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FEBRUARY 20TH 1932.
JAPANESE SMASH
SMASH THROUGH AT KIANGWAN. Chiang Kai-shek Divisions Thrust Back After Brilliant Defensive Action.
The fighting in Chapel in proceeding in shell-racked districts liica' that depicted in the picture above. The attempt to clear the district has provided nests for snipers.
LATEST NEWS OF THE BATTLE.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).
Shanghai, Feb, 20, 1.34 p.m.
The whole of the Klangwan area has been converted into a sham
Shanghai, Peb, 20, 7614 pam. A heavy bonbardment of Won-
•mur Forte is now proceeding, and j: ako being heavily Pancham
bles by the terrifte Japanese artil. slylled. The forts are bring des lery barnge. Hundreds of build-foolshed as a result of the inten- inges have been completely nullshed.
Chiang Kai-shek's 87th and 88th Divisions put up a brilliant de fensive action thinst the Jap- anese infantry who followed switt ly behind the Barrage,Jed by eight tanks, Bring quick-firing guns.
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The Chinese have lost hensy in men and equipment. buil } giving up only slowly in the shock : Troops. Heavy casualties are bu- ing suffered by both sides.
ive tire. Intensive machine gun Sre enn also be hravit, in lieating
'that an infantry engagement is in
portes,
Many persons were injured in the Settlement this morning at:
the steamer wharves where there
i a terrific crush of (rinese en-j devouring to obtain Fights between meatiers of the jostling crowds have been
the pusties
are hard tent and arewed in their efforts to maintain
Klangwan Village fell into the hands of the Japanese after, a series of terrible hand-to-hand ander. engagements in and aroumsi Kianewan racecourse,
the
frv.
I is maderstood that the Jap
„reinforcements, whfel E Japanese claim to be advancing earlier reported to be coming, willi all along the time from Woosung - Bertly arrive at the mouth of the to Kinngwan and activity at
According to a pre rear of the Chapel from seems to linhle sourre, they will be inunded¦ suggest that very shortly Japanese, in the vicinity
of the WooPang headquarters will give the
Parts and plared hute the battle)
best immediately.
the Whan posts,
re-
order for П general sank in the Chapel gon, where the fighting has not! The stubborn resistance being hitherto been as revery ua elses offered by the Chinese is giving where, though the rival artillery foreigners the impression that) have been extremely active.
Big Ares
are raging in the vicinity of the North Station and it seems inevitable that the liuild ings which have escuped previnus! bombardments are destined to des struction before the battle now; proceeding is over,
It is cutimatect that at last ' 20.000 Japanese troops have been thrown into the battle, and the} manner in which the Chinese have withstood their onslaughts is re markable.
A number of strongly-held posi:1 tions were only taken when the Chinese found fit the Japanexu had broken through an either side. A number of shells have fallen into the International Settlement: but the extent of the casualties are not at presont known.
these beinforcements will have to
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 CHAPEI, 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 havoc among the buildings of Chapei as a result of the intensiva Japanese bombardments,
POIGNANT
SCENE.
FUNERAL OF NAVAL RATINGS KILLED BY SHELL.
(Our Own Correspondent).
JAPAN RUSHES LARGE REINFORCEMENT.
ONLY 75 MILES AWAY.
SIXTEEN ESCORT WARSHIPS.
(Our Own Correspondent).
Shanghai, Feb, 20, 9.57.a.m.
(Delayed):
Shanghai, Feb. 20. 10.02 m. With a terrific ballle going on all down the battle-front from Woosung to Chapel, the funeral took place in the International Settlement this morning of Ablei Seaman Prior and Able Seaman Francis, the two British blue- jackets killed on Wednesday.
All Bags in the Settlement were thalf-mast and impressive scenes
tbut I am reliably informed accompanied the lust rites.
Shortly after nine o'clock,
{about seventy-five miles out of body of men from HMS. Kent tration of Japanese troop-trans- Shanghai there is a large concen- lined the avenue leading to the
thred entrate
accompanied by Trinity Jutere cruisers, of the 10,000- Cathedral,
at
Ifely
Halt at Consulate.
31
Horts,
top class.
The transports have large mili- The funeral party passed, over seems to have been part of the tary reinforcements aboard-and-it- Garden Bridge, stopped momen-Japanese strategy to keep them tarily in front of the British Con-out of Shanghal until the battle, ulate and then proceeded, hende began and then to bring them in by Sikh mounted troopers, who quickly to throw the whole force The Japanese officer commanding, General Uyeda,
were followed by thirty men of into the operations. gave the Chinese forces a further warning this morning.moving into the Chapoi Hues.
H.M.S. Suffolk, with arms revers At seven o'clock, he announced that he would give them ponies loaded with mountain guns
Then followed a naval band, further half-an-hour's grace in which to start their are ready and six Japanese tanks
No fewer than thirteen Japanese On arrival at the Cathedral are outside the Japanese head-the rat party of Suffolk voluntary retirement. At the expiry of that period, he quarters waiting orders to move with their arms reversed, lined the the river from the Shanghai har mien warships were noticed going down for.—Reuter,
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 am. The Chinese reply was feeble and they appear to have concentrated upon infantry defence.
Up to the present, there is no in-
WARSHIP HINT.
pathway with their heads hent.bour yesterday afternoon and it while the band lood at the side now inken for granted. that they Awaiting the Storm.
playing the
of down for the 'purpose March
Funeral went Shanghai, Feb. 20, 8.10 a.m.
escorting the troopships from the We Tich-chen, the Mayor, and by a further twenty men
Fab gon-carriage was escorted Woosung Forts, as some of the General Tsal Ting-kal last nights. Sok and IL.M.S. Kent,
from Chinese kune are still active. replied to the Japanese ultimatum with a F.D. in charge. for the Chinese Ministry for Foreign Affairs to deal with.
by declaring that it was a matter
Hundreds of Wreaths.
of the Powers who attended the funeral service at the Cathedral, Rent Both were covered with the which was full, unable to It was learned in Nanking Inter; Union Jack and the special everyone. President of the Executive Yuan, lies with a red cross and of pink sentatives were noticed. from Mr. Wang Ching-woi, the wreaths were in the form of white No Chinese or Japanese repre-
China's reply had been sent. carnations.
Representatives of the different The Government was unable to: Sir Miles Lampson wus among defence forces were present and
(Continued on Page 21 the distinguished representatives | hundreds of wrenthe were rent.
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, he enplayed if the Japanese medication that the Japanese have
The bombardment appears to be! diskalge the Chinese from their broken through at any point.
Tremendous volumes sermol line of defence in Chapel tough progress in the North Sta-resin.
of smoke tion sector is claimed. The battle, and it is almost certain that are going up for milea which opened quietly in the hundreds of fires have been started Chapeí district nearest to the in the fighting zones. Souchow Creek, gradually swelled] as the morning's hours passed and by eleven o'clock the zone of intle in this aren reached its highest crescendo.
and Rian van.
A Chinese Bold-telephonist in a spezially egested dug-out; on the -Woosung-Trent,
TERRIFIC DIN,
More Japanese planes are outing chiefly, directing the ar- well beyond the front lines of the fillery' Are. They are soaring but
Chinese defences, keeping all posi-] tions under observation.
FLYING HIGH.
The terrific din of machine-gun They have ceased to drop boming
| five indicates that fighting at closu and are flying extremely high.
quarters is propeallag, though News of the progress of the but- observation is, of course, extrume-tle is exceedingly difficult to ob- | ly difficult.
Lain. There was no
news of
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It is curious that while the bon-break-through at any point up to hardment to-day must be the cusily neon, the inost severe in the whole course Shanghai, Feb. 20, 9.14 a.m1. of the hostilities in the Shanghai | Japanese troops began moving aren, with all the Japanese heavy preparatory to attack at 7.30 4.m1,, gúns brought up in the last week while ten aeroplanes loaded with pouring their shells into the Chi-bombs went up and were soon near lines, the Settlement is less dropping their deadly weapona "nervy" than it has been owing upon the Chinese lines in North to the fact that the wind, being in Chapel. Many more machines aro the other direction, in not carry-warming up at the acrodromo.. ing the volume of sound..
Over thirty Japanese aeroplanes Japanese headquarters presenta have been sighted from the Cathay a scene of intense activity. Hotel, dropping: bombs in the Several large detachments of Chapel region.
Japansas froops have been seen
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