THE CHINA MAIL AUGUST 18, 1937-
British Police Under Heavy Fire HAUangtsepoo
JAPANESE YIELD GROUNDLAUGUSTA TEMION TO FURIOUS ONSLAUGHTS FIRES WARNING
BATTLE ON
CHINESE CLAIM BREAK-HEAVY
THROUGH IN VITAL SECTOR
Shanghai, To-day.
Riots occurred in the heart of the Settlement yesterday afternoon when scores of Chinese re- fugees besieged and overturned and tried to seize two lorryloads of rice being transported through the City.
The mob was finally broken up and driven off by members of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps who were rushed to the scene in armoured cars.
Two Chinese were beaten to death and six badly injured by a mob which accused them of attempting to poison public tea-urns on behalf of the Japanese.
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Thirty-five Chinese were wounded by anti-aircraft splinters in the Settlement during the day.
CHINESE CLAIM BREAK THROUGH
Shanghai, 3.30 am. To-day.
According to a Chinese communique issued at 1 o'clock this morning, the Chinese troops scored a signal success late last night when they broke through the Japanese positions in the eastern cor- ner of the International Settlement Trans-Ocean.
OVER 100,000 TROOPS CLASHING
Shanghai, To-day.
BISCAY FRONT
Madrid, To-day.
Heavy fighting raged through- out yesterday on the northern front, according to a message from Santander.
It is claimed that the Govern ment troops offered a stiff resis- tance to the Nationalist advance, particularly outside Reinosa.
Rifle and machine-gun fire took a heavy toll in the advancing. waves of Nationalist infantry and the famous dynamite squads of Asturian miners wrought hay among the tanks -Renter
HEAVY SHELLING IN YANGTSEPOO
Shanghai, To-day. The Japanese artillery sub- jected the eastern section of Shanghai to heavy shelling late last night causing con siderable damage to the area A big fire in the surround ing buildings was caused by the falling missiles
The Kaolang Bridge has been destroyed.
Three squadrons of Jap anese planes also inflicted heavy damages to the Cha- pei and Yinziangkeng area in the north. The thundering sound of the bombs as they exploded could be heard miles away. Central News.
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It is estimated here that the Chinese and Jap-U.S. ADMIRAL ASKS anese troops concentrated in the Shanghai battle zone now total upwards of 100,000.
SHOTS AT PLANES
Further light on the air raid by Chinese aeroplanes last Satur day afternoon in Shanghai har- bour was thrown by several mem- bers of the crew of the M.V. Silverteak, which arrived from the North yesterday evening after a thrilling voyage.
It was stated that when the Chin- Tese had dropped two bombs 30 feet from the U. S. S. Augusta, the American flagship opened fire with anti-aircraft guns, but this was thought by members of the crew to warn the Chinese planes that their target was not a Japanese nával vessel
When the two bombs struck the water close to the ship, they sent a tremendous cascade of water hun- dreds of feet into the air.
Immediately afterwards- through the falling spray, members of the crew saw a gun team go into action," but only a short burst was fired, following which the Americans spread giant Stars-and-Stripes. across gun turrets and decks.
FRENCH ACTION
The French Cruiser, Primaguet, itook similar action and unfurled a very large flag which was spread over the canvas awning in the fore- part of the ship, while the ship's painters were seen hurriedly paint- ing the Red White and Blue across gun turrets and all notable vantage spots.
Members of the crew point out that the incident on board the Augusta was not reported in the
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news bulletins because the river at that spot was absolutely deserted with the exception of Japanese war vessels and a few freighters Shanghai. To-day. the Pooting side. The number of civilian victims of the anti- It is announced that the Com- aircraft barrage put up by Japanese warships con-mander-in-Chief of the United Washington to despatch naval rein- tinues to increase, and it is reckoned that the dead States Asiatic Squadron, Admiral forcements to Shanghai. and wounded already exceed 3,000. Trans-Ocean.
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YANGTSEPO0 POLICE THRILLS
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Shanghai, To-day. Yangtzepoo Police Station, at the most north- easterly limits of Shanghai, was the centre of one of the most violent attacks of the land operations yesterday, and the thirty-nine British officers at- tached to the station were under constant fire for several hours.
Altogether in the area were nearly 450 police officers of different nationalities and after the sta- tion had been shelled and bespattered with ma- chine-gun bullets, they were led to safety under heavy shell-fire by the Chief Inspector, the station. being abandoned.
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Cause of the sudden emergency they was a furious onslaught by Chinese which had to make three double. troops which thrust the Japanese journeys to the Customs Jetty to defenders back with heavy losses complete the evacuation.
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