Suggested as Security for Loan for Yungtingpo Conservancy those who do not possess private the only means of getting on foot. British, American and Russian Volunteers are on duty ]with fixed bayonets at all important points, Mounted volunteers are patrolling the roads near to the Chinese quarter.
Peking, March 6.
The Cabinet to-day agreed to the proposal of the Ministry of the Interior that a loan should be raised if possible from both Chinese and foreign banking groups for the construction of dykes and river conservancy along the Yungtingpo, with the Salt Surplus as security:
was admitted at the meeting that 'a Chihling mandate dated January '20, 1922, had forbidden the employment of the Salt Surplus as security {for any fresh loan, but it was urged [that the prevention of floods along the banks of Yungtingpo was a matter of emergency and that therefore this loan was needed in the Interests of humanity in order to save life The Ministry of the Interior was structed by the Cabinet 10 bring this to the notice of the Ministry of Finance, which must then try the case before the Salt Gabelle and }Chinese and foreign banke—Rew-iter's Pacific Service. had been caught by the dragged into the native!
ity. Later in the evening, the rum-sadied Wuchanz that 'a Chinese policeman (probably the same one) had been killed, and that a ricsha leoolie has also lost his life.
Coolies the Tools of Communists There is no doubt that all this agitation is mot the work of the riesha coolies, for the majority these never contemplated a strike land were forced into it azaiust their will. The real movers behind this disturbance are agents of the Labour Party or Comminists: (BE E MR) who for some time past Rave been attempting to stir up trouble as they did on the railway two years ago. They. have seized the death of the cowie Hau Tien fas a pretext for stirring feeling between the populace and foreigners... without coming into] collision with the native authorities.
It behoves the latter to bestir themselves by searching out the ringleaders and dealing with them [before much more mischief is done, Strike Broken'by Chinese Police Mar. 6, The strike of ricsha coolies in Hankow came to an end yesterday. It broke down as soon as the Chinese police began to take measures Jagainst the intimidators who were [Preventing the coolies from working.
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