MANCHURIA

Hokitika Guardian, 16 December 1931, Page 5

MANCHURIA

STUDENTS OUT OF HAND. A CONFLICT WITH THE TROOPS. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright-.* (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) SHANGHAI, December 15. The lifting of the Nanking censorship reveals that, coincident wun Chiang Kai Shell's resignation, the students got out of hand, and occupied and wrecked the Foreign Office. There was also demonstrating to-day before .the Kuo Min Tang headquarters, where troops opened fiie upon the students, who, it is believed, journeyed from Peking. No deaths are reported, but at least twenty are wounded. JAPANESE NEW CABINET. TORIO, December 15. The new Cabinet affirms the national determinaion to exclude from Manchuria, the disturbing War Lords, and will, encourage whatever the Chinese authorities are capable of in maintaining peace and security to the benefit of Chinese, Japanese and other nationals. The delegates to the Disarmament Conference left Tokio to-day and were enhusiastically fareweiled. RESIGNATION CONFIRMED. ' SHANGHAI, December 15. It is officially confirmed that Marshal i Chiang Kai Shek has finally resigned liis' position ns head of the Nanking Government, retaining, however* his military appointment of Commander-in-Chief.