1932-02-22 — Page 25

LET US QUOTE FOR

TERAZZO

-THE "MARBLE EFFECT" FOR ALL PURPOSES

C. E. WARREN & CO., LTD.

Chias Building-ha

Tel. 20209

Dollar on

for

pat, Ledy igkong.

The

FINAL EDITION

Library, Supreme Court

Hongkong Telegraph.

JOUXDED I881 NO. 13.434

-#D.C#A=XWG MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1932.

636 PER ANNUM

日七十月正 wrxGLE COPY TO CRKTS

RESISTANCE

FORT

DUNLOP

The Tyre of Ruggód Strength

'''Sovih Chlas Morning Post Bldg." _Tol. 24314.

JAPANESE ADVANCE A MILE ON 8-MILE FRONT.

*w

Our picture shows the Chinese mathod of avoiding damage fram

aerial raida. Snatching

op-

portunity for a moil in a strong, ly constructed dug-out.

STOP PRESS.

HEAVY JAPANESE

LOSSES.

Foreign Military Expert Gives Eye-Witness Account of Battle.

THE MILITANT UYEDA'S FRONT LINE FACED

PACIFISTS.

DEMAND USE OF SANCTIONS.

GENEVA'S FATE IN BALANCE.

London, Feb. 22,

The guns of Shanghat are shat tering the fabric of Geneva, de vinrud the Dudy Herald's Geneva correspondent in which the Labour journal bases an estitorial proclaiming "The Lengue

es Faled."

#4

21

The Dusty Herold strongly atyres. the enforveient of Article Sixteen of the Longue Covenant ns the only ments of escupiny 'oblivion by the iT..

Another View,

The Daily Telegraph comments! (oday regarding the resolute spirit! displayed by the Chinese, but dej clares that Japan's overwhelming! Shanghai, Feb. 22, 3.10 p.m.

military advantages must prevail; The Chinese are now bombarding and reiterates that Britahu's polley the Dixwell Road area with their must be one of non-interference, largest field-guna, a steady rain of concentrating uyash maintaining the ahells having been poured into thisafety and interests of British

district since noon.

The boom of

tions.

Every The Journid cometides: the guns la argompanied by the Power with Treaty status in Ching machine-s determined that the necesalty numerous rat-a-tat of

and the Japanese reply has for evnenation shall not arise what- Sunk

ever the developments of the local situation-Reuter, been extremely feeble.

The Chinese gunners appear to have found, by luck or by judgment, a Japanese concentration centre, and it in reported that their losses have been severe.

Lenque Assembly Outlook.

Girmeva, Feb. 21

In view of the fact that the League Council has exhausted Its efforts to secure a pacific solution! of the Sino-Japancae eouflet, The damage to Settlement pro-speculation is rife regarding the perty as a result of the Chinese opportuneness of convening the. bombardment ja

considerable.

Dur Own Correspondent.

Shanghai, Feb. 22, 4.10 p.m.

special meeting of the League Assembly.

It is argued that the Assembly cannot do more than the Councit unless it decides to apply Article Sixteen of the Covenant---Renteri

There are persistent reports that ON THE WOOSUNG

n Japanese destroyer was directly hit by a shell to-day, killing and wounding several members of the crew. The commander is said to be among the casualties, wounded.

Japancar planes, which have been!

inuctive to-day comparatively were an hour ago sighted flying) over the vicinity of the rifle range) at Kiangwab,

FRONT.

HEAVY ARTILLERY

ENGAGEMENT.

BY HONGKEW CREEK.

TROOPS ORDERED TO CAPTURE TOWN OF TAZANG TO-DAY.

CONSIDERABLE LOSSES BY

MIXED BRIGADE.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).

SHANGHAI, Feb. 22, 12.45 p.m. FOREIGN MILITARY OBSERVER JUST RETURNED FROM THE KIANGWAN BATTLEFRONT STATES THAT FIERCE FIGHTING STILL FINDS THE CHINESE IN POSSESSION OF KIANGWAN VILLAGE. GRIM HAND-TO-HAND ENCOUNTERS HAVE TAKEN PLACE AND THE PLACE IS MORE OR LESS SURROUNDED BY THE JAPANESE, WHO ARE SLOWLY MAKING PROGRESS.

The Chinese troops are putting up a much stiffer resistance than was contemplated either by the Japanese or foreign military experts. The Japanese Mixed Brigade and the Ninth Division have suffered considerable losses, although as a result of persistent for- ward drives they have now advanced roughly a mile on a front of approximately eight miles.

This after three days of heavy fighting such as has never before been required of Chinese troops, and which has now brought the Japanese to the objective which was set on Saturday morning.

The Japanese line in the Kiangwan area is now faced by the Hongkew Creek for almost its entire length, and the Chinese are powerfully entrenched on the other side.

Japanese soldiers were moved up by easy stages last night, resting in their new positions, preparatory to the drive which was commenced this morning.

The majority of the Japanese casualties are at tributed to snipers and machine-gun nests, left behind by the main body of the Chinese when they retreated from Kiangwanchen across the Hongkew Creek under the terrible Japanese bombardment.

The next objective of the Japanese army is Tazang (Our Own Correspondent), (see map on Page Seven) in conformity with their turn- Shanghai, Feb 22, 12. 30 p.m.

ing operation towards Chenju with the object of cutting The news correspondents on the across the rear of the Nineteenth Route Army in Chapei. many Wooяung dropping

Front report that, thei bombs on the Chinese positione.-region is once again the scene of Although the Japanese are by Chinese positions along the Hong- an intense artillery bombardment no means proceeding to schedule, kew Creek, with Tazang just be- which t likely Lu continue. the Japanese Command sets the rond them. That is understood to Chinese claim that they have country to cover, with orders that be their objective to-day, and they damaged a warship with their the line must be pushed to a fixed have had orders to push to its eight-inch guns,

point, the advance guard being far side, whatever the cost. process to the rear units.

Our Own Correspondent.

DERBY RESULT.

The Chinese claim that Nineteenth Route Army

shat down a Japanese plane over Luhongchen at three o'clock yes-į terday afternoon. and give its 2number as 356.

1

Mr. L. Dunbar's Liberty Bay (Mr. HH) Mesara. Waung and Li's Wild Life (Mr. T. Y. Tung) Princess (Mr. Ballna) 3

Mr. II. Kom-tong's

Hall

Mr. K. H. Kay's Ajax

Messra. Kong Bros' Blue. Star

Mr. Eve's Darkest Eve

(Mr. Charles)

0

(Mr. D. S. LI)

0

(Mr. Heard)

0

U

0

Messra. Mackie Grayburn's

Deveron

(Mr. Clark) Mr. A. M. L. Sonres' Flying Tourist (Mr. Noodt) Messrs, Kong Bros Lunar Star

(Mr. Y. S. Chang) 0

(Mr. T. I Wong)

Mr. D. J. Lewis' Toline

1

Mr. Chan in-son's White Jade Star (Dir. Quincey)

0

Won by two lengths; two lengths.

Timo-3 min. 04.4/5 seek.

Pari-mutuol:-Winner. $6.20,

Places, 30.10; $11.30; $10.80.

Cash Sweep.

No. 1918

J

1505

+

1675

.$12,079.20 $3,451.20

1,725,00

Unplaced runnera $100 each)

Nos. 1488, 2045, 607, 398, 68, 1200,

1765, 1278

CREEK REDOUBTS

NEW JAPANESE DIVISION.

A BRITISH AMAZON.

STRANGE BATTLE STORY CABLED TO LONDON.

(Raster's Special Service).

London, Feb. 21. All the London newspapers give considerable prominence to thei fighting in Shanghai, and the provincial dailies also make " feature of the campaign.

It is, however, felt that some of the journalists in Shanghai are allowing their quest for sensation Jarun riot.

One story describes how beautiful English girl has been fighting shoulder to shoulder with the Chinese troops.

MORE SENSATIONS!

Picture shows (left) Comman- dec Davis, R.N. (ret.) the 83-yome- old proprietor of the Forts Hotel at Woosung. He agreed to with. draw at the end of last work,

15 FOREIGN HOUSES DESTROYED.

Another speaks of the Kiang- NORTH SZECHUAN

war creeks running with blood, while third tells of a Japanese brigade of troops fighting des perately for Iffc when surround- ed by overwhelming numbers of Chinese troofia.

ROAD FIRE.

Shanghai, Feb. 22, 6.11 a.m. Six members of the Settlement Finally the European women of Fire Brigade, including three Shanghai are described na foreigners, were injured last night heroines, enrrying on as usual de- by splinters from à Chinese shell, spite the Imminent danger of while attempting to extinguish a death from shell-fire.

near the Japanese* headquarters.

Fifteen

forolan

in houses Magnolia Terrace, North Szechuan

WHITEHALL TENSION.

ux-

These colourful details are not belfeved by retired Shanghai-i |lauders and others with

porlence of the Far East, but the Road, were burned out by the nt eight ignorant general public in thrilledfire which broke out to the marrow.

o'clock last night.

The Chinese günners have been concentrating their fire on these quarters and considerable damage While the tension continues at has been done, though no direct Whitehall concerning the altua hit on the Japanese headquarters. tion at Shanghal, no alarm is has been secured. felt in an official sense, despite When fire broke out closeby, the the unusual activity at Downing fire brigade were hurried to the Street during the week-end. scene and vere aoon engaged in

Sir John Simon, the Foreign battling the flames. Then Secretary, and Lord Hailsham, shell

came. the Secretary of State for War, Two British firemen, Station are keeping in the closest touch Officer H. H. Miller, in charge of throughout these critical days. the Hongkew Station, and Volun

Lori nilsham stated to-day: teer Fireman W. A. G. Price, and Should the necessity arise. Bria Swiss national, Sub-Officer A. tish nationals will be evacuated Keiss, were among the victims, the from the International Settlement, others being Chinese. I am reliably informed that for which all arrangements have The foreigners were hurried to eight Japanese troop transports, beon completed, but at present, hospital and detained although carrying n soldiers, are expected in Shanghai there is nothing to suggest that none of them is seriously wounded.

SHANGHAI REACHING

THIS AFTERNOON.

(Our Own Correspondent).

Shanghai, Feb. 22, 12.36 p.m.

of fresh division

at five o'clock this afternoon.

It is stated that they left the Sasebo Naval Base on Saturday evening.

into

the opposing positions and

places.

Ares have flared up in several

there in need for alarmn."

IRISH AIRMAN CRASHES.

FEARED FATALLY

INJURED.

London, Feb. 22,

the

The Chinese were allowed to return to the station after medical-treat- ment.-Reuter.

Shanghal, Feb. 22, 2:25 p.m. While the Japanese Column from the North is pushing towards Tazang, the forces to the south and west of Klangwan are fight- ing their way through Klangwan assistance of Village with the Shanghai, Feb. 22, 10,60 a.m.

tanks and artillery fire. After two days of terrific fight-

A number of motor-lorries, ing as a result of which the Jupan

An Irish aviator named Scully, carrying Chinese wounded, were Aeon by Reuter's representative ese have been held up at every

Chinese made a who left freland on Thursday last this morning, coming into the point where the definite stand, General Uyeda has on a flight to Ceylon, is reported Western District on their way to requested reinforcements, and, It to have crashed near Marseilles

hospitals is understood, these have been and it is feared that he has been

in the Settlement which are already full to overflowing. promised as a result of a special fatally injured.-Reuter,

Activity on the Chapel front is meeting of the Cabinet in Tokyo

quickening, especially

the yesterday.

Station. vicinity of the North The Royal Observatory reports The Chinese guns are vigorously that the antleyclone has weakened. bombarding the Japanese posi- It is now central near Tokyo, tiene in North Szechuan Road the south of the Village have been Semi- official Japanese quarters

Another

area and considerable sniping is definitely held up, having made state

attack by moving eastward.

forming over S.E. Mongolla. very little progress west of the Chinese troons at Woosung on the depression in shown to the S.E. ufing over Hongkew Fire Station. Agoing on in the vicinity, bullets fly. railway Ilto, though this is Japanese positions was beaten off Naha. Local forecast:-N. or Japanese artillery and machine-

It is also variable winds, light to moderate; guns are replying vigorously,

the instructed to leave the mopping-up. The little suflent provided by the

resistance offered by a compara

small band of Chinese tively troops in Kiangwan Village may R stumbling block. The prove the foreign military observers have noted that the Japanese column to

The Japanese line now stretches north and south facing

Chinste soldiers operating machine guns from a strongly constructed shelter erected out of the debris of houses. They are protected, from Aurial bombardmanta and ali but a direct artillery hit.

JAPANESE CLAIMS.

that a night

possibly because they are await- with heavy losses.

ing for the enveloping movement claimed that the Chinese troops fine lo cloudy.

by the northern column to take effect.

HEAVY FIGHTING. -

are steadily retreating towards Chanju, though foreign observera in this district state quite definite- I that General Tsai Ting-kal's headquarters are still there. There The Northern Column is ap- are no signs of proparations for parently trying to get between an early shift. Tazang and Kiongwon, but la neo- ing very heavy fighting, the 87th and 88th Chinese Divisions, stub.

way.

KIANGWAN VERSION.

bornly defending every inch of the the Chinese jubilation at their The Japanese also claim that

retention of Klangwan Village The foreign expert referred to amounts to no more than this: A earlier says he has seen a fair number of machine-gunnera and number of Japanese casualties riflemen (snipers) who were un- coming back.

escape

able to escape when the main boily handoned the area, pre still in TAZANG UNDER FIRE. side the ruins of the Village, shooting at the Japanese. Klang- Tazòng la boing heavily shelled won is, they claim, surrounded by the Japanese guns, and many and thoro is no prospect of Iargo Aires have started thera, for the Chinese troops therein.*

On the Chapel front, it is The Japancao aro advancing generally quiet. The Japanese rant on both sides, leaving the are making no infantry attacks in defendors" to surrender when this region, though their field-they come to realise that all hope guns are sónding a few rounds

(Continued on: Page 7.) -

Calnesa wamen helpers at work:

Reuter.

the

Page 25Page 26