1938-04-20 — Page 20

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 20, 1938.

SHANGHAI SURROUNDED BY HUGE GUERILLA FORCES British Soldiers Hear Firing Every Night

CITY IS

AGAIN TENSE

Rumours of guerilla fighting over a large area, ranging from Tazàng in the north to the Hang- chow-Wuhing highway in the south, and so close to Shanghai that the sound of firing has been heard almost nightly for the past week, were established as fact by foreign sources of impeccable reliability, writes C. W. Tombs in the "China Press."

-MR. EDEN'S

'NO' TO £10,000 U.S. TOUR

Mr. Eden has, it is reported,

declined an offer of a lecture con-

tract in America which would have been at a record figure.

In view of his present political position Mr. Eden would probably command £300 a lecture, and with wireless broadcasts might have made 10,000 out of the tour.

These figures are based on cur- rent prices paid to star lecturers in America, which range from £100 to £200 a lecture, or a guar-

anteed minimum of £200 a week

for a three-months tour.

tinually by small Chinese bands, and garrison outposts are kept at

nervous a high pitch of Another foreign traveller arriving in Shanghai reported that there

tension.

the banks of the ver during the night, and it was believed that be-

een 7,000 and 10,000 men operating in the area...

were

BATTLE AT CHENJU Local Chinese papers reported intensified activities of Chinese guerilla units around Shanghai, particularly in the western sections. and regions along the Shanghai- Hangchow Railway. One Chinese report claimed that a group of more than 500 guerillas. made

a sudden attack on the Japanese garrison in Chenju recently and engaged the Japanese soldiers in a battle lasting for several hours, withdrawing after the Japanese had rushed. reinforcements from Shanghai.

bands

The Chinese “guerilla were reported to have their base near Sunghiang on the Shanghai -Hangchow Railway, where there were large forces scattered all over the neighbouring country- side, attacking the Japanese troops in the daytime and hiding in the night.

Residents of the western districts, specially outside the perimeter, have become so accustomed to the sudden chattering of Lewis gun firing that they are no longer disturbed by it, the writer was told and soldiers at the British posts on the perimeter confirmed this information. No sign had been seen of roving! Villages below Kashing on the had been fighting on the outskirts bands in broad daylight, British Shanghai-Hangchow railway were of Wuhing. sentries said, but unless the Jap-blazing furiously when he passed Refugees have arrived in Shang- To protect Sungkiang. from · at- - anese were given to target practice through a foreigner said, and he hai from Sungkiang with stories tack by the guerillas, the Japanese at night, the repeated, bursts of had been told that the fires were of fighting, pillaging and burning troops are reported to have mount- firing they had heard almost night-started as reprisals against guerilla in the vicinity of their native town, ed, heavy guns on the city wall and ly indicated that something was activities.

while the rush of Japanese rein- to have burned many villages on going on over the railway.

This report confirmed the stories forcements into Pootung gave the outskirts of the city to prevent HUNGJAO HEARS FIRING TOO previously brought to Shanghai to weight to the report that fighting the roving bands from hiding.

Belief that the guerilla bands in the effect that villagers were' suf-was taking place on the Peninsula. Martial law was reported to have the immediate vicinity of Shang-fering greatly from Japanese puni-. Although no confirmation can be been declared in Nantap by the hai must be operating in the south-tive measures against the guerilla obtained, it is persistently report Japanese. Tension in that area eastern areas was strengthened by bands.

ed that fresh Chinese troops have was heightened when the Japanese the observation of Hunjao resi- The Chinese troops, against arrived on the Rootung side of the soldiers pressed a large number of dents that the sound of firing seem- which the measures have been river to reinforce the small bands Chinese into constructing trenches ed to come from the district west of directed, are generally miles said to have revolted against Jap and other defence works, it Nantao, probably along the mili-

away from the scene before the anese rule, and that there has been further reported. tary road used by the Japanese. Japanese forces arrive, and in-severe fighting near Minghong.

Travellers arriving in Shanghai nocent farmers are reported to Clashes between Chinese and report that they have observed have been shot down as they Japanese troops took place at dawn numerous villages afire between rushed from their burning homes. near Yehziatseng, on the upper Hangchow and Shanghai, while re- HIGHWAY ATTACKED reaches of the Whangpoo, accor- fugees have begun to arrive from From Wahing to Hangchow, Ja-ding to refugees arriving in Shang- Tazang with stories of continuous panese troops passing along the 'hai. The refugees stated that they fighting in that area.

highway are being harried con- had seen the Chinese soliders

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Contestants in the Bridge Olym- pic Tournament, to be held at the Chinese Club, No. 6 Des Voeux Road Central, to-night, are request- ed to arrive there at 7.45 p.m. so that the procedure may be explain- ed and play may start promptly at the scheduled time.

Entries closed with the following pairs:

(1) Mr. F. A. GI and Mr. I. A

Ozorio.

(2) Mrs. Walter Kent and Mrs. F. H.

Tyson.

(3) Hon. Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell

and Mr. G. M. D. D. Wolf (4) Captain S. M. Kharegat and Mr.

K. C. Lee.

(5) Lady Macgregor and Mrs. A. V.

Greaves.

(6) Mr. D. A O'Kieffe and Mr. John

Stenersen.

(7) Mrs. Howard Donevan and Mrs.

W. J. D. Roberts.

(8) Mr. M. W. Lo and M. J. C. Pool (9) Mrs. Albert Raymond and Mrs.

Flarry Odell,

(10) Mrs. W. T. Stanton and Count de

Courseulles.

(11) Mr. and Mrs. John Brownley. (12) Mr. A. Vaswani and Mr. Wick

Baker,

(13) Mr. M. H. Lo and Mr. Horace

Io.

(14) Mr. D. Hung and Mr. M. N.

Rakusen (15) Mr. Ip Lan

and Mr. A. J. C.

Basto (16) Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Pearce (17) -Col E. S. Doughty and Mr.

C. C. Black.

(18) Mr. F. C. MacDonald and Mr. J.

J. McLachlan.

(19) Mr. M. G. Tang and Mr. S. K.

Lee.

(20) Mr. W. E. Denison and Mr. O.. P.,

F. Muller

(21) Mr. T. F. Lo and Mr. H. J. Tsang. (22) Mr. A. D. Sequeira and Mr. H,

A. Barros.