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四拜禮 號六廿月八英港香 THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1937.

FURIOUS GUN DUEL IN

Chinese Carrying Out Strategic Retreat On Exposed Battle Front

JAPANESE SEEK TO BREAK STIFF MORALE OF CRACK DIVISIONS GUARDING TĄZANG, CHENJU

TWO WARSHIPS DAMAGED IN RAIDS OFF WOOSUNG FORT

ACCORDING TO RE UTER MESSAGES FROM SHANGHAI, CHINESE HIDDEN GUNS NEAR THE NORTH STATION ARE HEAVILY BOMBARDING JAPANESE IN HONGKEW WITHOUT REPLY. DECISIVE DEVELOPMENTS

CHINESE ARE EXPECTED IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

CONTEND ANY WITHDRAWAL OF THEIR TROOPS IS MERELY PART OF A REDISPOSI- TIONING PLAN.

Shanghai, Aug. 26 (9.30 a.m.). Japanese warships in the lower Whangpoo opened a terrific bombardment of Chapei, Kiangwan and Tazang this morning, with their heaviest guns, covering the Japanese infantry advance from Woosung. Chinese batteries in Chapei are occasionally shelling Hongkew, where the Japanese launched an offensive at mid-night,

The combined rattles of machine-guns massed along the flame- fringed northern boundary of Shanghai swelled to a roar when the attack commenced, which grenades punctuated. Tanks pushed through the debris of battle and engaged any enemy they sighted."

Then, about 3.30 a.m. there was a brief lull in hostilities in the Shanghai area. Even the Japanese naval bombardment of near-by districts subsided. At approximately 5 a.m., however, the warships intensified their bombardment of Chapel, Kiangwan and Tazang, where they are attempting to break the stiff morale of crack Chinese troops through aerial bombing all day and shelling all night.

STOP PRESS

Chinese batteries which earlier had been shelling Hongkew were silent during the Japanese lull, but they too clamoured again when the bombardment reopened. Flames are shooting into the sky two-thirds of the length of Hongkew's northern boundary and curving north Into DANGER TO SETTLEMENT the Yangtsepoo district.

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WHITEAWAY'S

IN SHANGHAI

CHINESE COMMANDERS AT WORK.

Here are three officers of the 8th Division of the Chinese Armi engupin the Japanese fureus in the hostilities in Shanghai. They serm carefully studying d map wah reference to their troop movements in the Yanpiazepoo district.

LONDON

LONDON DENIES EVACUATION OF S'HAI PLANNED

Britain Will Guard All Her Interests And Her Nationals

London, Aug. 25.

"At their meetings to-day, Mr. Neville Chamberläin, the Prime Minister, Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Minister, and Lord Halifax, Lord President of the Council and leader in the House of Lords, at which they considered the Far Eastern situation, the British leaders endorsed the position already taken and especially reaffirmed the Government attitude that all practicable measures should be taken to protect British lives and property in Shanghai.

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BATTLES RAGE

OVER WIDENING NORTHERN AREA

Heavy Fighting Near Peiping, Tientsin

COLUMN NEARS REAR OF NANKOW DEFENCES

Tientsin, Aug. 26. The Japanese now officially claim to have captured Kalgan and Huailai, north-west of Nankow Pass.

This means that the troops of the Dolonor column are cutting in behind the 50,000 Chinese who are defending the Nankow Pass against a powerful Japanese thrust from the direction of Peiping. There has been severe fighting in this area.

Meanwhile, fighting is raging around Peiping. According to reports reaching here, after two days' bombardment the Japanese claim to have captured two hills, within 15 miles of Peiping, which Chinese held tenaciously.

Blockade Considered Grave Step

Tokyo To Clarify

Intentions

Tokyo, Aug. 20.

The Japanese in the Pelping sector are attacking two Chinese divisions which are threatening their right tlonk.

The country around Pelping is in- fested with "marauders" against whom the Japanese are conducting a "mopping up" campaign. Firing can be heard in all directions outside the elty walls at night

The British and Americon

Em- bussies have again drawn the atten- tion of the Japanese Government to the tendency of its troops to use the

It is understood the Foreign Office diplomatic quarters of Feiping as a contemplating an early communique base of operations. announcing the blockade of the China The Japanese military authorities Const is not designed to interfere are still impressing labour, com- with foreign trade. The Foreign (mandeering transport and requisition- certaining supplies, Searches of Chinese Office proposes to clarify

premises and arrests of Chinese sus- angles, it is believed.

Meanwhite, no-one here is com- peeted as actively antagonistic still menting on the aspects of the blockade continue-Reuter. This is the gist of a communique issued from the in relation to Mr. Cordell Hull's recent statement on the status of the Foreign Office to-night.

Far East Aghling-United Press.

Considered Grave Step London, Aug. 25.

There is no truth in the report that the Government

is contemplating a policy of evacuation, the communique adds.

The announcement of the blackade

The Government intends to persist in its efforts of Chinese ports is regarded as a

to secure exclusion of Shanghai from the area of grave step here, possibly presaging hostilities.

It will be remembered, the com- munique continues, that both the Chinese and Japanese Governments have been notifed that His Majesty's Government reserves its right hold them responsible for damage or loss of British lite property re- sulting from the notions of Chinese and Japanese forces in the course of the present hostilities in China. Protests have been addressed to the Japanese Government concerning the occupation of British properties in by the International Settlement Japanese forces and warning that compensation for the occupation and for any loss or damage to such pro- According to messages from Spain,perties will be claimed.

The Government share fording Santander has fallen into the hands of the United States regarding the of the insurgents, following the night of the Government and

LESS Shanghai, Aug. 26.

on The ponsibility of incursion International Settlement soil by either considerd

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CLAIM According to a Central News despatch, the Unitedpanese or Chinese

more remote-to-dny.-Router. States Embassy, has denied that two American warships are lying in Paochen Harbour, off Tsungming Island, in a query from the Nanking Foreign Office. response to On learning this, the Chinese claimed that two damaged Japanese warships at this point were flying the American flag to hide their identity.

A Chinese comunique stated that! additional Japanese troops have been landed at Chuenshaken,

Pao- nuhr

Commence

Retirement

Bhunghat, Aug. 20 (3.44 a.m.)

A high offels] of the Chinese Gov

shan, under cover of a bombardment of ten warships and. 20 planes. The ornment told Reuter to-day had

-Chinese Red Cross simultaneously

reported that the Japanese had Occupied Lotten,

ro-

-A Chinese plane flew

at

low

some of the Chinese troops to-day had already begun to withdraw a certain distanco from the North Station acc tor, for incllcat reasons.

The official explained that this line

aititude over Postung and Hongkew would change its position at certain to-day, drawing heavy anti-aircraft

points, though the North Station 11-

to-

firo from the Japanese fingship self in ill-held by Chinese troops. · Idzumo and other vessels. It appeared over the Idzumo later, but! dropped no bambs, and flew toward Lunghun-United Press.

It is authoritatively stated that the crack troops of the First Division manning the positions north of Soo- (Continued on Page 4.)

ar

damage in the Far East generally in

U.S. Selling

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To Chinese

ECHO OF PLANE DISASTER

the

On Tuesday at 9. p.m. body of a European was picked up off Chilang Polni and brought to Kowloon, where it was re- moved to the public mortuary. The body is believed to be that of G. Orlinberger, tho Russlan co-pilot of the C.N.A.C.-plane which crashed on August 7. MEMNUNHASTAPE

the closing of all ports on the China

coast.

Twenty Bellancas On The Way Neutrality Bill of the United States regarding the

Following an urgent Cabinet can- aultation a communique announced the Government shares the anxiety damage to the Far East generally present fighting and Cordell Hull to both sides to cease hostliitics.-United Press.

from the

Powerful Armies Opposed

Tientsin, Aug. 25. (5.10a.m.) Severe fighting la continuing at Chinghai, sauth of Tientsin.

they

divisions, or 130,000 men in the Pel- The Japanese claim they have six ping-Tientsin area, and that have not yet completed their concen- iration, troops are still pouring in by land and sea.

The Chinese forces total about 19 divisions in the same area, or 100,000, of which eight divisions are believed to be Central Government troops.- Reuter.

Tsingtao. Tension

Tsingtao, Aug. 20. Efforts towards securing with- drawal of San Fu-chu's troops appar- ently having failed, the remaining Japanese here have been advised to evacuate-United Press.

Japanese Claims

Tientsin, Aug. 26. The Japanese claim the occupation of Kolgon, Hunilai and Pataling, following the dramatic

the rear of the Chinese troops at Hankow, who are now alleged to be bottled up.

{uprising in the clly itself-See Page/ the present fighting and welcomes Called "A" Joke welcomes the appeal made by Mr. of units of the Kwantung Army in

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Mr. Cordell Hull's appeal to buth sidor to cease hosties.

The Ministers observe with satis- Mall is being accepted for Shang-faction the close collaboration main- hai to-day. It will be sent up by the tained with other Governments, Blue Funnel liner Menelous which especially the American and French, The mall is confined and regards it as important that such leaves at 5 p.m. to letters, which must be posted be-collaboration continue-Reuter. fore 3.30 p.m.

Long Conference

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appearance

New York, Aug. 25. Twenty Bellanca aeroplanes, Silver Weakness designed for either military or

The Japanese also claim to have civil use, are being shipped to

London, Aug. 25. scattered Chinese troops marching The weakness of silver, which has from Llangsiang. south-west af China aboard the motor ship fallen a further sixteenth of a penny Pelping, to join up with the defenders Wichita, It is announced to-day, since the opening Axing due to of Nankow-Reuter.

speculative selling, is attributed to London, Aug, 25, These are the same planes previous-nervousness lest the large stocks of The Prime Miniator to-day conly reported sold to Air France, the white metal at present arriving in ferred with Mr. Anthony Eden and purchase of which that company has Hongkong from Canton should be Lord Halifax for two and a half hours since disavowed, following reports flung on the market-Reuter. and later in the afternoon met these that they were destined for the

It is learned that Eastern Exten- ministers a second time, their subjects Spunlah Loyalists. They are single- being the Far Eastern situation and engined monoplanes, with a top speed

sion's cable communication with the

protection of

of British shipping in of 280 miles per hour.

Shanghai wos put out of commission for London, Aug. 23," the Mediterranean.

hour during the night owing Mr. Chamberlain is returning to

The value of retail trade in July to interference at the Northern part. Nineteen Bellanca monoplanes have was 8.1 per cent. greater than the Scotland to-night.

The defect was soon remedied and Regarding the increasing number of been actually shipped aboard the year earlier. The value of stocks the line is now working, perfectly attacks on British, shipping in the Wichita for China. The twentieth is was 6 per cent, higher and employ- normally, cables being transmitted Mediterranean, the Government pro-reported to be held in the United ment was 3 per cent. greater directly and immediately between, tho

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