THE CHINA MAIL OCTOBER
1987.
M.M. LINER
HELD UP BY
SAIGON STRIKE
HEROIC STAND BY CANTON TROOPS
western
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to Markham Road and push- until 7:20 am according to their ing south towards the Socchow Reluctance to enter the war own communique that the North Creek zone is believed to lie behind a Station was finally captured. In Chinese troops withdrawing from strike by the crew of the Mes-that battle of one hour and fifty Chapei are skirting the sageries Maritimes liner "Presi- minutes, casualties ran into thou-boundaries of the International dent Doumer.”
sands, the Chinese having concen- Settlement, harassed occasionally by Sailing of the vessel, which is trated more than a thousand port- Japanese planes power diving and now in Saigon, for Hong Kong has able machine-gun units in the machine gunning, but displaying been delayed, and all. passages book-
throughout a standard of discipline ed in the Colony for Shanghai have
which has surprised foreign obser been cancelled.
vers
Officials of the Line are reluctant to discuss the affair, but it is pos sible that the crew of the French steamer are following the example
sector
When the retreat was finally or dered by the Chinese commander, the Japanese were unable to follow up closely owing to the blowing up of huge
Fresh troops from Nantao appear to be manning the front lines along
of seamen of other nationalities in oers and the setting the south of the Soochow Creek, pre-
refusing to enter war
out a substantial born. ones with- |
JAPAN AND NINE-POWER CONFERENCE
Tokyo, To-day.
buildings. The land sumably to give the withdrawing robbed the Japanese of forces a rest Our Own Correspon- mobility as their tanks and arm-dent. oured cars were unable to move.
MARKHAM ROAD ACTION
It was not until 8.30 that they finally took the Adm Building and not until
JAPANESE ADVANCE
Shanghai, To-day. Continuing their advance from on North Station, the Japanese occupi- amed the junction of the Shanghai- that they reached the Commercial Nanking and Shanghai-Hangchow Press. An hour later, after fur railways at Markham Road at 9.30 ther delay by reason of
ether this morning.
2 Meanwimle,
Japanese flying
stand by the Chinese they occupied the Markham Roa column has captured Chenju rail It was intimated by a Foreign Station, the junction of the Shang-way station, three miles from North
**and* Shanghai-Station-Reuter Office spokesman this morning that han-Hangchow Japan's reply to the Belgian invita-Nanking Railways. tion to the Nine Power Conference will be drafted finally at a Cabinet meeting at 3:30 pm
It will be handed to the Belgian
Ambassador immediately.
No change appears to have taken place in the Japanese attitude and a refusal to be present is regarded as certain-Beuter.
In the meantime, the Japanese troops from Tazang, having at last begun to make progress at 9.30 am reached the Shanghai Nan- King Railway at Chenju Station au hour
later.
CROSSING RAILWAY Japanese troops are now cross-
FOREIGNERS FLEE
Shanghai, To-day.
In an attempt to encircle Shang- hai and keep the Chinese troops on the run, large Japanese forces have crossed the Shanghai-Nanking Rail- way from north and south between Chenju and Nanhsiang
Many Chinese and foreign resid- ing the line all the way from Nan-ents living between the boundary of
REMINGTON 16
the foreign areas in the western, defence perimeter are hastily mov ing inside for fear of misdirected projectiles-Reuter.
FOREIGNER
BADLY INJURED
Mr. D. R. Ryde, of No 17, Ob- servatory Road, was adı itted to the Kowloon Hospital, suffering. from injuries to his spine and legs when he fell from the first floor verandah ̈ ̈o... a house in Prince Edward Road last night.
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Shanghai, To-day. Shortly before noon to-day the Japanese completed the encircle ment of Chapel, when pincers of bluejackets from the south and troops from the north clos- ed the fatal circle.
Two senior Japanese officers bowed very low to each other and then shook hands, while shouts of "Banzai rang out.
Meanwhile, desperate strug- gles are being waged by en- trapped bodies of Chinese troops in Chapel.
In one case, 150 men, with a few machine-guns, occupying a row of houses, have chosen to die fighting rather than live and surrender.-Renter.
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ROOSEVELT ON RIGHTEOUS PEACE
Washington, To-day.
"I believe it is entirely consistent
with our contiming readiness to Imit armaments. to maintain de fence at sea sufficient to ensure
S our democratic
preservation of ideals
intenance
of
and righteous peace,” declared Presi dent Roosevelt proclaiming Octo- ber 27 as Navy Day.
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