Reports from Ichang state that Yang Sen is causing the immediate] evacuation of alli private houses. part unarmed and report has it that] this di accomplished by bandits chow region. The! bandits are believed to be working unofficially with Chang Chung Chang's troops, and the two di ons of southern troops which met up with them have now started for Nanking.
There is nothing to report from Hankow, though local movements troops continue up river.
The chief developments are recorded from South China in yesterday's despatches. At Amoy a procession is being arranged for tomorrow, June 23, as a_ protest yeainst' the despatch of Japanese troops to China and in commemoration of the Shameen incident of 1925. It is understood that there will be no demonstration at Kulangsu Island and no trouble is expected there by the consular body. Chinese} employees of the Great Northern Telegraph Company are at present, on strike, although telegrams for the Southern patty are being trans-
From Foochow comes the report that all shops were shut following the killing of shopkeepers by the escort of collectors who were attempt ting to enforce the "Shop Sign Tax." The house of the chief tax collector was destroyed by the mob, and the trouble seems to have been due mainly to the absence of any effective government in Foochow for many months. The Fukien Navy is at present in league with General Lu and attempting to force out General Tang. Fukien is remitting as a penalty a monthly sum of $200,000 to Nanking. Only enough money remains to satisfy one party whereas three parties with their military forces require funds.
The Nanking government has just sent Chang Chun as a delegate in an endeavour to solve the deadlock. If he fails, as it is believed he will, Li Lich-chun may go to Foochow Conflicts in the city are believed quite likely as the financial situation is getting strained and the Labour Unions are apparently siding with Tang. A strike and boycott against Japanese and foreigners in general is threatened, and a demonstration of a political nature is rumoured as being organized by opposing parties on a large scale. This, demonstra tion ostensibly will be "anti-imperial-
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