Paris, Feb. 9.
Figaro" in an article entitled Anglo-American Entente! says the Chinese and its repercussions throughout Asia-will severely strain Anglo-'American ce-operation. The article] continues that Britain must now begin to realize the price she paid for. "sacrificing. the Anglo-Japanese alliance on the altar of American Hankow's New Year Quietly Passed Hankow, Feb.
Hankow has so far passed safely through the New Year holiday period without the slightest sign'of Any disturbance, notwithstanding a 'a huge gathering of thousands of workers of all classes at Liukiamino, six miles distant yesterday to commemorate the anniversary of the deaths of striking employees of the Peking-Hankow railway at Kinhan fon February 7, 1923. The strikers Were shot, there by General, Hsiao Yao-man's troops.
Kuomintang propagandists a reseed the immense crowd, denouncing the Mukden and Chihli auilitarists" and the British impenalists.
Native tratlers appear to have come through the New Year settle: ment better than was anticipated but owing to difficulties with tho} unions only about one fourth of the native banks have so far reopened for business. The outlook generally is very dull.
'The concessions remain perfectly quiet but among the British community at Toast there is an undisguised feeling of anxious expectation, making it extremely difficult to settle down to normal routine in the atmosphere of uncertainty' which prevails—Reuter, Mistake of Trade Union Congress]
London, Feb. 9.
'A. resolution condemning the action of members of the General) Council of the Trades Union Cot gress for "supporting the, boa obey of Hands off China'" was) passed by meetings of seamen at} ull, Manchester, Salford, South Shields and Newport, to-day, The resolution declares: The satdl policy embraces a demand that the Government shall leave British nationals in the Far East unprotectfed and cease to despatch adequate naval and military force to the scene fof trouble." It emphasizes that it is sential Unt seamen should be} guaranteed immunity from inter ference by foreign aggression while} engaged in their legitimate occu tion-.of carrying on the trade and commerce of the Empire, The recent, acts of. piracy and barratry against British ships in Chinese waters fully justify the great apprehension of sea-faring classes with regard to their future security both] fas regards freedom of the high seas} and immunity from acts of violence whilst ships are in Eastern ports.
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