Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-24 | Page 2 | Chinese Arrest French Consul

CHINESE ARREST F FRENCH ENCH CONSUL K i u k i ia a l g S 'S Situation i t u a t i 0 11 y English Inspector toi tor tOl Attacked PARIS Jan Dy 24 21 By The Asso Asco As Associated o elated The Press Press The Hong Neng Keng correspondent of the PacIfic Indo Indo agency II says tho the situation In Klu Elu- Elu Klu-klans Klu kiang klang on the tho Yangtze river is rap rap- rap rapidly Idt idly growing more serious and that the French consul there has hs been arre arrested ted The situation In the time Yangtze ports Is crt critical ho he adds adda LONDON Jan Dy 21 d 21 I-By I By The As- As Associated As Associated Press Renewed mob violence endangering the life ilfe of Sir Frances Aglen Anon Inspector gen gen- general gemi- gemi general eral oral of ot maritime custom In ChIna broke out In on I Friday Dispatches received today SLY say ChInese crowds attacked the cus- cus cus customs toms building where here hero Sir Francis wall was conferring with ith Finance Min Mm- Minister ister Soong ot of o the Cantonese gov- gov government gov government The crowds crowd Invaded the corridors and attacked Soong's but were finally cbs cbs- dis dispersed persed ported by Cantonese troops Officials here hero say the Inference Is that Chinese extremists were wera ag- ag agitating ag agitating against Soong negotiating with t foreign officials Tho The Is also regarded as aa Indicating the tho confronting Eugene Chen Cantonese foreign mInister In his efforts to control tho the radi radi- radical radical cal element among the tho Cantonese Resumption Cantonese Resumption of business In Iii Han lIan- kow leow today by the British bankers and amid merchants shows that tho the gen general I eral oral position In the city elly Is lUg Ing although the time British foreign office Is still without news of ot dot def defInite dit bite progress In the conference between Jeorge and kor For or Minister Chen