It is evident that the Left Bloc of the Nationalist Party, backed by Russian Communists, engineered the disturbances," says the "Asahi."
"Chinese students flung down the gage to the Settlement authorities when they defied the injunctions of the Police to desist from disturbing the pence of the Settlement. The action of the foreign police in firing as been criticized, but the Police were responsible for law and order, for the peace and protection of the Settlement. and for the safety of the lives of the men, women and children. Tt is very easy to blame the Police, but perhaps the Police saved the situation, not only for the foreigners, but also for the Chinese. The demonstrations took the form of untimely rioting, brickbats were hurled at the Police, and when the mob uses brickbats, the Government however reluctantly, is compelled to China is warned that, if she per~ sist in making an enemy of the Powers, then she must take "the consequences, Hankow, June 15.
The Commissioner of Foreign Affairs has protested to Mr. Harold Porter, the British Consul-General regarding the firing on the mob.
The protest says that-the firing was unnecessary and holds him personally and the offer who ordered the firing responsible for the lives Jost. "It also requests withdrawal of the Naval Contingent and that orders should be given to refrain from firing in future, The Consul replied this evening that tHe protest was unreasonable and without foundation in fact. The reply corrects the erroneous statements contained in the Commissioner's protest and says that the firing was very necessary in view of the danger to foreign lives and property in the concession, particularly follow ing the serious damage already done by the rioters and the murder of a. Japanese that same evening. It states in conclusion that fire was opened only asa last resort and even then it was very restricted.
Tre situation remains quiet. The volunteers and naval patrols are still standing by. H.M.S. Despatch is ex-ceted this afternoon, The Consular Body have written to the Tupan, Marshal Hsiao Yao-an, recapitulating the cireumatonees of Thursday night's riot, saying that the disturbances need not have happened and requesting proper measures to be taken to prevent a The Britich Cigarette Company's workers (who walked out on May 23 following arrival of new labour-saving machinery and the previous dismissal of a number of women workers due to the packing department being overstaffed, the workers wring that arrival of the machlery meant that Handpacking was to be dispensed with altogether) have agreed to resume their duties, AMI misapprehensions have apparently been cleared up. The management hopes that the workrs will all return in the morning.
The friendly attitude of these workers and their stated willingness to resume are important in view of recent events and the resultant of a general strike-—
Han kow. June 15.
By order of General Tupan of Hupeh, the to-day made seven are cluding the president of a cer Chinese Tupan Hsiao has ordered the military police to arrest the leader of Communists in Hupeh and heads of the students' body, five in all—East ern News Agency. tinctly improved to-day, reports from other sources indicate the there was considerable danger of a fresh outbreak on Sunday night. There were disquieting rumours that the Ohinese garrison was likely to desert end join the rioters, firing on the foreign guards and looting the concession. These rumours were brought to the attention of the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs and ther officials by the American Consul.
The Chinese officials sidmitted that the report that Kuomintang Jeaders were paying the troops 7 desert was probably correct.
Precautionary steps agreed upon between the Consul and the officials apparently had the fortunate result of frustrating the agitators' plan.
Many Kuomintang agitators were arrested in Hankow on June 14 in possession of arms and ammunition, +-Reuter's Pacific Service.
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