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“MORAL EFFECT:”
Shanghai Position Much Improved.
PRECAUTIONS JUSTIFIED.
Rugby, Feb. 27.
ble that the Southerners will con.. centrate on an attempt to capture Nanking.
RUSSIA'S REPLY.
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Circles Which Call It "Insolent."
PRESSING FOR A BREAK.
Deceiving Each Other. It is impossible to confirm or to deny this Peking report. It. certainly, has all the appearance of probability. But with both sides putting out numerous re- ports daily with the intention off.
London, Feb. 27. The situation in Shanghai, is deceiving each other, with for-
The Russian reply to the British more tranquil and Press reports eign sources of information few Note is couched in terms expect state that precautionary military and sometimes unreliable and
ed in well-informed political quar- measures taken by the British with the consorship at Peking. ters in London, where it is not an have had marked moral effects. Hankow, Nanking and Hangchowticipated that the Soviet would in Major General. Duncan, Com-it is not past to sift the true from any way commit itself or admit mander-in-Chief of the Defence the fals
responsibility for propaganda." The fact that Sun is still ap Foree despatched to China to
Those supporters, of the Gov. protect the life and persons of parently a fairly important facornment who ariticise the British British nationals in Shanghai, for in the situation is attributed Note as timid consider the Soviet arrived yesterday on the troops to Chang's fear that the imme-Note "insolent." It is understood ship Megantic" together with diate elimination of Sun would that they will press all the more his General Staff and two infan-probably be followed by Sun's strongly for abrogation of the try battalions.-British Wireless troops going over in a body to trade agreement and even a rup-
the Southerners, with the result-ture in diplomatic relations. ant serious danger to Chang'a Although their view is not shar- position at Nanking. It there-ed in official quarters, they regard fone "suits Chang not to break the British Note in the light of with Sun for the present.
an ultimatumn.
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British Government's Mengurés Justified.
Rugby, Feb, 27.
Lord Birkenhead in a Speech
River Edict.
Political circles hold the opin- Shanghai, Feb. 27, ion that the British Government General Li Pao-shang, the will have to follow up the Note by at Birkenhead yesterday, said the Shanghai Defence Commissioner: some action, although the precise Government had to decide a has issued a proclamation that the nature of the action is not clear. month ago whether their cour-Wosung entrance to the Whang. It is considered possible that trymen were to suffer under the poo river will be closed to all the Government will decide to existing conditione in China. shipping at six in the evening to denounce the trade agreement, to allowing diplomatic relations to They knew a battle must take six in the morning in order place within one hundred miles prevent an attack from the sea continue, but opinion is divided of Shanghai and they had seen it by the Nationalists. The Con- with regard to the wisdom of this
the course.--Reuter. was certain that, which-ever side sular Body has protested to woh, fugitives from the defeated Commissioner and an amicable army would fall back in violent arrangement is expected to" Be confusion upon Shanghai, and made. Reuter. they had seen far too many illus trations of what either fugitives. or undisciplined military, would
do when they found themselves
in a British community.
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The Despatch of Troops Justified.
Landon, Feb. 26.
BITTEN BY A DOG
Gunner French, E.G.A., of Ly mur Barracks, has been sent to the Military Hospital for treat- ment following his being bitten by a mongrel dog, the property of a fellow gunner. The dog is under observation.
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The community at Shanghai included some thousands of Bri- tish people, and great sums of money had been invested there. With the knowledge that a under the protection of treaties Chinese gunboat has already solemnly guaranted in order to shelled the French Concession: carry on business and encouraged in Shanghat, what would have. HONG KONG & SHANGHAI equally by the Government of been said of any British Govern PBANKING CORPORATION. China as by the Government of ment, that flinched from its prime Britain.
duty asked Lord Birkenhead, THE FINAL DIVIDEND de- Reasonable and moderate pre-in a speech at Merseyside, justi- cautions for protecting that com-fying the despatch of troops. He manity, from being destroyed added that if Mr. MacDonald had and their property looted became bean Premiler he would have done essential, and the only possible exactly what the present Govern course was taken when the ment has done.--Reuter. Government decided to send a
Major-General Duncan Arrives. force which the British represen- tatives on the spot deemed neces- sary for that. purpose British Wireless Service.
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The following wireless mess ages were received over-night. by|| the local naval authorities:-
tanya Shanghai, Feb. 27. The Megantic" with Major General Duncan and the first. Bedfordshire, first Herbertshirej Fand second Borderers arrived
last night. Reuter.
INFLUX FROM NANKING.
Shanghai, Feb. 26: Crowded troops trains from
No progress has yet been made Nanking continue to arrive,
in the negotiations for ending the
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Shanghai, Feb. 27. Sun Chuan-fang and Chang: 10.30 a.m. Tsung-chang travelled by the 2.50 p.m. same train from Nanking to Shanghal last night. They ar rived this morning and have just left for Sungkiang where the 12.80 p.m next stand, if any, against the 1.80 p.m. Southerners may be expected to 2.80 p.m. be made. Apparently there is
some working arrangement be 10.30 amtween San and Chang the nature
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