Bomb Greets Chang

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 372, 5 June 1928, Page 11

Bomb Greets Chang

CHINESE DICTATOR COMES HOME

Clash With Japanese Troops

(United P.A.—By Telegraph—Copyright) Reed. 11.10 a.m. PEKING, Monday. Reed. 11.10 a.m. PEKING, Monday. MARSHAL CHANG TSO-LIN left Peking’ on Sunday morning after relinquishing the dictatorship of North China. A bomb was thrown in his train when it was arriving in Mukden about 5.30 o’clock this morning. Several members of his suite were wounded.

Following the bombing the dictator’s bodyguard fired at random at various groups, including Japanese troops guarding the South Manchurian railway station. A minor battle on the railway compound resulted in casualties to both sides, and lasted forty minutes. Tientsin and Peking are reported to be feverishly excited as the outcome of Chang’s withdrawal. Japanese troops have taken up defence positions in the Japanese concession. The garrisons of other Powers will co-operate in the common defence of foreign concessions. Fearing that the defeated Northern troops will pour into the Tientsin and Peking districts thousands of Chinese are taking refuge in the foreign concessions, bringing valuables with them, and the concessions are overcrowded.

JAPAN PERTURBED SUSPICIONS OF CHINESE PLOTTING CHANG’S DOWNFALL (Australian Press Association) Reed. 11.10 a.m. TOKYO, Monday. It is now established that three cars of the fifteen in Chang Tso-Lin’s train

were wrecked, including the car wherein Chang was travelling. It is believed the situation contains most serious possibilities, as the explosion apparently occurred within the Japanese railway ?one, in which Japanese forces are responsible for the maintenance of order. The Chinese already are accusing Japan of fomenting the incident in an effort to assure Chang’s downfall.

CHINESE LEADER DIES

GOVERNOR OF PROVINCE DEATH KEPT SECRET (Australian P.A.—United Service) Reed. 12.10 a.m. SHANGHAI, Mon. The Japanese report Wu ChungSeng, Governor of the province of died of his •wounds received in the Mukden bombing outrage. The news of his death has been kept secret for fear of disturbing the troops.