An Eye-witness's Version of Present Conditions: Cantonese Delight in Annoying Foreigners Foreigners arriving from up-viver report that Hankow has settled down very quietly under the regime ofthe Southerners. It appears that there are very few Cantonese troops actually in Hankow at present, but the few that are there delight in making themselves as obnoxious to foreigners as they possibly can, Furthermore, considerable rein being given to students and agitators who are doing their utmost to foment labour troubles and antiforeign, more especially anti-British, feeling. They succeeded in getting the Hunkow riesha coolies to strike as a protest against the British for one day, efter which the men all went buck to work. The Chinese generally are very apathetic to the whole movement, whilst among those Chinese who have habitual dealings with foreigners there ig not the slightest trace of anti-foreign fecling, unlike during the troubles of Jast year when all classes of Chinese displayed resentment and sus} Any trouble which may occur in this direction at present will be purdy artificial, and as such cannot last.
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