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CHINESE ON OFFENSIVE YESTERDAY.

JAPANESE FALL TO ADVANCE

IN ANY SECTOR.

Shanghai, Feb. 22, 11 p.m. Reuter's eyewitness at Kiang-

-wan Bays the Japanese army thla

Mistaken Identity,

Shanghai, Feb. 2, 11.29 p.m.

morning made a determined effort The US. Thirty-First Infantry to shift Chiang Kai-shek's ernek were under fire this afternoon

when from Klangwan village. Creek, where

duty along Soochow troops He sayn:

It separates the Settlement from Chapel.

course, race

on

in

troops opened a

"On Kiangwan

The Infantry were dressed which enclosen one of the best golf blue fatigue uniforms, and were courses in the Far East, I saw four busily strengthening the barbed formidable batteries of six inch wire defences along the creak guns, relentlessly pouring shell when Chinese after shell Into Kiangwan. Mean-heavy rifle fire.

The while, five Japanvue pluses ascend-

infantry ducked, and took the headquarters ed and from height of about shelter, while fifteen hundred feet systematically complained to the Chinese head- bombed Klangwan from end touartern, which Investigated and end. The Chinese appeared to uniforms

reulled that the men ware blur like the have two batteries of anti-aircraft marines, for whom they were mis

Japanese guns, which kept up a regular taken. shelling, but were unable to find the range.

Jaanist.

The infantry luckily escapert alt casualties-Reuter.

Britnin Thrilled.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 23. 1932.

On a quist sector of the Chapei front. Only a few troops are con sidered necessary hare, though they ware buay when this picture was

BRITISH TRADE POLICY.

NOT TO ANTAGONISE

FOREIGNERS.

taken.

"All this afternoon the noise of! battle was audible at Klangwan! golf course, and periodically the

London, Feb. 22. The unexpected stamina of the Japanese batteries threw abello into the west end of Klangwan, bui Chinese troops has surprised all the Chinese machine-gun posta re- who hitherto underrated their fused to be dislodged, though it is fighting qualities, and the realish- a marvel how they stood the de- tion is growing that the Japanese moralising and terrifle concentrat, army is meeling with very stiff re- ed shelling and bombing all day thereby be induced to moderate her

Histance.

it I hoped Japan may

SIGNS OF HOPE.

demands, patching up an agree

Loudon. Feb. 22. "Towards nightfall the Japan ment with the Chinese,

The British Industries Fair, ene again withdrew a short dis British students of the Far Eas| wilch opened in London and tance, leaving the Chinese still in tern situation are drawing atten- | Birmingham to-day, covers an

on the area well over six times that of control of a portion of Klangwan tion to the heavy strain after two days of the fiercest Japanese exchequer by prolonged, | cupled by the first Fair in 1916 fighting the present campaign has large scale operations, impelling and the frontage of stands of the produced The Chace

fores, Tokze to "second thoughts should | 2300 exhibitors futals aberit 315- armed only, with rifles, marchives the Chiurge resistance be

teen miles. guns and trench mortar, hava tinued a few more days,"

*1*2* textile section nt the more than roverest themselves withi Britain in thrilled by turid de White City represents a compre- glory to-day, and ven the impas-ription of the fighting, but lahensive display of all branches of their dis-letermined, ro for ha is reflected the industry and is the inrgest by the more influential organs, not exhibition of textiles ever held, At the Mansion House Banquet involved in the couflet, Opinion is being mobilised against to-night in connexion with the enforcement al Article 16, Fair, the President of the Board ditorials pointing out that Britain of Trade, Mr. Walter Runciman, ders and would be involved in naval is emerging from faancial disor addressing himself to the exhibi and military operations on a gigan the sente, with expenditure of hun- dreds of millions, besides the de struction of British trade in the Far East.

sive Japanese show appointment plainly.". Reuter,

Forward Drive in the Chapel Areu.

Shanghai, Feb. 22, 11.09 p.m. At 7 p.m. the Chinese attack at Chapel, from

near the railway station, was reopened, many ahells exploding in South Hongkow, which મંત within the Settlement bordem.

Fierce machine-gon fire is going on just outside the Settlement bor ders in that

area, the Chinese having advanced 24 considerable

distance-Reuter.

to he

con-

Meanwhile Liberal opinion

urging the Application of sanctions against Japan. regard- icas of the consequencer. The Manchester Guardian enstigates Japanese Checked,

the League statesmen who are "too timid and obsessed by national Shanghai, Feb. 22, 11.49 p.m. As the afternoon faded, it be vacillation has encouraged the fears to try the sanctions. Their came apparent that the Japanese had been checked on all fronte toponese military party instead of mobilising world opinion against day.

dupan."--Router.

In Chapei, near the railway station, the Chinese had slightly t advanced, while their shell fire

tors,

POLICE STATION

ATTACKED.

SERIOUS INCIDENT

IN INDIA.

London, Feb, 22. Reports received from India, which were surveyed in the House of Cemasons by the Secretary for Intia. Sir Samuel Hoare, confirm last week's appreciation and are particularly satisfactory as FC- gards the Province, the United Provinces.

North-West Frontfer¦

Punjab and Madrus.

The danger of sporadic cases of violence as a result of Congruas demonstrations is illustrated hy an incident In the Mung Hyr Bihar Jutid Orissa, District of where a very determined attack. made on Police Station, WAN beaten bark with difficulty after

Instances to firing. reart this kind are, however, of casual occurrence.

of

said that at the Empire The situation in Kashmir astic in July the Government would accounts of recent events

Jammu continues to improve, but Economie Conference at Ottawa

have endeavour to extend Empire trade, intensified communal feeling out- They were also anxious, however, side, particularly in Punjab, The not to lose any opportunity of situation in Burma is renerally strengthening trade relations with satisfactory-British Wirelean. foreign countries.

The most recent developments

WUCHOW AND THE

CRISIS.

FALSE STORIES OF VICTORIES.

of the British Government had awakened lively interest abroad, He assured visitors to the Fair that the Government wished tu cultivate greater freedom of in- he firmly believed to be the only tercourse between nations, which permanent solution of the world' commercial is. Signs of hope and encouragement were not

Wochow, Feb. 20. absent. One such hopeful sign Several bulletin boards have was this great and growing Fair.been placed in a prominent place Jon Ng Fong Road, adjacent to the Wuchow Chamber of Commerce. Groups of interested peop e throng around these bulletins, on which the in Sino-Japan dispute ul Shang- hai are recorded.

On two occasions, considerable excitement

WOR caused, and thousands of firecrackers set off. following the reception of two favourable reports, which later

this afternoon caused considerable REVENGE ALLEGED IN-British Wireless.

damage in the rear of the Japanese| lines, apecially to the Japanese schools, which are now being used!

as barracks by the Japanese naval: landing party,—Reuter.

Japan's Renelion,

DIVORCE COURT.

HUSBAND

BY

DELUDED.

A WITNESS."

At allegation that a man had Tokyo, Feb. 21. nude statements against a Wo- The reply to the League's appeaman's character out of revenge is again delayed, and is expected was made in the Divorce Court. to be despatched to-morrow, after The woman's husband. Stanley being submitted to the Cabinet.

MURDER CHARGE the intest developments

SEQUEL.

FURTHER COUNTS

PREFERRED.

On the re-appearance before

the

SILVER ADVANCE IN LONDON.

LOCAL DOLLAR

George Slade, Gloucester-road Mr. Wynne Jones at the Central Proved to be false. The Japanese troops by delay- Britol, believed the statements, Police Court this morning of four. ing their offensive at Shanghai, and as a result asked for divorce Chinese on charges of murder in latest newspapers, which are on Access may also be had to the for the purpose of endeavouring too the ground of his wife's alleg connexion with the death of a display in various parts of persuade the Chinese to withdraw ed misconduct with George Farn young student. Tsang Tal-kai, ad- city, and which are read with keen voluntarily, enabled the Chinese ham Whittock, a married man. to strengthen their position, there- The elition was dismissed and

ditional charges were brought interest.-Our Own. Cortexpon- by increasing the difficulties of the Whittock was granted costs.

against the fourth of the defen- dent. atinckers, in the assertion contain Lord Merrivale anid that once dants. Cheung Sausfoo, who 18 ed in the Asahi, which quotes when Mrs. Sinde was not home alleged to have been the man who Vice-Admiral Suetsugu, who has late at night her husband locked presented the letter demanding just returned from Shanghai, pre-her out. After a separation, she ransom from the relatives of the dicting action of much larger became housekeeper to Charea dend youth. seope than is generally expected.

Ford, a railway servant,

Chief Detective Inspector A. N. Adm. Suetsugu is quoted as de- Mrs. Slade and Whittock had Reynolds conducted the enge for claring that it is reckless to almet in hospital and afterwards the police and asked permission] tempt an offensive without re- went for walks together. Whit to add a further churge of murder. inforcements, as the Chinese are tock used to visit her at Ford's against Cheung Sau-foo in respect UNCHANGED. daily receiving reinforcements and house, but he denied Ford's allegu of the recent discovery of the strengthening their defences. tion that those visits were fre-body of Liu Shek-hong, at Tal

Meanwhile, Count Making, the quent.

Although silver is up in London, Wan Fort, at the beginning of the the local dollar Lord Keeper of the Privy Seat, has

remaina month. The proaccution also sub-changed at 18 5.0/16th on demand. proceeded to Okilsu to see Marquis

mitted two indictments of deliver-| SalonJI.

ing letters threatening murder to

Silver rose 1/16th in London où the relatives of the two dead men. pot quotation and 1/8th forward.

China and India were

small buyers, and the market was quiet- ing, the market ruled very quiet.

York, yesterday having been

There is no report from New

holiday.

"Fantastic."

The defendants

were

again

In 1931 Mr. Slade received in- This in interpreted as indicating formation from Ford that as the grave anxiety among officials; andreault of alleged adultery be apparently there are conflicting tween Mrs. Slade and Whittock, formally remanded for further en-ly stendy. After the official fix- opinions on the question of des- Mrs. Slade was treated by a doctor quiries. patching reinforcements.----Reuter, and that Whittock padd the doc-

tor's account.

CHANGE.

NEW APPOINTMENT TO MAURITIUS.

-

a

Locnily, the market is very quiet.

More Chapel Fires.

"That in a fantastic allegation," COLONIAL SECRETARY Shanghal, Feb. 22, § p.m. continued Lord Merrivale, "when Although in imminent danger the true facts are known, although af being blown to bits, the British it was made in good faith by Mr. officers of Hongkew fire station, Slade, relying upon statements around which shells have been fall-made to him by Ford. It cannot ing all the evening, nee gallantly be put out of sight that Mrs. Slade upholding traditions by refusing left Ford's house in circumstances to evacuate. The Chinese fremes which made him extremely angry are also gallantly remaining at and he expressed himself very Bermuda, Mr. E. W. Evans, has Wynne Jones at the Central Police their peats.

vindletively to the doctor about been selected for appointment as to steal, twelve

Court this morning for altempting A shell landed in the station com- her.

ounces of meat Colonial Secretary of Mauritius. It was stated by Mr. C. F. Andrews, pound this evening, but luckily The allegation was made by in succession to Sir Allan Gran- of the Dairy Farm Co., that the there were no ensuáltica,

Ford with Intent to be revenged num-British Wireless,

inent was hidden by the defendant under his long white garment and was seen to Inli to the floor.

London, Feb. 22. The Colonial Secretary.

A butcher's coolte employed at the Dairy Farm butchery was sentenced of to two months' hard labour by Mr.

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Lane Crawford's Restaurant at for and regulate Industrial and re-peak yat climbed. that several now fires are blazing "As to the part which Ford hasp.. on Friday, 26th February, when formintory schools will come up for in North Chapel, lighting up the played here" added Lord Mor- Mr. Manuk will speak on "Compara first rending. Three second readings sky for miles around-Reuter rivale, "I shall have to consider five Psychology as expounded in the and one third reading will also be Smythe will give an explanatory LIONEL BARRYMORE'S NEW TRIUMPH. Special.

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