Gen. Wu Keeps Undergraduates in Good Mood: All Night Vigil Followed by New Parade 4,000 in March Having gone without dinner or sleep, 4,000 students marched through miles of the outlying roads on Thursday night In a demonstration against the autonomous movement in Gen. Chiang's Message to Students the north, The demonstration, carried out in an orderly manner, was punctuated occasionally with the shouting of slogans, Strict precautionary measures were adopted by the Chinese and Settlement authorities, two detach ments of sixty men from the Second Company of the Russian Regiment, S.C, being called out to stand by in Bubbling Well Police 'Station in Edition to the Reserve Unit, Earlier in the afternoon, more than 400 students of the Futan' University. Tungteh Medical School, and other institutions, in Kiangwan made an orderly demonstration before the; City Government building, for the same purpose, As there was no disturbance of any soit, the police did not interfere, Speaking to the students, the Mayor said he understood the patriotic spirit which prompted their demonstration. "He was glad to see the students "acting In. this orderly manner, and urged them to refrain from doing anything that would affect the peace and order of the city. He promised the students he would convey their requests to the Central Government, and. a behalf of the student the Peiping authority Tease of the arrested students, In conclusion, the Mayor emphasized the point that nothing could be achieved by irresponsible action, and urged the students to support the Central Government in its effort to work out the salvation of the nation, The students expressed satisfaction with the Mayor's reply and marched back to. their institutions.
Despite the cold and rain, 2,000 middle schoo! "students on Friday morning joined in the demon ste: tion before the City Government ullding in the Civie Centre. The groups began to gather at about 8 am, shortly after the departure of University students who had! marched to Kiangwan through the night to interview Gen, Wu Te-chen, the Mayor: On both occasions, the students were successfully persuaded by, the authorities to disperse. As order was preserved, the police at no time interfered with the students, The 4,000 university students, joined by another 1,000 of the Chih Te and Futon universities, reached the Civie Contre at about 5.30 am, Informed of the demonstration, the Mayor hurried to his office shortly after. 7 sam, and received the group, The Mayor expressed his sympathy with the spirit of the students, and, upon being. presented with a lst of their Fequests, promised to convey them to the Central Government. The safeguarding of China's territorial and Political integrity, carrying out Positive revolutionary diplomacy, and an expedition against Me, Ying Ju: ken were among the requests.
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