PEKING RIOT.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18406, 12 June 1925, Page 9

PEKING RIOT.

: ♦ CONCESSIONS WANTED BACK. (75,000 IN DEMONSTRATION. (Bt cable— PBESS ASSOCIATION—COPTKIOHT.) (AffSTBALUS ASP H.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received June 11th, 7.10 rj.m.) PEKING, Juno 10. Students and pupils from American missionary institutions are picketing all the streets, practically compelling Chinese pedestrians each, to contribute 30 cents towards the Shanghai strikers' support and vehicles to carry antiforeign flags. A demonstration of students, workers and others, at the city gate, number--75|000, carried resolutions urging the Government to send troops to Shanghai to take back the foreign concessions and to recall the British and Japanese Consols. Five thousand demonstrators subsequently marched to the Foreign Ministry, where deputations presented these resolutions. Dissatisfied with the Minister's replies, they smashed several windows and did other damage. They then visited Tuan-chi-jui and made simitar demands and received a promise . that they would, be placed before Cabinet to-morrow.

No attemptß have been made bo far to molest any foreigners in Peking. The Chines© Foreign Offica rcquostel the Italian Minister (as senior) to advise the Legationa that their nationals would be wise to avoid tho demonstration. It is understood that tho Minister replied that if the Government had any doubts as to the outcome of the demonstration it should prohibit it.