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POWERS ADOPT A FIRMER STAND IN TOKYO.

Require Fresh Troops to be Landed Outside Settlement.

CAR HITS A TRAM STANDARD.

THREE EUROPEANS IN

4.15 A.M. SMASH.

A motor car which WRA

being driven by Mr. M. M. Watson along Queen's Rond Band early this morning was involved in a mishap) opposite the Heyat Aenix Urdane Corpa Store when the driver at-) Lempted to overtake Another ve- | hicle but collided with a standard. In the car at the time were Mr.

J. Thunyer, of Messrs. Butterfield | and Swire, and Mr. H.S.V. Mossop, a member of the firm of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes articl Master,

pascapers

ical solicitors. Both received minor injuries and had to be taken to the Government Civili Hospital for treatment.

The mishap

uccurred at

4.18

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in

this morning. the motor ear, No. 1685, being driven by Mr. Watson, of Johnson, Stokes and Master In attempting to overtake alutowhich

* War-- proceed front of hiol, Mr. Watson mie judged the position of a tram standard. In the collision which followed, the car was damaged, while Mr. Thayer received injuries to his back and Mr. Moshop abra. sions to his hand.

STOP PRESS.

Shanghai, Feb. 27, 11.04 a.m. At eight o'clock this morning the firing in Chapei subsided. Quiet

in still being maintained.

HEAVY FIGHTING

NEAR TAZANG.

JAPANESE TAKE FIRST

DEFENCE LINES.

HURLED BACK IN LATER

COUNTER-ATTACK.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).

STIFF

Shanghai, Feb. 27, 9.57 a.m. TIFF BRUSHES between smallish detachments of the rival forces are taking place on the Kiangwan- Tazang sector of the front and an intense artillery bombardment is proceeding in Chapei... Otherwise, the Japanese have eased oars since the failure of their tremendous effort to break through on Thursday.

It is evident, nevertheless, that another great drive is in course of preparation, though it is unlikely that

issued

reinforcements arrive from Japan.

large

Japanese troops are refusing a permit for anyone

POWERS MOVING

INTO LINE.

BRITAIN TAKES INITIATIVE.

IDENTIC NOTES TO JAPAN.

A

FOUR-POWER PRESSURE.

Washington, Feb. 26. HINT by the State Depart- ment that Great Britain lins taken the initiative in endeavouring to secure Four- Power representations to the Tokyo Government has been received with satisfaction.

Britain's step is interpreted as evidence that London now definitely agrees with United States' policy in the Far East.

Sir John Simon has requested American participation. in fresh Notes to be addressed to the Japanese Government by Britain.

France, Italy,

and the United

gave the American Ambassador

Instructions to join the other Powers in the action contemplat-

to evacuate the war zone areas or to allow anyone neared. the scene of their activities.

It is believed that the Japanese) in the Settlement have made sim. json have been in frequent com are arranging for the disposition lar requests at Tokyo.

of the reinforcements coming, and Reports have it that five fresh have already altered some of the visions of Japanese troops are positions, inasmuch as a number being sent to Shanghai as rapid- of fresh arrivais landed yester-ly as possible, but as a result of day afternoon and night.

the Powers' ropresuntalions, it;

will he landed in the pational Settlement. Wireless.

TROOPS FROM CHAPEL

The Chinese are sending troops

reinforce from Chapel to

the It appears that the Japanese forces holding the positions be were using twelve feld-guns, fir.tween Kiangwan and Tazang und ing simultenously and concentrat ing on one position where it was

believed Chinese troops were cots centrating.

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it is also reliably stated that further 30,000 men have reached

Shanghai from Nanking and are being placed into the battlefront. immediately.

The Chinese claim that an at-i The twelve guns fired 25 round tack was launched, yesterday by 30.000 Japanese, but foreign ob- Lervers do not confirm.

vach

This morning there has been: an exchange of artillery fire, but i the fighting has not been on a large scale.

Japanese officials are relivent regarding the reinforcementa known to be arriving, but it is!

REQUEST BY THE POWERS.

REMOVAL OF ADMIRAL'S FLAGSHIP.

Londan. Feb. 26.

Sir John Simon and Mr. Stim-

munication regarding events in the Far East; Sir Ronald Linsay having visited the State Depart- ment almost daily.

This photograph was takan in the front line of the Chinas defence. The most interesting feature of the picture is that it was photographed in the interior of the now burnt out Oriental Library of the Commercial Press-once the home of priculuss books and manuscripts. The premises were terrifically bom. barded last night in a Japaneso effort to dislodge these men.

RUSSO-JAPANESE FRICTION.

MOSCOW SHOWS SIGNS OF

IRRITATION.

Moscow, Feb. 26. Relations between Soviet Russia and Japan-are again revealing serious signs of strain. M. Karakhan, acting Foreign Commissar in the absence of M. Litvinoff, who is at Geneva, has demanded certain explanations of FRIENDS AND FOES.

the Japanese Ambassador regarding Japanese activities is considered unlikely that they Britain's falluro definitely to on the Chinese Eastern Railway and feeling is exhibit

Interstate her Far Eastern policy in

ed in Russia over fishing rights. British the manner of the United States un February 7 and again on the

The _rumblings. 01 24th, in Mr. Stimson's letter to Japanese

diplomatic Senator Boral, has caused comhave provoked Inventia ment in some circles and rulsed

remark: suggestions that Britain is luke- warm in her defence of the Nine- Power and other treaties affected. Friends of Britain, however, express the opinion that Britain's position, as a member of the League, is wholly different from that of the United States,

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SURPRISE ATTACK

SUCCEEDS.

BUT CHINESE RE-TAKE LOST POSITIONS

per

RUDE

AWAKENING FOR SHANGHAL

To-day's Terrific ... Bombardment.

INTENSIVE FIRE

FOR HOURS.

Shanghai, Feb. 27, 8.40 a.m." The heavens rocked with thun- derous explosions when at five- o'clock this morning the Japanese artillery at Hongkew Park opened! out at full strength against # block of bulldings situated just north of the recently destroyed Commercial

Lanloring

Shanghai comparatively peaceful night for the first-time for 72 hours thousands of residents were nalo “wakened when the shelling "be-

BIG FIRE STARTED: 13 The accuracy: of the Japaneso

gunners, who were shelling the buildings owing to a belief that a large number of Chinese troops wore concentrated there, was re-

of

Russo- where on the Chinese Eastern flected when a huge conflagration

cent.broke irritation Hallway at fifty

out sending columns to-day to reduction of raten.

moke and flame into the sky.

The Chinese batteries responded

exchange

of shellire' has been

M. Karakhan argued that such an agreement impinged upon the and for the past two hours, the political sphere, and affected existing Sino-Russian and Runno- going on with unabated fury. Japanese agreements.

M. Karakhan further protested against Japanese assistance to the White Guards in Manchuria in defiance of the nusurance given to

Litvinoff by Mr. Hirota. The Soviet Government,

"The Japanese appetite is growing after the experi

Manchuria ment in

and Shanghai. They want to try (Our Own Correspondent).

their luck in Soviet waters.” Shanghai, Feb. 27, 19.56 m.

the indignant A Japanese surprise

This phrasU is attack,

conclusion to an article attacking launched without artillery pre-

-resolution the reported

of the paration on a small sector of the Kiangwan-Tuzang front this

The State Department is watch-Executive of the Seiyukai in morning, carried the Chinese deling with keen Interest the pre-favour of a modification of fishery fence lines, according to reliable parations for the meeting of the rights in Northern waters and the added, also required information

League of Nations Assembly an rouble exchange arrangement. March 3, Thursday next.

CURB APPETITES.

ASSEMBLY MEETING

information just received.

The Japanese suffered only minor lusses in their nasault, butj Though the United States is not the fierce Chinese counter-attack participating, the Government will The newspaper asserta bellevad thni transports are near. Tokyo has requested that the which followed an the arrival of Curiosity has been aroused asigrowing every year

reinforcements

enused

The British Ambassador in

tanding of further Japanese res inforcements in Shanghai shouldalties on both sides.

FORCED BACK.

ing Shanghai, though none of the divisions have landed.--

be made alsewhere than the Inter- national Settlem, in the in-

Reuter.

HANGCHOW RAID.

Nanking, Feb. 27. The Chinese Government lodk-f ed a very strong protest with the Japanese yesterday following the aerin!

"without bombardeient warning and without provocation of the poaceful city of Hangchow."

The protont points out that Japan has not yet declared war on China and declares that the Chinese Government u hold the Japanese Hable to pay vam- pensation for the damage enuséd at Hangchow.-Router.

heavy

have an observer there.

ho

regarding the character of the new State in Manchuria,

Mr. Hirota promised to get the that information required immediately and that from Tokyo.-Reuter.

the Japanese fisheries have been?

to how Britain will react to Mr.Japanese fishing trade in actuall Stimson's hint to Mr. Borna that Soviet waters already amounts to Japan's violation of the Nine-fifty-eight per cent, as compared Power Treaty night cause a re with the Soviet's forty-two per

naval cont.

RESPONSIBILITY!-

BRITISH STOCKS

SOARING.

BANK RATE MAY BE REDUCED.

Reuter.

BLUEBIRD FALLS TO IMPROVE..

BUT AGAIN EXCEEDS 250 M.P.H.

Daytona, Fab. 26. Sir Malcolm Campbell failed in This attempt to-day to still further improve upon his world's land speed record.

Again ha exceeded 250 miles, an hbar, but he was not able to reach his figure of 263.968. His average for the double run over the mea- sured mile to-day, was 251.748 miles an hour--Reuter.

Three New Records.

ferenta of the safety of foreigners.! The Japanese were unable to vision of United States

He has also suggested that the hold on to their enaily-won posi-polley in the Paelde, implying a Lerth of Admiral Nomura's dag-tions and the 88th Division Nu-new race in naval construction.

Controverting the need for inter- ference with the rouble exchange. ship, LJ.M. Idzumu, now a-tional Guard is now manning the

vestia cites the case of what has chored off the Bund and which line, with large numbers of addi-

stocks happened to the recently drew Chinese artillery | tional troops rapidly coming up,

of the fire, bo moved further down the concentraling in strong positions eager for the Longue to declare the Japanese departure from the Though the State Department is Kamchatka Stock, Company since river, thereby lessening the risk near the creek ta the

decisively against Japan's activi-gold standard. to life and property in the Settle. Tazang. ment.

The Japanese appear to be pre-it is feared a direct invitation to

ties and is anxious to co-operate. The article concluded:

rise in British Government stocks ed three other world records to- (Continued on Next Column.)

participate in the Lengua discus-their appetitas."

"These gentlemen should curb to-day, buying orders coming from day, setting up an average for five alons and share the responsibility

Other PowerA with interestS

cant

Admiral Nomura on the dunk of. H. 1. J. M. Imamosi awaiting zawa of the battle x faw' days ago. The Powiwa kura zas quested the removal of: his ship to a plnou last dangere

·Settlement-

of

of

There wa

London, Feb, 26.1

another all-round

War Loan Fives were quoted

Later.. Although Sir Alalcolm falled to break the mile record, he establish-

TAX PAYMENT RECORD.

an

of

∙milos of 242,761 miles an hour, an- bath home and abroad.

The advances are attributed to average for five kilometres of for the decisions of Geneva.

CER. FRICTION.

247.041 miles an hour, and further reduc- It is felt that this might arouse

expectations of

ton kilometres average for Meanwhile, M. Karakhan to-day tion in the Bank rate in the near 288.000 miles an hour.-Router. the enemies of American partici

and pation in the League, which is de-received Mr. Hirota, the Japancae specia! Interest in view of the they are attracting nounced as a gang dominated by Ambassador, for the purpose

likelihood of an early War Loan European litical card-sharpers putting a vorbal questionnaire.

conversion operation Inter. enger to get Unele Sam to help ·His Aret question dealt with polite the world, principally for the Harbin Japanese Commander's the bonellt of France and Britain, request to the Chinese Eastern today at 100%. Conversion 44 ross to 100%, Consols Fours to 90, Such rentiment-ridiculous and Railway management to ripply and Finding Loan Fours, which inconsistent as it is-is strong in seventeen trains to convey troops cloned Thursday at 924, Improved Congress and any clash over the to Imenpo and the further station to 04-British Wireless. principle of United States' partici- of. Podgranichnala, on the Soviet pation in the League would ham string Washington's efforts to chock Japan-Renter,

paring for another assault on this Factor

protect

bordes batensibly to Japanese lives and property..

M. Karakhan declared that this was an abnormal development in [that It Involved the transport of troops to the Soviet frontier. He declared that the right to accede was beyond the jurisdiction of the O.E.R. managemònt,

SECOND PROTEST.

NOTED PATIENTS.

FIELD MARSHAL PLUMER

SERIOUSLY ILL

London, Feb. 201 Field Marshal Lord Plumer is lying koriously ill at his London home

Numerous housse are on fire in Chapel following Intensive fire by á Japanese-húnvy battery on pre- mises about 250 yards to the north of the North Railway Station.."

M. Karakhan's second question [Mr. Líbyd Geo It was known that the Chinese concerned the omme Command, anticipated, would returns had a very strong post near the which approached the CBR to His Parliamentary dut point where the shells were directing them to conclud fran "Lan

ment to fram

BRITISH REVENUE FLOWING IN.

In the

London, Feb. 26); Hofeé¬ of Commons. Major Elliot, Financial Secretary to the Treasury; moving a small supplamenary, vote for extra ak- penses incurred in the collection of revenue,wald vollections, re- cantly had been ath rate almost unparalleled in the history for this for any other country,

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