Changlu Salt Commissioner and Tientsin Customs Head Peiping, May 31.
Mr. Lin Shih-che, Superiniendent of Customs at Tientsin, and Mfr. Ko Ting-yuan, Salt Commissioner at Changla. have' resigned, and, it is understood, will be replaced by nominees cle: Ted by the Central authorities in king.
Mr. Lin is concurrentis director of the finance department the Hospel and Chahar Political Ca. ell, and Mr. Ko concurrently cecre'asy-general of the Council. They w.. not resigning from these posts—Keuter. me) op behalf of tient-General K. Tashiro, Commanuer of the Japanese Forces in North China, and 0 inform me that, on account of pressure of duties in Tientsin, Lieut General Tashiro could not fx any definite date for coming to Peiping.
"There was no warning whatever. }The Japanese press is seriously at j fault. Chinese " newspapers might also indiscriminately report that a certain Chinese had warned a rare fain Japanese, but would this not be detrimental to the friendly relations (between the two countries)?
"As to the report that the Japanese authorities are contemplating the stationing of the newly arrived Is panese forces at Fengtai, no formal otifieation {0 this effect has been received from the Japanese.
"The report that the Japanese are contemplating {ho stationing of troops at the Nanyuan barracks is also without foundation in fact."
'Turning to the students' movement, General "Sung continued: "The stu: dents' parade is considered by the Japanese authorities as an extremely grave matter, In fact, however, the Students in the past few days have committed no act detrimental to local pease and order. In my opinion, the students commit no unlegal ae there is no neod to write a ton essay on a small topic' for this would only aggravate the local situation.
"Due to pressure of duties here, 1 will not, for the time being, leave Peiping for any ollier place."—Kuo Min,
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