SINO-JAPANESE CRISIS

Northern Advocate, 11 December 1931, Page 5

SINO-JAPANESE CRISIS

ADVANCE ON MUKDEN BIG CONFLICT FEARED. VIOLENT CHINESE STUDENTS. (United Press Association — By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received 9 a.m.) TOKIO, December 10. Extensive eastward movements of Chinese troops from Chinchow are reported. The troops are already within 25 miles of Mukden.

it is feared that a serious clash is inevitable.

Messages from Shanghai state that students there continue to hold the Chinese Mayor of Shanghai as a prisoner. This action follows the allnight detention of students for outbreaks of vi)olenee. Students invaded and wrecked the Administrative headquarters.

Much damage was done to property and furniture at the Kuomintang’s headquarters, and many valuable documents were destroyed. Suburban students 20 miles from the township of Chengju are reported to have destroyed railway bridges and to have attacked the station as a demonstration of protest against the refusal of the railway authorities to provide transport to Nanking for a monster demonstration planned at the capital today.

LEAGUE PROCEDURE.

RESOLUTION REAFFIRMED.

WITHDRAWAL DEMAND.

(British'Official Wireless.) (Received noon.) PARIS, December 9.

The League of Nations Council met in Paris today in connection with the Sino-Japan dispute, and the President, M. Briand, read a resolution reaffirming the Council’s resolution of September 13 last, by which the two parties declared themselves solely bound, and calling on the Chinese and Japanese Governments to take all steps. necessary to ensure its execution, so that the withdrawal of Japanese troops within the railway zone might be effected as speedily as possible. The resolution provides for a meet? ing of the Council on January 15, and empowers the president to summon an earlier meeting if necessary. The vote will be taken on the resolution tomorrow.