THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 2, 1938
AND
ITALIAN
SAILORS
FRENCH
IN CLASH
"Blood Alley" In Shanghai Lives Up To Reputation
ACUTE TENSION
IN BRITISH
DEFENCE LINES
Shanghai, To-day.
A semi-official Japanese report
says that acute tension lasting half an hour prevailed along the Western boundary of the West- ern perimeter which divides the British defence sector from the Japanese occupied area, following the fatal shooting of a Chinese. by a Japanese army sentry.
The report asserts that British | troops closed the Great Western Road crossing in the face of Jap- anese objections, and adds that
Clubs And Bottles
Used In Reckless Abandon
Shanghai, To-day. Passions ran high last night when French and Ita- lian sailors engaged in a free for all in "Blood Alley," the 100-yard long street in the French Concession "lined on both sides with dance halls.
Cause of the clash was jealousy between a French and an Italian sailor over the fickle affections of a Russian taxi dancer.
MIDLAND BANK SEES END OF SLUMP PERIOD
least, whether
London, To-day.
“It seems doubtful, to say the we have entered upon a heavy cumulative slump in business," concludes the Mid-
land Bank monthly review, pub- |lished yesterday, after a lengthy
survey of business prospects,
The review adds "If we were to of with bias towards caution, it form an opinion hopefully, instead
would be to the effect that the downward turn had spent its force
condition might be expected in the
"hot words" were exchanged be-One man lost an ear in the clash while four others and that a rather more buoyant
tween British sentries and Jap. anese soldiers.
The Chinese entered the Bri- tish sector from Japanese occupi- ed territory by climbing through the barbed wire fence lining the perimeter.
The fatal shot was fired from the Japanese side of the fence.
FATIGUE PARTY:
At the time the Chinese fell,
a fatigue party of Durhams and 2 number of foreigners were walking and in cars, while also in the vicinity was Brigadier General Telfer-Smollett, who was investigating.
The official Japanese report says that the Chinese had stolen copper wire inside Japanese ter-
were also injured severely enough to require course of this year."--Reuter.
hospital treatment.
The French were in the ma-
jority, and after about twenty Information Refused
minutes' fighting, in which fists, clubs and bottles were used with wild abandon, the Italians took
closed*
He
and
London, To-day. cular category for such a short refuge in a few dance halls the Mr. R. S. Hudson," Secretary period as a month.
had been asked by Lt.- iron gates of which were hastily for Overseas Trade, said in the
House of Commons yesterday Comm. R. T. H. Fletcher (Labour, French police arrived on the that in present circumstances it Nuneaton) what was the value of scene and forming a human ring interest to publish information machine-gun parts to Japan in
would be contrary to the public exports of machine-guns around the Italians, escorted them to the wharf on the French relating to armaments of a parti-November, 1937-Reuter. Bund, where they boarded pin- naces for their warship in har- bour. Reuter.
ritory and refused to obey the JAPAN'S NEW
Japanese sentry's summons to halt-Reuter.
MAN BETWEEN TWO SOLDIERS
The Japanese alleged that the Chinese had stolen a roll of wire which he was trying to make off with, but British circles take a much more serious view of the matter.
BANK IN NORTH
FAILS TO OPEN
Peiping, To-day.
The new Federated Reserve Bank The Chinese had climbed through organised by the "provisional gov 2 barbed-wire entanglement into the British-manned area and stood ernment did not open its doors immediately between two British yesterday the opening date soldiers and several foreigners officially announced a fortnight
when the Japanese sentry fired
from the other side of the entan-jago. glement.
Officials of the "provisional gov This is considered by the British ernment" stated that they were not only as a breach of regulations unable to say when the Bank would in force in defended areas but also open, and refused to give reasons the endangering of the lives of why it failed to open yesterday. British soldiers and of civilians. The new Bank's notes have not British military circles state that yet appeared on the market. a sharp protest will be lodged with Reuter. the Japanese authorities-Trans- Ocean.
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ON THE TRAIN
FOR THE HOME.
JOHN HAIG & Awning Kang
GOLD LABE LIQUEUR SCOTCH
IN THE AIR
· AT THE THEATRÉ
BRITISH BUDGET
London, To-day,"
HEAVY COMMONS PROGRAMME
London, To-day.
Exchequer returns show that The Premier announced in the with under five weeks of the finan-Commons that owing to the heavy cial year to run, the total ordinary programme of legislation, he saw revenue amounts to £762,570,464 no prospects of being able to pro- out of a Budget Estimate for
the ceed with the Electricity Supply whole year of £868,100,000 and Bill in the present session, but he compared with £721,992,957, at the hoped it would be possible to take corresponding date of last year- the bill early next session.-Bri- British Wireless:
tish Wireless.
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