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JAPANESE FORCES NOW ON THE DEFENSIVE.
AMERICAN PILOT DECISIVE BATTLE
KILLED
IN AIR BATTLE.
CONFIRMATION
OF RUMOUR.
SHOT DOWN OVER
SOOCHOW.
The report published in our final editions yesterday that the Chinese plane wrecked by a Japanese: fighter at Sonchow during] the morning was piloted by an American, is confirmed to-day. He was killed.
Shanghai, Ft.b. 24.
A twenty-seven-year old Ameri- cau, Mr. Robert Short, a pilot with a reputation for re-deviiry, was the solitary occupant of the Chinese plane which was shal down, by! Japanese machines at Soochow yea- terday.
The somewhat startling news is contained in official reports receiv- ed by the leent Chinese aviation authoritien.
"DARE-DEVIL BOB." "Dare-Devil Bob" Shurt, who was fatal injured in the crash, was the employee of an American aero- at one plane concern, and time connected with the Chinese Bureau of Aeronautics.
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PREPARING.
SETTLEMENT SHELLING
INCIDENTS.
BLUNT REPLY TO JOINT FOREIGN PROTEST.
Shanghai, Feb. 24, 8.08 a.m.
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MORNING of the Sino- Japanese conflict in Shanghai finds both armies energetically strengthening their defences in anticipa- tion of a decisive struggle in the immediate future.
Both sides are to-day strictly on the defensive. The Japanese casualties have been heavy and the in- dications are that the offensive may not be resumed until further reinforcements arrive. All through the night, there was never more than a desultory exchange. of fire.
The Japanese nervousness is reflected in a decision to cancel permits enabling Pressmen to visit the Japanese lines, "in view of the danger and the con- fusion."
the ago, anked a roomful of wounded
SUBMARINE HERO.
İKING INVESTS C.P.O. WILLS WITH THE ALBERT MEDAL
London, Feb. 23. His Majesty the king hold the first Investiture of the year Buckingham Palnec to-day and among those decorated was Chlof Petty Officer Willis, who recolved, the Albert Medal for Kreat heroism displayed in the Poseidon submarine disaster.
After the ceremony, C. P. 0. Willis had private audience of the King, who talked with him for several minutes.
The above pictures show (right) the remains of a Japanese bombing plaze brought down in flames at Chenis he left the Palace.
mad (left), a Chinese soldier examining an unexploded Japanese serial bomb.
THE VICTORY
CELEBRATION.
Shoemaker Before Court.
A LENIENT VIEW TAKEN.
were
AMERICAN MUNITIONS SALES TO JAPAN
DISCUSSION OF ISSUES
DISCOURAGED.
A large crowd cheered Willis as.
The official description of his deed rocalls how, in the darkness of the sunken and slowly flooding submarine, he ordered the men in his compartment to put on escape apparatus, kept up their spirits, and by his coolness, confidence abilfly and power of command in a desperate situation saved most of their lives.--British Wireless.
BURMA FUTURE IN BALANCE.
GOVERNMENT WAITS DECISION.
London, Feb, 23. Asked in the House of Commons
Washington, Feb. 23. Every effort is being made by the Government to discourage public enquiry into the supply of arms and ammunition to combatants in the Far East, though to day accusations were made in the House of Representa-to-day whether the House would tives. According to the correspondent
VIRGINIA REPORT.
have an opportunity in the present session to discuss the report of the Burma Round Table Conference
The Chinese confidence is illustrated by General
The Chinese celebration of the Tsai Ting-kai's invitation to foreign journalists to take Japanese reverse was not entirely luncheon with him to-day at his hield headquarters. free from rowess, though the vast majority the demonstra- tors were good-natured in their CHINA'S REPLY TO FOREIGN PROTEST.thums. In the course of last year.
At Wanthal stones were thrown A joint protest against went to Tokyu in order to attempt
the "boy" soldiers, all members of at Japanese shops, but the men of the Baltimore Stor, informai dia. shelling of positions within nonstop Transpacific flight
It is, incidentally, reported from (and the Government's declaration Settlement has been lodged by the Chiang Kai-shek's National Guard, sures taken by the Palice eventually abandoned the Bight.
Italian, French only British.
and the division which has borne the more than sufficient to check any cussions have been proceeding Hopell, Virginia, that five ships of policy on constitutional advance are lording nitrate for Japan. Itin Burma, Mr. Baldwin said the It is stated that he had
(between the State Department and is also reported here that muni- question was of great importance delivered the maching in which he American authorities. Replying to arunt of the Japanese attack and tendency to disorderliness.
the protest, the Chinese authori-which has earned so much con-}, Placard posters were active. the British and French Govern- tions works in France and Czecho-both to Burma and the Empiro ax was killed about a week auto.
ties expressed their regrets, but gratulatory comment, if they want and one such, detected in the set
of putting up a red paper bearing ments, as a result of which, the Slovakia are making large sales ton whole.
He agreed that it ought to come dented responsibility on the grounded to fight.
Japan. the title "Long Live China" near correspondent states, it has been thut the Japanese were uping the
Charges that United States before Parliament, but it would There are two theories regard International Settlement as a banebed: When they let us go, weled by a plain-clothes offleer and mentary discussion of sale of
Back came shouts from every the Queen's Theatre, was arrest agreed to discourage all Partia munitions manufacturers and be preferable to defer the Com- ing the occasion for his death for their operations.
shall go straight back in.o the taken to the Central Police Station, munitions to Japan and to China.
bankers have been alding the mons debate until the people of ht took The The first is that
Japanese against the Chinese Burma had recorded their decision An ominous silence has at pre-the. We are fighting for our machine into the air to pilot it to
Emergency Regulations.
FIGURES REFUSED.
were made In the House of Re-on the question of separation from presentatives Foreign Affalra India, because on that depended Nanking and that when he saw sent descended on the Chapel front freedom." the Japanese planes he engaged and along the battle-line atretching!
the policy of the Government.— Committee to-day,
British Wireless. them of his own accors from sheer to the south of Kiangwan. love of adventure.
TWO THEORIES.
RIGHT WING ACTIVITY.
The second is that he joined the
Reuter's observer reports that Chinese air squadron for the ex-).
the prers purpose of fighting Japanese there is some activity on
Japanese right sector, north of planes.
The machine in which he was Kiangwan. Troops are moving up killed was the latest type of rapidly in this direction in accord- American pursuit plave.-Reuter.ance with General Uyeda's need for consolidating his right flank, which was exposed to Chinese attack last night.
ARREST OF TRADE UNIONIST.
BRITAIN UNABLE TO INTERVENE.
The Chinese are also moving troops in this direction and both are seeking to outflank the other.
MACHINE HELD.
NO PRISONERS.
He appeared before Mr. Wynne- He further declares that the Jones at the Central Magistracy | Foreign Affairs Committee of the
CHINA TURNED DOWN. It in A notable feature of the this morning, charged with putting House of Representatives has war that neither alde is claiming up a poster or notice without agreed not to hold a public hear- The accuser was Mr. Paul Line- to have taken
any prisonera, having complied with the legal re- ing of a resolution authorising the which is indicative of the sang-quirement that such papers must President
barger, of Washington, who de. to place an embargo first be submitted to the upon the shipment of munitions to scribed himself as the legal ad- inary nature of the struggle.
Snow is at present falling, add-Secretariat for Chinese Affairs for the belligerents, and adds that visor to the Chinese Nationalist
the State Department has refused Government. ing to the difficulties of the aide censorship and approval.
Chief Dotective Inspector Rey-gures of US. shipments of muni,
He said that munitions to the nolds, conducting the case for tions to Japan. which adopts the offensive.
The State Department's attitude value of G$181,000,000 were re- nt The position
Woosung the Police, stated that they had shows no change. The Japanese refrained from charging the man is causing much speculation in
bombard- under the Emergency Regulations view of the fact that it was precently sold to Japan with the have continued ments and have several times at as they were fully entitled to do. viously reported that Mr. 11. L. raalstance of United States bank- At the same time, they had to Stimson was in favour of bringing ers, while he was unable to obtain tempted to Lake the Chinese
take the circumstances into con-economic pressure upon Japan in positions by storm, but the
are still holding
aideration. Big disorders such as order to bring peace to the Far similar aid for Chinn-Reuter, the occurred
American Service. recently were Chinese
pre-East. forts and the north bank of the cipitated by small beginnings. Woosung Check.
their
HUMAN BOMBS.
the
In his Orders of
No Offence.
His Worship said he did not Day think that anybody could fairly General Uyeda praises the self-way that "Long Live China" could}
The general view of the situation to-day is that the Japanese military machine, despite all its modern im Landun, Feb. 23.. plements of war, will find it de- Questioned by members of the finitely impossible to push back the of stubbornly resisting Chinese troops Labour Party, in the House Commons to-lay, in regard to the until considerable arrest by Chinese authorities of have arrived from Japan.
of the aacrifice of three Japanese privates give offence. He would be foolish; Mr. Ruegge, one of the organisers The splendid morale of the Pan-Pacife Trade Union, Chinese soldiers, despite Captain Anthony Eden said that punishment, is one of the most re, who acting as human bombs, bind- the British Government had no markable features of this strange lng high explosives to their bodies, to take the incident together authority to intervene as Rueggs "war without a declaration."
is not a British subject.--Reuter.
Our photo shows one of the warder
reinforcements
HOSPITAL SCENE,
hideous
Ito say no.
Mr. Reynolds said that they had
with the mind of the crowd! fung themselves at the Chinese yesterday. The placard was barbed wire defences, cleuring a [hibited in a locality close
ex
to
A Router's representative also up for their comrades to follow. Japanese shops. paid a visit to-day to a new military-Router. hospital. and under the escort. of youthful Chinese nurses, some not more than sixteen years
| NEW CAMPAIGN IN MANCHURIA.
EXPEDITION AGAINST GEN. TING. CHAO.
Tokyo, Feb. 29.
Chan Ming-Shu's - Job.
His Worship agroad, but pointed out that the temper of the crowd did not appear to him to be any- thing but jallißention. Was Mr. Reynolds asking for a bonvy Fine of $2. Mr. Reynolds replied
Nanking, Feb. 24. An order has been issued. for penalty? the removal of the Ministry of
War and all its sub-departments from Nanking to Loyang, leaving The defendant was a shoemaker. "No." : the administration of military affairs in Nanking and Shanghai in Worship advised him to stick to In fining the defendant $2, his the hands of General Chan Ming his last. shu.--Renska.
Sanchow Bombing.
Soochow, Feb. 24. The aerial invasion of Soochow
It is officially announced that was fruitless from the Japanese the Japanese forces in Manchuria viewpoint. They
were
His Worship: I morely want to let you know that these notices must not be put up without per- mission.
Man with Rattle.
seeking The substance of another case ure launching a punitive exped-out the military billete, but drop brought by the Chief Detective tan against the troops of General per their bomba for astray. AInspector had to do with a large wera tin. rattle on both sides of which Ting Chao, who are alleged to be number of private houses losting at various points along considerably damaged, but as far appeared a red placard with the the eastern auction of the Chinese as is known the only casualty of characters "Let Us Celebrate our Eustern Railway.
American the raid was an
air Army's victory." viciima of the Darimoor mutiny, This, it is stated, is seriously | man-Renaha, heavily bandaged. The Governar has been given charge of Cardif endangering the lives and propor Prison, control of Darimuor being ties of Japanese and Korean res}-| entrusted to his former second-in dents, who have, accordingly, re
command.
quested protection-Reuter.
►
II. E. the Governor is to open the new Po Leung Kuk at Leighton Hill Road at. 4 p.m. on March 4th,
It was being borne aloft, fol- lowed by a large crowd through the town during the barrage of when cracker-firing yesterday.
(Continued on Paga 7.)
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Top plature shows Japanaża marines iining a Hongkow streets and lower showing one of tho Nanking Governmoni'e maskins-gün corps, demonstrates the stesslingly, meful,' mobility of thesa
BRITISH TARIFF
SCHEDULE. ·
ADDITIONS TO THE FREE LIST.
London, Feth 23. An extension of the "free list" under the Import Duties Bill was
berlain, Chancellor of the Ex- announced by Mr. Neville Cham- chequer, in the House of Com-- mona to-day.
maize,
stones,
The goods now freed from the.
tariff include general pearls, semi-precious platinum, all animal hair, ca- parlograme, potash, ores of all kinds, copper, coal, coke and Bri- tlab-produced whale oil-Reuter,
POSTAL INQUIRY ORDERED.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY P.M.G.
London, Feb. 23. The Postmaster General has appointed a committen consisting of Lord Bridgeman (Chairman). Lord Plander and Sir John Cadman to Inquire and report as to whether any changes in the constitution, status or system of organisation of the Post Office would be in the publle interest.— Britiak Wireless,
BRITISH COAL.
FRENCH SURTAX TO HE LIFTED.
London, Feb. 23. The president of the Board of Trade, Mr Runciman, informed the House of Commons to-day that a decree was issued in Parix this morning whereby the 15 par cants surtax on British coal will be withdrawn as from Thursday Britian, Wireless:::