Peking, May 20.
The China International Famine Relief Commission reports that for the first time in the history of the organization one of its members has died from violence, namely, Mr. Lia Li-tien, who was murdered on the Satochen canal, at Suiyuan, Shans, by criminals who were attempting to prey on the organization by in-fioting levies on material The month of May with its student activities has been having a full run this year. Everyday seems to be holiday. The calendar daily gives in Chinese some day of remembrance and it seems as if the students have kept' them all. Of course the great day was last Friday—"The Day of Shame for the Japanese Twenty-One Demands". The students said that over twenty thousand students were on parade that day, but I fancy a good guess would be ten-thousand, and that is rather a respectable parade. It took nearly three hours to pass a given spot. Long haired boys and short haired girls literally shouted their' throats hoarse that day in a pseudopatriotic attempt to "Ta Tao" everything they could think about. They had ten chief slogans but invented more as they went along, The ten fed on leaflets handed out by. Cheer leaders of both boys and girls groups would sound out the lines desired then the whole school in line would thunder out the imprecations in chorus. They had a wonderful time and really a harmless way of letting off steam ce this does them good. Of course the chief attention was paid to the Japanese, but the slogans applied to all. foreigners, oppress and by a queer one yell was, im" while big students marched with them handing out Russian-inspired literature.
However one school in the parade was not satisfied with the one day parade. They have been para: ever since and have succeeded carrying a half dozen of the larger and more important schools them. But they have a good reason to make trouble. Their principal, one Yang Sen, not the famous jame similar though kno ang Meng Si,' beside bei principal of the Technical College fs also a secretary in one of the military yamens, and as such it permitted to have two or three soldier attendants armed with revolvers. He takes advantage of this privilege and these armed men ae company him everywhere. His stu dents have grumbled about it for some time and lately forced occasion to see if they would really defend him. 'They found out to their cost. Lust week the principal suspended six students who had been giving trouble. They returned with friends next day to interview the principal. He told them very' speedily why he discharged them and urged them to leave. However they continued to make a loud noise, and hurling some epithets at him threatened bodily harm. No doubt he remembered what happened to a fellow principal of the same name year or so ago when the Chengtu lo school killed their prin-threw him in a well, He ordered his soldier attendts to fire on the rebellious stu-lents. They did so without delay. Three students were Inid out at once Mission at Hueihsien, Kansu, succumbed to typhus, recently and every one in Sianfu, Shensi, is said to be eating sulphur as a prevent as the place is "full of typhus Reuter. and the others fled. Fortunately none were killed: one was wounded in the head, the others suffered arm and leg wounds. They were t hospital and are doing well. the Government had to take action and receive the
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