Numbers Again Try to Go to Nanking.
'There were further manifestations of anti-Japanese feeling among El nese students in Shanghai on Sunday when a "siege" was' made. of "the North Railway Station at about 8.30 the morning, A small band of students suddenly' upbeared from Chapel, and gradually the numbers Increased until" at Jength about 500 students wore in occupation, settling them= selves close to the main gate of th: lation, which was closed immediate: ly. on' their arrival, "The party included a large number of girl. stutlents, a few of whom were carrying satchels containing first-aid equip ment, In ease of emergencies. The Intention of the students was to get hold of a train and travel up to Nanking, where they were to present petition to Government officials Urging them to send troops to North China in order to fight the Japanese, Soon after the "occupation" of the station by the students, the Reserve Unit arrived on the scene, and remained throughout the morning just the station, ready to. take faction immediately,' should the situation become serious. Barbed wire barricades were thrown across all the approaches to the station, which were guarded by soldiers, while large deluchments of the Peace Preserva~ tion. Corps, the Bureau of Public Safely and the Chinese militia were on guard both outside and inside the station. the students remained fairly peaceful throughout most of the morning, a band of them seating themselves ina large circle inside the main gate, Anti-Japanese banners were much in evidence, while every now and again a student would got up_and give an impromptu ad~ dress, oF yell slogan, which the re= mainder would Immediately toke up. Heaflels were distributed with anti Japanese slogans printed on them.
Train Weld Up Early in the morning, a group of about 40" students held up a train believed to be proceeding in, the dir= ection of Mangchow, by stationing themselves on the track. On dis covering that it was not going up to Nanking, their destination, the. stu~ dents allowed the train to proceed, Practically ull the gramme during the morning was held up, students sta-Vioning. themselves across. the track Just outside the station, and also on Tocomotives. Chalk was used to write antieJapanese slogans and ear Teatures on the carriages and ocomofives, Much amusement was caused during the morning by a. small stu~ dont who seized a red Mag from one fof the station staff and insisted on walking along the track in a threaten Ing manner upon the approach of a Jocomotive.
Except for an occasional shout of approval at the words of one of their number, the students showed no sign of victories during the morn-contenting themselves with wan-doring about the station oF waiting peacefully while negotiations were Being made for securing a train to convey them up to Nanking. No faction was taken during the morning by" the authorities, and casualties were reported,
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