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CHAPEI COMPLETELY ENCIRCLED

Few Gallant Bands Chinese Rear Guard Feared Cut Off

Fighting To Death Against Heavy Odds

BRITISH TROOPS SEEK TO OPEN ROAD FOR WOUNDED REFUGEES: MAKE SORTIE FROM SETTLEMENT

Shanghai, Oct. 27 (2.30 p.m.).

Shortly before noon the Japanese completed the encirclement of Chapei, when pinchers columns, provided by bluejackets from the. south and troops from the north, closed and met.

The two senior officers of the forces bowed very low and shook hands, then shouts of "Banzai" rang out.

Meanwhile desperate struggles are being waged by entrapped Chinese troops. In one case 150 men with a few machine-guns have occupied a row of houses where they have chosen to die rather than to live by surrendering.-Reuter,

TERRIBLE BOMBARDMENT

BY AEROPLANES

Shanghai, Oct. 27 (3 p.m.).

JAPANESE

Over 100 Japanese planes are reported to be AGAIN FIRE

simultaneously bombing the Chinese lines at Chengju.

Foreign-military-observers believe the Chinese. cannot hold Chengju and Nanziang much longer.

The Japanese Consul-General is reported to have the Italian Consul-General and expressed called on regrets at the killing of Grenadier Padula.-United Press.

Villagers In Danger ...

Shanghai, Oct. 27.

(8.35 p.m.).

Japanese bombery again dropped four bombs a short distance east of a large German factory, and very near to another building flying the Germon Dog.

The spot seems to be about 500 yards north-east of the Power sub- station which is situated in Lincoln Avenue.

Several times during, the past hour bombs have been dropped in an arca bounded by Lincoln apparently Avenue to the south, Brennan Road to the north, Warren Rond to the cast and Rubicon Road to the west, in which there are several factories and thickly populated Chinese village: United Press.

Aerial Activity

Killed

Italian

By Shell

In

Shanghai Line

Shanghai, Oct, 27,

A Savoy Grenadier, Antonio Padata from Stanoso, Italy, was killed by anı anti-aircraft shell, allegedly fred during a Chinese air raid at 2.40 a.xx. to-day.

Padula was on duty In the Italian defence sector between the Brilialt and

American scelors-Reuter.

ON BRITISH

.

Outpost Opens Up With Lewis Guns

Plane Believed

Struck

Shanghai, Oct. 27. A Japanese plane machine- gunned a British outpost near

Jessfield Park at 6 a.m. to-day.

The British troops returned the fire with Lewis guns and the

Palestine Precautions

League of Nations council, meeting in Geneva, discussed the plan for pasiening Palestine among Arabs and Jews, hoping to bring to an end the riots and clashes between the two nationalities. Above is a Palesune guard, in Jerusalem, searching a tribesman for weapons, after recent rloling.

INSURGENTS STRIKE AT SARAGOSSA

Loyalist Pressure Weakening

Hendaye, Oct. 26. Most of the infantry, and all of the artillery have departed from the Asturian front, and are reported to be on their way believed the plane was hit to Aragon." Reuter.

Later.

Japanese plane flew off. It is

It is now learned that the attack on the British utposts occurred as panie-stricken Chinese from countryside tried to cross into western defence scelor.

Reuter.

Girl Child Burned As Punishment

Adopted Parents

Found Guilty

U. S. MARINES SEE "MOPPING UP" ACTIONS

Small Parties Of Retreating Troops Shot By Japanese

Shanghai, Oct. 27 (1.45 p.m.).

It is feared a large force of Chinese, left in Chapei to fight a rear guard action and cover the retreat of the main army, has been completely cut off. It is facing annihila- tion, with Japanese troops on three sides and the grim International Settlement guards on the fourth, ·

Meanwhile, it is officially stated that the Chinese defence line runs from the western border of the Inter- national Settlement to Chungshan Road, and thence to the Shanghai-Nanking railway line through Chenju and Nanziang. From there it turns in a right-angle to the north-east, running as far as Kwanfu. From there it turns to Liuho, on the Yangtic.

Pres. Doumer Held Up By Strikers

A message has been received stating that the President Doumer Is not left Salzon, owing to a strike.

The ship was supposed to have salled for this port yesterday, as It is fully booked up from long- kong for Shanghai and Kobe.

STOP PRESS

The Chinese are determined to prevent the Japanese occupation of Nantao at all costs, since such a loss would seriously hinder communica- tion with Pootung, on the other side of the Whangpoo River from the International Settlement--United Press.

-See-Chinese-Shot- Down

Shanghal, Oct. 27

United States Morines were eyo- witnesses of Japanese "nopping up" operation in Chapel.

They saw handfuls of scurrying Chinese soldiers abiot down on the banks of Soochow Creek-United- Press.

In British Factory

Shanghai, Oct. 27. A Japanese flag was raised over

a factory in Chinese territory oppo- site the Robinson Road area which was already flying three British flugs,

However, the Japanese flag was hauled down ten, mutes later, al- though United Press was unable to

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ATTACKING distinguish the nationality of the

AMOY Aragon is dully

усага

Simply because their 13-year-old adopted daughter returned home with the been curd she was sent out to sell solled, a man and his wife, Cheung Chung, 44, and Yip Yeung, 35, respectively, of Cheun Chuk Village, Kowloon City, committed Inhuman cruelty to the girl. They It is believed General Franco's were alleged by the police to have next move will be against Saragusan burned her all over the body with to relieve the Loyalist pressure lighted joss sticks, thera,

This allegation was brought out The Nationalists state that Govern when the man and the woman were the the ment pressure at

charged before Mr. K. Keen at the weakening, although at Sanbianigo

Kowloon Magistracy this morning There were no British casualties. Gghting has been very Berce, taking with assaulting a child under 16

the form of hand-to-hand encounters,

of age. The man pleaded Legionnaires and Moors are forcing gullty but the woman claimed trial. Increases

SHOWERED Shanghal, Get. 27.

WITH SPLINTERS] the Loyalists to retreat from San

However, she was convicted after The Italian soldier, Grenadier

Shanghai, Oct. 27. Pedro and Osan.

evidence had been heard, and like Padula, was struck by shrapnel ot Shanghai, Oct. 27.

Post Q, where Rifleman McGowan battle of Oson

The Nationalists ctate that in the

her husband, was aned $250 or five the Ferry Road outpost, and died on of the Royal Ulster Rifles was fatally sustained very heavy losses, losing The girl was in Court, with her body (3.40 pm).

the Government Aerial activity in the western part arrival at the United States Marines wounded by a Japanese machine-gun wo battalions. Southern Ebro hes

months imprisonment In default. of the Extra-Settlement area is in- Hospital.

bullet on Sunday, was showered with creasing, Three huge bombers are The shrapnel came from a 0 splinters

also when two bombs from Nationalists using artillery against

BCCA very stiff Oghting, the covered with little round burn

marks. constantly attacking. willie two enlibre anű-aircraft shell, which Japanese planes fell Inside the the Government lincs.

The child, named Tse Tal; 13, wan planes appeared from Pootung, Nan- fentered his left chest.-United Press. western defence sector of the Settle- tao and LungЯwho and flew over the

The Nationalists are reported to sold to defendants by her real father Hungjno district at an altitude of

heights and Osan forest, and the $130

years ago.' This A Japanese plane then engaged in Loyalists have admitted their with morning the father and a woman bombing coaches standing on the drawal to the second line of defences. named Lat Tal who lives close to Shanghai-Hangchow Rallway, and It is reported that as a result of defendants hut, stated that they machinensis and south on foot. population is 14,500,000 and the by defendants. The girl had also troops the Acturian conquest, the Nationalist actually saw die girl being assaulted It was this plane which fired on the Loyalist 0,000,000

been burned by josa alieku. It was British outposts carlier in the morn-

Lal who brought the girl to ing, it is believed.

Kowloon City Police Station to re- port the matter.

ment,

3,000 feet, after which they flew off, every available Seltlement ambulance Thor about 100 yards away, fo-day. have advanced near the San Pedro as "a future daughter-in-lay," for

Refugees' Plight

are

was rushed to the scene-United Press.

Bridges Blown Up

Shanghai, Oct. 27.

were no casualties.

which were

A

Chinese

Nefurges, mostly farmers. mamed on tlie Settlement boundaries, 'some being allowed to tricklo in after. a ezreful search. In other places only

It is reported that in retreating the wounded elvilians are being admitted. Chinese forces blew up all of the

In order to permit the ingress of Soochow Creek bridges. - hundreds of wounded civilians

The order to fire at the plane from and Japanese forces have occupied the Post was given by Lieut. D. J. soldiers, principally civilians, to the Commercial Press building-United Fitzgerald Donlea-Reuter. Settlement by way of Brennan Road, Preis...

Settlement Police and British soldiers left the British defence sector and at- tempted to drive back thousands of

Reports from French porta state that between 400 and 500 refugees were drowned when fleeing from Gijon.-United Press.

some x

the

con-

Second defendant denied the charge saying that she did not strike CRITICAL SPANISH SITUATION | the girl on the occasion but had done SAYS HE SAW 'FIRING

Hendaye, Oct. 20.

to other times Japanese Cheer Troops

Mr. J. Fraser, of the SC.A. was It is reported that the Loyalist Shanghai, Oct. 27. Shanghal, Oct. 27. Mr. Percival Shaw of Shanghai in Barcelona,

Government is due to arrive in present in Court and at the trane refugees, and also a few dis

clusion of the case malted for a very Japanese infantry arriving at the formed United Preas that he witnessed

be armed soldiers who were blocking north banks of Soochow Creek in the the British outpost at Keswick Road reported, including the appointment taken na it was the worst case that

Important Cabinet changes are serious view of the matter to Brennan Road for half a mile from vicinity of Gordon Road were joyous Are a short burst from a Lowls gun of Sen. Loula Company as Vice- he had ever come across. the British outpost of the Shanghai-ly "banzied by dog-waving Japanese at Japanese planes which were bomb-President. Another report is that Hangchow railway crossing.

Sergeant G. G. Clarke prosecuted. civilians in the Japanese mill settle-ing and strafing the railway directly two anarchists might be given dov ment on the side of the creek ad-over the west of the Settlement ernment posts. incent to the US. Marines outpost. United Press.

The Infantrymen responded by waving emblems of the Rising Sun, United Preas,

Refugees Bombed

DENY FIRING

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Catalonia and France, Meanwhile reinforcements have between Two Japanese monoplanes dropped

brought the Nationallats total secondly, to attack the Loyalist between 20 and 30 bambs at the end

strength: to 100,000, including Moors, positions cast of Tervela, north- of Brennan Road, near the British

Shanghal, Oct. 27.

Legionnaires, italiana and former west of Valencia, and along Delport, apparently aiming at Brun- Shanghal, Oct. 27 (11.50 a.m.). The British outpost at

Ne Brennan Loyalists, who are awaiting General Madrid-Barcelona

line,

and dreds of refurces who were seeking The worst fire in the Far East,Road, denled they had fired on a France's orders to attack all the thirdly, to attack Saragossa, and east an entrance to the Belllement. There since Tokyo was burned after the Japanese plane. However, Chinese north-eastern fronts. Their objec of Lerida, the backbone of 'the "were hundreds of casualties, and

(Continued on Pago 4.) tives will be to sever communications Loyalist defences.-United Frees.

the

The island which guards the entrance to Amoy's harbour, and which has been fortified recently, was occupied by the Japanese this bombard- morning after a furlous ment by warships-Reuter, no kk Approximately ten, warships-r believed to have been engaged In this operation.

II.M.S. Diamond, n destroyer, is at present in Amoy.

REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVING

Shanghai, Oct. 27. The fourth group_of Japaneso troops, numbering 3,000 men, which represents part of the sixth batch of now reinforcements, arrived hero parly this morning aboard five trans- ports. The vessels also brought 60 motor launches which were unloaded at the Yangtsepoo district,

Two thousand wounded Japonesa soldiers left in two of the transports for Japan shortly after new reinforce- ments were landed---Central New

(Further Stop Press News on Page 12.)

Japanese Investigate British Fire On Aeroplanes

Shanghal, Oct. 27.

A Japanese spokesman said Jap- anese troops occupied Kiangwan and 'Chapel at dawn, when Japanese troops reached the Markham Road junction. He said the troops moving south from Tazang had also occupied Yangchinklao, west of Chenju.

Papera found on dend Chinese Chinese vlcers revealed that 75

divialons were engaged on the front attacked by the Japanese drive.

werd

The papers also revealed that Chinese supervising unita ordered to proceed to the south of Scochow Creek to prevent Chinese troops from crossing the creek, and to machine-gun them if necessary,

The spokesman said a Japanese naval plane had been shot down at Chenju, and that a Japanese plane, had reported being machine-gunned by the British post at Jessfleld Park. A second plane was also reported to have been driven off by British machine-gun. fire. He said the Jap.. anese were investigating the in- cident--United Press ¦

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