Evening star., 1946-01-25
Ch'ungking Students
March in Demand for
Hong kong's Return
BY the Associated ryess

CHUNGKING, Jan. 25.-Five
Thousand students demonstrated
outside government headquar-
ters today, then paraded past
the British and French Embas-
sizes shouting demands for the
return of Hong Kong and Macao
and the recall of the French
Consul General.
Uniformed police and plain clothes
secret servicemen guarded the En-
oassieS, but the demonstrators made
no attempt to enter them.
Outside the British Embassy they
screamed in English, I'VE want
Hong Kong back. We want Kow-
loon back. We want Macao back. 4"
Macao is Portuguese possession.
In front of the French EMBASSY.
only 200 yards from the British, the
demonstrators shouted, 1--WE demand
dismissal of the French Consul Cen
eral at Shanghai"
No Attempt at Violence.
Two officials of the Chinese For
eign Office marched with the DEM
onstrators to dissuade them if they
attempted violence. There was
none.
O. Correspondents asked one of the
student leaders why they were not
demanding the return of Dairen
and Port Arthur to China. He re-
piled that the Russians were in those
cities by treaty.
A British correspondent said. so
are the British in Hong Kong"
Yes, that's so, but that's under
an unequal treaty." the student re-
piled.
British and French officials
worked on in the Embassies as the
students marched past. Occasional
ly, demonstration shook his fist
at the correspondents, who stood
IN the gateway of the British EN-
bassy and were mistaken for off,
cials. On the whole, however, the
demonstrators were orderly.
The Etudents made "a demands
In all as they marched past gov
ernmens headquarters, where COM
mittees of the Political Consulta-
ton Conference are mapping re-
forms in ChinaS government. Most
OF their requests were domestic.
Other Demands Made.
The recall OF the French consul
general in Shanghai was demanded |
for his alleged part in spiriting a
suspected collaborationist, Paul To-
soil, to Saigon aboard a French |
cruiser.
The students further demanded !
an immediate halt to construction
OF new airfleld at Hong Kong.
Other demands included democ-
ratization of the government; ma
tionalization of the army; fair elec-
tions for National Assembly seats;
a halt to truce violations and elimi-
nation Of party influence from edu-
cational establishments.
Finally, they asked that the Unity
Conference not terminate before
concrete results are attained. The
conference, already meeting a few
days past its original adjournment
date, had planned to adjourn, prob
ably tomorrow.
The demonstration was we'll Or
ganized. Students set up a public
address system in the compound of
the government Office building. They
also brought individual lunches, |
consisting mostly of meat, dump
llngs and oranges.
Is Soviet Generals Decorated.
Nine. Chang Kai-shek yesterday
decorated Is Soviet generals at
Changchun, capital of Manchuria,
on behalf of the Chinese national
government and her husband.
Remarking that Premier Stain,
after having accepted Japan's un-
conditional surrender, now is hand
ing the region (Manchuria) back to
the national government of China"
she said she was deeply impressed"
by his wise and far-sighted states
manship."
She addressed the Is Soviet gen.
erals she decorated, and they ac-
cepted decorations for 80 other
Russian officers unable to be present.
Chinese dispatch reported. /