FATAL SHANGHAI RIOTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19032, 1 June 1925, Page 9

FATAL SHANGHAI RIOTS.

ANTI-FOKERIN FEELING. STUDENTS ATTACK POLICE. SIX DEMONSTRATORS KILLED. MANY ARRESTS EFFECTED. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. (Received 5.5 p.m.) Reuter. PEKING. May 30. Reports from Shanghai state that antiJapanese feeling which has been bitter since tho recent cotton mill strike, reached its climax to-day. Three hundred young Chinese students marched in procession and distributed anti-foreign (mainly anti-Japanese) literature. As they refused to disperso 60 of the students were arrested. Tho ring-leaders wer>o detained and the remainder were released. The latter however, refused to depart. Largely reinforced they severely handled a constable and made a general attack on . the police station. Tho police ineffectually fired over their heads, and eventually fired point blank. Ten students were wounded severely and six of them died. Subsequently 30 were arrested, including two girls. Disorders also occurred at Chapei, a Chinese suburb. There is much excitement among the Chinese, but the situation is Vitell in hand. Pamphlets were distributed by the students denouncing tho Imperialism of England, America, France and Japan. It was alleged that these countries had robbed China of a great deal'of money. Finally the pamphlets urged " Death is better than submission, so make war upon Imperialism."