Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-27

Marshal sun Chuan Fang, and ths
attacking Cantonese army OF Gen.
Chang Kat Snek in which the British
will not interfere. Nothing win be
done II the Cantonese succeed I'm
capturing and occupying the native
city of Shanghai. but should the for
eign quarter ne jeopardized then
prompt action will be taken.
There is no state of war in China,
and won't be If we can prevent" said
Lieut.. Gen. Philip Chetwode. com.
manderin-chief Of Aldershot, as he
| hade farewell TO a contingent leaving
/ for China. He told the soldiers thew
we're going TO protect property we
/ hold by treaty. and admonished them
keep YOUR temper smihngly.''
Columns of news Of the departing
soldiers, together with vivid captions
and warlike pictures have prompted
the authorities to announce that the
press Is giving an erroneous impress
sion. AS Eng and is so far removed
/ from the scene, Il Is explained It be-
/ hoOves the government to have its
/ preparations under way sooner than
other countries, like Japan and the
/ United States, which can send emer-
gency troops from the Philippines
should it become necessary.
The Laborites are uuceasing in their
Z Ae@~'A4 VA AAtI tSCF AAAtACAANf NAtctA EstAAAs
/ that the display Of force is uHwar-
! ranted They sent a delegation to
protest to Foreign Secretary Cham.
/ beTlain last night, and later drew up
q resolution deploring "the Haunted
military demonstration against the
/ Canton government. as the effect may
stir up n spirit OF panic and agrees
/ sion on both sides and make inevitable
the very misfOrtunes it Is intended to
/ prevent"
Acknowledging the declarations az
the labor leaders, Sir Austen Chamber
/ lain reiterated the governments de.
sire for a friendly settlement with the
| Chinese and its readiness to make Con-
cessions, but emphasized that realize
ton of this desire was difficult, owing
TO internal dissensions in China. The
British government. however. vas
striving to overcome the difficulty and
would continue to work for a friendly
/ settlement.
lie said that disorders inseparabla
/ from civil war necessitated protection
| for British nationals and that the
| British troops were sent solely for
| this purpose.
The Laborites sent a copy Of their
/ resolution to Foreign Minister Chen,
with message promising to do every
| thing possible to procure Chinese ma
| tional independence and expressing
| the hope that Chen would help In the
| settlement and prevent Incidents
! which might give an excuse for the
| employment Of force.
Cantonese Impose Tax.
SHANGHAI. January 81 CD.-Since
Z Tuesday Cantonese authorities have
| been levying a tax of 712 per cent on
| all imports entering their territory. re
/ CARELESS of whether customs duties
previously had been paid 10 the North.
| ern government here it was learned
| today. The additional tax applies only
/ to ordinary goods, a special scale hav.
/ ing been set for luxuries.
Priests Form Union.
j HANKOW, January n HD.-The
/ wave Of unlonizatiOn In the Wuhan
| cities, Hankow and Wuchang, has en-
| tered strange quarters. Chinese
| priests, nuns and monks have formed
a union, demanding a union scale for
| prayers. They paraded through the
| foreign concession with banners, in