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CHINESE CONVERT NORTH STATION INTO ARMY REDOUBT

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decided that in case of hostilities they will found a United Defence Front.

An American Regiment is on the way from Manila to Shanghai.

The French are bringing reinforcements from Saigon. Be a tea

18 KILLED

ON CONEY ISLAND

New York, To-day..

BRITISH NAVAL

DISPOSITIONS

Warships At All Main Points

The following disposition of Bri-

At least 18 persons were killedtish warships in the various parts

pleasure spot, crashed

K

An enquiry by the Japanese to the French when two adjacent houses at Co- Municipal Council, whether, in the event of the sit-ney Island, the famous New York tuation becoming serious, Japanese forces would be permitted free passage through the French Con- cession was answered in the negative.-Trans- Ocean.

N. CHINA WAR SWELLING TO

MAJOR HOSTILITIES

Chinese Claims

NANKING CHARGE

Japanese Flying Over Shanghai

Nanking, To-day.

In a statement, published by the

It is understood that recent heavy rains undermined the form- dations causing the collapse. Reuter.

BOOM ACROSS THE

WHANGPOO | Between Nantao And Pootung

Shanghai, To-day... Shanghai, To-day. Chinese Foreign Office yesterday, he Whangpoo River. Moving hastily A barricade is stretching across

should alleviate any anxiety by Bri- tons who have families or relatives in them:

Chinwangtao HMS. Adventure (Mine-Laying Cruiser).

Chefoo-HMS. Suffolk (Courty Class Cruiser).

Tsingtao HMS. Cumberland (County Class Cruiser and Flagship of China Station; Dainty and Diana Eighth Destroyer. Flotilla) and

MS. Falmouth

Tangku H.M.S. Sandwich. Woosung-HMS. Danae (Light

Cruiser)

(Flotilla Leader, of Eighth Destroy-

Shanghai

HMS Duncan

While tension in the local situathe Japanese are reproached with tion is fast reaching breaking the insatiability of their territorial and quite unexpectedly last even er

er Flotilla). point, fighting on all the fronts in aspirations in China and with ing, the Chinese authorities towed Weihaiwel HES: Medway (Sub- North China is developing rapidly-breach of their promise to settle into position two old steamers and marine Depot Ship) and several The Japanese troops have commenthe Hung Jao incident by diplomaten more seagoing junks forming a

submarines; H.M.S. Eagle (Air- ced offensives against Chinese posi-tic means.

boom from the Nantao Burg to craft Carrier), Delight," Duchess, tions along the Pingsui, Ping-Han

the Pootung foreshore

Decoy (Eighth Destroyer Flotilla) and Tientsin-Pukow Railways.

Japanese aeroplanes have flown over Shanghai, Hangchow, Ningpo is for the protection of the Arsen-Vessels). *

It is believed that the barricade and Grimsby and Folkestone (Escort and other towns, illegally and apal and the naval dockyard some dis-

Nanking-Capetown (light crui- erently for military purposes tance above the boom-Reuter North China and in Shanghai feres with the Dollar line's Everything which now happened in

The position of the boom-inter- amounted to a violation of China's river perth, but does not obstruct other course, but to resist. Isovereign rights, and China has no the

passage of 99 per cent. All Shanghar's shipping. responsibility rests with Japan. Trans-Ocean.

The latest Chinese military com munique asserts that Nankow Pass

is still held by the Chinese and also states that after a fierce engage ment, Chinese troops had recover- ed Techshingkow, another pass near Nankow, from the Japanese

On the Tientsin-Pukow. Railway, a severe battle is in progress2t|| Taliuchen, the upshot of which is still unknown. Gunfire is clearly andible at Tientsin.

Nan

LONDON PAPERS

FULL OF CHINA NEWS

HEATED DEBATE Japanese Accusation

At S.M.C. Offices

Shanghai, To-day.

It is revealed that a heated de-

ser)

up

ADMIRAL LITTLE

ISSUES ORDER-

For Easy Identification NORTH CHINA SI Of British Ships

FIGHTINGA) BAD. Capture Of Nankow Station Denied

Peiping To-day. Clashes have started in North

The Joof of the

Etle, KCB has just issued the following order to the China Fleet

China Station, Admiral Sir Charles

as a means of identification from a possibl

air attack.

means of identifica-

or

On the Ping-Han Bailway front, the opposing forces are disputing strategic points between Chang- hsintu and Lianghsiang. Fighting! in this direction is expected to de- velop on large scale as both sides are rushing reinforcements. Hus bate took place between Mr. Oka China along the Perping-Suiyuan, tion of British ships, the Comman moto, Japanese Consul General and Peiping-Hankow and Tientsin P Mr. 0. K. Yui, Mayor of greater kow Railways.

der-in-Chief, China Station, has Shanghai, at a meeting of the Joint The Chinese deny that the Japan ordered that all British Naval ves- Trace Commission yesterday after-ese captured Nankow station yester Shanghai, are to paint large Union

sels at or near Yangtze ports noon at the office of the Shanghai day and claim that they are still Jackson- gun turrets and gun Municipal Council, which was at holding the place. tended

the delegates of Britain, It is stated that along the Pei-

shields.” Meghdad London, To-day.

France,

Italy and the United States.ping-Hankow line, the Japanese Kong point out that this is a similar The front pages of Thursday's

The Naval authorities in Hong Mr. Okamoto argued that des-were repulsed with heavy losses at move to that which the British Navy papers are full of the latest de-pite Mr. Yur's assurance on Wed- Lianghsiang, and along the Tien adopted in the Spanish conflict on velopments in Shanghai. The pa-nesday of the withdrawal pers point out that the Japanese, Chinese Peace Reservation Corps captured Toplinchen, at the south of tsin-Pukow Railway, the Chinese re- by assembling 33 warships outside from the vicinity of the Japanese Yangliuching, yesterday morning Government or rebel planes might both the Atlantic and Mediterranean Shanghai, were now virtually be residential quarter, Chinese armed

sides of Spain, in order that Spanish sieging the city. The British publie forces actually were erecting de-

Our Own Correspondent doubts whether the negotiations fences around Shanghai.

distinguish British warships from between China and Japan can lead

others Only in Spain, the colours Such activities were in direct vio to any success.

Union Jack, were painted

of

lation of the Shanghai Truce Agree

It is feared that even more heavy ment of 1932 and should be sup fighting than 1932 will also result pressed by the Joint Commission. in Shanghai-Trans-Ocean.

MORE JAPANESE

WARSHIPS/

Twenty-One Now In Shanghai Harbour arbuch Joseuter for

da sua Shanghai, To-day -

Mr.

MAYOR'S REPLY

Yui retorted panese Consul General think that the Joint

should be used only

panese demands, but t

NANKING GENERAL red, white and blue, instead of

MOBILISATION

Nanking, To-day.

CONSULS REPORT.

It is reported that vernment has decided to general mobilisation throu the country very soon.

order

arrived in Shanghai

General Ho Ying-ching, has been appointed to take charge

pose of the Joint Commission was Central Army campaign in North

2

Shanghai, To-day.

Consul at Soochow

the South

He stated that he was unable to

to maintain peace and order in China, according to latest report get through on the usual route Shanghai and could not be used by General Li Chung yen is to be owing to the employment of the Japan for aggressive purposes in given general authority over the line for troops transportation to In the past twenty-four hours, Chinese territory: The ace troops sonth of the Yangtze,

Shanghai-Our Own Correspondent. four additional Japanese warships Agreement had been violated by have arrived in Shanghar making Japan on many occa

a total of twenty one lying in the troops entered the harbour 100mg for Paitzue Last

It is estimated that the Japanese

armed

Shanghai-h

reached a total of 10,000,- €rnom

More marmes are expected disembark from Japanese ships-Hua Nan.

further

pan had no right now to

argument on the basis Agreement Hua Non.

General Tani Ting-kai will be appointed Garrison Commander of the Shanghai area and will be given several divisions of Central Gov- ernment troops in the

his mands reinforcements.

The Chinese reorgamsed ace munist armies are to defend the

pondent.

MORATORIUM

Shanghai, To-day- The Nanking Government has de- nar-glaredya virtual moratorium. - The

Com Bank of China was the first

the close at 11 am and the other Chin Corres-ese banks quickly followed

Our Own Correspondent.

to