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No. 28,027 HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1932.

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COMBAT FOUGHT

THE SHANGHAI SITUATION

CHINESE AND JAPANESE DELEGATES' VERSIONS

TO THE LEAGUE COUNCIL

Rugby, Yesterday.

assurance of the Japanese member that he hoped to cease hostilities very quickly, and secondly the British Government views the situation with the greatest concern and anxiety, which is shared by

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HONGKEW.

A SHANGHAILANDER'S VIEWS

DESCRIBES JAPAN'S ACTS

gard to the Hongkew section of the Settlement," he continued, "and the lack of consideration they have shown towards neutral pro- perty, have completely set the for- elgner against them."

public opinion, and puts all her in- HIGHED-HANDED. When the Gange left Shanghai

fluence at the service of the Connell.

M. Paul Boncour said he had

legate that the statement he made

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ACTION

she experienced no difficulty in getting down the river. The Woo- At a special meeting of the League Council held heard with anxiety the information GAS PIPE BRIGADE'S little desultory firing came from the sung Forts were alleat, and only a at Geneva this evening to consider the preliminary laid before the Council by China,

ACTIVITIES. surrounding district. Few for- report of the Shanghai Commission of Enquiry, the and would remind the Chinese de-

eigners are now leaving Shanghai, Chinese and Japanese delegates gave their own doesn't replace the documentary

but the Chinese are flocking to the "Relations between the foreign shipping offices, with no other versions of the manner in which the present situa-statement which should be laid beer and the Japanese in Shanghai thought but to get away from the tion developed.

fore the Council under Article XV. are very strained," said a British-fated city. Among those

Concluding M. Boucour said, theer, who was interviewed on board xious to evacuate Baron Sato declared that in order to end hos-whole affair seemed the result of the sa. Gange, which arrived in were to the fore in creating trou- are many who tilities, the Japanese were willing to withdraw be a lamentable misunderstanding Hong Kong this morning from the ble, students and such like.

hind the line assigned to them, but it was essential At the present stage the procedure Northern port. "The high handed "Gas Pipe Brigade.".

the Chinese should also withdraw behind their line, thus creating a neutral zone to be administered and controlled by neutral authority. But the question must be discussed at Shanghai as sufficient inform- ation is not available at Geneva.-British Wireless Service.

Geneva, Yesterday. The League Council's meeting opened this evening soon after 6.15 o'clock.

Dr. Yen's Statement. Dr. W. W. Yen, who was first invited to speak, said that at yesterday's meeting it was an- nounced that Britain and America were taking steps to stop hosti- litiea.

Government, which is anxious to communicate all information to the Council. That is all exact information,

In regard to the facts of the situation at Shanghai, two days ago, we received a report, which gives an account of all that hap pened at Shanghai.

Baron Sato, continuing, said, you have not referred to the He then read Mr. Thomas's Shanghai report, but I shall, for statement, and said the speech it is the clearest and a most) of the British delegate had re-straightforward report, which I ceived sinister confirmation, for claim, supports all the reports troops were flowing in ever-in- I've submitted to the Council.) creasing measure, even into Man-Seeing that we've received a por- churia, where the Japanese have tion of the report I believe we

ernments. My Government has no instructed its

(Continued on Page 19.)

attitude they have adopted in re-

THRILLING AIR COMBAT

CHINESE AND JAPANESE 'PLANES BATTLE

DESPERATE FIGHT

JAPANESE PLANE COMES OUT

DIVE AND ESCAPES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai, To-day.

an-

Stories of the activities of the

many of the foreign passengers on

AS FRIGHTFULNESS

WHAT OTHER NATIONS COULD HAVE DONE AT THE START

MANILA BAY EPISODE RECALLED

(SPECIAL TO THE "“CHINA_MAIL") "China Mail staff reporter writes as

under:

Shanghai for a number of years, arrived here on A friend of mine, an American resident of

the Empress of Russia on Monday morning. Sit- ting in the Hong Kong Hotel over a drink with him yesterday, we discussed the situation in Shanghai He knows, of course, that I am a newspaper man, and, at the very start, made me promise that I would not print his name, as he had had enough publicity already, in his time!

However, I did not promise not to print his nick- name, so in the course of this report of our chat I shall refer to him as "Chuck."

"Everything Closed Down.”

"Gas Pipe Brigade," a name be- stowed on the unofficial Japanese "soldiers were forthcoming from the ship. These marauders prowl around the streets armed with implements of every descrip tion, and · generally backed up with a man with a gun. Any a fortunate pedestrian is stopped, regardless of his nationality, and questioned with exacting thorough-

Ship's Barber's Shop Does Good ness. Chinese pedestrians are

"Chuck" said, that, at the

Business generally arrested without the pre- time of his leaving Shanghai on liminary questions; and taken

Personally, "Chuck" said, he to the Empress of Russia, fighting had no trouble with his beard, the Japanese Club, where they are was still going on, and "every as he managed to scrape subjected to grent Indignities be- thing is closed down in Shang it off and present a rea fore being released, that is if they hai." By that he means, of sonably smooth chin with the are not shot as sples. It is alleged course, the International Settle help of a safety razor, but the that 117 Chinese prisoners were ment, every Shanghailandesal keeping of his air 16 present- released recently and handed over ways means the Settlement, when ble state was a problem. When to the Settlement Police, and every he uses the word Shanghai. The he got on board the Empress of one was suffering from wounds, other places are called Franch n the first thing he did wan mataly caused by bayonets. Town and the Chinese City, to hunt up the barber's shop and Serious Matter for "Cropped have himself made presentable.

Beauties."

And he found that he was not the Yes, business was at an abso-only one requiring such attention.

to

Danger From Snipers.

the wandering pedestrian. That

Snipers are the greatest danger

occupied Harbin. Now there should await the remainder of the main aerial squadron over Hongkew, ran into A large Japanese bombing 'plane, cut off from are seventy-five thousand sol-the report.. diers in Manchuria and two tol five thousand in Shanghai, and Powers had made suggestions to

Baron Sato added, that the a single-handed combat with a fast Chinese pursuit Chinese military leaders claim that luta standstilll, "Chuck" said, There were many in there before

the snipers are not soldiers, but even the brokers are not doing him! twenty-seven transports are the Chinese and Japanese Gov. machine to-day.

Communists. No proof or denial anything. The majority of these Food Obtainable-At Prices. ready to move upon China,

are serving in the S.V.C.The Food was not hard to get In He also said there was

A desperate machine-gun battle raged for of this seems to be available.

Asked for information in regard markets are about the only places Shanghal, "Chuck" said, but the sign of a change of Japan's in Shanghai to neprietate at twenty minutes, after which the Japanese machine to the food situation, our Inform that are open in Shanghai, while prices charged are hard on the tention. The situation was al- Powers. These negotiations bear was either badly hit or its pilot wounded, for the ant said that vegetables were row slit in their places of busi- Chinese Soldiers Patting Up

the compradores only open a nar-pocket!. ready critical, it would become three points, which have been plane suddenly dipped and commenced falling scarce, but there seemed to be a ness, and this not at fixed hours. Great Fight.

Everything else is shut tight. He next read from despatches first proposes the stopping of from a height of approximately six hundred feet, plentiful supply of mest,

The Chinese soldiers, he said, speaking of the evolution of troops at the line assigned to us;

Even the barber shops are board were splendid, and their moral Excited spectators from all points were soon ANOTHER GRAND NATIONAL-ed up, and that spells tragedy so far good, and they appear to events at Shanghai which were the second to insist on our adver- rushing to the spot where it was expected the ma-

HORSE DESTROYED. for every man living in Shang- be very cheerful. They are hold-

hal, and not a few of the "crop-ing their own against the Japan (Reuter's Special Bervice). ped beauties,"

(Continued on Page 8), London, Yesterday. Another Grand National candid- ate-Richmond II-has had to be

still more critical.

communicated verbally.

The

paralysing commerce in this sarles to withdraw in order to world city. The latest event, he avoid contact; and the third to thine would fall down, but the 'plane then suddenly zaid, was the bombing of an am-create a zone between us, which righted itself and flew off in the direction of Woo- bulance and the wounding of an zone is to be administered neu-sung under a hail of fire.

American lady engaged on antrally. errand of mercy.

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I suggest, that by whom it

British war veterans described the affair as a most thrilling combat, outside filmdom.

OUT

Dr. Yen continuing, said, the should be administered should be self-restraint and moderation of discussed locally, where they are China, under these conditions, better qualified to do so than we needed no emphasis. There was aro here.

a limit; however, beyond which Concluding, Baron Sato said he no nation could go. China can hoped there would be a settlement not yield further, without com on the spot very quickly, and the promising her national existence. new Japanese Admiral had been While faithfully adhering to the instructed to bring about a ces- solemn engagements, taken with sation of hostilities: N other nations, she had been' com. Sir John. Simon Says.. pelled to exercise the unques. M. Paul Boncour asked Sir tioned right of self-defence. If John Simon what had been the re need be, her people won't heal sults of efforts taken by the tate to make the supreme sacrl Powers at Shanghai, and Sir John Simon said that the British re-

WOOSUNG FORTS HOLDING

JAPANESE FAIL TO CROSS THE CREEK.

CHINESE CAVALRY APPEAR.

(From Our Own Correspondent).

Shanghai, Today.

fice.

Chinese cavalry are beginning to appear and Concluding, Dr. Yen said he presentative, Mr. J. H. Thomes, causing surprise in Japar ese ranks. had no desire to complicate un had told the Council of the de-|

killed.

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The horse, which was owned by Mr. R. McAlpine, fell and broke its neck at Nottingham to-day.

Stubborn Chinese Defence.

Shanghai, To-day, The

main interest in the Shanghai situation is now cen- tring on Woosung, where Japan- ese forces are experiencing simi- lar difficulty in shifting the stub born Chinese defenders as the Japanese marines are experienc The Chinese are still in occupation of the Woo-ing in Chapei. necessarily a situation already so marche being made a week ago sung Forts, the combined Japanese marine and Though the Forts guns are discouragingly complex, there in consultation with the United fora, before considering other States and in collaboration with military force failing to cross the Woosung creek now silent, the Chinese have dug steps he would invite a frank ex- France, Italy and Germany. He in spite of the protecting fire of destroyers and pression of views as to the pos- said the proposals put forward sibility of bringing about, under had not, unhappily, been a mestis land guns. All efforts, so far, to construct a pon- measures now in course, the im of bringing an immediate agree toon bridge have been futile. mediate cessation of Japan's hos ment, but efforts should not be tile action and prompt withdraw regarded as fruitless and with al of her armed forces on Chinese out result, we make basket territory. He also said that the inform

Baron Sato Replies, 1ation received from his Japanese Baron Sato, replying sald colleague in regard to that the Council had Just heard instractions given to the

statement, Vel ese Admiral and

not in agreement regarding. had beer confirmed facts. Also, there is much ex tion they were now aggeration, especially regarding to

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DIXWELL ROAD POLICE STATION ABANDONED.

The remnants of the Municipal Police Officers uated Dixwell Road Station under pro-

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creek, which, with the Yangtse and Whangpo rivers, makes the Forts an island. R

themselves in the banks and

Japanese forces are trying to carry the creek, which is 250 feet wide, in order to clean out the Chin who, armed with me Chin

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