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BRITISH SHIP

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Chief Officer Killed

Shanghai, Dec.

JAPANESE PARADE OF PROVOCATION

Severe London Press Comment

"It was

London, Dec. 4. tary mind, and its workings were a wholly unnecessary | seen yesterday in characteristic provocation" declares light

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The Chinese chief officer of the Butterfeld and Swire steamer Siusban (290 tons) was killed,' while many were wounded, when march of the vessel, which was carrying Bri- the "Dally Telegraph" comment- The journal proceeds: 'At best. tish emblems prominently displaying on. Japanese parade yesterday's parade would have been ed, was subjected to machine-gun through the International Settle-

an artless piece of pomp." seen fire as she was approaching Tsung-ment, which is scathingly criticis- In true perspective it was a typical ming Island to-day from Shang- ed in several of to-day's morning product of Japanese zeal and a-

newspapers.

panese nerves, and is important only as reflecting the army's atti- tude towards all foreign rights in China.

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The officer was shot through the head and died later in hospital 12: Shanghai, while the Chinese boats wath is in hospital with a wound in his back. His condition is not serious

The "Daily Telegraphi" adds that it is only a wonder that immediate effects of the "Incident" during the march were not more disas trou.

The Settlement police seem to have kept miraculous order in all circumstances.

Passengers on board included the British Vice-Consul in Shanghai,

Good luck and restraint of the Mr. E. B. Boothby, Secretary to the

Inhabitants prevented Isolated British Consul-General in Shang- hal, who, together with Father episodes from developing into à Adrien Sansoucy, was golag to massacro, but this merciful result Tsungming Island to investigate Owes no thanks to the Japanese the condition of nine "French- parade, and it may be questioned Canadian nuns of the Immaculate whether perhaps the parade did not Conception Mission who have not take place in the hope that the

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After more than 200 shuts were fired on the ship, peppering her starboard side with bullets, the skipper. Capt. N. McMillan, the only British officer, crawled on his hands and knees to the telegraph, brought the ship round and steam- ed out from the danger zone, re- turning to Shanghai.

The "Siushan" carried three Bri- tish naval ratings as armed guards, and also several hundrea Chinese passengers, some of whom received scratch wounds.

Besides flying the Red Ensign. the "Slushan" had the Union Jack painted on her sides.

She was making her first trip: since before the Sino-Japanese. hostilities, and was a few hundred yards from shore when the ma- chine-gun" started blazing. Every one on board immediately scurried for cover.

Reuter emphasises that it is not yet known who was responsible for fring on the vessel.- Beater.

WARSHIPS GATHER OFF SHAMEEN

For

"VAINGLORY OF SHANGHAI”*

For this was no march of

triumph through conquered ́ter- ritory. It is not with the Settle- ment that Japan is waging an i undeclared war.

"The Municipal Council may well feel relieved that nothing more occurred.

"The Japanese were trailing their coats.

"What they hoped to gain by this is not clear."

EXELLENT BEHAVIOUR : The "News Chronicle" says that the behaviour of the sorely tried Settlement police has been re- markable.

The "Manchester Guardian" says that so wanton was the Ja- panese decision that it is hard to avoid the suspicion that they hop-", ed to create an excuse to streng- then their grip on the Settlement.

Yet if this folly proved anything it was the Settlement authorities' "The Times," under the heading capability to maintain order un- "Vainglory of Shanghat" intro-aided (though not unhindered by troduces its comments with the Japanese troops. remarks that Japan periodically, and often in a curlously ostenta- tious manner, parades her most serious weakness before the world.

The bomb incident during the Japanese parade in Shanghai ex- cites lively "apprehensions in the "Manchester Guardian" regarding resultant Japanese action.-

That weakness is implicit in the limitations of the Japanese mill-Reuter.

CALAMITOUS" CONFLICT

Shanghai, Dec. 3. Some slight disposition on the Part of Chinese to consider the possibility or an attempt at media.

tion by a foreign Power, with a view to ending the Sino-Japanese conflict. is recognisable from to- day's leading article in the "North China Daily News," dealing with rumours concerning possible me- diation.

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Geneva, Dec. 4. The Chinese Government to-day banded to the League Secre- tariat for transmission to all Lea- gue members, the text of a pro- The paper writes that if these test addressed by China on Thurs- rumours speak of certain con day to Italy against recognition of federations and hypothetical pro- Manchukuo by the Italian Govern- posals made by the German Am- ment. bassador in China. Dr. Oscar The Chinese Noce reads as fol- Canton, Dec. 4.

Trautmann, regarding Germian at-lows: the first time in several tempt at mediation, it is at least "The Chinese Foreign Ministry months, the entire West River superfluous at this juncture to has the honour to call the atten- Flotilla was moored off shameen examine the rumours to ascertain

n of the Italian Embassy to the to-day on the occasion of the what truth they contain.

report of the Chinese Embassy in sailors annual athletic meeting.

For apparently the point has Rome dated November 29 that the which was held on the shameen not yet been reached at which dis-Italian Government has announced The committee has asked the lawn tennis, ground,

cussions of a diplomatic character its reccgnition of the so-called Chinese military authorities to The foreign community attend-can be begun.

Manchukuo Government, establish- begin moving all military establish- ed en masse and enjoyed an ex-

If however, the good offices ofed at Changchun.

ments from the zone. Members of cellent day's entertainment, which the German Ambassador could be

NINE-POWER TREATY

the committee and also interested was eventually won by HMS. sea-made serviceable in any way in mew, commanded by Lt.-Cominar. order to find a means of terminat-

This action of the Italian Gov-friends observed new digging by ernment is incompatible with the the Chinese military at three points W. P. MacCarthy, closely followed ing the present calamitous conflict, Washington Nine-Fower Pact of in the southwest portion of the by the flagship, H.M8. Tarantula,

The their use would certainly meet February 6, 1922, to which Italy zone. The prizes were presented by with general approval.

committee inspected

Mrs. Cunninghame-Graham, wife

is a party, as well as with the pro- the work, reported to the Defence Germany finds herself in a post-visions of the League of Nations Commissioner and was gratified of the Senior Naval Officer, West tion in which she would be able Covenant, and with numerous de-

to note that orders were issued River. Reuter

to exert particularly effective in-clarations of the League of Nations from headquarters to abandon the fluence both In Tokyo and Nan- in the Sino-Japanese conflict.

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The committee has decided to Savage Rouge, as your friendship between Italy

use the same symbol for marking sense of touch will and China, the Chinese Government the area as used in the Nantaollyou,isngrentdeal finer in texture and deeply regrets that such a de- zone, namely the red cross in a cision has been taken."---

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PEACE PLAN SEEMS King. DOOMED TO FAILURE

Sino German Conversations

Shanghai, Dec. «.

It is confirmed in German and Italian Embassy circles that Dr. Oscar Trautmann, German Am- bassador to China, is at present having conversations with Gene- ralissimo Chiang Kai-shek.

not

It should, moreover, not be for gotten that Dr. Trautmann per- sonally enjoys specini esteem as a diplomat, and has had an extra- ordinarily lengthy experience of affairs in China— Transocean..

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German Bid For Air Passenger Lead

Hankow, Dec. 4. Hankow, provisional sent of the Chinese Government, is assuming more and more

every day the

Berlin, Dec. 4. character of a refugee camp.

Indication that Germany intends Thousands fleeing to escape the

to make a bid for supremacy in oncoming Japanese tide of inva-world air passenger traffic was stan, pour in here daily, thronging given to-day by Captain Hans von the chief streets and hindering Schaller, the well-known Zeppelin

tradic.

Diplomatic circles in Shanghal are ignorant of details, but it 18 belleved that the initiative for talks on peace terms did come from the Japanese. It is further helieved that in any case they are too late; owing to the Japanese military suvcesses,

Well-informed circles here are Over and above this, detach- of the opinion that Germany is ments of Chinese troops appear anxious Japan should not penet- and disappear in never-ending rate deeper into China and ex- pend effort and material which In the air overhead the hum, of otherwise might be avaliable military planes never ceases, many of the machines being of a new and faster type than hitherto used by the Chinese air force.

against the Soviet,

It is understood that soine Jap- anese circles are anxious to keep Chiang Kai-shek, in power, as he is the only man capable of main taining authority and preventing chaos in the Yangtze valley,

Nevertheless the general opinion

succession.

Inside the Settlement and the

Special Administrative Areas, al most complete quiet prevails.

While foreigners inside these

areas feel themselves safe, since

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Formidable Army Halts Japanese Drive

Shanghal, Dec. 4.

phical Society in Berlin, "Captain Lecturing before the Geogra-

A formidable army of Kiangsu, von Schaller stated that the Zep Cheklang and Anhwe! troops which pelin Company, with both official recently massed to halt the Ja-.. and private backing, intended to panese drive against Nanking is build a fleet of large, modem zep-armly holding the defence line pelins...

from a point west of Tanyang to Two of the giant craft are now Kwanteh, according to

Chinese nearing completion, and plans call reports. for construction of an unknown number of other airships,

With these, Germany he to establish passenger and goods South America, India and the Far- services to the United States,

East, among other places Transocean.

Although fighting is reported to be raging close to Tanyang. Chinese circles claim that some of the best nghting units in the Chinese army that sector are checking the Ja- which is placed in: position around

panese drive against the town.

On the southern flank are Aze- chuenese troops which are repor- ted to have recaptured Kwangteh

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