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“Basth China Morning Post Bldg”. Tal. 24554.

JAPANESE BREAK THROUGH MIAOHONGCHEN.

EVERY MAN, GUN, TANK AND PLANE ENGAGED.

HELD FOR THREE HOURS, TERRIFIC ATTACK PARTIALLY SUCCEEDS.

1,000 METRES ADVANCE CLAIMED.

CHINESE FLANKS HOLD ON.

JAPAN

SHANGHAI, Feb. 23, 1.33 p.m.

'ANESE MILITARY HEADQUARTERS CLAIM THAT AFTER THREE HOURS OF DESPERATE FIGHTING, THEIR TER- RIFIC ATTACK ON THE KIANGWAN FRONT BROKE THE CHINESE LINE AT MIAOHONGCHEN, TWO MILES TO THE NORTH OF KIANGWAN.

THE CHINESE RETREAT BEGAN AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK THOUGH THEY THE

ARE GIVING GROUND SLOWLY. THE JAPANESE CLAIM THAT BY NOON THEY HAD ADVANCED A THOUSAND METRES FROM THEIR

· POSITIONS OF THIS MORNING AND “ARE STILL GOING FORWARD."

MEANWHILE, KIANGWAN HOLDS OUT AGAINST REPEATED FURIOUS JAPANESE ATTACKS.—Reuter.

FURIOUS FIGHT ON FOUR-MILE FRONT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).

Shanghai, Feb. 23, 1.30 p.m. Reliable reports from the Kiangwan battlefront indicate that the Japanese have smashed the Chinese defences near Miaohongchen and have made appre- ciable gains. The battle extends along a front of four miles and the Chinese flanks are holding on stubbornly, terrible losses having been inflicted on the troops who have vainly battered themselves against the Kiangwan village defences.

Reuter cables stating that Japanese aeroplanes yesterday dropped leaflets signed by Admiral Nomura, declaring that if the Chinese troops surrender they will be well-treated but if they hold out a grim fate for them is in store.

CHAPEI SHELLING.

THE WOMANHOOD OF CHINA.

RISKING LIVES IN WAR-ZONE.

ENCOURAGING THE TROOPS.

(Special to "Talograph")

Shanghai, Feb. 25. Educated Chinese women in Shanghai nre showing burning

Words are not needed to describe this picture which shows a section of the Paoshan Road. Gaunt blackened walls stand amid rula and desolation with hundreds of dead bodies about and torn sise trio and telephone wires, barbed wire and sand barricades.

G.W.R. AND ROAD U.S. NAVAL THREAT

COMPETITION.

RECEIPTS DOWN BY £3,000,000.

(Reuter's Special Service).

Shareholders'

London, Feb. 24.

complainta of "unfair competition by road tra- Mic" led to extremely lively scenes at the annual general meet- Ing to-day of the Great Western Railway.

Catcalls, jeering and stamping punctuated the remarks of the speakers,

Shanghai, Feb. 25, 11.25 a.m. The Japanese attack (reported

Viscount Churchill, who pre- to be meeting with success) was A desultory bombardment of patriotism and admiration for the sided, said that the year's receipta launched at eight o'clock this Chapel proceeded throughout the soldiers who are so stoutly hold-rom the railway and ancillary morning. It was indicated that night, and Chinese shells are ing their OWJ against

Jind decreased the Command had issued orders falling occasionally

In Hongkew, Japanese.

the business

by 13,207,000, but if the Government that no effort was to be spared, the and the Whangpoo River, some- mon of the Japanese Army were le times whistling over the British ters of Chinese business men are from the unfair competition of Hundreds of wives and daugh- would realise and recognise that the railways ought to be protected now engaged in knitting sweaters, the roads, the Company scarla and mittens for the troops anfely look forward to a period might who are feeling the biting cold of the morning frosts.

of increasing prosperity. Red wool is mostly being used,

make a desperate effort to break Consulate. through the Chinese lines.

EVERYTHING USED.

A general attack was launched,

on the front, the Japanese usingi

All British ships are well moved from the danger zone.

re-

JAPANESE EXHAUSTED..

It seems likely, according to as this is considered a lucky!

SESSION.

every available, amp, gun, aero-experis, that the present stale-colour, while a special red sweater! THE KUOMINTANG plane, tanks, etc., etc.

matc on the battlefront may is being kaltted for the national Despite the distance of the continue for several days.

hero, General Tsai Ting-kai, the battle from the International An American military observer.commander of the 19th Army. Settlement, the booming of the in an interview with Reutor, ex- Daily, truckloads of these gar- guna was distinctly heard.

pressed the opinion late last night ments are being sent from the This is now a heavy concentra that four days of heavy and un-Settlement to the Chinese firing tion of Chinese troops at Kinng successful Oghting has left the line, and each day a special party wan, and the indications are that Japanese troops exhausted, and in of young Chinese girls mutor! this will be a bloodier day than his belief, it is not very probable out to the Chinese lines, under} Kiangwan has no far seen.

that their resources will be fire, in order to encourage further taxed until reinforcements cheer the troops-Router. have arrived.

CHAPEI SITUATION. Meanwhile, Chapoi is far from quiet. The guns kept the Settle- ment awake all night and thia morning has brought no relief The activities now appear to be limited to artillery exchanges. There were several stiff brushes this morning, but now only a little fighting is going on-Reuter,

CHINESE ATTACK.

He did not imagine the likelihood of a further big offensive by the Japanese for the present, although it is possible that the situation may be reversed.

and

TROUBLE FEARED

IN SETTLEMENT.

UNEMPLOYED.

Signs are not wanting that the MASS MEETING OF Chinese troops are preparing to take up the offensive in Chapei where they heavily outnumber the Japanese defonders.

this

Feng Yu-Hsiang. Shanghai, Feb. 26, 12.30 p.m.

The Chinese newspapers Marshal Feng Yu-hslang is ex- pected in Shanghai to-day and it morning roport that thousands of is rumoured that he will actively Japanese troops landed secretly aasist General Teal Ting-kai in during the night, but enquiries In the directon of military operations. Japanese quarters elicited a flat donini of the report. The Shanghai, Feb. 25, 7.28 a.m. Japanese officials admitted, how Dawn arrived on the fifth day over, that reinforcements are on of the Japanese offensive cam- the way and are expected in the paign to find all positions on all next day or two. fronts unchanged, despite bitter Dghting all day yesterday.

-Our Own Correspondent.

HUGE FIRE STARTED.

(Our Own Correspondent).

Shanghai, Feb, 25, 11.45 a.m.

C.E.C. MEETING AT LOYANG.

Shanghai, Feb. 25, 11.09 a.m. It is learned from an authorita- tive source that the members of the Kuomintang Central Exneu- tive Committee who are staying proceed to in Shanghai, have decided to Loyang to -at- tend the second plenary session of the Central Executive Com-

mittee on March 1st, This dosision

generally accepted as an indication

that whatever misgivings a few of them might have entertained as regards the purpose of the plenary nasalen

are now dispelled Router

TO JAPAN.

VITAL CHANGE IN POLICY FORESHADOWED.

Washington, Feb. 26.

"One of the most important pronouncements of United States' foreign policy in the past ten years," is the comment of the New York Evening Post upon a letter written by Mr. H. L. Stimson to Senator Borah.

The letter is held to indicate that upon an acceptable solution of the Sino-Japanese dispute hanga the whole policy initiated at the Washington Conference of leaving Japan the dominion of the seas in her part of the world,

..

It is suggested that if Japan abuses her position, the United Staton may abandon the above policy and and build up her navy with bases in the Pacific to prevent Japan from attempting to dominate China and the immense potential market which China represents.

Indications of Congressional reaction to th naval angle of the situation is discernible in to-day's action of the Senate Naval Committee in reporting favourably on the Bill for building up the Fleet to the London Naval Treaty limits.-Reuter's American Service.

THE DEATH OF U.S. PILOT.

Official Chinese Version.

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HIS SECOND AIR ENCOUNTER.

EXCITED MOBS IN SWATOW.

TWO JAPANESE ASSAULTED.

(Our Own Correspondent),

Swatow, Feb. 20, 11.49 a.m There was wild excitement in Swatów Inst evening on the receipt

of

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"L.G.'S" SEAT IN HOUSE.

ILLEGAL PRACTICE EXCUSED BY THE HIGH COURT.

(Reuter's Special Service),

London, Feb. 24.

Mr. Lloyd George, the lander of the "Opposition Liberal Party," is only now able to take ble seat in the House of Commons to which he was elected In October Inst.

This was made possible to-day through High Court docision, excusing him, on the ground that the offence was purely technical, from the offence he committed by omitting to lodge his declaration of his cloction expenses within a specific time.

Mr. Lloyd George was 1 dur- afterwards went on a trip to Ing the election campaign and Coylon to recuperato.

It was only discovered that he had been guilty of an illegal prac- tice a fortnight ago.

REWARD OFFERS

TO SNIPERS.

$100,000 FOR GEN. UYEDA.

(Our Own Correspondent).

Shanghai, Feb, 25, 12.30 pm, Sat

The Wangtenopang railway telegram ́· regarding the sheds are now being used by the

Chinese for the storage of am munition and a forage supply dopot.

Japanese reverso in Shanghai.

(Our Own Correspondent).

Two Japaneso eraployees of the Shanghai, Feb. 25, 12.30 p.m.

Taiwan Bank were assaulted 'in Chinese official Bources give

The Japanese spokesman said: additional details of the

the Kialat Road, and, the police donth

had to rescue them from the hands tile morning that from February of "Dare-Devil Bob" Short. The police of the International that the anticyclone is now central The Royal Cuservatory reporta

of the angry mob, though their 14 to the 20th, seventy-five sniper" Settlement are taking extra pre to the north of the upper Yangtze joined the Chinese Air Force a

It is stated that he voluntarily injuries are not grave.

suspects were arrested, but all but cautionary measures this morning

The Japanese Consul has lodged nineteen were freed, to cope with any untoward devo- Yalley. Local forecast:- North week ago, and ha la credited with a strong protest and the Mayor topment of a demonstration plan- winds, strong; overcast at urst, downing a Japaness aeroplane at will probably apologise... ned by unemployed will workers. finer later.

A mass meeting has been called,

Woosung on February 21, while It is stated that

additional

The remainder, all men, - were. handed aver to the Japanese military authorities. The snipers his own plane, without being put Japanese destroyers are now on Japanese gendarmerie.

detained are always tried by the. to gather at the corner of Robin-

out of action, was literally their way to Swatow, son Road and Pootoo Road.

The following forthcoming wedd-riddled with bullets, The demonstratiors plan in-Ines are armnunced Mr. Anys that form the expected.

Nathan The next day, he attacked the Marshal Feng Yu-halang la ex the workers collessambly that Moise Conan, of Messrs. Hennett Japanese planes 'which appeared The Chinese forces fought back pected to arrive in Shanghai totions for the Chinese army areas Vors Gensburger, of the Penin-between two dras. Freres. Nanking Road, Shanghel, to over Boochow and contribu-

was trapped of Colonal, but state that should furtously

and

reslated

the day in order to assist General being interfered with by the police, Gloucester Building, to Mise Vera Rula Hotel: Mr. Max German, No. 32,

[his mother)ibstruct that the body Japanese onslaughts successfully Thai Ting-kal.

The Chinese authorities suggest be sant to the United States, the They will ask that this practice Femolors, No. 10, Fung-Fai Terrace, that he be given milliar, C be stopped immediately.

fundrai; and the posthumnoda z

hampered by swirling snows and ley North winds.

on all battlefronts,

The Ching Prika

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Ife, also related a story told by a esptured sniper that the Chinese authorities: had offered in rewards, including $100,000.

aral Uyada's hands $50,000 for