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CHAOS IN NATIONALIST TERRITORY.

THE YANGTSZE FERMENT.

MODERATES AND EXTREMISTS AT WAR IN KIANGSI.

RED FACTION OUT TO DESTROY CHIANG KAI SHEK.

EXODUS OF CHINESE FOR SHANGHAI.

KIUKIANG'S FILTHY STATE UNDER NATIONALISTS,

KIUKIANG, April 8th. The struggle between the extre mists and moderates in Kiangai province has already commenced, writes a NC. Daily News corres- pondent. Li Lish Chun, the mode- rate First Deputy, has been die missed by the Hankow Communists, who have appointed Chu Psi Teh, General Commanding the 3rd Army, in his place. There has been a great exodus of moderates from Nanchang to Kiukiang and every day the offices of the British ship ping companies (whose steamers are the only ones running) and Ell- ed with an anxious crowd of Chi- nese demanding tickets to Shang

bai,

Barometer Set Stormy." " Ja Kluking our politics baro meter has sat stormy." In other words the local magistrate has again disappeared. The native city

Moderates Murdered And Mobbed..

MUCH UNEASINESS IN

HANKOW.

FEARS OF T

DESCENT BY CHIANG KAI SHEK.

The situation in Hankow is uncer tain owing to the feeling that Gen oral Chiang will advance against the Red stronghold in the near future

time. At which

the evacuation of foreigners, the tide has turned more than ever Bol- aheristic, and attacks are now being

In Nanchang the extremists have succeeded in wreeking the head. quarters of the moderate organizand clear out the Communists, says tion, the Hsien Tang Pu, to which the North China Daily News of last the Farmers are affiliated and four Tuesday. The same air of waiting of the moderate leaders have been for the worst is traceable in most killed in the rioting The Commis of the river ports at the present Bioner of Education was dragged sangabe, about belice through the streets. The Commia sioner of Justice escaped in time but his wife is believed to have been among some of the woman dragged through the streets. How do Education and Justice flourish in Kiangsi ! The sudden attack on the Provisional Cantonese notes has added to the already numerous difficulties of the Chinese merchants and many of the shops have again closed their doors.

In Kinkiang the situation is very similar. Although martial law is still in force oficialis, members of

is plastered with posters saying the labour unions are allowed to "Down with Chiang Kai Shakerry knives. Often these knives and the Provincial Notes of the are lashed to the ends of long poles Central Bank (Cantonese notes) and are reminiscent of the pictures which were circulating in large we used to see in the foreign papers numbers have been declared to be at the time of the Boxer troubles of no value. These provincial notes of Chinese crowds parading with are signed by an appointee of the long poles adorned with Chiang Kai Shek and have been human

Kiukiang "Haien Tang Pu" has been wreck used to pay his troops. There is

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a evident attempt on the parted and numbers of the moderates, of the Communists to "damnge men and women, have been seized, Chiang Kai Shek's credit. bound with ropes and dragged Meanwhile there is still no pro- through the streets-Many of these per administration in the Conces unfortunate victims are held pris sion. The administrator, Mr. Chao, oners. The attitude of the soldiers has with some haste booked a

is doubtful and it is thought that passage to Shanghai on a British Cha Pei Teh and his whole. 3rd steamer, Our gallant thirty, the Army will support the Communista Fisien Ping (Military Police), 'who Chu Fei Teb is no more a Com- could be seen in armed patrols of munist than is Tang Seng Chi, but three walking raund the Concession as the latter wants Hunan for him-

sell so Chu Pei Teh wants Kinng any fine afternoon of the past three for himself, and presumably they weeks, have run away to Hakow, think they have a better chance of getting what they want by support. 10 miles down river.

ing the Hankoy clique.

The Foul Fruits Of Nationalism. For three weeks now the Co- ccssion has been Chinese and no- thing has been done. No attempt of any sort has been made by the Chinese to build up an organiza

Some Et For Chlang, However, them are still elements in Kiukiang ho favour Chiang Kai Shak. When the ricksha coolica found that the name of their Union had been affixed to the posters

made frequently upon compradores and house-boys

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Lawlasness And Loot In Wuhu Nearly 20,000 troops are now in Wuhu, belonging mostly to the 7th

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SI nom. well as most of the shops and houses in the native city. Apart from their

$5.nom. general tendency towards lawless ness the present looting is also be lieved to be a reaction to the report that the Northern forces are now in Huchow, in Anbui, a distance stout China Provideats of a

Constractionsiseruumus 25 miles down river from Wuhu

The rumour of Chiang Kai Shek's Der A Wings

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the 7th Division's troops were ex. pected to have left Wuhu for Show. chow yesterday. Other troops were reported to have been seen on the south bank of the river at Jintow Cho Reach, and as they were flying white, black and red flags, it in believed that they are Northern troops, the colours in question pur- porting to be those of Chang Tro

Lin

Firing On 1.8. Destroyers, It is now imperative that a naval escort should accompany all mer- chant steamers including tugs be- tween Nanking and Vine Point

At Nanking itself, firing across the river and from Pakow whence feld guns were employed had in creased throughout Saturday.

All business men and officials of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway remain. ing in board H.M.S. Emerald until a few days ago, are reported to be arriving in Shanghai on the next river steamer.

Unconfirmed reports in Nanking state that troops there have sided with General Chiang Kai Shek and that posters are boldly displayed Tang Yen Tet.

Ition to carry on essential services, denouncing Chiang Kai Shek, they denouncing Borodin, Hau Chica and

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small bitch, however, that counter-propaganda is being come from The Concessina foot Last time, they beat up the extre launched by the Bolshevist element A Chinese river gunboat at Chin- paths, being the only nicely paved mists each farmer received 30 cents kiang, of the Chu Tai" class and bits of Chins within a hundred for his midday meal, and they in flying the flag of the Bear-Admiral sist on receiving 30 cents per head was engaged by a battery on the north shore while leaving Silver miles, form an excellent course, on

this time too. It is not quite cer-Island Pass and was hit on the bull which the jeunesse doria may tain whether the money will be below the bridge, according to for

eign authorities up-river. A shell acquire the art of bicycling. Our forthcoming

passed through the ship making a Prices have gone up. The coolies hole three feet in diameter. The roadways, not so smooth, provide a good track up and down which who bent up the Concession in June, shel; was about six inches but did 1925, burnt the Taiwan Bank, loot not burst, and the vessel is now anchored in shallow water for would-be Nationalist officers may the British and Japanese. Con- beaching gallop. Our forcahore is a perfect-sulates and, the Taikoo house only ly delightful spot for beggar en-received 20 cents each, campments. Kinkiang Concession,

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We have had another distinguish which was sweet and clean and frag- raat, will soon revert to the mucky ed visitor. Cheng Chien, "Com- mander of the 6th Nationalist atate which is the rest of China, Army. Looter of the Kiukizag Such are the traits of the modern Concession in January. Perpetra Nationalist Government of which tor of the Ninking Horror in Mr. Eugene Chen is so proud. March, has gone through on his way from Shanghai to Hankow, presum- Citizens of Shanghai be warned in ably to render an account of his stewardship to his master, Borodin,

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Oiber reports state that all British have now evacuated Hoihow lighthouse staff, and that 13 Ameri except the barbour master and the can missionaries were evacuated from Chuchow in the Pingwo on Saturday.

Singtso remains quiet according to information from that place. a

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