection

91. Chinese soldiers,

Japanese sailors are now guard ing the Concession. Four Japan ese warships have been ordered

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Hankow immediately from Nanking and Shanghai to rein- force the squadron of three ves sels already there.

To-morrow. morning three Japanese steamers are going to Hankow from Shanghai for the evacuation of Japanese Nationals. --Reuter.

ANOTHER VERSION.

Journalists Opinions.

The following resolutions were unanimously passed at a meeting of the members of these Japanese Journalists' Club held at the Japanese Club. Boone Road:-.

king.

Of all the cities in the Yangtse

Another clash eher in the day occurred at Sh between pickets and the Chiese policà,

paratively safe for foreigners, the latter being routed after Valley Shanghal alone is com hand to hand engagement,

This is due. not to consideration by those Chinese inflamed by ly to the presence of foreign war- Bolshevik advisera, but entire ships and military forces.

were dropped over open agricul The shells fired by the warships ture ground on Standard Off H and provided a protecting bar-

It is obvious, the statement con- tinues, that a protective policy rage for the party of foreigners applied to Shanghai alone, would who were escaping, and who were The two Sikh watchner reported not enable China to put her house under the rifle fire of the Chinese missing and in Nationalist handa in order, nor present the anor-soldiery at the time. where they were being used for mous losses resulting from the Reliable Chinese sources con- propagande ouro have been evacuation of interior districts firm the report that only three located one bowed care convinced the state Chinese civilian casualties were HMS, Empfakti

ment continue the futures caused by the shelling Anti-British posters have been welfare of the Chinese people and we only awek stretch cara bedr the ultimate safety of Americans houses are in the aran wares the put up in the City.

The members of the British and other foreigners in China can shells were dropped and the community who have not left for only be attained by unified action damage to Chinese property was Shanghai are still aboard HMS. by the Powers to suppress disinfinitesimal. No Chinese houses

Emerald and are not allowed to order, and restore conditions caught fire.-British

favourable to the formation of a Service. responsible government; -

land.

Wireless

CHINESE LOSSES,

"Utterly Fantastic" Reports. Reflected.

1. It is resolved that, in view of the seriousness of the Nanking incident, the Japanese Govern ment should establish a definite and positive China policy, alter- The following wireless messing its present adulatory policy.

2. It is resolved that our ...Spanish Residents Leave.

We believe that immediate con- ages has been received by the brethren at home should be warn Chinese troops have occupied certed action by the Powers re- local naval authorities:-

Yesterday (Sunday) afternooned against being misled by super- foreign premises at Chinklang storing security for foreign lives Japanese sailors and ricsha coolies. ficlal views on China held by a sec-which have been evacuated Large and property at the treaty ports, numbers have also crossed to the the recovery of foreign property came to blows at Hankow, the tion of the people at home....

8. It is resolved that, in order North bank of the river.

destroyed and confiscated, would fracas resulting in the death of a

to prepare for the worst, the Gov

Wuhu remains quiet with have a far-reaching influence ricsha coolie

As a result of this, rioting ernment is requested to carry out Chinese troops in this district throughout China to the ultimate broke out in the Japanese Contemporary evacuation of the also crossing to the North bank benefit of the Chinese people. The evacuation of Spanish at This result should not be difficult cession and during attempts by Japanese residents in the whole

Wuhu and district is now com-with the naval forces now in Chin- order region along the Yangtee River. the Japanese to restore

4. It is resolved that, in view plete ese vaters. It is our opinion there

of the fact that the present Junks have conveyed something that the future peace of the sides

strength of the Japanese naval like 3,000 Chinese troops down world and the welfare of the Chinese people can best be served force here is not sufficient to en- river from Wuhu. sure the lives and property of the A guard of Chinese protected by the maintenance of the align= Only three Chinese civilian Japanese residents in case of British hulk during a demons ment of the Powers established casualties were caused by the Defence of Shameen,

emergency, we earnestly desire stration which took over the under the Washington treaties, warships. No houses were set Two machine gun sections of that the Government will send week-end.

and their co-operation and service on fire and no property was dam- the King's Own Scottish Border-more reinforcements to Chinas

The Consul and community pledged to China during the aged, ers and a Pack Battery have left

who evacuated from Chunking on Washington Conference Router.The day after the bombardment Hong Kong for Canton (Sha-

HMS "Mantis and H.M.RA meen) on H.M.S. "Moth."

"Teal" have arrived at, lehang.

were causalties on both The Japanese community at Hankow, in consequence of the situation, is being evacuated,

Two platoons had already gone KWANGSI TROUBLE. up on Saturday on H.M.S. "Tara- tula," the detachment there, with those leaving to-day, numbering a Company in all,

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LAST WEEK'S FEARS.

LOOTING OF MISSION. PROPERTY"

Of three foreign mission Institui: tions working in Kwangs! province. (up the West River), all property has been ransacked and damaged, with the exception of the hospital of the Baptist Mission

Shanghai, March 28 According to a Hankow mess age of March, 27, the Political Nearly all. If not all, of the for Council of the Nationalist Gov-eign missionaries, have come down ernment held a meeting on March to Hong Kong.

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Rugby April Sa Referring to Nanking in a speech at Darlington last night, Sir Neville Chamberlain, the Minister of Health, sald; The “Cantona Beamen's Union, After the intolerable outrages which is supporting the claims of that have been indicted on us, the crew of the az "Kinshan" for the very least we can do is to

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London, April 3, Reliable Information received: in authoritative circles in London from consular and disinterested Chinese witnesses shows that re- ports that the British and Ameri can warships bombardment killed thousands of Chinese and did con siderable damage to property are utterly fantastic.

there was considerable looting by Cantonese soldiery and a number of houses were gutted.

The exchange of views was pro- ceeding during the week-end among London, Washington and Tokyo, and a joint British, Ameri can and Japanese communication shortly being presented to the Cantonese demanding reparation for Nanking Reuter

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