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torested Governments are glad to believe are friendly and with whom they earnestly desire to con- Unue and Improve relationshps, goodwill and co-operation.

of the Yangtsze In the Chinkiang are.

Reinforcements.

Last night a truin carrying 1,200| cases of machine gun ammunition and two hundred cases of shells They are directed towards those were sent forward to Chinkinng Shanghai, April 11.

influences both foreign and Chin-from Shanghai-Reuters The Five Power Note was prese which made themselves res- sented simultaneously to the Na-ponsible for the Nanking outrage tionalist Government at Hankow by activities seeking. to break up and to Chiang Kai-shek's "repre- the existing friendship and inflante sentative at Shanghai this after the Chinese people to distrust, hatred, and violence towards the

of friendly Powers.

noot.

The presentation WIS made people Jointly by the Consuls General of Reuter the Powers concerned-Reuter.

The Terms..

London, April 11.

Two companies of the 1st: Northamptons left Brookwood this morning for Southampton where they embarked for China, the band playing "Land of Hope and Glory, followed by "Auld Lang Syne" us the train steamed out of the station,

The remaining two will follow.-Krater,

companies.

The Foreign Legion.

French

A Mad Mob.

Shanghal, April 11. Shanghai, April 11. The first account ofher than the The following communication | mensre official wireless of the at- ens handed to Eugene Chen re-tack on the Japanese concer.don presenting the Nationalist Govern-bon April 8. has just been rregived ment at Hankow this afternoon by by mail from Reuter's Hankov

Paris. April 11. the Consuls-General of the five correspondent.

Le Journal announces that two! Powers, A duplicate was de- The actual affair began in a battalions of the Foreign Legion livered to Chiang Kai-shek's repres small way by Chinese youths are ready to leave Algeria to re- sentative at Shanghai simultano-throwing stones at Japanese snil-inforce the garrison in

Indo-China. ously..

ors, but gangs of enolics had been

The recent revolution in the Under instructions from the looking for trouble for weeks pr-province of Yunnan has caused American, British, French, Italian viduks.

the fact and Japanese Governments the un- The sailors naturally resented some anxiety ewing to

that some of the leaders of the dersigned are directed by the and remonstrated. The coolies Diplomatic

coup d'elet are Nationalists and of cursed them and they cursed back. have established touch with Can- their several countries in China Then the resha coolies, alwayston, while the despatch of troops to present to you the following boiling for a scrap, joined the from Indo-China to Shanghai de- terms (which simultaneously are cursing in and attacked crowds of pleted the forces available being communicated to general the lower class.

meet any possible Nationalist | Chiang Kai-shek, Commander-in-

threat from Yunnan-Reuter. Chief of the Nationalist Armies); for the prompt settlement of the situation created by the out

against their Caper

nationals, cenumitted by Nationalist troups at Nanking on March 24.

Representatives

As there were only six sailors, the coulies rushed them. The sailors ran to a Japanese restant- runt, and wore chased upstairs, where a fight ensued.

ese concession.

Home Comment.

London. April 11,

to

If the Soviet Embuggy is with Soon afterwards. a shout went drawn from Peking as 1 con. up outside that a "rican coolie sequence of Chang Tso-lin's police Firstly, the adequate minish-has been stabbed to death by the raid it is the opinion of diplomatic ment of the commanders of the Japanese imperialists." The word circles in London that this would troops responsible for the murders was immediately flashed in the be regarded as an open declara- and personal injuries and indigni-Richa Coolies Union and in a short tion by Russia of partisanship in

ime thousands of hate-maddened the Chinese civil war. The Dai ties and the material damage done, olies began to attack the Japan-Telegraph says that Litvinoff's note as also all persons found to be implicated.

"Secondly, an apology in writ-Kill the Japanese;" "Murder the The cry went up everywhere, ing by the Commander-in-Chief of imperialists!" The mob geem! the Nationalist armies, including to become mad with the fury of an express wrilten undertaking to their own shrieks. refrain from all forms of violence) and agitation against foreign lives and property.

"Thirdly, complete reparation for persond injuries and material damage done.

Marines Landed.

bespeaks in every line the ballied rage of a detected culprit.--Réntes, French Opinion.

Paris, April 11. "Pertinax" describes the Soviet Note to Peking as fecblò.

Le Journal is of the opinion that Chang Tso-lin is trying to provoke the Russians to warlike action in Manchuria, which would force the Japanese to intervene, but thei

Japanese civilians caught in the streets, were beaten and smashed and their clothes torn off. The aforementioned six sailors were Unless the Nationalist Au- overpowered and carried to Bolsheviks are not going to expose thorities demonstrate to the satis-Union headquarters in the native themselves to such dangers. fnction of the interested Govern- | city.

Their best weapon' is propaganda.

ments their intention to comply Japanose in every district of and in order to wield this freely with these terms the said Govern Hankow were set upon in the they are ready to swallow worse ments will find themselves compellstreets by mobs and some were insults than the invasion of the ed to take such measures as they beaten insensible and beyond re-Peking Embassy grounds. It con- consider appropriate.

cognition while some were killed. eludes that now is the moment for One Japanese woman who had the Powers to take united action. ativen birth to a child a few days There must be no unecessary before was dragged out on the violence but firmness is absolutely street and killed.

The signatures are not given as the names of the signatories Hankow have not at present been advised.-Renter.

Omcial Statement.

The mob was now chokeful of bloodlust. Restaurants, stores, An official statement handed to homes and offices were pillaged the Press with the Note states before the Japanese Consul Gen- that upon the entry of the Nation-eral felt that the situation was alists into Nanking there were unbearable and ordered · armad perpetrated against the foreign forces ashore from the three gun- Consuls and other residents by un-boats.. A few squads of marine formed organized bodies of Na-landed and two short bursts from tionalist troops, during thea machine gun were red and the | morning and afternoon of the 21th streets cleared magic-like. Coolies systematic outrages on their per-ramped on each ather in their sons and proplies.

éffort to get off the Concession.

A number of American, British The Japanese marines followed French, Italian and Japanese them without firing until the Con- nationals were

murdered and cession was cleared, when Japan- wounded and many others brutally armed guards ware posted t assaulted and their lives jeopardis-all untrances.-Bruter,

ed. They were robbed and treated

with utmost indigni-

iles and the women were

The War.

Shanghai, April 11.

subjected to nameless outrages. A wireless message from Nan- The American, British and king via Chinkiang dated the 10th Japanese consulates were violated is meagre, but points to the fact and their flags insulted. The hat the Nationalists guffered houses and institutions of all serious reverses op two, fronts. foreigners in Nanking were sys- Following the withdrawal of the tematically looted and in many Nationalist forces from Pukow to cases burnt.

Nanking on Saturday the military In view of these obviously pre-stores crossed the river in the meditated assaults the Govern-direction of Nanking from Pukow ments found it necessary to for- yesterday, while the artillery mulate demands for satisfactory mounted on higher points around amenda by the responsible Nation. Nanking was trained on Pukow alist authorities.

ready for action.

The terms are studiously mode- It is persistently reported in rate, covering only a minimum of Nanking that the Fengtion forces what would in circumstances bere rapidly advancing down the done by way of honourable amends Tientsin-Pukow Railway, from by a Government conscious of its which direction gunfire was heard dignity duty towards other in Nanking on Sunday. friendly peoples in the Family ofed have. been taken to Nanking, Five hundred Nationalist wound- Nations.

The demands are not made from Pukow during the past few fu derogation

of the

days. Sun Chuan-fang's troops eignty and dignity of theappear to have arrived in force Chinese people whom the in- down the Grand Canal occupying strategic positions along the north

sover-

necessary.-Kenter.

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