CHINESE & JAPANESE.

Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18534, 14 January 1932, Page 7

CHINESE & JAPANESE.

A SERIOUS CLASH.

NEWSPAPER OFFIOE WRECKED.

BANDITS ATTACK TROOPS,

United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright

SHANGHAI, Jan. 13

A serious clash occurred with Chinese soldiers when numbers of Japanese civilians invaded the office of a newspaper at Tsingtao, the port of Shantung and attacked the staff with knives and clubs. The Japanese also wrecked the machinery and set fire to the premises. The cause of the attack was the publication of an article deploirng the fact that the recent attempt to assassinate the Emperor of Japan was unsuccessful. Several Chinese were wounded.

. A desperate action took place near Hslnllng-tun, Manchuria, where several thousand bandits Attacked Japanese troops. Four Japanese officers and 30 soldiers were killed and the remainder were wounded. Many parts of the city, are burning. The Japanese .riots at Tsingtao were graver than was first thought. In addition to razing the premises of the newspaper, the rioters, who numbered more than 1000, set fire to the Kuomiutang’s headquarters.

The city now is in a state of terror. Japanese marines have been landed and are maintaining order. Traffic on the Peking-Mukden railway is at a complete standstill apart from troop movements.