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一拜禮 號二廿月二英港香 MONDAY, FEBRUARY
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PESISTANCE
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JAPANESE ONSLAUGHT RESUMED AT DAYBREAK.
Steady Downpour Seriously Impeding the Operations.
STRANGE TALE OF BEAUTIFUL GENERAL UYEDA ASKS FOR
ENGLISH GIRL.
"FIGHTING SHOULDER TO SHOULDER
WITH CHINESE TROOPS"
(Reuter's Special Service).
Londres. Feb 21
The enlourful details are put All the Loudon newspapers give believes y retired Shangha considerable prominence 1 ED ths anders JA others with a fighting in Shanploi, asut the periema of the Far East, but the provinetal dashes a
ajaynorant general publik is fur:1ped
In the maA PAN
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feature of the kampaign.
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It is, however, felt that some of the journalbeds in Shangksi allowing their quest for sensationti To ran riot,
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One story derenitas how beautiful English girl has beein lighting shoulder to ahoulder with the Chinese tremps.
MORE SENSATIONS!
WHITEHALL TENSION.
While the tension continues at Whitehall concerning the
tion at Shanghai, no alarm j felt in an official sense, ileapite! the unusual activity at Downing | |Street during the week-eral.
Sir John Simon, the Foreign Another speaks of the Kinng. Secretary, and Lord Hailsham. war creeks running with
the Secretary of State for War,| blood, while a third tells of a Japanese are keeping in the closest touch brigade of troops Aghting des-throughout these critical days, perately for life when surround-
Lord Hailsham stated
to-day!
ed by overwhelming numberk of "Should the necessity arise. Bri Chinese troopa,
tish nationals will be evacuated of from the International Settlement, as for which all arrangements have de been completed, but at present.
of there is nothing to suggest that;
there is need for alarm."
arc
Finally the European women Shanghai
described heroinea, carrying on us usual spite the imminent danger death from shell-fire.
XIXTH ARMY
PROUD.
Tsai Ting-Kai On Outlook.
SPIRIT UNBROKEN.
Shanghai, Feb. 2. 8.50 a.m. General Tasi Ting-kal, the officer commanding the Nineteenth Route Army, made another fight- ing declaration in an interview with journalists at Chenin late Jast night.
"We are pitting our men's lives against Uyeda's tanks, aeroplanes and artillery, and still they have not managed to break through our lines, still less break our spirit."
"The worst of the battle is at Kinngwan and the mere fact that we st hold it, indleates that our men are more than the equal of the Japanese in fighting.
Man to Man.
"Let Yyedu forgot his powerful mechanised weapons for the time baing and let his men fight ours, man to man, and see what would happen. Uyeda would be swept into the Whangpoo in a couple of
who
" Teni Ting-kai,
shows no signs of excitement in spite of the grimness of the battle being waged, says that the casual- ties suffered have been exceeding- ly light, thanks to the preparations made beforehand for taking cover from artillery and aerial bombard- nients.
"*"Our men," he said, "simply tako cover until the rear of the has died down and then re- Runn
meet the attacks of the appear
SHIPPING MOVEMENTS.
from
S. S. Conte Rosso sailed Port Said on the 15th inst und iR due here on the 4th March,
M. V. Tergeston sailed from Colom. be on the 20th inяt., and is due here on the 6th March.
REINFORCEMENTS.
LOSSES BELIEVED TO BE HEAVIER
THAN OFFICIALLY ADMITTED.
ADVANCE LEFT OF KIANGWAN.
CHIANG KAI-SHEK'S DIVISIONS OFFER
STOUT RESISTANCE.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).
SHANGHAI, Feb. 22, 10.50 a.m. THE BATTLE OF SHANGHAI WAS RESUMED BEFORE DAY- BREAK, THE HEAVY JAPANESE GUNS OPENING INTEN- SIVE FIRE JUST BEFORE SIX O'CLOCK, THE ROAR OF THE GUNS SWELLING UNTIL AT NINE, O'CLOCK, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT NEARLY ALL THE JAPANESE GUN-POWER HAD BEEN BROUGHT INTO ACTION.
But the Japanese are clearly not having matters their own way. Kiangwan Village still defies their efforts, and there is very good reason to believe that their losses in killed and wounded have been much heavier than has been officially admitted, particularly 19 General Uyeda has already requested strong reinforcements.
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Chinuso soldiers operating machine-guna from a strongly-constructed ahulter erected out of the debris of house. They are protected from
Aerial bombardments and all but a direct artillery hit.
ONLY ARTICLE
XVI LEFT.
LEAGUE ASSEMBLY
In view
OUTLOOK.
FOUR EX-SOLDIERS
Refugees have been pouring out of the Yangisepoo and Hangkaw Districts into the centre of the Internationa] Settlement in tans of
thousands since Saturday. Our photos show typical scenes.
THREE FOREIGN FIREMEN WOUNDED.
CHINESE SHELL BURSTS ON SCENE
OF HONGKEW OUTBREAK.
Shanghai, Feb. 22, 6,11 n.m. Six members of the Settlement Fire Brigade, including three foreigners, were injured last night by splinters from a Chinese shell, while attempting to extinguish a conflagration near the Japanese headquarters,
Neutral observers state that the Japanese are mak- ing progress on the left flank of Kiangwan, though the Chinese retirement is slow and orderly. Chiang Kai-concentrating their fire on these shek's 87th and 88th Divisions are stated to be still taking the brunt of the Japanese blow, and facing it magnificently.
wan Village.
The Chinese gunners have been quarters and considerable damage has been done, though no direct hit on the Japanese headquarters
battling the flames. Then the shell came.
Two British Members.
Two British firemen, Station Officer II. H. Miller, in charge of the Hongkow Station, and Volun teer Fireman W. A. G. Price, and a Swies national, Sub-Officer A. Kelss, were among the victims, the others being Chinese,
hospital and
The foreigner, were hurried to detained although none of them is seriously wounded. When fire broke out closeby, the The Chinese were allowed to return
has been secured.
After two days of terrific fight-| Japanese during the day have ing as a result of which the Japan-been offset by the manner ese have been held up at every which the Chinese dislodged them scene and were soon engaged in ment.-Router. point where the Chinese nude a from the footing gained in Kiang- definite, stand, General Uyeda bus requested reinforcements, and, it Is understood, these have boen promised as a result of a special meeting of the Cabinet in Tokyo yesterday.
fa fire brigade were hurried to the to the station after medical treat-
JAPANESE CLAIMS.
· MACHINE-GUN NESTS.
|algnalised the resumption of thej Japanese offensive at Klangwan and the Chapel fronts.
The Chinese are determined not with the
The Japanese, in necordance with their established practice, to yield ground, and now await the first streaks of danger of aerial observation no: dawn before resuming the forward longer present, countered shell! drive.
for shell all through the night.
NEW OBSTACLE.
Despite their furious efforts all day yesterday, they were un-
Semi- ofBeint Japanese quarters atate that a night attack by Chinese troons at Woosung on the able to force their line through It is now raining steadily, the Japanese positions was beaten off Klangwan, where the Chinese steady downpour having rendered with heavy lossen. It machine-gun posts at the Village the ground extremely sodden, claimed that the Chinese troops still remaju undislodged, with fact which may play an important are steadily retreating towards plenty of ammunition and part in the battle to-day. Chenju, though foreign observers
The
in this district state quite definite-potentiality for Inflicting serious movements of the Japanese are y that General Tsui Ting-kafe damage on attackers. beadquarters are still there. There
are no signs of preparations for an early shift.
KIANGWAN VERSION.
SLOW TEMPO.
that
the
Kreat
of
15 HOURS' BEHIND.
un
the
of munitione,
Khow Higns of
OUTFLANKING MOVE.
Picture showa (left) Corima 15- der Davis, R.N. (ret.) the 80-year- old proprietor of the Forts Hotel at Woosung. He agreed to with- draw at the end of last week.
ELECTION.
SEIYUKAI HEADED FOR TRIUMPH.
certain to be seriously impeded.
Reuter's special representative battle-front. Woosing The chlef feature of yesterday's telephones that the situation there fighting was the slow tempo of thehas not changed, but the Chinese, Japanese attack. The troops did who have received fresh supplies not make any attempt to advance changing from the defensive to The Japanese also claim that until after several hours of ar- the offensive, and a decisive battle the Chinese jubilation at their CHARGED.
illery and agrini bombardment. retention of Kingwa Village The paucity of the Chinese ar- is to be expected.—Reuter, uments no more than this: tillery reply has been a feature Four Chinese, all bearing the number of machine-gunners and surname of Cheung, who claim to riflemen (snipers) who were un also. It is believed
The central point of hostilities JAPAN'S GENERAL be ex-soldiers, in the Chinese
able to escape when the main body Chinese are not firing o Army hailing from the elty of abandoned the area, are still in deal at present in order not to is still Kiangwan, three miles
the! the position Ng Wah, were charged before Mr. side the ruins of the Village, expose
their north of the Settlement on Wynne-Jones
the al
Shanghai-Woosung railway line. Central shooting at the Japanese, Kiangwerpons to the airman. Geneva, Feb. 2.
Police Court this morning with wan is, they claim, surrounded
Here Japanese obtained footing of the fact that the the murder of Tsang Tai-kni,
but although the village is in a and there is no prospect of escape Japanese soldiers. The losses of League Council has exhausted its 21-year-old youth living with his for the Chinese troops therein.
The Japanese offensive opera- flames, the Chinese machine-gun- the Chinese in the past fortnight
The Japanese are advancing tlans are already believed to be mers are preventing capture. until yesterday have not exceeded efforts to secure a pacific solution Parents at Main Street, Shaukl
ranial on both sides, leaving the over fifteen hours bahind pro- Throughout the day, the Ja- 1,500, though the figures of killed of the Sino-Japanese condici,
The capital charge resulted "defenders" to surrender when gramme and there is no doubt panese engaged on an outflanking and wounded in the Klangwan speculation is rife regarding the from the discovery of the body they come to realise that all hope that General Uyeda is finding that movement and advanced some area are not yet available."
opportunenons of convening the of the missing youth at a spot of receiving reller has dlaap-his task is becoming increasingly distance on the right beyond Chinese Strategy.
special mocting of the Lengue below Victorin Gap with tho penred.
dimcult as the advance proceeds. Klangwan Assombly.
throat cut. Before this, a man The failure of the Japaneso to Hence, ha has cabled à request| Bombing aeroplanes and tanks The Chinese are concentrating It is argued that the Assembly alleged to be one of the accused, capture all the objectives laid down for the immediate despatch of a are being employed against the chiefly on the establishment of cannot do more than the Council had presented a letter at the in the plan of campsien la off fresh division of troops.
Chinese positions and tho Chinese powerful machine-gun neata, pro- unless it decides to apply Article parents' home, demanding a ran-claily explained as consequent | It is reliably reported that have used land mines against the tected. from overhead attack. Sixteen of the Covenant-Reutersom of $10,000, and threatening upon a refusal to throw away several Japanese transports arej tanks, claiming some succosa. They have been cloverly disguised
death to the captive if the mousy lives for little advantage. to
like the debris of rained appcar
was not forthcoming. promises and are difficult to de-
The poljce, in formally bring- an official communique stating tect, oven by men on foot, untli that they deliberately withdrew ing the charge against the four they are within close range.
Ten thousand men of the Kuo- from their first line of defences accused before the Magistrate, minchun forces are in readiness at Kinngwan with the object of applied for
wan.
short remand to on-
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FRUITLESS DAY. Shanghai, Feb. 22, 1.10 a.m. The fall of night brought a
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already lying in the Yangtsso mouth.-Router.
OFFENSIVE RENEWED.
Shanghai, Feb. 22, 8.17 a.m.
Tokyo, Fab. 22. 2.12 a.m. The election results which had been received at midnight showed the state of the parties to ba an follows:
Solyukai Minsoito
Proletarians Others.
96
60
The successful candidates include; CALM IN SETTLEMENT.
Mr. Hala, the Minister for Over In the International Settlement, Indas Affairs and Mr. Mayeda, the conditions are practically normal. Minister of Commerce and India. Although there is necessarily dan try-Reuter.. in slackening of effort all along the As the first streaks of dawnger from stray shells while the to move to Nanking should General Causing the Japanese attackers to able them to pursue further fighting-lines, the, second day of altered through the skids, after Hosililties aro conducted, so nearby the répresentatives of the nép-
the big Japanese offensive having a night of Atful fire from the this rink does not appear to have merita, while machine-guns and Japanese soldiers were trapped vious victim, whose death in nl-closed, leaving the military <posi-{rivni" lines, nod in which both increased with the resumptions of tral, Howers; have had their offeat. monitions are being sent au rapid- this way, being surrounded At most similar circumstances at tion little changed from last night sides worked like men possessed hostilite Probably the armre Meanwhile complele calm is main y no transporting, agencies can Chi Chi University and surrender- Kowloon City was disclosed lusti The few minor successen obtain to consolidate their posicions the stations Jarers to both the tried in the Fettlement Ba
sectore by the thunderous boom of thiev syEAT Ing.----Renako. * The China bandanartors faste
sal Ting-kai nak for reinforce
overreach themselves,
vestigations, believed to be con
pre- They claim that dve hundred nocted with the case of a
Week.
ed on