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FEBRUARY 20TH 1932.
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SHANGHAI CARNAGE REPORTED.
Terrific Fighting Raging on Whole Battlefront from Woosung to Chap ei.
The fighting in Chapel is proceeding in shell-racked districts like that depicted in the picture above. The attempt to clear the district has provided nests for snipare.
BRITISH TARIFF MANAGERS.
Mr. Chamberlain on Qualities.
CHIANG'S MEN IN ACTION.
TWO DIVISIONS AT KIANGWAN.
SPECIAL ADVISORY GETTING WORST
COMMITTEE.
BLOW.
Shanghai, Feb. 201, 11.45 am.
Delayed 2.
London, Feb. 19. During the House Comunens de. Į bate on the Imports Duties Mill, the clause establishing an Ad- visory Committee which will be em- powered to recommend Impossitlon at attacking to the west alone
of duties additional to the generalļa ten per cent ad valorem duty wa+ passed.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, said that although the word judicial did not appear in the clause, this body was going to be independent at the ecutive and not subject to it. The fact that its members pointed for three years pave them
A present the Japanese troops
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services of persons with the right, Chiang Kai-shek's Eighty-seventhj personal qualities. Althoughy
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civil servant might properly ben and Righty-eighth. Divisions.
member it would not be desirable | Are Japatvese are not lanuchinazi that he should be the Chairman, their bit offensive in Chapel at because that might give an iden in the minds of the public that the moment. They
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FURIOUS JAPANESE BLOW
LAUNCHED
ON CHINESE LEFT FLANK.
NINETEENTH ARMY IGNORE FURTHER
HALF-HOUR'S GRACE.
TERRIFIC BOMBARDMENTS.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).
SHANGHAI, 20, 11.15 a.m.
A TERRIFIC BATTLE IS NOW RAGING FROM WOOSUNG TO CHAPEL, AND THOUGH THE CHINESE ARE FIGHTING DESPERATELY EVERY INCH OF THE WAY, IT IS UNDER- STOOD THAT THEIR LOSSES HAVE BEEN ENORMOUS. IT IS STATED THAT A WEDGE HAS ALREADY BEEN DRIVEN INTO THE CHINESE DEFENCE LINE ROUND THE NORTH STATION, BUT HEAVY HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING IS GOING ON AND ONLY THE FIRST SYSTEM HAS FALLEN.
The hardest blow of the battle is, however, being struck at Kiangwan, where an intensive bombardment of the Chinese positions has been proceeding without a moment's interlude since about nine o'clock this morning. A series of infantry assaults have, it is reported, been repulsed, but heavy casualties have been suffered by the defenders.
The weight of the blow struck from Woosung to Kiangwan, where very severe fighting proceeds, is thought to reveal the Japanese plan of campaign. Foreign military observers express the view that the Japanese are endeavouring to roll up the left flank of the Chinese and throw the way open to an attack on the rear of the Chapei lines.
Picture showing the terrible havon among' the buildings of Chapel na a result of the intensiva Japanese bombardments,
POIGNANT SCENE.
FUNERAL OF NAVAL RATINGS KILLED BY SHELL.
(Our Own Correspondent).
Shanghai, Feb. 20, 10.52 a.m. With a terrific battle going on All down the battle-front from Woosung to Chapel, the funeral took place in the International Settlement this morning of Able Seaman Prior and Able Seaman Francis, the two British blue- Jackets killed on Wednesday,
JAPAN RUSHES LARGE REINFORCEMENT.
ONLY 75 MILES AWAY.
SIXTEEN ESCORT WARSHIPS.
(Our Own Correspondent).
Shanghai, Feb. 20, 9.67 a.m.
. (Delayed).
All flags in the Settlement were at half-mast and impressive scenes accompanied the last ritos.
I am reliably informed that Shortly after nine o'clock. Shanghai there is a large concon- about seventy-five miles out of body of men from H.M.S. Keat tration of Japanese troop-trans- Hned the avenue
leading to the ports, entrance 10
three accompanied by Trinity Japanese cruisers, of the 10,000- Cathedral,
Holy
Hall at Consulate.
ton class.
The transports have large mili. tary reinforcements aboard and it. The funeral party passed overacema to have been part of the Garden Bridge, stopped monien Japanese strategy to keep them tarily in front of the British Con-cut of Shanghai until the battle Isulate and then proceeded, headed began and then to bring them in
by Sikh mounted troopers. were followed by thirty men
who quickly to throw the whole force
of into the operations. ed,
WARSHIP HINT.
M.S. Suffolk, with arms revers haping
was a Govement Departinrat firal to turn the Chinese left.-. subject lo the influencr UT struction of the Minister.
Impartial Men.
jti
It would be inappropriate to up- point as Chairman a member who had been long associated in an ne- tive capacity in the conduct of a manufacturing or industrial buai-
Renter
AMERICAN CONSUL ANNOYED.
ness, or hati been the representa- UNIVERSITY tive of a Trade Union. for the Committee must preserve in atti- tude of impartiality, Nor did they want as Chairman 11 distinguished economist. They wanted
INCIDENT.
(Our Own Correspondent).
Shanghai, Feb. 20. 1.30 p.m. It is understood that the Ameri-
a man who had a practical working know- ledge of business although not him- self connected with the manufac- turing or distributive trades, and can Consul-General has presented
one who would command public confidence.-British Wirelens.
BRITISH PLANS FOR WITHDRAWAL.
READY FOR EXECUTION AT CRISIS.
(Our Own Correspondent).
Shanghai, Feb. 20, 9.57 a.m.
Delayed).
Acting on instructions from the British Government, Admiral Siri Howard Kelly, the British Com- mander-in-Chief, China Squadron, convoned a conference aboard his flagship, H.M.S. Kent, at which places for the withdrawal of British women and children were discussed.
A further conforonce was later held at the offices of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company,
& formal protest to the Japanese Consul regarding the enforced closure of the Soochow University: premises, which are American pro- perty.
The American Consul has de manded right of access to all American property and declares that Japane interference with these rights cannot be tolerated,
It is understood all the neces-- sary plan for withdrawal have now been formulated, but they *will only be éxecuted in the event of the situation developing sori- ously in the International Settle; specially "erested" dag-out" on the
Woerung: Frontagu ment,
A Chinese Bald-telophonist in
The Japanese officer commanding, General Uyeda, gave the Chinese forces a further warning this morning. At seven o'clock, he announced that he would give them a further half-an-hour's grace in which to start their voluntary retirement. At the expiry of that period, he stated, he would take whatever action he considered necessary.
No steps were taken by the Chinese to comply, unless the rattle of machine-guns was an indication of their answer, and the first guns of the battle were opened from the batteries in North Dixwell Road at 8.30 a.m. The Chinese reply was feeble and they appear to have concentrated upon infantry defence.
moving into the Chagol lines, ponies loaded with mountain guns are ready and six Japanese tanks quarters waiting orders to move are outside the Japanese head- off.-Renter.
Then followed a naval band.
On arrival at the Cathedral, No fewer than thirteen Japanese with their arma reversed, lined the the river from the Shanghai har the first party of Suffolk men, Warships were noticed going down pathway with their heads bent, bour yesterday afternoon and it is Awaiting the Storm.
while the band stood at the side now taken for granted that they entrance
playing the Funeral went down for the purpose of Shanghai, Feb. 20, 8.10 a.m.
March.
escorting the troopships from the Wu Tieh-chen, the Mayor, and
Each gun-carriage was escorted Woosung Forte, as some of the
from Chinese gune are atili active. General Tsai Ting-kui last night further twenty men replied to the Japanese ultimatuma.S. Suffolk and H.M.S. Kent, by declaring that it was a matter the Chinese Ministry for Foreign Affairs to deal with.
for
with a P.O. in charge.
Hundreds of Wreaths.
of the Powers who attended the funeral service at the Cathedral. It was learned in Nanking later Union Jack.
Both were covered, with the which was full, unable to soat
and the special everyone. President of the Executive Yuan, lilies with a red cross and of pink sentatives were noticed: from Mr. Wang Ching-wel, the wreaths were in the form of white No Chinese or Japanese repre-
China's reply had been sent. carnations. The Government was unable to
Representativen of the different - Sir Miles Lampson was among dafence forces were present and (Continued on Page 2.) the distinguished representatives | hundreds of wreaths were sent.
The guns gradually opened fire all along the line and by half-past nine, the battle was in progress at all points. A great attack is believed to have been launch-that ed at Woosung, asd Kiangwan is the hotbed of fierce
· hostilities.
BOMBARDMENT GROWS
Later.
Up to the present, there is no In. dication that the Japanese havo broken through at any point,
The bombardment appears to be though progress in the North Sta- increasing. Tremendous volumes of smoke are going up for miles ion sector is claimed. The battle, and it is almont certain
that which opened quietly in the hundreds of fires have been started Chapet district nearest to the in the fighting zones. Soochow Creek, gradually swelled as the morning's hours passed and by eleven o'clock the rear of battle in this are reached its highest croscendo.
TERRIFIC DIN.
More Japanese planes are up, scouting chiefly, directing the ur well beyond the front lines of the tillery are. They are soaring out Chinese defences, keeping all post- tione under observation."
FLYING HIGH.
The terrific din of machine-gun They have coised to drop bombs, | fire indicates that fighting at close and are flying extremely high,
quarters is proceeding, though News of the progress of the bat jobservation is, of course, extreme- tle is exceedingly difficult to ob |ly difficult.
tain. There was no news of a It is curious that while the bum-break-through at any point up to bardment to-day must be the easily|noon.
the most severe in the whole course Shanghai, Feb. 20, 9.14 a.m. of the hostilities in the Shanghal Japanese troops began moving area, with all the Japanese heavy preparatory to attack at 7.80 am:, guns brought up in the last week while ten neroplanes loaded with pouring their shells into the Chi-bomba want up and were spon nese lines, the Settlement is less dropping their deadly weapons "nervy" than it has been owing upon the Chinese lines In North to the fact that the wind, being in Chapel. Many more machines.nre the
other direction" le "not ing the volume or found, warming up at the aerodrome.
A Japanese headquarters, presenta
Over thirty Japanese aeroplanes have been sighted from the Esthay Hotel, dropping bombe in the Chapel region.
acene
of intense activity. Several large detachments of Japanese troops have been asso
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