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Grey River Argus, 26 November 1935, Page 5

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NORTH CHINA Breakaway Move GROWS nsr TIENSTIN, (Aus. & ix.Z Cable Assn.) (Received November 25, at 5.5 p.m.) PEKING, November, 25. A message from Tienstin states that i martial law hax been declared there, i following on the seizure of a numbei lof public buildings, including tho I Municipal Offices, the police headquarters in the Chinese city, and the of flees of the Peking-Mukden Railway by demonstrators who are in favour of autonomy for North China. New Government rKUUIuAIiVIBU IM JiUKlit. PRO-JAPANESE ATTITUDE. (Received November 25. at 7 p.m.) PEKING, November, 25. Yingjukeng. Administrator of the demilitarised zone of East Hopai, who was educated in Japan and married the ■ister of an eminent Japanese military officer has proclaimed an anti-Com-niunist autonomous government, declaring he stands for the rescue of China He opposes the Nanking Government’s currency policy, and will closely cooperate with Japan. Peking culturists. headed by Chiang Moulin, Pre. ident of the University, circulated a lete’gram opposing North Chinese autonomy. In the diplomatic policy there are associated. with Kingjukeng, Generals Sungcheyung (Commander-in-Chief of the Peking and Tienstin Armies), Haiaochengyin (Governor of Chahar) and also Chinchehtou (Mayor of Peking), and Changko (Mayor of Tienstin). PACIFIC TOWARDS JAPAN. (Aus. and N 7 Cable Assn.l LONDON, November 24. '“rhe Times's” Shanghai correspondent says: The Kuomintang Congres* overwhelmingly elected Chiang Kai Shek as head of the central executive and endor-ed the Government’s pacific policy towntels Japan. Anxiety remains whether the irrespressible Japanese militarists intend action in the North regarding which uncom‘ort’able symptoms art* apparent.