A crowd of Chinese numbering about $0, who were apparently taking part in an organized "demonstration, then said to have burst into the hotel, and proceeded to smash up one partition of the room in which the British party was dining. The mob then crowded into the room.
'Two of the Chinese, one armed with bamboo pole, and the other with a stick, with a knife at the end, then advanced on the Britons, did a kind of war dance in front of them, and finally struck Mr. Robey and' Mr, King, who were not seriously hurt, however.
At this point, Japanese gendarmerie demonstrators, arrived at the hotel and dispersed the
It is understood that the British Embassy here has lodged a protest with the Japanese Embassy against the lack of protection offered British rationals, and has asked that the cul-rts should be punished.
"The Japanese authorities in Peiping are said to have promised to inv gate the matter.—Reuter, President of Academia Sinica Nominations Chungking, Mar, 24.
At a meeting of councillors of the Academia, Sinica, highest research body in China, two ministers and an Ambassador were nominated to sic coed the ate Mr. Tsai Yuan-pel as President of the academy. They are Mr. Oong Wen-hao, Minister of Beonomaie, Attairs; Int. Chu Chiat Mintstor of Organization of the Con* tral Kuomintang, and Mr. Hu Shih, Ambassador to Washington, The names of the three candidates were submitted to the National Government, which will select one of them for formal appointment. AlL public bodies are attending a meeting, Today in, honour of Mr, Tsai, who died Hongicong recently.
The "Central Daily News," oficial organ. of the Chinese Governmen published a special supplement this Morning containing special articles prominent Go work of Mr. Ts Two articles are of special inter ext, One wax written by Mr, Chen Tuisiu, founder of the Chinese Communist Party who was expel a "leader of Chinese Trotskyist fand_ who collaborated with Mr. sat the 'Chinese renaissance yiov ment. Another article was penned by Me. Ku Meng-yn, former close associate of Me. Wang' Chingswol but how dissociated from the latter's called peace -movement.—Reuter.
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