The Archive · 1935

Demonstrations Suppressed

Tientsin, Oct. 26.

Military precautions taken by Gen. Shang Chen against the spread of th Aiscontent over high taxes. effectively curbed two demonstrations yesterday.

About 1,000 farmers who sought t9 seize the sion government at Yungehing, about 75 rifles west of here, yesterday. morni pulsed and two of their ringlead tempted to take over ate's. office at Chinkal, about 20 miles south of here, on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway. were driven away.

Meanwhile, the Japanese command here re-asserted iis intention not interfere in the present dispute ra] tong as the disturbances did not affect the Demilitarized Zone.

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