However, there are atilt elements' in' Kiukiang who favour Chiang Kai-shek, When the tic cha coolies found that the name of their had been affixed to the p denouncing Chiang Kai-shek, they, of annoyed and went on one day's strike ax a protest. They eaid Chiang Kai-shek had always paid his riesha fares and he was all right, The farmers, too, may again take a hand in the game. In fact, it ie said that they have an appointment for to-day and, 20,000 strong, they intend to march into: Kiukiang to beat up the extremists. There is a small hitch, however. Last. time they beat up the ex: tremists each farmer received 80. ents for his midday meal, tid they insist of receiving 30 centa per head this time too, It is mob quite certain whether the money forthcoming.
Prices have gone up. The coolies who beat up the Concession in June 1925, burnt the Tatwan bank, looted the British and Japan ese Consulates and the Taiko house only received 20 cents each, The Butcher Chang Chien wwe had another dis itor. Cheng Chien, mander of the 6th Nationalist Army, Looter of the Kivkiang Concession January, Perpetrator of - the Nanking Horror in, March, has gone through on his way' from Shanghai to Hankow, presumably, to render an account of his "toward ship to his master, Borodin, that they failed to secure the desired eect, fire was opened with the} main battery.
he heavy-calibre guns soon put a stop to all further nonsense from the Southerners who quickly ceased fung.
Last Friday, So the river from Standard Oil vessel, morald and U, 8. S. Ford return itg the compliment. The former used pom-poms, the latter machine guns. The snipe rined until the Ford put an end to it.
'Not far from Anking, Anb place calld Yanghanki Pagoda, hear Tatung. according to report' received in official circles, there was considerable rifle and machine gun fire on Sunday, but it is not believed! that it was directed at shipping, From Nanking comes the report that rifle, machine gun and artillery fire was heard in the vicinity of Pukou throughout the day. Chin-Kiang is reported quiet, Messrs, Anderson, Moyer & Co.'s Jcompound in Kiukiang was looted or: Saturday by a portion of the South-fern troops, stationed there, and urge quantities of American: prow perty carried off. The commanding. officer of the U. S. S. Hulbert has. lodged a protest with the military: there and demanded the return of: the loot.
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