1932-02-22 — Page 9

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1932.

JAPANESE ADVANCE

“ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE”

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PLANS UPSET

CHINESE STUBBORNLY RESIST

BIG

PUSH" ON KIANGWAN FRONT

GRUESOME SIGHTS AT KIANGWAN RACE COURSE

DEAD BODIES PILED UP IN STABLES

TERRIFIED REFUGEES POUR INTO

SETTLEMENT

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(From Our Own Correspondent,

Saxon. Feb. 21. 0.4 p.m HE CHINESE CLAIM TO HAVE SHOT DOWN, BY RIFLE

TFIRE, A GAPANESE PLANE WHEN FLYING OVER LIU.

HONGCHEN.

THE JAPANESE ATTACKED THE WOOSUNG FORTS WITH AERIAL BOMBS. WARSHIPS JOINING THE TANKS AND HEAVY FIELD PIECES USED AGAINST KIANGWAN WHERE NUMEROUS

ASHES.

REPULSED

A MAGNIFICENT FEAT

Shanghai, Feb. 21, 2 p.m. An amazing revelation of the Chinese determination comes with... an official Japanese report declaring that a number of Chinese troops entrenched at Woosung Village succeeded in crossing Woo sung Creek this morning, but were repulsed by heavy machine gun

fro.

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The fact that Chinese troops crossed the creek after being subjected to continual Bre from sea, land and air is generally "halled, as a magnificent feal'.

Other evidence that the Japanese will not be able to carry ont.... their plans," according to schedule," is "provided by the desper. ately stubborn resistance of the Chiness troops on the Klangwan front where the Chinese are still holding out, although Japanese fighting and pursuit 'planes are swooping down low and pouring a rain of machine-gun, Ore on their position.

Several Chinese shells fell near the Japanese 'headquarters, some perilously close.

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**LIKE A FIELD-DAY AT ALDERSHOT":

SHANGHAI, February, 20. According to reports from reliable quarters, the Japanese, offensive is proceeding, slowly and inexorably according to plau,"

**It is like a Deid-day at Aldershot, commented a British military observer to Router after watching the Japanese, advance on Klangwan all day. He spoke appreciatively of the methodical manner. In which the Japanese troops are carrying out their opera- tions, especially in view of the fact that practically all are' raw- troops that have not seen war service.

A Reuter correspondent, this evening, from a vantage post behind the Japanese_front" line, watched Japanese shall barsting beyond. Klangwan village, while planes dropping bombs- further forward were causing hugs conflagrations to spring up.

damaged. DWELLINGS WERE REDUCED TO

HEAVY FIGHTING OCCURRED ON SUNDAY AFTER. NOON IN THE AREA ROUND KLANGWAN VILLAGE, WHICH THE JAPANESE DID NOT OCCUPY, BUT PROBABLY SUR. ROUNDED THE CHINESE WHO RESISTED STIFFLY. FAIR NUMBER OF JAPANESE CASUALTIES WERE SEEN RETURNING...

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CHINESE. SOLDIERS AND SNIPERS FIRED AT MOTOR. CARS CONTAINING NEWSPAPERMEN, WOUNDING THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TOKYO PAPER ASAHI, WHILE A BRITISH JOURNALIST WAS SHOT THROUGH THE ARM- NEAR KIANGWAN.

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JAPANESE NAVAL HEADQUARTERS HAVE ARRANGED GRUESOME EXHIBITION OF DUM DUM BULLETS; ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN USED BY SNIPERS.

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JAPANESE HEADQUARTERS REPORT THEIR CASUAL- TIES DURING SATURDAY'S FIGHTING AS SEVEN KILLED AND THIRTY-THREE WOUNDED,

JAPANESE TROOPS RETREAT

(THROUGH BETTER'S AGENOY.]

KANKING, Feb. 1, 5.14 p.m.

A WAR OFFICE BULLETIN. DECLARES THAT THE JAPANESE ATTACKED THREE TIMES YESTERDAY, THE CHINESE FALLING BACK TO DRAW THEM IN, THEN CARRYING OUT FLANKING MOVEMENTS WHICH FORCED THE JAPANESE TO REtreat,

IT ADDS THAT THE CHINESE LINES ARE STILL HOLD. ING OFF THE JAPANESE ATTACKS.

FIRST DAY'S CHINESE CASUALTIES ARE: NINETEEN KILLED AND WOUNDED:

RELENTLESS BOMBARDMENT OF CHINESE LINES

SHANGHAI, Feb. 21, 7.13 m. There was a distinct lull in the fighting late on Saturday evening, but in the early hours of Sunday Japanese heavy guns boomed out, the Chinese replying leebly, Gun flashes, like sum mer lightning, lit up the northern sky as the Japanese batteries rolentlessly swept the Chiness lines at Klangwan.

At 3 m. a full again fell.

The first day's action was completed with comparatively light casualties. It is officially claimed the Japanese only lost four killed, though a considerable number, were wounded,

The Chinese casualties are unknown.

Near daylight this morning, Japanese infantry were preparing to resume their attack and tanka had moved up during the night ready to precede the infantry to attack this morning.

Chapel remains quiet, the Japanese attack on the Chinese positions there has apparently not yet been ordered.

CHINESE PREPARE TO RESIST ATTACK

SHANGHAI, Feis 21, 10 a..

At 6.40 a.m. Japanese field guns began shelling the strongly fortified Chinese positions in the vicinity of the recently destroyed Commercial Press, in the heart of Chapel.

The situation at Woosung is unchanged. The forts are still valiantly holding out, despite the Japanese attack yesterday by land, sea and air.

Chlaese troops west of Kiangwan Village are preparing to put up strong resistance to any further Japanese advance.

The Japanese offensive was not resumed as "The Japastele forces advanced further yesterday than they had intended."

HAND TO HAND STRUGGLE

SHANGHAI, Feb. 21, 10.30 p.m... It appears that last night after a grim hand to hand struggle Japanese forces fell back from a portion of Klangwan Village and consolidated their position. 1.

At 9.30 this morning after a short bombardment they re-attack. ed, afded by twenty-two whippet tanks of an improved Renault type.

A fierce struggle in proceeding. „

A SAVAGE BATTLE

SHANGHAI, Feb. 21, 19.25 p.m.

À "savage batilo is still proceeding for the total possession of Kiangwan Village. Japanese tanks are forging ahead through, Chinese positions white Chinese soldiers are running courageously up to them and throwing obsolete bombs, which are incapable; of penetrating the moglem armour of the tanks. M

The battle is between the ultra-modern, mechanised – Japanese army and the quasi medlæval Chinese soldiers, m

* A Reuter correspondent at Kiangwan Race Course reports gruesome sights, saying that the dead bodies of the wives and families of Chinese, grooms are piled up in the Race Club, stäbles,

While the Race Club stables are gutted, the huge concrete race stands and the palatial club premises are comparatively un

FIERCE HAND TO HAND_FIGHTING-

HANGHAI, Tebruary 20:

The sunny dry weather greatly helped the progress of the Japanese advance which went like clock work till they approached the densely populated Kiangwan Village, where the Japanese troops were compelled to work along the outskirts and to engage I fierce hand to hand fighting" before they gained a footing,

The opinion is expressed that the Japanese troops in to-day's fighting have gained their objective by advancing their front line across the Shanghai-Woosung Railway, with their northern salient considerably pushed forward. A. texture of the operations being the steady advance behind a succession of heavy artillery barages, and the close co-operation of land and air forces, the Chinese positions being subjacted to a relentless succession of High explo sive bombs in front of the Japanese advance.

The Woosung Irent is being left at present to the charge of Japanese warships which are continuously pouring shells into the Chinese positions.

CHIANG'S TROOPS ENGAGED

SHANGHAI, February 20.

At present the: Japanëse troops, are attacking, ta the west along a wide front, north of Hongkow Park, driving towards the Woo ating Railway and Kiergwan Village in order to protect the right flank before the big offensive against Chapet is launched.

Japanese planes are at present bombarding Klangwan Village, near where the Japanese forces are engaging troops belonging le Chiang Kai Shek's 87th and 88th Divisions.

"WHO IS SUPPLYING THE MUNITIONS?

LONDON, Feb. 21. Sensibility to Chinese solidarity and her sturdiness in face of the Japanese paslaught is discernible in London comment, on the Far Eastern news.

One quarter apprehends some crucial issue which will involve British inltlative; another calls for immediate action by the Powers, and co-operation by America to restrain Japan...

The latest amuniqués are anxiously scanned in official and private circles.

The Prime Minister is at Chequers but Mr. Baldwin holds the fort at Downing Street, while the Foreign Office, the Admiralty and War Office staffs remain on duty from early hours,

Small groups of people, including relatives and friends of busi ness men and militaries at Shanghai assembled at White Hall in order to glean any news of danger to their friends.

Unsubstantiated rumours are current regarding the supply of munitions to the Far East. Reynolds, in a leader, avows that France is receiving large armament orders from Japan, while another quarter redicules the suggestion that British firms are sup plying the Chinese and Japanese with vast quantities of munitions in view of the fact that in the Trade Returns the British world. wide export of munitions for January show a 50 per cent, decrease compared with last January.

“OBSERVER" WARNS JAPAN

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LONDON, Tebe 21. At all costs the British people must and will keep out of war,

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CHAPEL

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Suasana, Feb. 20, 2:30 p.m. "A Reater correapondent visiting rear Japanese lines round about North Hongkew at mid-day found trucks rushing up to the front heavily loaded with cases of small arms and ammunition, while Japan ese guns, mounted near Hongkow Park, wore thundering salvo after salve into Kingwan as well as Chapel, while, in Scott Road, which, until a month ago, peaceful residential arma, the Japanese were placing a battery of ax trench mortars rondy to pour destruction into Chapel.

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SPECIAL LEAGUE

ASSEMBLY

WHAT WILL AMERICA DOY

RUSSIA MAY PARTICIPATE

[Taqvo Karena aganov"]

LONDON, Fob. 9.

BRITAIN'S GREAT TRADE PUSH

INDUSTRIES FAIR CHENS TO-DAY

(Reuter's Special Sarvies,)

LONDON, Feb. 21. Another aspect in Britain's greað, Feelers appear to be cautiously, usado pash beging on Monday when attempting to discover the position"

of the United States as regarde thee British Industries Fair opens at the special League Assembly debate Olympia and in thy White City on the „Sino-Japanesa crisis.

London.

A cryptic message Train Washing- ton announced that Mr. Stinson The exhibita range from a revely. declined LO comprens

the ing toothbrush to products from Lengan's invitation" ta The United States to participate at the the onions and Colonice valued Assembly, but enquiries at Geneva many millions sterling." reveal that the question of inviting Included in the Fair thera are the United States was not even miles of stands, miles of Lancashire- discussed by the League Scorelarint or the Council,

cotton, thousnuds; of yarda of silk It is also rumoured at Genova Inces, hosiery and linen. from, Big that Russia might be invited to land, Scotland and Ireland participate.

No More Notas.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.

It is understood that no

For the first time all the principal industries will couibine to make the largest and most comprehensive textile display in the worlds hin- tory.

Sixty-eight thousand ayitations have been sent to buyers.

"JAPANESE WOUNDED Japanese wounded are already arriving at the base hospitals, inotes be sent to Japan at present is being considered by the State the Hengkew aren, Router's qorre Department. spondent, anw` two heavily

The Chinese appeal to the State A feature of the Fair is the disg trucks of wounded arrive. attempt to persuade Japan to dis was sent to England by air.

Department, yesterday. replay of South African" fruit, which, probably beld twenty men.

continue her aggression is aliso Japanese 'planca. ato

being considered. noitring over Chapai preparatory to a maas attack as soon as the cap. ture of Kiangwan three miles north from North Station has been effect-ment

ed.

They

recon-

“SHOULDER TO SHOULDER”

CHINESE FIGHT BRAVELY

SHANGHAI Feb. 90, 3.38 p.m. Standing shoulder to shoulder tho troops of the Nineteenth, Army and Chiang Kai Schk's. atcel-helmeted National Guards, and to be the finest soldiers in China, are now battling against the Japanese forces for possession of Kiangwan Race

course.

Hitherto neither side has advanc. ed, but the lorries coming into Hongkew with Japanese wounded reflect the severity of the congie. The precise number casualties is unascertainable, but, it is believed.. the Chinese must have suffered as heavily, if not more so than the Japanese:

Now it is impossible to enter the public, school for boys, situated on. posite the Japanese Headquarters as it is surrounded by a network of communication lines,

The American-owsed Park Gar age nearby has been extensively slamaged by Chinese shells.

Japanese troops, which, at 4.30 o'clock this afternoon poured inte Kiangwan front in jerry-ladne WONG rubber soled, shoes instead of the regulation army hoots. Asked by a Reuter's man when the offensive would begin, they replied "Tadie- ma," meaning presently.

AMERICAN NEWSPAPER WOMAN'S EXPLOIT

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHASOHAI, Feb. 20, 3.20 p.m. The American newspaper woman, Miss Christine Diemer, from Clove land, Ohio, made an adventurous. expedition into Chapei, this morn ing. She found the Chinese forces

under the control of the British and Americans..

CHINESE VILLAGES IN FLAMES

SHANGHAI, Feb, 20, 5.24 p.m. Columas of binck mzuite tell pathetically the tale of destruction of Chinese vilages within, Japenes lines by Chinese shellfire as battle rages without abatement.

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Reuter's special correspondent made a hazardous trip to the Kiang wan front to-day, and saw batteries of howitzers in action.

As the guns reared, a squadron of Japanese beanbers flashed across the skies and disappeared in the distance.

The Japanese appen to be well prepared for possible Chinese aerial attack and have a number of þxamouflaged anti-aircraft guns with

crews ready to shoot at them.

The Chinese claim that they put out of action a Japanese tank by the driver's aperture 2. throwing hand grenades through

CHINESE FLAG STILL.

FLYING

WORLD'S BUYERS GO TO

LONDON

SHUIFIER WIRELESS, SERVICE, Į

Rbany, Feb. 201 Buyers from all parts of the world are, arriving in London for the British Industries Fair which opens on Monday in London at Olympia and the White City and in Birmingham at Castle Bromwich

One hundred thd seventy-one Danish merchants arrived list. night, and one hundred and f more are expected to-day, while further two hundred and twenty two from Denmark are due to morrow.

During the week-end other cons ingente will arrive from Franer, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Czechos Slovakia and other countries, and there will be many visitors from the Dominions and Colonies,

At Olympia an exceptionally big display of furniture is being made. and there are alsa displays of leather goods, stationery, jewelloxy, glass and pottery ware, toys and other fancy goods, stat

The heavy industries aro, – ne usual, represented at Birmingham,

NEW FRENCH" CABINET

SHANGHAI, Feb. 20, 6.07.p.m. The Chinese flag still flies over the Woosung Forts, although the Japanese have been conducting heavy bombardment of the forts from land, air and aca all day long.

Evidence that the Chinese guns M. TARDIEU AS PREMIER have not been rendered hora-de-com- į bas was provided when Japancar warships were made targeta Înr ́ro- | peated fire. However, no hits were scored...

Woosung village is now going up in, flames.

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THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, Feb. 21. A new coalition Cabinet has been formed with M. Tardien as Premier and Foreign Minister, and M. Laval Minister of Labour,

None of the others are interna- tionally well-known.

JAP. TROOPS MOVE OFF.

SHANGHAI, Feb. 20. Japanese troops began maving cheerful and optimistic. She says preparatory to attack at 70 a.m., that they had even constructed, while ten aeroplanes loaded with barbed wire entanglemente round bombs went up and were soon drop. two Solds adjacent to Chapei, and ping their deadly weapons upon the BRITISH RAILWAYS explained these were to hold Japan- Chinese lineS in North Chapei.

Many more machines are wning BADLY HIT BY DEPRESSED up at the aerodrome.

Japanese headquarters presents, a scene of intense activity. Several large detachmenta of Japanese

ese prisoners.

The Chinese, she says, have been considerably reinforced and state. they will not advance until definite ly attacked:

The remaining Chupei renidanta troops have been seen moving into conceivably be a good long-term are again leaving their homes and,

the Chapel lines, ponies loaded investment for British trade to unable to go elsewhere, have taken with mountain guns are ready and declare boldly for China Netral-fuge on the scores of junks, which six Japanese banks are outside the fill the creek dividing Chapei and Japanese headquarters waiting or anity, mediation and military watch the Settlement.

ders to move off fulness best serve our interests, and

WARNING TO CANADIAN Direct Sino-Japanese negotiation the strain that this policy is wise, must be the main means for a but unhernie will test best the quali. settlement. It ought to be encour- tics of our troops and the authori.maze of narrow streita by a Chinese aged and not hindered. It will be tice in charge of the Settlenicnt. the best and" quickest means for effecting an armistice.

declares the

editorial.

America and members of "the League Would reserve full right fo Secure that any Sine Japanese agreement shall respect their own real concerns, and provide for a better foundation in the Far East for the future Interests of interon. tional peace. ..

U.S. AGAINST BOYCOTT

[HRUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. A renewed opposition to the pro posed economic blockade of Japan, for which a petition was presented to President Hoover, was expressed by Mr. Borah who declared: "That such action might easily lead to a position in which the United States

AIRMEN

OTTAWA, Feb. 19.

TRADE

(Reuter's Special Servico.).

LONDON, Feb. 20, Shrinkage in railway trafoj” re, venue has reached such a point that the LNE. Railway has had Miss Diemer, on returning, 32

to forfait ita'.status trustes of getting back to the Settlemionts. perienced the utmost difficulty in

investment stock. The Company, She was guided through Chapel's

which has been particularly affect ed by the falling off of mineral traffic, is only able to pay ono per soldier, and crossed the crook by In the Canadian House of Com-cent on four per cent, second pre- jumping from junk to junk, and mons, the Premier read a cable | ferencsTM stock, and nothing" on only the impenetrable wire entangle from the Trade Commissioner at £78,000,000 worth of preferred and monta manned by American infan-Shanghai, intimating that there is deferred stock. try held her up. Here the Corra-not the slightest chance of the This is the first occasion in the spondent explained her presence to three hundred Canadian airmen history of British railways that a the amazed troops who had to cut being employed in the Chinese trustee status has not been fulfilled. the wire to allow her into the Settle- Air Force, ment, after which she was arrested. by the Bettlement police but re Icaand.

LUCKY ESCAPE

SHANGHAI, Feb. 20, 4.12 p.m.. Several Chinese ahells fell in the Settlement this morning and after-

casualties have been reported.

It concludes by warning Japan of the certainty of her downfall in the 'future, were other Powers com. would be forced to declare war. [noon, but hitherto nom foreign pelled to promote an organisation, We should continue our efforts to Three Obinese, however, are stated of China. It would be slow, steady but finally irresistible.

friendly mediation, "**.

FOLLY TO TAKE ISOLATED

“ACTION.“

LONDON, Feb 21,

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"DUTCH WARSHIP FOR SHANGHAI

(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.] 14 Sarutator writing - in Sunday Times analyses the British

THE HIGOR, Feb. 21. policy towards the Sino-JapanDIO The Government has decided to crisis. He concludes: In view of rond, immediately, to Shanghai, a British interoate, it would be folly, torpedo boat from the East Indies, to take ipolated action it is particularly to protect the interests thought, however, that it might of Dutch subjecta.

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Trustee money already invested is The telegram added that Avs unaffected by the new development. Canadine finden who went to but no more may be invested, until China on their own initiative were the railway has again paid a divi already stranded.

dend on preferred stock for, ten sucowsive years.

HOPE NOT, ABANDONED. This qualification has only just bean fulfilled by the Metropolitan [REUTER'S. AMERICAN. BERVICE.] Distrion, Railway, London's chief

passenger transport service.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, have not yet abandoned hope of a Ofcial circles in Washington to have been fatally injured... Sino-Japanese settlement without a MR. ROCKEFELLER ENTER-

A shell struck a cotton mill on great sacrifice of life. the south bank of Boodsow Creek, r. Stimson to-day again handed

TAINS SIR M CAMPBELL where American marines are quar to President Hoover the details of tered, but luckily there were no the Shanghai situation, in connec», (Renter's Special Service)) ensualties,

tion with which a long "conference" Resumption of hostilities appears followed. to have been the signal for the evacuation of all territory south ward of Soochow Creek. During the day of unending stream of ter rifed and sorrowful refugees have poured into soctor of the Settle (Continued on next Column).

The failure of the peace negotint tions has bitterly disappointed State Department officials who are actively dismissing plane for hand. ting such situations aq may arise from the fighting

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