The Archive · 1925

Precarious Situation

Peking, July 31.

Messages from South China indicate that the situation is not quite 50 satisfactory. Several reports from Amoy confirm the message that the situation there is rather Precarious. According to ports, a general strike on August 1, whi that there is to be extreme elements against the local authorities Most of the Americans from the! 1¢ interior have come into Amoy. factions and this. divided force not considered adequate for the maintenance of order at that port, even if no friction develops between the two camps.

Messages from Canton state that the situation there is less strained, but there is thought to be little likelihood of an early settlement, Reuter's Pacific Service.

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