Nov. 22
More than 7,000 students grlous_Chineso" magis schools itanghal held meeting' at the Dubile"Recreation Grotnds* Wet Mey veaterdny morning Yo dge fae Natta 'Goveenment Sig: Svesover ihe, lone ter stories in tanchura® vwthin" the' sherest pantle period Bnd to onder Gen Clan eases pimnnidese of te ater rinyy Naval and Ait Forgen tree north es diately to direct inst the Enese forces.
'The students planned to hold a procession through the streets, in the Chinese City after the meeting, but this was "later cancelled, an order having been issued. by' the Commissioner of Public Safety, for diag any processions which' may leads to disordgts or troubles. ing opposed to. the non-resistance policy adopted by the Manchurian military leaders, and said that the Mancharia case is like one in which a house is being robbed by bandits and the only course far the house occupants to follow in such case to meet force by force.
As reminds the independence movement in Manchuria, the Party Tender stated that the movement is different from that in Outer Mon-folia and that the Chinese Government should in no circumstances toerate such @ movement being made success in Manchuria because, he {old his guests, unlike Soviet Russia, Japan is trying to force the inde: pendence movement on Chinese of the Three Eastern Provinces. Purthermore, he stated, there are more Chinese in the Three Eastern Provinces than Manchurians and that the people there all speak and write the same language as. the people of China Proper, 30 the Gov-Gimment cannot tsleraie the act of japanese in forcing its peop approve of an. independence movement which they do not, like, Turning to the question of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek's announcement to proceed north to watch the developments in the Manchurian situation, Mr. Wang stated he had revolved a telegram. from" Gen. Chiang. yesterday morning, saying that Gen, Chiang is preparing to. proceed north, but he did not mention when hho would leave. Mir. Wang continued Gen, Chiang would proceed to Peking, not Mukden, but whether Gon, Chiang would go to Manchuria after his arrival in Peking would depend upon future developments in the Manchurian situation, Marching in from the transport} Neuralia at tiffin time on Nov. 17, the: Ast Bu. The Lincolnshire Regiment, (10th Foot) have taken their place in the Shanghai Area of the China, Command.
Led by a police escort of four! Sikh troopers under Insp. Beale, the troops were played up from the Old Ningpo Wharf by the band and drums of the Northumberlands as} far as the Race Course, where there 'a rest of half an hour. Then the pipes and band of the 2nd Royal. Scots Fusiliers played the battalion up the last part of the journey to Kisochow Road Camp, Brigadier Fleming, commanding the Shanghai Area, taking the salute at the fei Gate. With the Brigadier, was his wife, who arrived on the. Nearalia.
The troops, looked fit and marched in good style. The battalion have had two. years Gibraltar as the fist station on its foreign tour, and had e good trip to Shanghai, landing with only a handful of cates of sickness.
It-Gol. B. J. de C. Boys; s.cy is command, having taken over from Gol. Thackeray on June 1. Major! JAO. Grifiny 9.0, is second-me command, and Lieut, F. W. Young adjutant," The battalion is some 860 strong, with 18 affeers, being under strength. in this respect. Lieut, J.G.BEB, Gough has been appointed 'A.D.C. to the Brigadier.
P. H. Segon isthe Regimental Sergeant-Major. "Mr. C. 8. Trowt!
Bandmaster, and if the way his men played. entering the Race Course' is any" criterion, Shang hai's musical "amenities have received a notable addition, Asked whether he favours a declaration, by the National Govern-tment, of' an embargo upon the im-Portstion of Japanese goods because of the Sino-Japanese conflict, Mr. Wang replied in ive, because, he. stated, '2 decision which should be left to the reach, If the people do not like Japanese goods, "the Government cannot force them to buy goods MX which they do not like, Mr. Wang Said In answer to a question about the newly-created National Pinance Commission in Nanking, Mr. Wang stated he approved of the Commis-jon 40 far as its principle is con. cerned, but that the organisation the Commission appointed by Nanking is slightly different from that proposed at the recent peace conference in Shanghai.
The Party leader was then asked to express his opinions regarding the rumour that Marshal Feng Yuhsizng arid Gen. Yen Hsi-shan would, re-enter polities shortly. Mr. Wang stated he did not oppose viding the two military would not rebel against the Central] Government—after re-entering politics. As a matter of fact, he stated, both the warlords favoured the recent peace negotiations be. tween Nanking and Canton and had sent telegrams to him, expressing their sympathy with" the peace
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