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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 12th, 1927.

THE NANK'NG OUTRAGES.

OFFICIAL STATEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN GIVES THE FACTS.

SWORN TESTIMONY OF WIFE OF BRITISH CONSUL.

Sir Austen Chamberlain, in reply to a question in the House of Commone on March 30th, made a statement on the Nanking outrages which gives the facts established by official investigation.

The Foreign Secretary said: The looting was carried out by molested the woman. They were soldiers in uniform belonging to followed by a mob, who took away formations under the command of everything helonging to members of General Cheng Chien. This fact is the Consulate and to the civilians. sworn to by his Majesty's Consul- A Japanese school, hotel, and two General, the United States Consul, private hospitals were completely and numerous responsible British looted and turned into military and American residents The loot-

The Boldiers heman aners.

at ers were in small parties controlled

threatened to set fire to the be the blowing of whistles, and Consulate. At this point the chief they were called off by bugle short of the political bureau of the sixth ly after the Gring from the men-of-division of the Second Nationalist war began. The British Consulate Army intervened. He was follow General was surrounded before be cd by the commander of the sixth ing entered, and sentries were post-division, and guards were posted ed. About 30 soldiers spent the for the protection of the Consulate.. previous night in the vice-consular Next afternoon the Consular party house, which was whoccupied at the made their way to the Japanese time, and raised the revolutionary destroyers in the river. flag on the entry of the looters.

STATEMENT BY MRS. GILES.

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Foreign women, including Mrs. Giles, the wife of his Majesty'a Consul-General, were thoroughly Sworn statements by Mrs. Giles, searched and rudely stripped of the wife of the British Consul nt vruchts. Many had their clothes Narking, and Mr. Brown, British torn off them, and two American subject, describing the outrager women were saved from attempted committed by the Cantonese troops violation. These facts Can beat Canton, were issued by the

Foreign Office on March 30, established by sworn depositions.

I learn, further, that foreigners

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Qiles's statement were not molested by the Northern follows:--- troops, nor the local inhabitants; and that the latter were friendly throughout and assisted foreigners to escape. The looting and destruc- tion were worse than at first renlis ed, and the attack on foreigners was carefully, organised. The Bri- tisk Consulate Genora) was special object. The consular party have lost everything, and were robbed of valuables at the point of the gun the house were burnt after being looted and the furni ture used for firewood. Mr. Hnier, the harbour-master, was killed.

HOW AMERICAN'S FARED.

The following is the treatment suffered by the Americans in Nan king:Abaut ngos, after the mur der of an American missionary and the attempted murder of many athers by Nationalist soldiers, the Chinese police warned the Ameri, ean Consul that his party would be destroyed unless he could escape. Accordingly, his party of one officer, 11 sailors, nine civilians, and two children escaped under constant fire

Rcross country to Socony House, on the Standard Oil Co.'s hill, above the city walls, where many Americans and British already were. Although repeated ly robbed and threatened by Nationalist soldiers, he, the Vice- Consul, and the Standard Oil Co.'s manager, managed keep them out

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On Thursday, March 24th, I walked over from Consulate House to the office about 0.30 a.m. to see my husband. While I was there Mr. Bowker, of the Asiatic Petroleum Co., came into the office and sa'd: I have just seen two Cantonese soldiers on your drive and told thera get outside.

minute or

THE PLACE OF RUMOUR.

GREAT EXCITEMENT IN MANCHURIA.

HARBIN TALKS OF WAR.

MUKDEN TO PRIZE THE RAILWAY OFF ALL COMMUNISTS?

MUKDEN, April 19th.

A seizure of the Chinese Enstern Railway, by order of the Marshal. with the consequent throwing-out of all the Hed members of the staff, is predicted here as being the next strp, which the Chinese will take in the hope of dragging the Soviet into the open.

Harlin is the greatest place in Asia for war ramours. This is only natural, since this city was the creation of the Russo-Japanese war and, moreover, throve upon the World War and the Siberina intervention. According to latest arrivals from Harbin, the chief topic of conversation now is the coming great war. In hotel buffets, on the street corners, in the notor bases and in cabarets they prae- fically talk nothing else.

The Reds in Harbin, of course, are highly nervous and everyone who had any dangerous literature lying around has been removing all traces of it. The various organiza- thing of an incriminating nature. tions likewise bave göt rid of every

been heard to pass the remark- and some sarcastic persons have

that, in the Soviet Consulate, the heating system has been working overtime these past few days. The Red workers on the C.ER. have been proposing to go on strike and thone in charge of fuel depots have reduced stocks to the low at pos- sibic minimum-with-the-idea of paralyzing the railway should the Chinese authorities proceed with their reported intention of seizing the C.E.R. and chasing out the Reds at present on its pay-rall.

Mukden's Close Guard.

two later some other foreigner (1 do not know his name) said to my hushand: Do you know your In Mukden the Chinese autho- house is full of Cantonese soldiers?'

rities are taking no chances. All At that time in the office with us

the avenues from and into the there were Captains Spear and native city are being closely guard- Heathcott Oliver Bellasia, Mred and carriages and automobiles. Roberts, and Miss Blake. The men all went out to see what was hap pening. 1 and other two ladies stayed in the office.

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as well as rickshas, and very often Some pedestrians, are searched. arrests have been made and pre- sumably, the authorities are out to munists. A noticeable feature is. arrest Kuomintang agents and Com- that foreigners, including Russians,

are not yet included in these "searches.

A detective stated :-- We do not

search foreigners because we are

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a position to judge off-hand whether they are people of extra- territorial countries or not, and, inasmuch as we may not search for eigners, we likewise may not search Japanese. This seems to me a pity, because a measure of this nature, to

be efficient, must be extended to all: However, we are carrying on as best we can. Even in such a case as this, in exercising vigilance over those coming in and going out of the native city, we have to take extraterritoriality into consideration. I think you will agree with us that extraterritoriality often is irritat ing. It is truc you have acquired; it by treaty, but the time has come to have this point altered at least to the extent of permitting us to lri carry out our rights efficiently. principle, I agree that, so long as our standards are different to those of foreigners, it would be unfair to treat foreigners on the basis of our standards, but there should be some modus vivendi until the stand- ards are equalized."-North-China Daily News.

When the men reached the Inwn which lies between the office and the house there were two Cantonese soldiers there. One of these levelled his rifle at my husband. Capt. Spear rushed forward and knocked up his rifle. At the same time the other sol dier fired and shot my husband just shove the left knee. Several more soldiers came out of the house and some of them fired and hit Captain Spear in the arm. Dr. Smith then came from the house, but before he could reach the men he was shot through the back and killed practi- cally instantaneously. My husband and Captain Spear started to run to the office, and Spear was again shot in the leg. They both inan- of the house for two hours, but aged to get into the office and we finally they broke in and, seeing the all got into the strong room and number of people within the house, barricaded the door inside. retired and commenced firing on "Soldiers thon looted the office them in ever-increasing numbers. and took money out of the safe, The United States and British This first batch of soldiers then left vessels then dropped shells imme- the office, and we were on the point diately around the house, and the of coming out when another batch party escaped over the wall. arrived. This lot called out that The Nationalist soldiers deif we did not come out they would liberately fired at the United States shoot through the door. So we Consul, knowing him to be such, came out. and with intention to kill. When "Three soldiers at once seized this happened, he had just given me, tore rings off my fingers, in- them his card and asked to see their flicting considerable pain, and snat- officer. The United States Con- bed a brooch in my dress and chain sulata was deliberately looted, and from my neck, also a watch and Although this was known by the bracelet from my wrist. They took Nationalist officers, po effective the shoes from my foet and felt to steps were taken to afford protec see if there was anything in my That night the whole party slept tion up to the time of the firing stocking. They treated me

together on the stone floor of the from the vessels in the river for great brutality. Mrs. Roberts and office in the outer room. We lay Miss Blake were treated in the same the rescue of the party in the Standard Oil Cor's house. Murder,

manner. My husband and Spear robbery, and other outrages were also were robbed of everything they Committed upon American and had in their pockets; they even other foreigners in all parts of the took Spear's boots. These soldiers city from 8 am, with no attempt went away, and two policemen then at official restraint until after the came to assist us.

On Thursday night my amsh barrage at 4.30 p.m. The naval

Just then Mr. Huber, harbour-brought a bowl of rice and some American Consul tried all day, master, came and evidently met port; we had nothing beyond this through the police officials and soldiers outside, because

saw him

when office other channels, to see some respon- struggling with one in the hall. Tingchai and servants from the sible officer, but no one would see He pulled him down, and a second Customs club and Mrs. Roberts's him. From atatements made to then shot Mr. Huber through the ash brought us a little food and him and many other Americans by head. The body fell on to the floor, wine. That morning Tingchai wa soldiers, and from the fact that the and they fired two more shots into able to get into touch with certain soldiers proceeded in banda whose hin, and then they fired at us, two officials and Chamber of Commerce, movements were under direction shots passing close to my head, who came to see us, but were not and were promptly assembled by one on each side,

helpful. Chinese Red Cross, very with whom Captain England, of His Majesty's ship Emerald, had got in touch, brought us away in motor-ears and we reached safety. fresh batches of soldiers until when

"I did not personally witness the room was clear police took us wounding of my husband and into the inner room and shut the door. This was about 11.30 in the Smith, but details were supplied to Capt. Spear or the aurder of Dr. morning. We remained in the room

me by eye-witnesses. I personally the bombardment me following is the position:On the the time up to

ment and the utmost indignity by morning of March 24th, about 150 from the man-of-war we were con- the soldiers in uniform, who can Roldiers belonging to the Nationstantly subjected to molestation on only possibly have belonged to the alist second and sixth annies on the part of Southern soldiers At Nationalist Army, Northern sal- cupied the Japanese Consulate for one time men came in with an exedie a had already left Nanking the 4 hours. They were dressed in cutioners' sword, and held it within night before. Mem were probably a uniform and military cape and an inch of my husband's throat. mixture of Cantonese and Hunan armed with rifles, and they started Another man brandished a carving ese. I am prepared to swear that looting at once: One party attacked knife which had been looted from incidents I have described were the offices and the residences of the my house. Others attempted to part of a deliberate plan of attack staff.

The other attacked the resi- tear clothes from my if and other on foreigners, particularly Britian dence of the Consul, who was ill ladies in the party.

in Nanking for "While this was going on, two in bed, and fired shots at him, at

Bouthern forces which officer and marines, and at Japan- get hold of a Chinese officer, who responsible, and have a firm con- ese civilians who were at the Con- managed to stop brutalities of the viction that nothing except the fact sulate, and threatened them with soldiers. Just after that the bom- that mon-of-war in the harbour bayonets. Two Japanese received bardment started, after which we opened fire saved us from murder bayonet wounds. The troops also suffered no further molestation.. and possibly worse.”

bugle calls upon the commencement "After this the soldiers went, and of the naval barrage, he was con-police took us to the gate of the vinced that the outrages were plan-house. We stayed in the outer room ned and could not been the result, of the accidental getting out of hand of a few troops

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a quantity of hair stuffing from a mattress which had been ripped open by soldiers and mer (gr. omtd.) covering except my raincoat and two oilskin costs of coolies.

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