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Guns' Thunder Wakes Shanghai to Second Day of Chapei Battle

CITY'S DEFENDERS

DEFENDERS ANNOUNCE ADVANCE AGAINST JAPANESE

Infantry Thrust. Accompanied By Intensive Bombardment

Shanghai, Aug. 14 (9.46 am.).

Very heavy artillery fire is distinctly audible at the United Press offices here, in the centre of Shanghai. It is not far distant, presumably.

Our correspondents are trying to locate it, but so far they have not been successful due to their inability to penetrate the Japanese lines.

Meanwhile a heavy fog and rain, with the black ball of the typhoon signal hoisted on the Customs House tower, depress the International Settlement.-United Press.

CHINESE CLAIM ADVANCE

Shanghai, Aug, 14 (9.30 a.m.),

The thunder of guns indicates the resumption of heavy fighting.

The Chinese claim to have advanced at several points about a mile north-west

of the Japanese Landing Party headquarters.

At 5.30 am. to-day artillery fire was so violent that people miles away from the scene of the fighting were awakened. Meanwhile, the fires in the fighting areas have died down; either the buildings have been consumed or rain has quenched the flames.

Simultaneous attacks against Japanese cotton mills to the north-east of the International Settlement and the Japanese positions in Chapei, near the Landing Party's

CHINA DRIVE OPENS

headquarters, were launched by the Chinese infantry at Nanking Troops

4.20 a.m., with strong artillery support, according to a

Japanese communique. The results of these engagements Hope to Ease

Nankow Crisis

ALSO AIM AT

are not as yet available, but it is presumed they are continuing-Reuter.

CHINESE ADVANCE Shanehal. Aug. 14 (10.01 m.) The Chinese garrison headquar ters announced this morning that troops had occupied Chih

Tze University, directly east of Hongkow Park, at 40 minutes after midnight. From this point they are presumably planning a new altack on near-by Japanese positions.

The Japanese have not issued any communique respecting this action. -United Press.

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INDIAN CONSTABLE MURDERED

ASSAILANT TAKES

OWN LIFE

TIENTSIN

ON GUARD IN. S'HAI

As in 1932, American marines are now guarding the upper reaches

of the Soochow creek in Shanghai. Picture shows a group in full war-

klt on guard at an important junction.

JAPANESE

STILL

IN SEARCH OF ASIAN HEGEMONY

Tricked Chinese Army Into Belief Local Settlement Aim

Berlin, Aug. 13.

"The present conflict in North China is a further step in Japan's programme of territorial expansion on the mainland of Asia," asserted Dr. H. H. Kung, Chinese Finance Minister, on the eve of his departure from this city for Prague, Rome and home.

"This is but another phase of her cherished dream- a dream particularly dear to the die-hard militarists- for the hegemony of Asia and her supremacy over the

Western Powers.

that they were sincerely seeking a local settlement, the "By tricking General Sung Cheh-yuan into the belief

Japanese militarists were able to launch a surprise attack upon the Chinese troops, forcing them to withdraw from Peiping and Tientsin," Dr. Kung explained.

EYE-WITNESSES

TELL STORY OF CHAPEI BATTLE

Correspondents

Brave

Gunfire to Obtain

First - Hand News

(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")

By John R. Morris

Shanghai, Aug. 14. Japanese sailors who apparently consider the Sino- Japanese hostilities in Chapei as a strictly private fight, drove Correspondent Bud Ekins and me from a vantage point a half a mile west of the Japanese Naval Landing Party Headquarters yesterday with half a dozen warning shots. But for half an hour, from 4.45 p.m., we watched the Japanese in action against the defenders of Chapei.

Before the amiable sailors suggested our departure, we watched Landing Party detachments 100 yards away attack with rifles and machine-guns Chinese positions which were another 300 yards further west.

Our vantage point was a shell of a ruined house, destroyed by the gunfire in 1932, and situated about half a mile inside Chapei, where Chinese dwellings and a few

blocks of semi-modern buildings are interspersed with

open areas as large as city blocks.

STOP PRESS

CHINESE PLANES BOMB IDZUMO

Shanghal, 10.35 a.m. Six Nanking planes flew over the

As I said, the principal detachment of naval men visible on our arrival was 100 yards to our right, engaging Chinese who were invisible to us, whose replying machine-gun fire and rifle tattoo was too distinct f for per- fect comfort.

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Naval trucks carrying reinforce- ments to the Japanese and cases of ammunition dashed along the road past our dilapidated shelter. And shortly after our arrival 200 blue- Juckets stoot passed 100 yards to our Icft.

BUILDINGS ABLAZE

Several blocks of burning bulldings

sulate, and dropped bombs. The clouds of white smoke. The nearest

Japanese flagship. Edzumo, which is tied up opposite the Japanese Con- Idzume's anil-aircraft guns replied.

-United Press.

ahead and to our left sent up great fire, though not the largest, was about

000 yards ahead of us and behind the advance Chinese positions. A

Bri- Shanghal, Aug. 14, tish police officer at the Dixwell Road Crossing the Shanghal-Woosung police station had expressed the opin- Railway on a half-mile front, Chinese on, as we stopped on our way to troops are cautiously advancing to- Chapel, that wards North Szechuen Road where shells had started these blazes,

tacks. the decks of H.M.S. Danae and Dun-

PRESSING STRONGLY

Japanese incendiary

anilors ahead were peppering

our

the Japanese are in force, with arm. oured cars and machine-guns,

Two Japanese reservists nrrived Union Jacks have been spread on from our rear afoot, and while the can as a precaution against air at near neighbourhood with rifle fre, for our accepted our explanations presence with smiles both for our carnestness and my rusty Japanese,

the conversa The Chinese have launched a well. They then completed

tion timed attack and

In fluent English, and shouted to are pressing strongly. The weather conditions a near-by company commander that we were harmless, though somewhat Ing. Should the Chinese throw their full weight · Into this battle the

onl Japanese, who are heavily numbered, will be in a difculi posi- ion.

a major conflict must come," not used as a base of operations by prevent Japanese seroplanes operate foolish, correspondents.

would

in the

The Chinese claim to be advancing In all sectors-Router,

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HEAVY REINFORCEMENT

he continued, "China can have no the disputing countries, Mr. Hull alternative but to resist force with he knew nothing of this matter

yet..-Reuter. force. Personally, I believe there are reasonable and far-sighted statesmen

MALICIOUS INVENTIONS in Japan who see the folly and Nanking, Aug. 14.

We left our ruin, however, and re- Moscow, Aug. 13. ultimate disaster to Japan in the mod

turned afoot to Hongkew Park where Reports from Japanese and Ger- Chinese reports state that policy of her militarists. Unfortu- man sources that Russia

we had left our motor car. We met Central Government troops have nately they are dominated by the some part in the

is taking

heavy reinforcements of Japanese on launched a

present military vigorous offensive militarists who are fanatical in the operations in

the way to China, by sending

the front, Including Shanghai, 0.50 a.m. along the Tientsin-Pukow Rail-bellet in Japan's sacred mission in military advisers, and so on, to the

| motor-cycles with A dual tragedy, resulting in the way and are advancing rapidly the world."

machine guns British police belonging to the mounted, and one midget tank, which death of two Indian constables, oc-

Chinese, are declared to be malicious Settlement Force watched powerless had stalled at the corner of Shanghai inventions, requiring no curred early this morning at Tai Mi towards Tientsin.

Dr. Kung hoped, he said, that saner according to

comments, during the night AR Japanese and Woosung Roads, to the great em- Tuk village, Taipo district, when one.

Reuter.

the Tuss Agency civilians, including women. The Chinese drive is partly and more far-sighted views

armed barrassment of its two occupants.. restrain Japan's militatists

with clubs smashed lights in, the the future-Reuter.

Hongkew district. However, they

After separating from Ekins in were allowed to disperse Chinese order to extend our coverage,I made looters who tried to break into my way, frequently challenged by evacuated shops in this district. Japanese sentries and later by Rus- Reuter.

alans

the International guarding Settelement, to the North Station and the Chineso Central Government line. Through the troops front massive iron gates of the North Honan Road entrance to Chapel I conversed with one of six Chinese on outpost duty. He was 00 years of age, clad in khaki shorts and tunle, a steel helmet, with a rifle taller than himself. He grinned aid commented cheerfully upon the ominous altuation on all sides.

W. T. Tilden intends to conduct a but it appears that the men quarrelled at world tour of professional tennis over a debt of $300 which Kaka Reuter. players during the coming months, Singh is said to have owed to the his troupe including Henri Cochet, other constable. Lester Stoefen and Ramilion.

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the

RENEWED GUNFIRE

on

KUNG SIGNS FOR CREDITS

SHELL FALLS IN SETTLEMENT

Shanghai, Aug. 14 (10.28 am)

of the men is said, to have shot the aimed at Tientsin, which other dead and then himself com- Nanking Government wishes to mitted suleide.

The affair took place at about o recapture, and partly at rellev

U.S-JAPANESE EXCHANGE a.m., the murdered man being P.C. ing the Japanese. pressure 440 Koka Singh and his assailant P. Nankow, where

Washington, Aug. 13. C.300 Arjan Singh.

powerful Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of Seanty details are so far available. Japanese force is hammering State, and the Japanese Ambassador Chinese positions-to-day discussed the developments in

Berlin, Aug. 13. the Sino-Japanese situation, Mr.

Before his departure for Prague Hull described their conversation as to-day, China's Finance Minister, Dr. an ordinary exchange on "the neute H. H. Kung, was the guest at condition" in the Far Enst.

A shell crashed into Elgin Road, In luncheon of Marshal von Blomberg,

the Japanese-populated „ "district" of The Secretary of State went on to German commander-in-chief,

the International and Hongkew, Insitie he and his colleagues should play attempted bribery of a European broken early to-day by the boom of discussion of

The stillness of the night was any that there had been no special other high Army officers and Gov- Settlement, t

few minutes ago In Hongkong. The troupe will arrive police sergeant. Arjan Singh is said guns, heralding the resumption of in the International Settlement at given at the War Ministry,

the grave situation eminent officials. The luncheon was United Press. here either late next February or to have lent him. 3300 at that time fighting Sporadie firing is now Shanghai. early March, and it is suggested by for his defence in the proceedings continuing,

Subsequently it was announced which took place, and it is stated Meanwhile, the city of Shanghai is Replying to

as to Dr. Kung had signed an agreement a quesiton that Kaka Singh refused to repay awaiting this sum, over which the fatal quarrel giving, wondering whether Japanese United States and France would nakaubstantial

down with

mis- whether or not Great Britain, the With Swiss and Dutch bankers for

credits for occurred this morning.

China- (Continued on Page 9.) that the International Settlement be

Reuter.

The murdered raun had previously

The tour takes in the Far East and been a sergeant in the Police Force, Tilden has expressed a keen desire but was dismissed some time ago for

that

Tiden that they figure in a three-day Round Robin Tournament.

Full story will be found on the

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Shanghai, Aug. 14 (0 a.m.)

some

FIRING AT SNIPERS

Japanese outposts in Range Road, 300 yards west of me, had been firing (Continued on Page 9.)

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