When the: steamer was only few hours off Woosung yesterday morning she was again fred on, but it is thought that this was from. retreating Fengtien troops from Shanghai, However, on coming up the river, instructions were given British men-of-war that all shoul stay under cover as firing was prevalent all up and down the river. In fact, it ie anid one of the British, battleships was fired' "The fire, however, was only from rifles.
For the information of our readers following in° the complet passenger list of refugees Nanking aboard the Poyangi=
Mr, Mrs. and Mise Loureiro, Mets Price, Mra Clyne, Mes. Wilson, Mina and Master Kennington, Mr. ondMra Alston. and ehildvep,, Mrs, Earle its, Alsion and) two children, Miss Queias Mra Hol, Bie J. E, Pound, Misa". "Bode, Forte, Mist Sandys, "Meocand Mrs. Jo Te. Kann nnd Mra. No do" Vries ata et a a i a Knox, Miss Tom, Mrs, Vyloeh hie' ehldeeny ra. Jghson and ghilen, Mish Jara "Mun abd rin, Lonion, Mar. 23
Headed "Chaos in Shanghai "Times" leader to-day says that the} turning-point in Shanghai has come in a manner that far more than Justifies the despatch of the Defence Force by Britain. What is happen-jing now in Shanghai, in the opinion should be taken out of the hands the Municipal Council and put in the charge of the Foreign Offices of the Governments concerned. The present moment, says the paper, particularly opportune for doing, so been use the moderate Cantonese led!
A GENTLEMAN recently returned from leave, when at Home had the fuse of a ' friend's house in the country in which were number of very valuable lamps, It was a very, old place and one evening it sud~ Jdenly showed alarming signs of col-
In an editorial on the capture of] Shanghai the Asahi® congratulates both Chinese and foreign Powers on avoiding serious bloodshed but} warns the Powers against taking of the journal, must inevitably arouse the greatest anxiety.
The only firm centre in the present chaos is the International Counci, which is only able to maintain possible labour disturbances and] 1.1, authority because of the pre-Hemonstrations too seriously. How- 7". "or tne British Defence Force, General Chiang Kai-shek would probably be ready to come to terms more favourable to foreign rights] than were admitted under the Hankow agreement.—Reuter. lapse. Promptly he cabled:—House cracking. in structions?" Shortly came the ans. jwer:—"So is China, Save the Tue work will soon be put in hand cwt ex-Premier, asked where the Punjebis were attacked when one vas killed and one wounded, The Premier said he believed that it was inside the cordon but outside the Settlement.
Capt. Garro-Jones (Liberal) asked whether there had been any diplo-Inatie contact with the Cantonese find, if not, whether Mr, Baldwin intended to establish it Mr, Baldwin replied that the British Consul-General at Shanghai -wwas "tin constant touch'
Capt. Garro-Jones asked: "With! whom?"
Mr, Bakiwin. replied:."In such Kaleidoscopic: situation: you: had. to in touch with whoever you could," fever communistic these may hich, has at last been supported by' appear the paper advises calm-the other foreign forces. Nobody' ness as it is confident they will can know the end but it is certain con die a natural death. that the present crisis in Shanghail The papers generally appear to is only the initial stage of a pro-anticipat> inerensed friction between tracted Chinese and international right and left wings the Canton-crisis, in which many factors are ese as a result of their victory. still hardly calculable. expresses the view] 'A great majority of the British dissension may possibly nly thankful that in result in nullifying achievements 0 far attained. done, and amid the anarchy and considers Can-bloodshed in Shanghai the Defence ton's success affords a favourable Force stands for stability and the opportunity for Japan to modify her) profound British sense of great] 'China policy, apparently advocating' responsibilities. negotiation with the Southern Gov-'The "Manchester Guardian' ity ax} erament although it. does. not acre editorial article on: the: fature "of ually say: s0.—Reuter, [Shanghai suggests that negotiations!
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