CHINESE TURMOIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 May 1928, Page 3

CHINESE TURMOIL.

Australian Press Assn.-United Service

JAPANESE ACTION

(Received this clay at 11.0 a m.) TOKIO, Alav 8

The Nagoya division is mobilising, and an official order to move will he issued on Saturday. Official news fropi Tsinan is scanty, leaving the authorities nervous. Tsingtao reports state that seventy British and Americans who are inland from Shantung are expected to reach the port to-night. " TOKIO, A lay 8. The Premier confers with the Ambassadors of Britain, America, France and Italy to acquaint them with tbe situation at Whanking and for tlie purpose of discussing tbe i protection ot all foreigners in North China. T A P\NEStTa ND CHINESE fight. -SHANGHAI, May 8. An official Japanese message from T.sinniifu staes fighting , recommenced today, owing to a refusal of Chinese to accept the Japanese demands, wlucH are reported to have been the punishment of commanders of troops responsible for outrages; disarming o sodiers in the area controlled by Japanese- cessation of demonstrations ami hostilities against Japanese; also the withdrawal of Chinese troops seven miles each side of Tsinnn-lsmgtao rail-

The Chinese refused to agree and commenced offensive measures. iho Japanese replied and a battle ragec throughput the morning, the Chinese attacking the railway zone m K>' oat i numbers, hut were repulsed with heavy artillery. An international train, witli seventy foreign refugees awaited at. Tsingtao this evening. All railway stations, telegraph and telephone offices in the vicinity of Tsinanfu are occupied by Japanese troops. An. additional eighteen thousand troops have been ordered to be despatched to Isingtao war bases.