THE SHANGHAI RIOTS
DIPLOMATS 1 REPLY TO PEKIN EFFORTS TO SMOOTH OVER THE TROUBLE.. (EXITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.) (REUTERS TEL2GRASI.) (Received sth June, 10 a.m.) PEKIN,. 4th June. Replying to a Foreign Office Note relative to the Shanghai situation, the diplomats, while deploring the events, say it was only when the crowds refused to obey the. orders of the police and attacked them, and attempted an assault on the police station, that the police resorted to arms. "It would therefore result,"- says the Note, "that the responsibility for the events which followed rests on the demonstrators, and not on the authorities of the concession." The diplomats declare that subsequently the same authorities, gave proof that they were well disposed, and the mixed Court before whom the arrested men were summoned ordered their provisional release on bail. Tho Noto _ concludes by saying 'that, whileawaiting further information, the diplomats hope that the Chinese Government will continue to envisage the unfortunate incident with the samo conciliatory spirit that is inspiring the interested diplomatic representatives, to the end that ordei and tranquillity may be re-established in Shanghai with the least delay. All the messengers and practically all the Chinese operators in the, Great Northern Telegraph and Eastern Extension Telegraph offices have struck.
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 130, 5 June 1925, Page 7
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THE SHANGHAI RIOTS
Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 130, 5 June 1925, Page 7
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