The Archive · 1936

Japanese Agitation

Taingiao, June 27.

Japanese oftiials here continued to-day to maintain a close watch on their nationals, following Last night's abortive attempt to rush the home of Sir A" Campos, Customs Commis-

"This followed the mob's failure to seize the Customs building, as Fesult of interference by the Japanese Consular Police, headed by their Ghiet, Mr. Eisho Shirakam.

"These. disturbances came' in the wake of a spontaneous gathering of Between 600 and. 700 Japanese. Fest-dents in the compound of the Tsing-{ao dinja, a Shinto shrine.

The crowd assembled there at about 7 o'clock, one hour after the adjournment of a mass meeting at Which a. seven-point resolution, demanding an. immediate settlement the Mock! Maru case, was passed.

Harangued by glib-tongued agitetors, the mob formed Into. two columns. Their leaders suddenly unfurled Japanese flags and staried a march towards the Customs building.

Japanese consular police blocked the way of the demonstrators, and after a 20-minute seutfle managed 10 disperse them.

Remnants of the mob, augmented other Japanese who hurried. 10 the Shrine on hearing of the disturb-mee, then formed a new procession fud once again headed for the Cus toms building.

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