The Archive · 1925

The Chinkiang Riot

Mr. Kelly's House Smashed Up Many Land Workers Coming Chinese Police and Fengtien In, Intensive Campaign for Funds Soldiers' Intervention The shipping situation yesterday went from bad to worse. A tour of the water front revealed that most river and coast vessels with the exception of the China Merchant's Cos boats are tied up. Butterfield erd Swire have fifteen ships idle and Jardine Matheson & Ca, have round a dozen. The companies are diverting all shipping from Shang-except that which is absolutely Some account of the recent in Chinkiang was told te eof the "North (China Daily News" in an inter. view with several of the ref who arrived on. Wednesday.

The first sign of trouble was the arrival of lange numbers of students from Nanking and from Shanghai, who congregated outside the Brit. ish Concession, and conducted. number of processions. On nce

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