THE SITUATION IN SHANGHAI
OFFICIAL REPORT FROM BRITISH SENIOR
NAVAL OFFICER
CHINESE TROOPS REPULSE JAPANESE
FORCES
The following reports are from the British Boutor Naval Officer at Shanghai. We draw our readers special attention to these official messages by men qualified to "judge a military situation:
Received from Naval Intelligence Office, Jan: pat 3:30 pm. From 'S.N.O., Shanghai, to Commodore, Hong Kong,
Position at 1.30 p.m., Chinese resisting stoutly. Chinese stiil In possession of North Railway Station. At the moment Japanese aerophanes are bombing area. in district, 1t is reported that three divisions of Chinese troops have been despatched from "Naaking. Probable arrival this afternoon,
Beported capture of Woosung forts unfounded:
Fires are visible in Chapei district,
An earlier report was as follows:
It is reported that Japanese have occupied Chapti. Inter. mittent Aring was observed till after daylight this, Friday, horn- ing. International Settlement appears quiet. Further signal will be made.
Regarding the movements of troops and Kong to Shanghai, nothing is kown as yet. ulevtinent of warships from Hong Kong.
warships from Hong
There has been no
CHAPEI A RAGING INFERNO
(THROUGH REUTER'S FORNOY.]
SHANGHAI, Jan. '10.
It is understood thas 2,000 Jegan- - troops are en route to Shang- kai,
Six huge confiagrations are rag. ing in Chinpei, including, the Com mercial Press, they are spreading rapidly,
The North Station is gutted and Markham Road Goods Station burning.
There is another large fee in Haising Road which is threatening the nettlement,
CHINESE FIGHTING DESPERATELY
ANTAGONISTS
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, JANUARY
THE LEAGUE
COVENANT
CHINA INVOKES ARTICLES X. AND XV.
League Council-in Awkward Position
(THRQUUM REUTER'S: 'AGENCY. }.
Geneva, Jan. 28.
The League Council met at 5,30 pm, without the Japanese or Chi nese representatives, and discussed in private the declaration regard ing Manchuria which 34. Paul Boncour, the President, will make at the nok public meeting,
GENEVA, Jan. 9. China has officially invoked Arti des X. and XV. of the Covenant and reserves the right to invoke any other Article she may feel tompelled to resort to.
DEVELOPMENTS
ATTA
RUSSIA « REFUSES JAPAN'S REQUEST
No Troops Allowed on C.E.R.
TunоCOH REUTER'S. AGENCY.]
Toxyo, Ja.. 22.
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.
JAP AND CHINESE BONDS DECLINE
British Govt. Securities Follow Suit
DOES
(Reuter's Special Service.)
WEAVERS STRIKE
THREATENED
25,000. WORKERS MAY BE EFFECTED
Slight Hope of Settlement
(Renter's Special Service.)
THE SUBMARINE DISASTER
SEARCH SO FAR PROVES UNSUCCESSFUL
BRITISH WIRELESS" SERVIJL,
Ray, Jan. 20,
The search for the submarine Mis was continued throughout the night and is still proceeding
An Admiralty announcement st night, however, stated that the possibility of saving life is now almost beyond hope,
LONDON, Jan. 99. LONDON, Jan. 29.
Unless Ist moment negotiationa A Japanche request for permis- THE news from Shanghai, is
are successful, work will cease on sion to despatch troopa to Harbin causing considerable uncauis
on the Stock Exchange. Saturday in the cotton weaving by rail was fntly refused by M.
The announcement contained the Kuznetzoff, Vice-President of the Japanese bonds are marked down sheds at Burnley, following the dis Chinese Eastern Railway, owing to from two to four points. and Chispute for more loome por weaver.
The result of the Weavers Bal following information: "We have Moscow's instructions to observe nese about two points, while Brk strict neutrality and to deny the tish Government securities are a lot, which was announced to-day, temporarily announced that apara shows than 10,818 are in favour of tions on the obstruction, first dis use of the railway to, both Chinese quarter to a half paint lower.
astrils and 1,900 agninst, and Japanese troops, neocrding to & despatch from Mr. Ohashi, the Japanese Consal-General at Har- bin.
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The despatch outlines the argu- monts to persunde M. Kuznetzoff to whom Mr. Ohasi intimated that a refusal under the circumstances. would be regarded as an. friendly not towards Japan, sa the only object was to protect the lives and property of 6,000 Japanese who are in serious danger. Mr. Obashi categorically denied M. Kuanetzoff's imputation that Japan interaled to seize the C.E.R.
Further Fighting Expected.
Tokyo, Jan. 28.
K
ak
J
BACK TO NATURE"
MOVEMENT
WHAT MUSSOLINI
BELIEVES IN
(Reuter's Special Service,)
ROME. Jan. 29.
The Note also states that this diaputo has not been submitted for arbitration or judicial settlement in necordance with the Articles of the Covenant: thirdly, the dispute has now reached a stage when it is Ekely to lead to an immediate Sino. Japanese rupture; "fourthly, China horely invokes the application (not in derogation to measures takec, or
That Mussolini believes in which may be taken by the League
"back to nature" movemont was in exercise of its functions under Article XI. but in addition there.
revealed in a speech the Duce b) of both Article X, and Article
A message from Changchun tomade when opening the Congress IV. of the Covenant to the said the Press-states that the Brst and of Fascist Medical Syndicates.
"I am convinced" he said, ; dienuto, and formally to submit the second Japanese military trains left matter to the Comcil being an ap Handhengte for Harbin at 9.
that the whole manner of eating, POSITIONS
propriate, and necessary action'clock and 9.95 fast night respec. dressing, working and sleeping will Both the Chinese and Japanese under both the said Articles tively, while the third train left have to be radically changed ba Afthly, for this purpose China begs Changchun at a quarter past one cause air san and exercise are. forces are feverishly strengthening leave to refer to and hereby adopt this morning.
casential for health," "Simming" their positions, constructing sand-as and for the statement of its case, It is expected that the Japanese is weakening to the health of a
the comprising relevant facts and
will operate the Chinese Extern nation, and with a falling birthrate bag barricades,
papers in relation to the said matter Railway branch line between Flarit in a senile nation. of statement nad papers heretofore bin and Changchun as soon as the made and continued by China Japanese eater Hartin. the presence of the Council; taken in the said controversy under Arti- cle XI of the Covenant from Sept. 18. 1981 to date hereof.
STRENGTHENING
to
be
The Japanese appear realising that in the face of the resistance, the Japanese forces are ton wall for the job, and there Tappeared to be a likelihood of a lull, peading the arrival of rein- forements from Japan.
Meanwhile Japanese planes are eruising overhead, apparently wait ing for an unusually..dense Scotch mist to clear of before resuming, their dropping. of babs. Chapel and the Shanghai-Nanking Railway in the vicinity of the North Station
upon
China's action has placed the Council in most embarrassing position.
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The public meeting fixed for this morning was adjourned till she agenda was not ready. afternoon, ostensibly because the
GENEVA, Jan, 29.
gjenragu, SHANGHAI, Jen. 20. The Japanese serial bombard ment was intensifed throughout midday bring concertated on the Chinese positions and the railway station at Chapei which the Chi-
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A BREACH OF FAITH The United States Consul-Gen-
nese are holding desperately andern; Mr. A. Canningham, who is fiercely,
One entire wing of the station is demolished, and an attack on an armoured train assisting in the defence was so fierce that the train was compelled to pull out. It was followed by bombing 'plane at- tempting to wreck it. Both dis- appeared up the line. The fate of
the train is not known.
2,000 CHINESE WOUNDED
the doyan of the Consular, Body, this morning, animadverted on the Japanese breach of faith, inasmuch as the Japanese authorities declar ed yesterday morning that the Tapanese forces would not move on Thursday or Friday.
So far, the fighting has beea restricted to the Chapei area Western Shanghai, the Kiangnan Arsenal and the Chinese City "are very quiet.
The position at Harbin remains unchanged martial law having been declared. A Consular warn
has been issued to foreigners to remain at home after 6 p.m.
When a Japanese aeroplane was destroyed by fire Festerday, ap proximately fifty Russiane either killed or wounded by ex- ploding, bombs.
were
THE ENTHUSIASTIC
TAX PAYERS.
BRITONS STILL BESIEGING. COLLECTION OFFICES.
Oos hope of averting a strike is covered on Thursday evening, keep that meeting in being held to slipping so that divers cannot ΠΟΣΤΟΥ.. If negotiations are unrench it. The diver has not reach- successful 25,000 weavers be affected the other obstruction found
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yesterday, but may do so at the next tide.
"A further search of the area. to, day has revenied another obstruc tion, six miles from Portland Bill
"Divers have been on the batcom noar it and have so far failed to reach the obstruction. Operation continue."
At 5 am, this morning a further apnouncement stated that the ob struction, discovered six miles from Portland Bill is old, wanak.
Ruany, Jan. 23. The President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Walter Rundian and Major Elliot, of the Treasury,, an
The task confronting the search ers is immensely difficult as the sea companied the Secretary for the Dominions, Mr. J. H. Thomas, is bad and the bay is aid to be when he met a dolagation repre-dotted with over 200 oldi wreckal" snnting industrial and commuraial interests this afternoon to discuss preparations for the Ottawa Con- ference.
Diver and mooring lighters are being held in readiness for any emergency calf.
RrGuy, Jan. 28.
Referring to the development of "The search for submarine M.2, Referrin
is tho
industries Dominions,. Mr. Thomas
said which on Tuesday morning disap British industry should recognise peared in the English Channel that encouragement of such indus while exercising, continues but so trics was inevitable, and they far has been unsuccessful.
Efforts have been concentrated: should harmonise their policy with that development. Rociprocity must on
two obstructions located by be the keynote of all dealing besweeping wires and also in the vicinity of a position in which the tween parties of the Conference. London, Jan, 10-The Briton's The Dominions, through their 8.3. Tyneside, a consting steamer. A general engagement is expect rush to pay his taxes continues un asociation with the British Com and London chooner report ed today, the new Kirin forces abated, and, measured statistically,monwealth, received a great advan having observed a bright light fol It is understood that the Council having advanced along the Southshows remarkable results.
tage not only in regaril to defence lowed by two loud explosions.. of twelve propose, to invite, byer line and see now within eight Last week's collection of income but alap through the fact that their Little hope is now entertained ther Lha British, French, ailes of Harbia, while twenty tax amounted to 223,800,000, repre-loans ranked as trust securities any of the officers and crew of the submarine have survived the deas Italian and German Ministers to Japanese armoured cars with trails senting an increase of £15,000,000 here. China to conduct an investigation..
Bir Gilbert Vyle, Chairman of ter.. ys and 80 men are travelling hy as compared with the figure for the road and are how within 8 mlles corresponding period last year, the British Committee on Empire LEAGUE OF NATIONS of the city....
while the amount, ollected during Trade, urged that as the Confer the first half of January, s. nearly ence would Be mainly ceonomic the SECRETARY
£39,000,000 as against 22,000,000 Government delegation should be during the same period last year. accompanied by trade and indus
The £50,000,000 or so already trial advisers. collected this year is actually 26 per cent, of the total amount which on January I remained, to be col- lected by March 31 in order that the estimates for the whole finan cial year might be fully realised.
There is still 2148,000,000 to be collected in the remainder of the quarter.
SIR ERIC DRUMMOND
TO RESIGN ·
(THROUGH EXIFTEN'S AUKNOT.]
GENEVA, JA
The Council of the League to-day unanimously urged Sir Eric Drum- mond to withdraw his resignation from the position of Secretary- ||General.
Sir Erio stated that he was un- able to accede to the request and it is therefore likely that he will resign early in 1933.
JAPANESE CASUALTIES According to Chinese reports, hospitals in
Toxro, Jan. 28, the Chinese city are packed with cases. It is stated The following are the official that there are at least 2,000 Chi-figures of Japanese casualties as a nese wounded as a result of the result of at night's fighting intion,
Chapei: fighting and bombing.
doa
The number of doad is not known.
Shanghai North Station is now completely burnt out, together with the Administration Buildings of the Shanghai-Nanking Railway,
of
ed.
Two officers and seven blue. jackets killed.
Twenty-seven seriously wound
Nineteen slightly founded, DIVERGENCE, OF OPINION
TOYKO, Jan. 98.
under instructions from Lon-
BRITAIN DEEPLY
CONCERNED
BKTTISH WIDELESS SERVICE.]
ROBY, Jan, 29, The development of the situation in Sheunghai is being watched with deep concern here.
It is understood that no foreign- ers were present, either during the day bombardment of the station or The Japanese Military Attaché during the fire which was started at Shanghai hos enbled to the War The British Government have by the exploding of Japanese Offer recommending the despatch pointed out to the Japanese Gov bomba dropped by planos.
more troops but the naval ernment that they hope no action Other fires in various parts of authorities appear to be satisfied will be taken inside the Interna Chapel continue to rage, lighting that they will be able to do with tional Settlement without prior up a sky for tiles around.
the situation unaided, though the consultation with other Govern They are in CHINESE REINFORCEMENTS Consul-General has expressed fese mente concerned.
to the Government that the pre-forming the American Government sent forces are insufficient. The of the action they have taken, in- It is now evident that China will foregoing news. Reuter Rays is viting them to take similar action resist the Japanese advance in authoritative.
at Tokyo. They are also enquiring Shanghai.
at Tokyo for information about recent developments in Shanghai.
"AMERICAN DEMAND
İBLUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, Jan, 29,
NASKING, Jan, 20,
In addition to the balance of the 19th Cantonese Army (General Chen Ming Shu's troops), which is now in the Nanking Area, the Third Division of the National Guards has been mobilised and has entrained for Shanghai,
HAS JAPAN GONE TOO
FAR?"
While
LONDON; Ja 20. so far the Government have refrained from anything in the nature of a protest to Japan,.
The troops are in high spirits. it is understood, though nothing
It is learned that the State De-
All stations south of Yaomin are occupied by Japanese, and it is re- ported that the Soviets are pro testing that all the rolling stock is being withdraw to Harbin,
A strong rumour is current that General Ma Chan-shan is actively supporting, the ld Kirin forces.
WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.15 p.m., stated:
The anti-cyclone is moving- eastward and decreasing in in tensity, it is now central in the Another vicinity of Tokyo. anti-cyclone appesta to forming over N.E. China,
Local Forecast:-N.E. winds, moderate; fine to cloudy,
be
Mr. Thomas welcomed the forma- tion of the British Committer on Empire Trade, to which the Govern- ment could have ready access on terhnical questions, and promised sympathetic consideration to Sir Gilbert Valo's suggestion..
PRINCE'S APPEAL TO NATION
HUNDREDS OFFER SERVICES
(Reuter's Special Service.)
LONDON, Jan. 28. Hundreds, of latters offering sor
LATEST REPORTS FROM INDIA
EXTREMIST MOVEMENT NOW LESS ACTIVE:
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)
Ruay, Jan. 28. Latest reports from India con- firm those received earlier,
The extremist movement is much leas active than might have been expected and there is a general absence of trouble in rural areas, except in the North West Frontier. Province and even there the red- shirt movement seems to be thor oughly shaken
The collection of Surtax for the second week of January amounted with to £7,350,000 as compared £2,450,000 for the same period lasti year, while the total for the first 18 day of January amounted to. £15,000,000, representing an in- crame of £7,000,000 over the ceipte in the first 10 days last_yese and totalling" 29 per cent. of thin amount which. On Januar 1 re- mained to be collected by Marchvice in response to the Prince of Wales' appeal which his brondenat from the Albert Hall, were received last evening at the offices of the National Council for Social Service,
The writers covered a wide social To the United Provinces, the range, and included two Pecresse, centre of the no rent campaign, many professional men, a ship's the situation is setting down and carpenter and a street musician.. rents and revenues are steadily
The Council anticipate that the coming in and country life is re offers will eventually run into huituming it normal course, dreds of thousands.
31.
ATTACK ON GERMANY
RESENTED.
In Bombay and Ahmedabad, tran centres of picketing, support be hind Congress seems to be falter- ing
authorities are taking every pre caution to maintain peace and or ARTICLE BY M. HERRIOT der here. Police pickets were seen
RAISES SEVERE STORM.. patrolling the streets last night but this might be due to the fact that Berlin, Jan. 17.--Official German with the approach of the Chinese representations are expected to fol New Year, more than ordinary vigillow an article by M. Herriot, pub- is being kept an burglars and foot-lished by the Paris Petit Paristen pads see more active, than, uazal, at and, mimultanmously, by a number this time of the year.
of American newspapers in which
He French premier and MR. HENDERSON HOPES FOR the former
CHAPEI BOMBED FOR
DISARMAMENT
CONFERENCE
They trotted to the railway station, has been issued officially, that re-partment is making representations bombing Chapei from the air, where story of socret German armamenttances in the world, but he wasote in fees of threats to dvižïsed shouting patriotic slogans. Oresentations have been made bo to Tokyo, similar to Britain's, de-a lookers gave them a rousing sead-Tokyo. through the Ambassador, manding that there be no interven
off.
78TH DIVISION HOLD
JAPANESE
3.
The above, said Sir Bunuel Hosre in a broadcast talk to-night,; represents the present state affairs almost in the actual worde of the reporte be was receiving Lard Lewin, ex-Viceroy, agreed expressed" " satisfaction · that lender of the Radical Socialist
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Party delivered himself of a vio
Willingdon, that it is essential, lent attack against Germany, A
[DEITISH WIRELESS: SKEVICE) {TREOFGR REUTER'S, AQUNUY.)
the Government to push on suming a definitely hostile attituda, SHANGHAI, Jan 29
work of the Conference, but also át M Herriot in this article accused,
RUGBY, Jan. 28,
in "no", lean vital for the Government There is an amazing spectacle on Germany of breach af faith Mr. Arthur Henderun, before to alegand the forces of and the roofs of Shanghai skyscrapers which, he alleges, she committed by leaving to-day for Genevs, where order to-day. They are crowded with stating that she was no longer able he will provide at the Disarmamento believed there would be gene Chinese and foreigners watching to meet her political obligations, Conference, said he was not diacral agreement that the severs
continually after which M. Herriot revived thecouraged by the existing circum meture they were forced to Japanese acroplanes
The article evoked a storm of going in a spirit of hope and con Govermanent had been carried tremendous conflagration in rag- ing uncheched.,
proient and indignation from the fidence. The economic and finan-with commonsense, moderation Bombing has been going on German press. The majority of cial position of most countries made imperdiety tion in the International Sottle-
the papers reprint M. Herriot's it imperative that every effort Lord Twin's action regarding Japanpse Shanghai, which it is felt has gone mont without consulting with other
denunciations in full. Boeren should be exerted to achieve disposed of the Powers beyond the immediate needs of the
zeitung," in following this course, situation as far as is known in
declares that while it would not un London.
worth while to take issue with "M Herriot, his article anfords a close view of the mentality of leading Lok Three cruisers, two airéralt car French political quarters. riers and four destroyers have been | alanıriger, writing in * similar ordered to concentrate at Sasebo vein, declaros that "M, Herriot's in readiness to proceed to Shangweresch fails to keep ita balance between the comic and the tragia hai if required.
A further dozen Japanese des and, furthermore, is a valuable de
Lownow, Jan. 28 troyers are reported to have paas monstration as to how and hy what The League of Nations Council on the Yangtare means the international atmo-to-day adopted the report approv ed Gutalaff
Trak Estuary this morning, e
sphere is being poisoned."
Sng the acceptance of TOKYO, JA 201 According to the same journal, member of the League as soon The cruiser Tatents and four political
have been the Briti Mandate could end quarters destroyers left Sasebo with a land-dumb-founded by the article The Handate will accordingl ing force of blasfackets for Shang-which; it is insisted, will have re terminate at the next League: A
percussions on the development of anmbly meeting when Britain wie Franod Germany, relations.
Tecommend Trak for membership. hai this morning
JAPANESE NAVAL REINFORCEMENTS
TOKYO, Jau, 29. The aircraft carriers Kaga nad
"PRECAUTIONS AT HANKOW
HANKOW, Jan. 98. The crews of British naval vessels
SHANGHAI, Jan. 28. Heavy rifle fro and the rattle of machine guns continues in Chapei, where the Japanese are apparently
in port were recalled to their ships hield up by the desperate resist.
this afternoon. Anos of General Chen Ming-Shu's
Parties of Japanese sailors are 18th Division.
It is learned that: six Japanese Hosha: the cruisors Naks Abu-strongly fortifying the Japanese neroplanes were cooloyed early kuma and the Turn and four des Concersion, while Japanese war: this morning to bomb the Mark oyers with caval landing parties ships in harbour have been order ham Road junction, apparently have been ordered to proceed to ed to hold themselves ready for with the object of preventing the Shanghai Chinese forces from Western Shanghai and Langhus reinforcing the Chinese forces now holding Chanel
Firing in Chapei in now dying dove;
INFORMATION WANTED Mr. Landley visited the Foreign Offico this afternoon, and it in understood he requested informs tion regardag the Shanghar altue
action.
HONG KONG QUIET – While cothing has happened locally to give case for any anxiety, it is understood that the (Continued at foot of neat column.Y
six hours, the Chinese being tirely unable to stop it.
en
for
JAPANESE NAVAL
REINFORCEMENTS
Torro, Jan. 29.
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