1937-10-26 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 26,

KESWICK ROAD INCIDENT Shanghai Turns Out En Masse For Funeral

JAPANESE AIRMAN MAY

BE COURT-MARTIALLED

BRITISH FORCES UNDER ORDERS

Shanghai, To-day.

FRENCH NAVY-

CHIEF IN LONDON

London, To-day.

Admiral Durand Viel, until re- cently Chief of Staff of the French Navy, arrived in London

Shanghai turned out en masse yesterday afternoon for the impressive funeral of Rfn. W. McGowan, of the Royal Ulster Rifles, killed by machine-gun bullets from a Japanese plane in the yesterday. Keswick Road incident on Sunday.

The cortege passed through streets lined by thick crowds of Chinese, many of whom were

It has not been revealed whe ther he is visiting the British ca- pital in an official or a private capacity Trans-Ocean.

carrying banners extolling the bravery of the dead FRENCH SHIPS

Rifleman.

Detachments. of troops and sailors from every nationality ex- cept Japan, attended, while the of Admiral ficials present included

Sir Charles Little, the British Com- mander-in-Chief, Admiral Harry Yamell, the United States Com-

COMPENSATION OFFER LIKELY

Shanghai, To-day.

au-

MENACED OFF SPAIN

Paris To-day.

A French freighter was bombed by an unknown plane when about 50 miles east of Barcelona.

The vessel was hit in the bows

KWANGSI SENDS

200,000 MEN TO WAR ZONES

Shanghai, To-day.

According to the Kwangsi Mili- tary Headquarters, Kwangsi Pro- vince has already sent 200,000 fully trained men to the Yangtze Valley and North Chma to fight the Japanese while another 200,000 are receiving intense training in preparation.

More than 40,000 are concentrat- ed in Pootung across the River from the International Settlement and their guns have been a con- stant source of anxiety to the Japanese, repeatedly shelling-Ja- panese warships and bases in Hongkew.

-Indications of a further attempt by the Japanese to effect on the Pootung side, although they hate proved unsuccessful at severe cost in the past, have led to an intensification of effort by the Kwangsi troops, who have prepar så formidable defence lines and an intricate coast defence system.

Our Own Correspondent.

mander-in-Chief, Admiral Le Bigot, It is suggested that the Japanese the French Commander-in-Chief, Government is prepared to make Major-General A. P. D. Telfer compensation to the British Smollett, commander of the inter- thorities for the Keswick Road in-and the stern is now high out of unknown nationality.

the water national, defence force, Brigadier cident.

A tug has left Toulon for Beaumont, commander of the

The Japanese command is

con- scene American forces, Colonel Graham,

Another French steamer was freigh commander of the S.V.C., Colonel ducting a strict investigation into

ser of own way Peretti, commander of the French, the incident "with a view to taking held up yesterday troops, Mr. Herbert Phillips, Bri- necessary measures in regard to the tish Consul-General, Mr. Franklin, airman concerned."

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the American Chairman of the Meanwhile it has just been re- S.M.G., and other foreign consuls vealed that two. Germans were and many Chinese officials.

Among the hundreds of wreaths was one "From the girl he helped to shelter."Reuter.

JAPANESE OFFER REFUSED

London, To-day.

The British authorities at Shanghai refused an offer by the

among the riders on Keswick Road who suffered in the incident.

According to Reuter, the German Consul-General has drawn the at- tention of Mr. Okamoto, the Japan- ese Consul-General, to the fact that two Germans were fired on by the Japanese plane.

'' One of them was injured when he was thrown off his horse into a ditch.

BOTH SLIGHTLY WOUNDED Trans-Ocean, however, giving the

Japanese high command to send names of the Germans as Herren representatives to the funeral of Becker and Ping, says that both men Rin. McGowan, states a reliable were slightly wounded.

report.

Trans-Ocean also reports that fol

The report adds that the Com-lowing the German protest, the Ja- mander-in-Chief of the Chinese for-

panese Consul General himself tea-

ces on the Shanghai front was among dered in personal apologies to the those who attended the funeral.

Meanwhile, the British forces in Shanghai have been given orders to fire with Lewis guns at any attack- ing planes in future.

Although the troops are not to be issued with anti-aircraft guns, their machine guns are quite effective for dealing with low-flying aircraft.

on

"NO EXCUSE”

acting German Consul General

COURT MARTIAL PROBABLE

Shanghai, To-day

Admiral Hase comm ader-in-chief, has that the Japanese air

The Times in a leading article sible for the killing of B

affair, which has created a Gowan in the Keswick Road inci- painful impression in London, says dent on Sunday, shall be court there is no excuse for the Japanese martialled.

ences.

under the circums

Preliminary enquiry into the af- despatch from its Shanghai cor-fair has already been opened.

says that foreign circles A statement by the British Con- that the British Govern- sul yesterday stated that the inci- take energetic measures to dent, being considered too impor- in the foreign areas tant to be dealt with locally had molested in future by been placed in the hands of the tish Government Trans-Ocean.

The cruiser signalled the stean theler to follow her into harbour, but

after two hours informed th

ld proceed

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