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TIENTOIN, April 15th. Hwaiking correspondent report the complete evacuation of the field of the United Church of Canada in

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SHANGHAI.

**THE GREAT CHINESE CITY."

WHAT THE DAILY HERALD **

ADVOCATES.

It is always well to know what "the other side" thinks and ad. vocates on some matter on which one's mind is made up.

The Socialist party in Great Britain, which forms the official Opposition in Parliament is now under a cloud, but it is well to know that its lending press organ urges the rendition to the Chinese, evidently as British city of Shanghai.

a frea gift, of the

Ignorance and prejudice can exasperate, but when it reaches the heights of the following Daily Herald fonder it has its amusing

nide.

HANKOW UNDER RED TYRANNY

CHINESE EVACUATING,

RUIN AND WORTHLESS CURRENCY.

The following is à summary of- information contained in letter from a correspondent at Hankoy, says the Shanghal Mercury,

On the 18th all the native banks,

threatened with ruin by Communist financial regulations, closed their doors. All foreign banks are closed and have been for some time, and have every appearance of continu

ing in that stats until more settled Limer

Only Nationalist paper currency is available, exchange being fixed at the arbitrary rate of 81.00 to the tool, but it is absolutely worth- less, and has no batton whatever. Pickets line the Bund searching contemporary all and sundry for silver currency which is seized in return for the valueless Red paper..

Our

states:-

Socialist

SHANGHAI

The hardy, fur-capped men of the North had come, and after d short toasic at the Yellow River bridge, had passed on into South Hunan. Bofore they arrived nasty. One would have thought that the of unseemly behaviour one fact standing out so sharply preended them, but it Wad soon from the Chinese. situation that it found that they were much better cannot be overlooked or miscon- disciplined and behaved than they coived is this that it is absolutely had been given credit for. In fact, imperative for the diplomats to the local Chinese had many kind get to work without a minute's į pearing remarks to make about thein. Their further delay. predecessors had collected taxes on

Yet Sir Austen Chamberlain, to the land for four years in advance, whom the events. of the past week while the late arrivale only pro-should-have been a new warning that posed to fax once a year. Military he is moving too slowly, now tells exactions were negligible.

the House of Commons that with The new army brought their own regard to the crucial problem of horse-carts and did not need to Shanghai he proposes to do nothing commandeer those belonging to the at all. The exense-that it is not people. Some badly behaved unita" possible to negotiate fruitfully in of the Fengtienites created a good the present anarchical condition " deal of trouble for themselves and is the oldest and weakest of the to the Honanese on first crossing stock replies or Toryisma. When the border into North Houan, but there is order reform is unneccs. the main army seems to have been sary: when there is disorder it is under good control.

impossible.

This

time for such quib. bling. It is time of tense danger.

The only English-langunge news- paper being printed is the Radical People's Tribune, edited by an American; rabidly unti-British and pro Bolshevist in everything it pub fishes. The Central China Post and the Hankow Herald are ap-

chures.

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By all appearance the shipa of the China Merchants' feet are getting no cargo whatever, it being too risky to ship by them.

Chinese passengers evacuating Hankow crowd these ships to the limit, finding accommodation where- ever possible, even in the holds; removing all fittings on the decks and rigging. shelters on the sun decks, taking off life-boat covers and establishing themselves and their belongings in the boats.

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(Opposite Hunghom Railway Bridge.)

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OPENING NIGHT

The fire and capsizing of the San Which will be announced shortly.

Peh, with huge loss of life, was probably a direct result of such haphazard methods? The Kingshin

Laca! Red Spear men attempted in a few instances to make trouble for the Northerners, but they soon | The Chinese massés-arot unnatu- on arrival was awful to Bet, found that they were not dealing rally-regard the foreign.control of with the old tim rabble soldiery

of former days, and a few whole some lessons were sufficient to teach them that their charms were

of no

lieve the Feugtien troops will give a good account of themselves when the crucial test comes on joining battle with the main forces of the Cantonese.

carrying a dangerous list and re- Shanghai na the greatest of alquiring very little more to make affronts to their nationality. They

her turn turtle.

The British Consulate is housed aboard the 8.8. Siangtan, sad the Customs are operating from the s.. Luenho.

The Chinese merchants are ship- feel it as a continuous and almost intolerable provecation. They are ping all their cargo where possible avail in dealing with determined that it shall be ended by the CN.C. boats, over sixty modernly trained troops. We be-And not only is there general ad-lighters being now alongside the mission that they have right on hangpu, which leaves with a their side, but there is general ad- cargo of 36,000 pieuls. mission that sooner or later, by one means or other, their view must prevail and the great Chinese city be restored to the Chinese people.

The great thing is to get this dene peacefully and by agreement. In faith that the Powers would be willing to negotiate a settlement,

The workers are afraid that the the Chinese have agreed that there. Standard Oil Co. and the B.A.T. shall be no forcible attempt at will close down. It is a sight to see the discharging and loading of seizure. But that pledge was given ships, hundreds of coolies fighting because-and only because it was like devils to carry a package. The poor beggars want to work, understood that an arrangement but the fat, inzy armed pickets will similar to that made at Hankowtot permit them to work too much. A weekly atrike is the order of could be negotiated at Shanghai.

things. So recently as last week that impression was confirmed by Lord

Revival Of Business,

Under the new regime we were glad to note a decided revival of business. A commercial traveller advised the writer that trade in the northern section of the Pro viner showed signs of revival, and conditions were better than they had been for two years. Certainly the railways are being run better than they have been for many day, and although the service on the Kin-Ħan Railway is irregular, atil it is regularly irregular. One cari depend on a passenger train -Desborough, speaking for the Gov- up and down each day, and now ernment in the House of Lords. that the Express is back on the There came a chorus of anger from Fine, it looks like a return to old the Junkers of Shanghai. And to times. While far from what we their anger Sir Austen has yield were accustomed to ten years ago, eu. still we must remember that we,

We

Matters remain as they were ou January 6th, or worse if anything. and there can be no improvement while the Bolshevists are here.

FILIPINO RECRUITS FOR CANTONESE ARMY.

WILL LOSE U.S. NATIONALITY.

Filipinos or Americans who sccept commissions in the Cantonese Army He has banged and barred the are able to the loss of their are in the midst of a big war, door upon negotiation for the res-itizenship, according to legal authorities interviewed on Satur- When reached Peking and toration of Shanghai The effect day of last week by the boarded the Ching-Feng train, wo of that announcement in Chine canes. This res by the Banila were amazed to note the spick-and-scarssly fail to be deplorable. It connection with recent reports that span condition of their rolling plays at once into the hands of the stock. Instead of sitting on the extremists, who want to try to take bundles in a third class dirty, win the Settlement by force. They can dowless, packed like-sardines-in-a-

now argue that there is no other barrel car, we had the choice of

way: travelling. frst, second or third class. Third class looked like parlor car accommodation tỏ m, and we were able stretch our legs once more and breathe in a quality

For any ill-tetults which may fellow Bir Austen will, bear no small

assure of responsibility.

of air less saturated with arbobold haunts. Under ordinary eir dioxide and garlic.

eudistances, we should have been Tientsin is very good, with its at it from daylight to dark fine buildings, motor cars and Thore were countless poor, half- paved highways, but we can sure starved, sink and suffering hu- you that we were loth to leave the manity to engage our attention, green whoat fields, the budding and we had nothing to fear except Btrees, the lilac bloom and, the false, lying propaganda, which, of myriads of feathered songsters course, would surely come if the which wore fast returning to their Reds should overran the country -- On sale så the Hong Korn Daisy | Um dia, shente det har Time Cine jok 1. (Vónišriued at just of weak sotility P. d T. TiMES.

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Since the Northern Forces" "in. the United States, enlistment of China are till öficially recognized

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