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SHANGHAI MILITARY SITUATION.

SHANTUNG TROOPS "HEAVENLY......

MISSION."

GENERAL PIH SHOU CHEN ON HIS TASK.

AN ARMY OF TWENTY THOUSAND MEN,

DEFENCE OF THE CONCESSION.

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I cannot, of course, disclose any backs and carrying Mauser pistols

Judged by past experience the cf our military plans, but I am safe in their belts. In the station itself, in telling you that the army of soldiers of both armies interming-position of Shanghai was likely to

be distinctly uncomfortable se which I have command has come to led, but neither spoke to the other day, says last Saturday's

It was known on Shanghai on this occasion mainly In comparison with Marshal Sun Daily News. for the purpose of maintaining Chuan Fang's troops, the Shantung] Thursday night that there were many deserters from Sun Chian peace and order and to persuade the men appeared to be far better train- Fang's army, and they were report labourers who have gone out oned, much more efficient, certainly ed to be within 19 miles of the strike that it is for their benefit to more business-like and, at least, Settlement. Accordingly the Glou-

instructed by vesters were resume their duties in peace. An- better equipped. Clad is heavy Brigade Ceinmander to stand by other reason for our coming is the woollen padded uniforms, and un- protection of the many foreign and like their Alfed friends, few on Thursday aight, and it was de should be taken up yesterday morn- Chinese residents of this port who carried umbrellas and did not seem cided thas a defensive position ing by the troops. Fortunately, are in imminent danger and who to fear the rain.

One noticed a number of young however, their services were not are, at the present time, spending many anxious moments as they do boys, some not yet in their teens, required. not know what is going to happen in uniforms and, upon inquiry, one to their lives and their property."

y." was told that these were messenger or coolie boys, whose daily task was This statement was made to a

hard.

Tan all messages, They bought things for the soldiers, ran about with foodstuffs for distribu-,

en, arried things and so forth. If these men are as good fighters as one is led to believe, the South- erners will certainly not have an Dasy time in occupying Shanghai.

representative of the NC- Daily News by General Pin Shou Chen, the youthful commander of the Shantung forces, who arrived in Shanghal from Nanking on Thurs- day evening.

A Dual Rank

CHUAN FANG'S LINE

OF DEFENCE." OPERATIONS HELD UP BY RAIN.

A close friend and adviser of Marshal Chang. Chung Chang, Tapan of Shastung and Associate SUN Commander-in-Chief of the Aokyo- chun (National Peace Restoration Army), General Pib Shou Chen is a major-general in the Chinese army and full admiral in the navy, for which he was originally trained, and is one of the very few officers who holds a dual or concurrent army and naval title and position.

We have come here," be added, for the purposes of maintaining prave and order and to pacify the people. There is no need for any unnecessary alarm. The reasons for our coming I have told you Ivankly. We have come in accord ance with official orders as we con- sider it pur heavenly duty to main tain order locally, said General Pih, because we know the Reds and certain unscrupulous agitators are actually menacing the people." Utmost Secrecy Preserved.

secrecy,

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FRONT FROM HANGCHOW

BAY TO TAIHU. - The position of the Cantonese and Northern temies is similar to that of the confronting armies two years ago when Marshal Sun Chuan Fang was advancing on Shanghai.

The line for the defence of the Settlement bad for its boundary the Soochow Creek on the north. Then i ran south along the line of the railway tewards Yuynes Road, and so to the French Concession. A certain amount of barbed wire had already been put up in this vicinity and additional work was

out during the day, although it was interfered with by the rain The Gloucesters were on the right of | the Ene and then came the twe Punjabi Regiments, while the Dur hms and Suffolks were held in reserve.

Troops for the defence line.moved from their billets immediately after breakfast, and the two Punjabi bat- talions had a march of over seven miles With their mules carrying the transport and machine guns, they passed along Babbling Well Road towards 10 a.a., and they im mediately took up position. It is understood that various mills and other institutions in the district "Alarshal Sun Chuan Fang has be affected had indicated their willing- tween 10,000, and 30,000 men de-ness to afford accommodation to the A grea played along a line from Sung-troops, but in practice this did not. kinng and a small point to the east work out satisfactorily.

to Kinshan, which is situated on many of the troops, however, found Hangchow Bay directly south of accommodation in the Kung ik Sungkiang. They belong to the 3rd miil, and efforts were made to ith- state of great the 5th Divisions of his army. An-provise quarters elsewhere. Jessfield other division has been reduced in Park was personnel by half, owing to the activity, accommodation desertions and, probable captures other 1,000 men being taken in

in

4

for an-

As a matter of fact the rain,

In reply to the pressman's question, whether they would take the places of Marshal Sua Chuaoy the Cantonese. It is highly prob hand.

able that most desertera will be Fang's troops, General Pih said that he had received definite orders rounded up by his armies as he has while, causing the greatest discom- to co-operate with the Allied Forces thrown a cordool across country in fort to the troops, ensured their be in the maintenance of peace. He the vicinity of Mingbong, with the ing but little disturbed by the ex- Chuan Fang's army, Everybody would not be drawn into a discus sole purpose of stopping runaways, pected refugee soldiers from Sun The Southerners at Kashing.

except the Shanghai Defence Force sien of the military situation on the ground that military affairs

The invading army reached Ka- seemed to have gone under cover, should be, treated with utmost shing on Wednesday last week, and only four stragglers from after having marched from Hang Marshal Sun's army were dealt He said, however, that he was chew along the rail lines, Marshal with. Two of these were deserters two men who had been bringing his entire 8th Army to Sun's retreating soldiers having and Shanghai and that, by midnight, taker with them most, of the rolling wounded.

The Artillery. he expected 10,000 men would stock. Since that time although

The movement of the Shangha arrive. These would consist of five there has been no conflict it is

understood that

the oncoming defence force to the west of the regiments. In his army, there were altogether some 20,000 men, divid-

diversion to those who had to de ed into a brigade (5,000 men) and troops have secured two engines Settlement made an interesting the remainder regiments, compris

That they have yet left Kashing about in spite of the rain. While ing 1,500 men each. Those of his

has not been established. On Wed the pack battery with its mules Ben who had not yet arrived were nesday last week, only one battalion carrying the parts of the 3.7 inch stationed along the Shanghai-Non-ad arrived there, although two howitzers moved off early in the king Railway, Chinking divisions were en route from the morning, the section of the 6-inch Changchow, Wasih and Soochow

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and a number of wagons.

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Chakiang capital. The Southerners howitzer battery which was landed

their places would be filled by troops under the command of Brig. General Chang Tz Ying, (former Commissioner of Shanghai and Woosung Police and a brother-in-before. law of Marshal Chang Chung

Chang.

Armoured Cars, Cannon and Russians.

1927 Edition

OF THE

DIRECTORY

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CHRONICLE

The Sixty-fifth Annual Issue of the

Directory & Chronicle

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HONGKONG, the Treaty Ports of

·CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO-CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS MALAY STATES, NETHER- LANDS INDIA, BORNEO, THE PHILIPPINES, ETC.

came down in orderly fashion and from the Rolina only two days ago, tuok possession of Kashing with no did not appear in the central dis resistance, the last group of strag-trict until about 11 am. Then the glers- having left the city an hour most interesting sight so far afford- Several foreigners who ed by the Shanghai Defence Force were there spoke to them, and was seen. First came the tractor, found them to be anti-foreign, wheels inside its caterpillar appar ently going round at an enormous although they did not molest them.

At Kashing six Belgian Fathers rate and the whole thing keeping have remained, the only foreigners up a speed of about four miles an to it was the પ also on ammunition waggon, with the exception of a Bussian in hour. Bitched on the Customs. No information has

and the gun's crew, and been obtained regarding the where caterpillar, and carrying some 60 abouts of Messrs. Harvey, Cox and then the six-inch howitzer itself-a Smith, who were stationed with the thing of Feauty from the artillery Customs at Konsengião, the port of

pleasant from the other standpoint. Hangchow, whence one starts for point of view but hardly so Mokanshan,

So far, said General Pih, no armoured cars had come to Shang- hai but they would be here in due course with beary field pieces.

Asked how many Russians were ander his command, the Sze-Ling said a couple of thousand. All of these were now Chinese citizens so

The retreating Allied Army-the The guns went along the Bund some distance south of Nanking Road it could not be claimed that the Shantung forces were being aided retreat begun as a rout according and then turned about and carried

Western standards were not tu by foreigners,

Questioned further regarding the worried about the situation every on up the Maloo. The handling of miration, the drivers apparently disposal of Sun Chuan Fang's men, one seemed happy and just wanted these gun trains excited intense, ad-

no more difficulty in remarked that they to get back to the base at bung- the general where they were for kiangy The last party to come bring me dal but the driver

ខ... the smallest two-seater. the present until definite orders had through brought machine-guns and been received regarding them He howitzers and their usual equip third tractor, which is a spare part ment, Each infantryman had at of the battery, and-which bad could not say if they would be

created the drax. disarmed or transferred to Sung least 150 rounds, and the majority nothing. kinng or Nanking. He would have possessed up to 300 rounds. All greatcat interest by turning in its

own lengthe officers carried. Mauser pistols, await orders regarding

decided that this heavy It was Hangchow has remained quiet matter.

Asked whether Marshal Chang since the arrival of the Southern artillery would not be required, Chung Chang v

g would come to Shang- hai, the general replied in the troops. There has been no looting and as a result the two guns return- and soldiers bought umbrellas, lan-ed to Yangtazepoo. The pack bat- affirmative. The Marshal was

this

still

to

The

in Nanking, he said, pad would terns and, strange to say; socks, tery, however, proceeded to Yuyuen. come hero in a few days. He was paying, it is actually said, -in good Road, where the personnel were billeted in the Public School "for waiting for General Pih's entire hard cash

girls, Sun Chuan Fang's. Command. army to precede him. General Pih said, in reply to a further question, General Meng is in charge of that he expected certain of his gun-military affairs. His G.HQ. is boats to come to Shanghai in the situated in the former Tuchan Lu near future.

Yang Hainag'fices at the yamen well toward Shanghai from the rail way station. At Minghong General Yin Jen isommanding.

AN IMPRESSION OF THE FORCE.

The

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Sun's plan of defence is as fol lows: His line extends from Kin- sham to beyond Sungkiang. Well beyond is 1-hsing, where it is under stood that quite a force has been It is not believed by those who established. There is a possibility have been at the front that any that the retreating brigade which The Ubiquitous Executioner,-

Shantung soldiers were engagement can take place for seized 10 steam launch trains may stationed on one platform and those same time-mainly because of the join them there. The right flank is of the Allied Army were on, the three large bridges, Nos. 34, 31 and believed quite secure. Should the neighbouring one. The station pre-30, which the invaders must cross. Boutherners defeat the left flank on sented a martial appearance and These have been mined, to be the Hangchow Bay side, they are the entrances to the platforms were blown up on the enemy's advance. to fall back on to Mingbong, where The country, which is very low- 4,000 troops are now stationed. This heavily guarded. Indeed, the plat forms were full of armed soldiers lying, is flooded with water and ad- will form a zalijent with Sungkiang and executioners, the former with vance on foot is out of the ques at the peak, where trenches, have baroneta fixed, and the latter with tion now,

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