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### THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1932. MATE

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"South Chlan Mürning Post Bldg,” Tal. 24554.

JAPANESE BOMB U. S. MARINE CORPS BILLET.

MILL PROPERTY IN SETTLEMENT.

FIVE CHINESE KILLED & FIFTEEN WOUNDED.

STRONG PROTEST BEING LODGED BY MR. CUNNINGHAM.

CHAPEI FRONT ACTIVITY.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).

HOST

SHANGHAI, Feb. 11, 11.19 a.m. [OSTS OF JAPANESE PLANES were soaring over the Settlement, Lunghua and Chapei this morning, and it is the firm belief that the long-expected Japanese offensive, all along the Chapei front, is imminent. One of the Japanese planes dropped a bomb on a Settlement mill this morning, killing five and wounding fifteen

Another big fire broke out ear- ly this morning and raged for some hours, threatening the Range Rond district. The Fire Brigade was summoned and the danger was averted.

artillery fire between the Chinese Xuns on Markham Road and in Chupei and the Japanese batteries in Hongkow continued nil the morn- Jux.

BRITISH NAVAL THE COMEDY OF TREBITSCH LINCOLN, MONK,

VETERAN IN WOOSUNG FIGHT.

ALONE AT FORT HOTEL.

HARBIN.

GEN. HSI HSIA NOW TAKING OVER.

Harbin, Feb. 11.

The first detachment of troops of the new. Kirin Government. numbering approximately reven hundred men, have arrived here

WILL NOT LEAVE.trafu from the South.

(Special to "Telograph.")

Seven Japanese representatives, including two from the South Manchuria Railway, have been appointed to control the Harbin

Shanghai, Feb. 11, 8.15 a.m. The British flag is lying nt tramways. Woosung as well as the Chinese) General Hai Hsia has telegra· flag over the Forts.

phlenity Instructed the Chinese Despite the intensive bombard-members of the Board of the ment by warships and the fre-Chinese Eastero Railways that quent bombing raids by the they must comply in future with Japanese aircraft, designed to the instructions of the Mukden break down the defences of Woo- Committee of Communientions.

ung Port, Commander Davis, the Reuter. proprietor of the Forts Hotel, re- fuses to leave,

ናዉ።

Commander Davis, who formerly in the British Navy, is now eighty years of age.

DOGGY COMPANIONS.

He remains in the heart of the

Chinese positions, with two dogs as his only companions, braving the perils rather than leave.

The hotel has been struck scores

and i of times by flying bullets small projectiles, but last evening, the Union Jack was reported to be at flying gaily in the breeze. Reuter.

CHINESE CLAIM BIG SUCCESS.

JAPANESE WALK INTO TRAP.

The Japanese lammehed. on at. The fire has, however, destroyed, Tack against the North Station insale shortly after eight o'clock, but it large block of property the Chinese lines and it is thought is understand that the attack was when the Chinese that the blaze indientes another, almndomed inove by Japanese to clear machine-guns came into play,

against their line of fire

the The Japanese hamched a series continue tu Chinese, who

hk of attacks against the Chinese yesterday their positions at the North Star position nt Woosung flon, and straight through Chapel. afternoon and evening. but they

failed to cross the creek. The HEAVY LOSSES. Chinese 19 using heavy puts as and it is

JAPANESE HOLIDAY,

and exactly

ATTACK REPULSED:

WOOSUNG BATTLE. The Japanese avisance has been

MILL IN THE SETTLEMENT BOMBED

Shanghai, Feb, 11. The first Japanese attack de- signed to cut off the Chinese troops in the North Station by burst through the flank falled ignominously yesterday afternoon, according to a report by Chinese

RESPITE FOR S.V.C.

LONG SPELL AT THE WORST SECTOR.

"WINDY" CORNER."

Trabitach Lincoln, photographed in Manchuris a few weeks ago in the role of Chao Kung, Buddhist monk

ANOTHER CRUISER

CHINABOUND.

TO REPLACE H.M.S. BERWICK,

Malta, Feb. 10. It is learned that the Com- mander-in-Chief of the Mediter

rangan Fleet has received instruc Lions from the Admiralty to detach either H.M.S. Devonshire Shanghai, Feb. 11, 11.19 a.m. Sevenly per cent. of the Shang- or LM.S. Sussex from the First hal Volunteer Corps have been Cruiser Squadron for service in

their the Far East. to atiend granted leave offices,

have

Company The Scottish been taken out of the front de: fence lines and are being replaced by the "A" Company, British, and e Russian detachment Our Own Correspondent.

U. S. Infantry Take Over, Shanghai, Feb. 11, 8.15 a.m. After holding one of the most difficult sectors connected with the defence of the Settlement since the beginning of the trouble, the Shanghai Volunteer Corps are to- day handing over half their line to the 31st American Infantry Regl ment.

The Volunteers are still guard- ing the district immediately front- Ing the Shanghai North Station, of the gravest fighting scene and now known as "Windy her."

Cor-

Both are county cruisers of the same type as the vessels of the China squadron and the purpose of the enter is to enable HLM.S. Berwick to be temporarily re- placed while she goes to England for six months' re-fitting.

Either the Sussex or the Devon- whire will leave for Chinn almost Immediately and will be due in Hongkong on March 15-Reuter,

HEAVY SNOW IN ENGLAND.

FIRST TOUCH OF REAL WINTER.

AS CHINA'S MENTOR.

STRIKING SCHEME FOR RENAISSANCE.

FOREIGN CONTROL OF POLICE AND GOVERNMENT FINANCE.

ADMIRER OF BRITISH. CIVIL SERVICE.

(SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”).

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Shanghai, Feb. 11. TREBITSCH LINCOLN, the world-famous adventurer, now a Buddhist monk, named Chao Kung, has drawn interested attention to himself anew by a remarkable programme før the reformation of China, involving a revolution in government administration, the new to be based somewhat on the British pattern.

of the

He proposes temporary foreign_managers country as the only solution of China's difficulties.

Growing old now, Trebitsch Lincoln bears. few visible marks of his chequered career, as our picture, At one time a the most recent to be taken, show. Lutheran priest, he has been a member of the House of Commons, a big speculator in oil, right hand man to Marshal Wu Pei-fù and latterly, counsellor to General Ma in Manchuria.

CHINA'S INDEPENDENCE AT STAKE,

An essential condition of China's Trobitach Lincoln, whe has been intimately connected with China salvation, he says, is the complete and Chinese politics and poli-abolition of the use of opium and London, Feb. 10. A north-east blizzard brought ticians for the past ten years, the breaking up of the power of as a friend of all generals with personal armies. the first heavy snow of winter declares that to London and the South Eastern, China, he is convinced, that she Counties to-day.

must immediately start to help! FOREIGNER TO CONTROL

FINANCE. herself if she is to continuo to, exist as an independent nation.

Hor fate, he declares, le now in the balance.

The storm disorganised Channel traffic, and racing was stopped at Windsor.

It is believed that to hy or to: well as machine-guns night will witness soRe of the stated that their fire has proved heaviest fighting since The out- very efficient. break of the "war."

To-day is one of the most im-1 Partant Japanese holidays Shanghai ik wondering what that will mean la relation to completely halted and it is indient-military headquarters, the campaign of death and deed that no further land offensives The Japanese put about

thousand marines into the attack .struction.

will be undertaken until the troops, which was launched from Pu Kong. who have suffered severe losses. The thinly held front line gave

way before their first onslaughi After this curtallment of their An Intermittent exchange of have been heavily reinforced.

and they made rapid progress. duties, it is hoped that a number Pressing forward, however, of the Volunteers will be able to they suddenly found themselves return to their offices, although at attneked by overwhelmingly least two hundred will be kept in superior forces in both sides of full service, patrolling the roads

A Beiglan air-lher made a forced the line of their advance. Some and doing guard duties and landing in Surrey during a heavy fierce fighting followed and theRenter "Telegraph" Special Ser.

snow squall, but no casualties Japanese retired in confusion, vire.

were suffered.

In the role of a Buddhist monk, enving many dead and wounded behind them. A number of

and having taken the name, Chag machine-guns fell into Chinese

The following forthcoming weddings

Kung, he has drawn up and out-General, and that all Government lined a full programine for the ances should pass through his The bomb exploded with a rehands.

handa, salvation of the country. are announced:-Mr. Samuel Alox- detonation

five mendous

Chinese headquarters also claim ander Gray, No. 1, Queen's Road

The scheme is act out under He further urges the establish- Chinese were killed and fifteen that a Japanese bombing, plane Central, to Miss Ellon Christine

twenty-one heads, of which one of ment of a Civil Service, like tho injured.

brought Awas

down and

to de-Mackay Slur, who is travelling A Chinese messenger-boy riding a It is

is understood that the United

organisation of a togrity and usefulness is match- States Consul-General, Mr. Cun-treyed over Chapei yesterday. lengkong on board the s.8. Nanking; push bicycle was knocked down by a the most important suggests the British which "for efficiency, in-

Road inmediato Mr. Donald Forbes, "Bergallon," public motor-car in Nathan The mill is in the sector ningham, is lodging a strong pro-}

Stubbs Road, to Miss Gweneth Chur- near the taxi filling station at the Po National Gendarmerie throughout tess.' occupied by the United States test with the Japanese authorities,

ters Tait, Gnaroo, Clarendon Road, Hing Theatre, this morning. He was China, under foreign officers, for of policing the Marine Corps. Both members of Also this morning, a shell

Melbourne, coming to the Colony on later removed to the Kwang Wah the purpose duration. The Chinese board the s.a. Taiping.

country. the U.S. Marine Corps and the landed and burst within Afty feet short

Hospital in a serious condition. Shanghai Volunteer Corps Trans-of Reuter's office, wounding a swarmed in superior numbers port Section were billetted in the Chinese watchman.--Reuter.

BY JAPANESE PLANE.

FIVE CHINESE KILLED AND 15 WOUNDED.

mill, but there were no casualties Shanghai, Feb. 11. 1.08 p.m. A Japanese aeroplane this among the foreigners. morning dropped a bomb on the Wing On Cotton Milf No. 2, which

18 altunted between Markham Road and the south bank of the Soochow Creek..

and

-Rensha.

over the barricades, using their bayonets with deadly ofleets, the surprise nature of the

MURDER OF CAPTAIN TAKAHASHI: attack enabling the Chinese at-

VEHEMENT PROTEST.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).

Lacking party to retire into the de- bris of ruined houses round about before the Japanese could bring fire to bear.

tho

Soon afterwards, Japanese rein- Shanghai, Feb. 11, 11.19 a up immediately through diploma-forcements were rushed up with

several machine-guns and The imponere naval authorities tic channels. Every effort would rattle as they poured lead into the

n vehement protest be made to secure have lodged

Matisfaction:

aurrounding ruins was the first in- with the Chinese authorities con- through this source, but they must dication that fighting between the corning the murder by Chinese be assured that firing on inoffen- soldiers, of the master of a Japan-slye vessels would not be repeated. rival forces was in progress. oso steamor off Lunghwa. -

"If necessary," he declared, "we Rear-Admiral Shimada, who an- are prepared to take definite steps nounced the action be taken, enld

that Captain Takahashi, the cap in this direction."

QUIETLY RETIRE.

After firing for some time at the flashing machine-guns In the Japanese emplacements, the Chin-

Japancao fold. gun bat-

heavy

tain of the N.K.K. 8.8. Dalkicki Following a brief artillery bom- cao vanished as quietly and as Maru, was proceeding up the bardment of the Japanese positions, rapidly as they came. Whungpoo to another Japanese and considerable activity by a merchant vessel, when the steam score of trench mortars, Chinese in- terles opened launch in which he was travelling fantry numbering, it la estimated, reply to the Chinese guns as the was fired on by Chinese troops about two hundred, cropt out offensive was heralded and continu- Several of those aboard had or their shelters last night junted to pour shells on the Chinese extremely narrow escapes but Cap before sight o'clock, and word on

the Chi Linos until

Chinese had retir tain Takahashi, proved a vletím, top of the Japanese lines at Saned.

te settled down boing mortally wounded..

Quiot once mos Yin Lee, in the Paoshan Road, be- fore the marines occupying the upon the sector, at about ten positions had any idea of the dan- o'clock. The number of the Chi- ger threatening

ACTION IF NECESSARY.

Admiral Shimada declared that the matter was being taken!:

The engagement: wan.

mote

* h656 casualties innot known; but

The rough seas have caused the Suspension of the M.2, salvage operations. British Wireless.

It is understand that they escape a striking impression of the sto**]}{10}}

WALKED RUDA ed:comparativelyõlightly?

FOREIGN OFFICERS.

Chao Kang who now has the shaven and scarred head of 弱 Buddhist monk and is almost un- recognisable from former photo- graphs, suggests that a foreigner should be appointed Treasurer-

Communism and banditry must be put down, but the propor method of so doing is the pro- (mulgation of just reforms, helping the peasant and protecting `him against injustice and illegal exactions.

The system of Justice in the country should be modelled on the British.

Schools must be established throughout the country:

SHANGHAI FIRST.

Chao'Kung, in an explanation of hia programme, says he thinks that the suggested National Gendarmerie should Arst be organised in the Shanghai ares, gradually extending its inficence and taking over Manchuria, in, order to destroy the Japanese argument and lawless. conditions. nepapritating her policing that territory-Reuter,

Mr. G. P. Murphy, an overseer of, the Public Works Department, kas rei [ported to the: palies, that some time.

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