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FRIDAY, JANUÁRY 29, 1932. 日二廿月二十
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CHINESE TROOPS BURST INTO SETTLEMENT. China to Fight: Nanking Rushing Large Reinforcements to Defend Shanghai.
BRITISH COMPANY
S.V.C.
REPULSE ATTACK.
SHELL BURSTS AT A SCHOOL HOSTEL.
VIVID STORY BY OUR CORRESPONDENT.
SHANGHAI, Jan. 29. THE BATTLE OF CHAPEI will be remem- bered by every Shanghai resident to his dying day. Fifteen hundred Japanese marines and blue jackets were engaged in the operation, and the din of rifle-fire and crash of bombs after four o'clock, soon roused the few people! in the Settlement who ventured to go to bed.
Most of the Chinese forces had apparently volun- tarily withdrawn after the warning of the intended action had been given by the Japanese commander. The tragedy would have less terrible, but for the fact that the Chinese left behind numerous snipers, and the dislodging to them resulted in immense damage to property.
START OF THE FIGHTING.
The actual fighting started in the Jukong Road. where armoured cars, leading the advance and followed! by infantry at the double with lixed bayonets, encount- ered nests of snipers. The Japanese replied with machine-guns, sweeping the streets and buildings, causing considerable donnige. There casualties on both sides.
Wor heavy
The "A" Company of the Shanghai- Volunteer Corps, which was posted near the Range Road blockhouse, were fired upon in the early hours of the morning by a large body of Chinese troops retiring before the Japanese onslaught.
The Shanghai Volunteers silenced their attackers with deadly fire from their Lewis
guns.
About four o'clock, when acroplanes were droning overhead dropping bombs, a fire broke out about a mile from the North Railway Station. It spread with appalling rapidity and is now threatening the entire! native area.
PANIC AMONG TRAPPED CIVILIANS.
The sweeping flames, accentuated by the rattle of machine-guns, has created panic among the trapped civilians, who are unable to leave their homes because of the peril of being shot down.
No effort is being made to quell the blaze, which continues to spread.
Our pictures show the Japanese cruiser Yabari, which arrived in Shanghai yesterday morning with marine reinforcementa, and inset, the aircraft-carrier, Notaro, whose manchines ware responsible for the bombardment of Chapel.
HOW THE TRAGIC IMBROGLIO DEVELOPED.
CHAPEI IN FLAMES: HEAVILY BOMBED: NIGHT OF HORROR.
SHANGHAI, Jan. 29. INSTITUTING A VIRTUAL reign of terror, Japanese forces
swooped down upon Chapei in the early hours of this morning. Fighting was still proceeding at dawn. Aeroplanes heavily bombed the scenes of battle at intervals, and a tremendous fire has been started, which is sweeping through building after building.
Chapei's night of horror had not ended at dawn; fighting was still going on while half a million Chinese inhabitants were crouched, sleepless, behind roughly barricaded doors, while deadly fire from Japanese machine-guns and rifles were sweeping every street and every alley-way.
There is grave reason to fear that many innocent civilians are among the many Chinese casualties.
At twenty-five minutes ast four the Japanese commander-in-chief issued a command for the bombardment of part of Chapei byaeroplanes as, at one point the district, the Japanese marines were being sorely harassed by a large nest of Chinese soldiers, who were offering a stiff resistance.
Within five minutes of the issue of the order, a squadron of seaplanes from the aircraft-carrier. Notoro, which is lying in the Whangpoo River in readiness for action of this kind, rose into the pitch-blackness of the night and roared across the Settlement to Chapei, from which came, within a few moments, the terrific detona- tions of exploding bombs.
Some minutes previously fire had shown itself in Chapei and this quickly grew into tremendous dimensions, lighting up the moonless and starless night with
hostel this morning. The windows were shattered and a small boy received cheek abrasions. The children were immediately ordered home. REINFORCEMENTS BEING LANDED.
Chinese troops at Lunghua are reported to : moving to counter-attack the Japanese, who are reported to be landing 15.000 additional troops this afternoon. Handreds of Japanese volunteers are doing relief work with medicine kits in North Szechuan Road and the Dixwell Road areas.
The Armourest Car Company of the Volunteers, under the command of Captain Newton, patrolled the Settlement streets | throughout the night.
Shanghai, Jan. 29.
It is reliably learned that there is no truth in the report that Japanese warships bombarded Woosung Forts last night.- Reuter.
The Japanese troops at eight this morning appear INVASION OF WESTERN
ed to be in complete charge of a wide territory, border-
ed by Range Road, North Szechuen Road, Paoshan Road and Wonglo. Road.
At 10.30 last night, the Japanese warships bombard. | ed Woosung Forts. The Chinese replied strongly. The Jananese silenced them and carly this morning, it is believed, a landing party was sent ashore and is occupying the Forts.
Japanese planes were still roaring over the native areas this morning, and further aerial attacks are ex- pected. Verey lights were fired by the Japanese just before daybreak to light up the town. SHELL BURSTS IN SETTLEMENT SCHOOL.
Later.
It has been ascertained that the Japanese have lost eight men killed and 120 wounded.
It is rumoured that four hundred Chinese have been killed and seven hundred wounded.
Snipers have been active all the morning in the vicinity of the North Railway Station,
A shell burst at the Thomas Hanbury Public School
DISTRICT.
VOLUNTEERS RUSHED TO ASSIST
REGULAR FORCES.
Shanghai, Jan. 29, 12.23 p.m. Chinese troops have broken into the Western residential district of the International Settlement.
The Shanghai Volunteers have been called into action in support of the regulars in order to protect the Settlement border.
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STRONG PROTEST
LODGED.
UNWARRANTED AND ILLEGAL.
(Special to "Telegraph")
Shanghai, Jan. 29. STRONG PROTEST
A against the Japanese
attack on Chinese territory has been lodged with the Japanese authorities by Mr. Wu Tich-chen, the Mayor of Greater Shanghai.
The protest stated that in view of the Chinese accept- ance of the Japanese de- mands and the assurance re- ceived from the Japanese Consul-General, the Mayor was greatly surprised when he received a proclamation from Admiral Shiosawa no- nouncing the intention to take military action Chinese territory.
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The protest is believed to characterise the Japanese action as unwarranted and illegal-Reuter
We are advised by the Post- master General that the despatch of mails by the Siberian route may bo discontinued at any The Japanese are at present preparing to launch moment, without further notice.
In that ovont, malla will bo' an attack on the Shanghai North Station, which they desnatched via Suez unless or captured without resistance during the night but were until botter arrangemonts can be lator forced to abandon because of the pressure on an-made.
For the moment, the use of the
other detachment-Reuter.
Suez route is strongly advised.
JAPAN'S BREACH
OF FAITH.
AMERICAN CONSUL
CRITICAL.
STUBBORN RESISTANCE BY CHINESE.
Shanghai, Jan. 29, 10.35 .m.
Heavy rifle fire and the rattle of machine-guns continues in Chapei, where the Japanese are apparently held up by the desperate resistance of General Chan Ming-shu's 78th Division.
It is learned that six Japanese aeroplanes were employed early this morning to bomb the Markham Road junction, apparently with the object of prevent ing the Chinese forces from Western Shanghai and Lunghua reinforcing the Chinese forces now holding Chapei.
12.01 p.m.
Firing in Chapel is now dying down. Both the Chinese and Japanese forces are feverishly strengthening their positions, constructing sandbag barricades.
The Japanese appear to be realising that in the face of the resistance, the Japanese forces are too small for the job, and there appeared to be a likelihood of a lull, pending the arrival of reinforcements from Japan, PLANES IN A MIST.-
Meanwhile, Japanese planes are cruising overhead, apparently waiting for an unusually dense 'Scotch mist to clear off before resuming their dropping of bombs upon Chapel and the Shangnai-Nanking Ralway in the vicinity of the North Station.
The United States Consul-General, Mr. A. Cunning- ham, who is the doyen of the Consular Body, this mor- ning animadverted on the Japanese breach of faith, inasmuch as the Japanese authorities declared yesterday morning that the Japanese forces would not move on Thursday or Friday.
So far, the fighting has been restricted to the Chápei area. Western Shanghai, the Kintignan Arsenal and the Chinese City are very quiet.
A further dozen Japanese destroyers are reported to have passod Guzlaff in the Yangtze Estuary this morning. --Reuter,
Tokyo, Jan. 20. The cruiser Tatsuta, together with four destroyers, left Sasebo, with a landing force of bluejackets, for Shanghai this morning.Ieuter. AN AMAZING SPECTACLE:
Shanghai, Jan. 29. 1.56 p.m. Shanghai presents an amazing spectacle. The roofs of the various skyscrapers are crowded with Chinese and foreigners watching the Japanese aeroplanes continually dropping bombs on Chapel, where a tremendous conflagration is still raging unchecked.
The bombing has been going on for six hours, the Chinese being entirely unable to stop it.-Reuter.
CHINA MAKES DECISION
TO RESIST.
HUNDREDS OF TROOPS LEAVE FOR SHANGHAI IN HIGH SPIRITS.
Nanking, Jan. 29.
It is now evident that China will resist the Japanese advance in Shanghai.
In addition to the balance of the 19th Cantonese Army (General Chan 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 Shang- hai.
The troops are in high spirits. They trotted to the railway station, shouting patriotic slogans. Onlookers gave them rousing send-off.-Router.