WAR IN CHINA

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 16 May 1928, Page 7

WAR IN CHINA

TIENTSIN SURROUNDED. REVENGE ON JAPANESE. CHINESE ADVOCATING IT. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—BY ELECTRK TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN PRESS ASSOCIATION.) SHANGHAI, May 15. The situation in the north is obscure, owing to the total absence of news from that area- yesterday, other than Nationalist intelligence, which claims that Tienstin is practically surrounded.. The Nationalists are approaching from three sides and the fall of the city is imminent. Locally, despite Nanking’s prohibition, there is an agitation by the students, who are endeavouring to create an anti-Japanese boycott, which is likely to fail, owing to the reluctance of the Chinese merchants dealing in Japanese goods to cut off their business again. Meantime the students are agitating for the formation of a students’ trainin corps for the purpose of the formation of air army suitable eventually for taking revenge' on the Japanese for the Tsinan affair, and substituting a military training school for physical exercises.

Nanking’s decision to dismiss General Hoyaotzu for his connection with the Tsinan outrages; is officially stated to be unsatisfactory. Japan demands the severe punishment of Generals Hoyaotzu and Fangchengu for the Tsinan outrages, and General Olientianoyuan for the culpable cutting of the Kiaochow-Tsinan railway. The nature of Nanking’s foreign propaganda and the allegations made in the appeal to the League of Nations are also considered an aggravation of Nankin’s original offence.

MISSIONARY HELD BY . BANDITS. , LONDON, May 15. Official circles are advised that bandits on the Yangtsze are holding for ransom an Irish Roman Catholic missionary, Mr. J. Lalor, and are demanding 20,000 dollars for his release.

APPEAL TO U.S.A

FILED' FOR, FUTURE REFERENCE

Received 10.10 a.m., to-day. WASHINGTON, May 1A A message sent by the Chinese . Nationalist Council in Nanking asking the United States to make known its attitude towards Japanese intervention in Shantung was received by President Coolidge to-day, and was sent to the State Department where it was said that the appeal would be filed for future reference. There was , n<> indication that an answer or acknowledgement would be sent to Nanking.