Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-01-08 | Page 1 | Flagship of U. S. Fleet is Ordered to Go to China

FLAGSHIP OF U. U S. S FLEET IS ORDERED TO TOGO TOGO GO TO CHINA Admiral l Williams May Take Several Destroyers s With Pitts Pittsburg burg to China Cantonese Officials Will Take Soldiers Pickets From British Concessions SHANGHAI Jan 8 Private AP-Private reports received late tonight stated that the whole foreign pop population lation of prOVince was evacuating the city because of the hostility shown by the Chinese A dispatch received by a Japanese Japanese Japan Japan- ese firm asserted that the evacuation evacuation tion of by foreigners had begun MANILA IA Jan S United United- Press ress The U. U S. S S. S Pittsburg flagship of the Asiatic fleet prepared to leave here today for Shanghai with witha a full contingent of sailors and accompanied ac ac- companied probably by several de de- LONDON Jan 8 AP The BrItish foreign office was advised from this morning that the Cantonese authorities t agre d to withdraw all Chinese troops and pickets from from the British BI concession conces- conces sion which will be polIced jointly by the British police assisted by police from the former Russian and German concessions These are foreIgn foreign for for- eIgn trained Chinese The British polIce also are natives na na- tives under British supervision It is expected that British subJects subjects sub sub- will return to their offices some time today from the barracks Continued on page 5 e SHIP OF I FLEET IS ISRED ERED RED TO 0 CHINA In cd from page 1 were concentrated for or ordon I don society 0 cable from Shang- Shang th that t. t are arc re- re stations that of fIling the message aU all Jan S 8 AP The go late tonIght o 0 I Its soldiers rs 3 th the British con con- l V Hed here throughout ot of a a heavy rain i led the coolies troth train rl Ithe t e streets The na- na realizes the r f k r from the i heavily upon Its I ion ion- and has brought port 19 to a standstill It Iter er endeavor to ss houses to r op n. n 11 firms have l kept ept their d dJ hut but Am American contin con con- tin M to operate All irn and nd c children h have 1 lit and the men rere revere re- re re Were ere confined t to ono arthe r. r the river by Cons Con Con- I s caring earing Women and If y y passed OWn awn the river bound for trouble broke est er rda M r. r the N Navy vJ Admiral Wil- Wil in l ot of Ut tile sf fleet to proceed ro Shanghai to ob sport conditions The he vessels the admiral would b bo governed i ion n ot of the situation the Id AI I Jan 8 United tlc lly all ll vessels on one e river r were wera being I today to con cob I I. I 1 fugee ug women arid and other others other's s 's 8 p Shanghai er can and British dren w were r due here Q o S and strIkers today and picketing the th thC Asiatic Pet and the Hong l l bank fill all at Han Han- the arrival and de- de Jr ki men among the torre forre for tor- re being housed In Jm im building and the teE leB maritime custom 1 1 t and has hasU U