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1932,日二十月正 17.
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JAPAN'S BIG OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN OPENED.
Terrific Fire by Guns of Both Sides All Through Night.
A vivid picture of a Japanese serial bombing raid in progreu aver Chapel Three machines are shown in the air, while smoke is seen issuing from buildings se! on fire.
DARTMOOR GAOL MUTINY.
FIFTY CONVICTS FACE TRIAL.
THE POISON GAS FABLE.
JAPANESE USE OF
SMOKE-SCREENS.
Washington, Feb. 16. An emphatic degint that. The
con gas in their operations aroun! Shanghai has been issued by the! Japanese Military Attache.
PROBLEMS FOR are intending to use pois
OFFICIALS.
-
(Reuter's Special Service).
London, Feb. 16.
"I have received information From the Japanese General Staff, he says, "that the Japanese forces have never used pairon gas aud | Steel docks and a body of armed, have no intention of using it in warders are suggested an
the future. precaution at the public trial of
"Our troops are ogolpped with ffty convicts, alleged to have been, devires for layin smoke-servena, the ringleaders in the Dartmoor, which are only a means of cover- Prison mutiny.
ing their movements. The amoke
SUFFOLK RATINGS
WOUNDED.
SHELL EXPLODES ON JARDINE WHARF.
CHINESE RUSH NEW MEN BY RAILWAY.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).
Shanghai, Feb. 17, 10.40 a.m.
THE JAPANESE “BIG PUSH” HAS BEEN STARTED IN REAL EARNEST, A
Another remarkable picture from the heart of the Charoi battlefront, showing a fight gun in action. The im mediate vicinity of the gum has its own story to tall.
TERRIFIC BOMBARDMENT OPENING WARMING UP FOR
LATE LAST NIGHT AND CONTINUING EVER SINCE.
THE
TROOPS MOVE INTO LINE.
KIANGWAN THE FOCUS-POINT.
The signal for the opening of the bom- WRATH TO COME. bardment was warning reaching the Japanese that the Chinese were attempting to bring up further heavy reinforcements to the Chapei front from the vicinity of Chenju by means of railway trains along the Shanghai-Nanking line.
The trains began to move at about ten o'clock and this precipitated the severe bombardment from the artillery in Hongkew Park. All their fire was concen- trated on the railway line and several direct hits are claimed by the Japanese. At midnight, it was learned that the trains had withdrawn without attempting to approach nearer to their objective, and the Japanese guns then concentrated on the Chinese de- fence lines, which are being subjected to a steady rain of shells.
Two ratings from H.M.S. Suffolk were wounded this morning when a Chinese shell exploded on the Jardine wharf at Yangtszepoo.. The Chinese are replying to the Japanese bombardment with all the guns at their disposal and the noise of the battle is deafening.
Up to the present, no infantry attack has been launched, but the combatant armies are expected to be at grips within the next few hours.
no more
It has bem ascertained that the traverse with heavy equipment. One of the difficulties of the net up does not contain any pei-Japanese have landed fifteen thon-| An army must move authorities is that of finding ajrones elemente." -Beuter. sand troops within the past few swiftly thin the slowest unit, state court where it is safe to take these
Anya, together with huge stocks of the Japanese officers. weapon, including heavy-calibre:
and ten Eighteen light tanks heavy caterpillars have been sert..
men.
The Home Office is now coo-i
ferring with the police regarding OFFICIALS KEEP ONS.
difficulty
the advisability of conducting the: trial within the prison walls, but here again, another presents itself, that of finding a building in Dartmoor large enough i to accommodate all the prisoners and the Court.
nre
being..
As Afty convicts charged, they will need at least a hundred warders.
NO “DOLE” IN AMERICA.
JOBLESS NOW TOTAL NINE MILLIONS.
Washington, Fab. 18. There is to be no "dole" in the United States.
The Senate to-day rejected Bill providing for direct Federal Unemployment Relief.
sum
of
Under the Bill, £25,000,000 was to have been ap propriated for relief purposes this winter, unda further Bum of £50,000,000 for the next fiscal year.
The number of unemployed `i} now stated to total nine millions. --Reuter's American Service.
TALKING.
DEPRESSION OVER WASHINGTON.
Washington, Feb. 16. Sir Ronald Lindsay called at the State Department again to-day and
of
LAST DETAIL.
What is believed to have been the last detail of the preparations for the "push" was the arrival, nearer the base of operations yes terday, of the aeroplane-carriers of the Japanese Fleet, hended by
H.IJ.M. Kaga.
Three of these mother-ships have Mbrought one hundred and twenty fighting planes up the Whangpoo river.
TERRIFIC BARRAGE.
Shanghai, Fab. 17, 10.21a.m.
The Japanese batteries, dield guns and howitzers, opened up a Terrific bombardment. presumbly signalising the commencement of the big "show," late "last night.
An Asurances
Shungbai. Feb. 16. (Delayed).
Japanese aeroplanes will no longer fly over the Settlement. is contained in a letter to the Municipal Council From the Japanese Consal-General. Mr. Murai.
Japanese troops were today jbusy taking over the positions held by the Japanese murines and bluejackets since the "war" broke out on January 28.
When the change has been eam.
pleted, the marines will take over lice and patrol duties behind the Iines.
"BOY"
EMPEROR AGAIN.
President of Manchuria!
INDEPENDENCE PROJECT.
Mukden, Feb. 16. Pu Yi. the "boy ex-Em- peror" has again emerged as an important factor in the Manchurian situation.
It is believed that it is planned for him that he shall become the first President of Manchuria.
Preparations for the formation of an independent autonomous Manchurian Government are be
ing rushed..
THE FAVOURITE.
SHANTUNG
INVASION
RUMOURS.
CHINESE TROOPS ON MOVE.
Peking, Feb. 16.
(Delayed). There is no longer any doubt that considerable troop movements are going on in North China, though their exact alpnificance 18 by no means certain:
It is
is understood that the Contrai Government, whose headquarters are to-day at Loyang, recently fordered the Northern commanders to be prepared for eventualities against Japan, which apparently meant that they were to prepare for possible defensive warfare.
The foreign asthorities in Pok- fine still declare that there are no signs of Chinese troops movements along the Peking-Mukden Railway towards Manchuria, or towards dehol, but it is expected that some Shans troops will shortly be brought to flapel or Shantung.
TSINGTAO NEXT?
is
STREAMS OF MEN.
General Chang Ching-buci, thel In some Chinese circles, it Trucklonds of munitions,, sup-Governor of Harbin, arrived yes asserted that the Japanese Intend plies and men streamed towards terday, General Ma Chan-shan is to send a strong force to Haichow or Tsingtao for the invasion of Jongkow Park all day long, expected by aeroplane to-day.
Shantung, and declare that the Japanene eivilians cheering the
Central Government has ordered troops as they passed.
two hundred thousand troops to Throughout the day there was But I'u Yi is still the invourite concentrate In Shangtung to only desultory firing, but it seems candidate for the Presidency, be-withstand the invasion-Reuter, certain that the next forty-nighting specially backed by the Man- hours will witness important de- chu General Hal Hain. The pre- velopments. Both sides вест
at Mukden be- conference scheduled for to-night. sent conference equally confident regarding the tween the Manchurian leaders is result of the Impending battle only preliminary, it is believed. Renter
It is expected that the inaugura- tion the now State will take place at Changchun later.
KIANGWAN OUTLOOK.
GEN. MA ARRIVES.
Later.,
DINES WITH HONJO. General Ma. Chan-shan dined with his recent enemy. General Honjo, the Japanese commander- 1Our Own Correspandent.)
in-chief in Manchuria. others pre- The intensive fire from dozens
The Japanese appear to be plan-
sent being Tsang Shih-yl, the of guns was kept up the whole ning to make the Klangwan dis-
chairman of the Fengtien Govern- night through, the Chinese
bat-trict the main point of focus for teries replying steadily.
General Ma Chan-shan, the de-ment, Chang Ching-hul, comman- their coming offensive. There is Exceedingly few residents in the immense activity in this region, fender of the Nonni River and der-in-chief of the Harble area. conversed at some length with Mr.
Settlement got much sleep, the din large numbers Castle, the Under-Secretary
of troops havingTsitsiher against the Japanese, ar- and General Hai Hain, the chair- of the Kirin Government.-- being terrific. State, who also talked with
been conveyed there from Yangtse-rived at Mukden by air this after-man
noon from Harbin, to attend the Reuter. Claudel, the French Ambassador.
poo to-day. NAVAL RATINGS HIT.
A survey reveals that the The feeling of depression in official circles regarding the Far
This morning, ope "A MONTH'S WAR."
Japanese and Chinese outposts in shell, pre- Eastern situation peralats. Ta
sumably Chinese, landed on one of the Klangwan aren are less than believed that there is little hope. Questioned, offlcers of the Jupan. Messrs. Jardines wharves at half a mile apart, though it is that the Japanese will refrain from ce army were unwilling to die Yangtazepoo, alongside which was noted that the Chinese who were a large seule attack unless the cuss matters of strategy. Thoy the .s. Julwo,
entrenched in the Hsiang Ying Road a few days ago, found them- Chinese voluntarily withdraw, belleve that it will take at least The sholl exploded, wounded which is most unlikely.
month to complete the campaign, several passengers on the steamer selves too exposed and have re-
trented. The country over which the which suffered some damage, and fighting will be done-after the also wounded two British naval rat- HEAVY STRAFING. Chinese have been driven from Ings from H.M.S. Suffolk, who While the Chinese are withhold- their defences in Chapel and were guarding the wharf.— Reuing their fire along the Chapel
be difficult tol ter Kinngwan-will
21
to
Shells dropping into the Settle- ment is a matter giving rise increased anxiety, but Washington officials believe that the Consula are doing their utmost to protect the
foreign concessions. — Reutera American Service,
FUNDS FOR THE 19TH ARMY.
HUGE SUMS FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
THE SETTLEMENT LULL AT WOOSUNG.
STATUS.
FRENCH REMINDER TO JAPAN.
front, the Japanese are rapidly completing the proceнs of sub- troops for marines and
Early this afternoon, Japanese artillery commonced an exceed- ingly heavy bombardment of the Chinose positions along the Klangwan Road. and no Chiness reply was forthcoming.
PLANES AT LUNGHWA.
Shanghai's Mystery Plane.
Part of the Puzzle Solved.
(SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”).
Shanghai, Feb. 17. Shanghai's aeroplane mystery, the sudden arrival of an unknown machine at the Racecourse and the speedy disappearance of the pilot, has been partially cleared up.
The pilot of the mystery plane was Mr. Tom Dorby, an American,
FIRED ON.
Mr. Darby declared that on hia
CHINESE HOLD, THE FORTS. (Our Own Correspondent).
who arrived by air from Nanking. way down, he saw no signs of He Ha in nasociated with the Arrow | Chinese troop movements. Shanghal. Feb. 16.
(Delayed).
A Japanese plane was observed Aviation Company and flew to was very careful not to fly over to be flying over the French Con- Nanking on business on January Chapel, but nevertheless was mis- The Wormune front
Wits very cossion at 8.55 am. this morning, 25. He says that although Nan- takon for a Japanese plano and was The Jamanea have and at eleven o'clock, three king was in no danger of attack, fired upon by Chinead at least a demar be reminding the and an fh attacks, but are Japanese machine were scouting he considered that his plane was dozen times without suffering hurt treat afternoon. for funda to aid the Japanero Government of the consolidating their nositions.
over the Langhwa aren. forces In mont. Ils condition is not consider Chinese
Shanghai, nocemnity for respecting the status A number of Chinese soldiers It is believed that the yielded a quarter of a million dol of the International Settlement in were acon by pilots on the Forts menced at 6.45 pm, and this still man.attempted to commit suicide.lara gold-Router.
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San Francisco, Feb. 16.
Paris, Fob 18. The Foreign Office has in- structed the French Ambassadori of A house-to-house collection in in Tokyo to join the Anglo-Ameri- quint to-day. 41, of 64, Walching Street, Yaumati, San Francisco's Chinatown this can
Suffering from an overdose Adalin, a man named Chan Fuk, nged
was removed to hospital for
od serious.
Intermittant artillery firo com-
Anfor in Shanghai than in or
only part of the mystery noti He selected the racecourse as cleared up is why he "fed."-Reus Chinese hangar at Nanking.. aage, 22 MENE
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