'The British steamers of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company are' running, but with less passengers than before the boycott, At that time they were the only steamers plying between Hongkong and Canton. Now Chinese-owned steamers ha resumed their service and compet serious with those of the Steamboat Company. The str, Taishan, 'a new and palatial steamer. of the Company, returned last night with sno more than 60 passengers (mostly Europeans) and no cargo. Passengers prefer to travel on Chinese ships because they can land and embark in Canton free from interference by unemployed seamen and other agitators, Travellers are urged to patronize only Chinese} vessels, Taking advantage of this situation, a Chinese company has been formed in Canton and owns a river steamer flying the Chinese flag and commanded by a German captain, She will maintain regular service with this port.
"The stevedores and cargo coolies jin Canton have declared they will not load or unload ships flying, the British flag. This includes those lowned by Chinese but registered i Hongkong. The str. Tung On comes The Foreign Secretary added, in reply to a supplementary question, that practical ce-operation had bean secured quite recently.
Mr. H, W, Looker (Conservative),} formerly of Hongkong, asked for] fan assurance that the British Go ernment would not hesitate to tak any steps not merely to ensure the protection and security of subjects but to ensure that Britis rights and property were not inter; fered with.
The Foreign Secretary said th the Government would continue do their best to protect British live and interests.
In reply to Mr, C. P, Trevelyant (Labour), the Foreign Secretar; said that the new British Minister to China, Mr. Miles Lampson, was on his way to Peking Danger of Raising Impenetrable Barrier Noy, 1%
In an article on the Chinese crisis im the "Financial News," Mr, Hil Young, the Liberal M. /s that establishment of the rule of the Southern Nationalists throughout China, which recent events have} made' by no means improbable, would result in a vast area (inhabi ed by nearly one-fifth of the world's population) erecting between itself and the impenetrable barrier of suspicion, distrust and dislike isolating Russia. Thus the basis credit would be destroyed and in: ternational trade would languish.
Mr. Young says that the recent events in Java show how infectious is Moscow's propaganda among the ignorant oriental population and ex} presses the opinion that Britain' yesterday the "reddest" demons tion that there has been, the fact being made visible to the eye by the substitution of red cloth for white and red ink for black on the many flags and streamers along the roads and on the assembly ground.
Phe occasion was nothing less than the anniversary of the Russian revolution, and this fact _may be eonimended to the native of such as still try to deny the close association of this section of the Kuomin~ tang with Russia. The notable feature of the demonstration was that the greater part of the procession was composed of various "Peasants Unions" (wog hui) apparently drafted in from the surrounding countryside, most. Plainly village folk" who had not Required the procession habit. The Yabeur unions played: a comparatively small part, the schools still) smaller, There was a good Geal of shouting of "slogans," but much more on the part of the leaders than of the followers, "Down with capitalists" "Down with all classes," "Unpropertied classes, rise up," and so forth. Some of the leaders worked themselves up into mild frenzy, and & considerable hoarseness, and a few groups of schoolboys and girls under their inspiration yelled and flung themselves about ilks udding fanatics.
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