The Archive · 1925

TERRORIZATION RIFE

Hongkong is witnessing a condition unparalleled in its history on_ this fourth day of the general strike.

Through secret organizations finaxced from Cuntoh Chinese in British and foreign employ in the colo. riy have been intimidated in a mans ner dislocating shipping, commercial ard domestic life. As emphasizing Canton's connivance with the anti-British movement the secretary of jthe Chinese Seamen's Union declares in an English newspaper that the Union has no sympathy with the movement bui is acting on orlders from Canton. The strikers gen-lorally admit that they have no grice vance against their employers and Jao unwilling to leave their service; nevertheless agitators styled ithe "Dare to Dic Corps" have terrorized the Chinese populace resulting in a senseless, frantic Istampede to Canton. Al! the availlable trains and Chinese steamers late packed, On the other hand the Hongkong!

authorities are fully prepared to meet every emergency and assure essential services.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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