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THE HONGKONG

ULSTERS KILLED IN SHANGHAI

Several Wounded

Dangerous Sector

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Shanghai, Oct. 29.

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sector as a result of a big battle which began at 6.45 p.m. Sevoral Chinese were also killed by projectiles falling within the sector.

The casualty list is:

KILLED

Josepli O'Toole, of Dublin. James Minilon, of Londonderry. William Christopher Howard,

Dublin

of

SERIOUSLY INJURED Jack McGuire, of Stradane, County

Tyront.

Robert Delaney, of Belfast... All are Ridemen of the

Ulster Rides. :

Royal

mediately telephoned Admiral Hose- Kawn and The Chinese milliary authorities informing them of the situation and requesting that steps be taken to prevent the endangering of lives and properly within the perimeter.

"CUT IT OUT"

The battle censed after Major-Gen.

BRITISH CHECK ATTACK

Armed Japanese Launches Warned Out Of Creek

Shanghai, Oct. 20. ·

OCTOBER 80, 1937.

JAPANESE PROTEST

Claim British Boarded Boats

By Force

Shanghal, Oct. 30. According to Domel, the Jopanese naval authorities have protested against the "forcible boarding of Japanese naval launches in the Soo- chow Creek by British troops",

A Japaneso naval adventure in Soochow Creek came to a dismal This is in connection with the at- tempt by Japanese naval ships to end to-day when two armed

proceed up Soochow Creek with tho faunches going in the direction supposed intention of attacking the of Ho Doomed Battalion's"

godown in which 800 Chinese soldiers are trapped. They were told to go godown, suddenly found them-

back into the Whangpoo under orders selves entrapped between two of Admiral Hasegawa after the Brl- booms hailly constructed by

tish authorities had protested against the violation of their defence sector. coolles.

Eye-winesses assert that the British They were ordered to return to forces did not board the Inunches, but a few stood in a junk alongside to the Whangpoo by Major-Gen. Telfer-protect the Japanese from possible Smollett, and escorted back by men molestation. Meanwhile Settlement of the Welch. Fusiliers.

police kept back all Chinese from the roads along the creek-side for same purpose.-Reuter,

The adventure began when the two Inunches. suddenly appeared at Garden Dridge and opened the Japanese boom across the creek.

troops

near

the

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When Brilish godown warned the crowds near-by to clear the streets because it was

British Logion In Need Of Funds

Telfer-Smollett telephoned the Chl-understood that the Japanese weie nese and Japanese commanders, Both about to attack from the river, Mallon and Howard were killed defied that their forces were firing

coolies hurriedly mustered compans when a shell burst at their post near but were told to "Cut it out" Then

on the creek bank and formed a A total of 40,053 ex-service men the foot of the southern end of Jess-the firing ceased.

and 3,102 dependants were placed in make-shift boom across the ereck,

permanent and temporary employ- The boom rapidly assumed, ment by the British Legion's Em- ployment Department and Branch mammoth proportions. People on the Employment Committees during 1938. British Consul-General, Mr. | banks said the creek was solid with | The Legion still needs funds Phillips, told Reuter that it had not

Previously acknowledged definitely yet been

decided whose sampans, about 400 yards long start-Eu Tong Sen OToole was killed by shrapnel shell had killed the British soldiers ing just below the godown and mak- Trustees of Parece Zoroastrian while having a glass of beer and urged a suspension of judgmenting it very dimeult for any attempt E. Polter.... Honeyland Cafe, opposite Jessfield

feld Road bridge, and seriously in- British troops in the adjacent jured McGuire and Delancy at the danger zone have now been with- same time. Six of the seven men af drawn to West Park Mansions,

and the post were knocked out quickly replaced by another detach- ment.

Park, from which terrided Russianending an official investigation to- to fre from the creek.

morrow.

barmaids hurriedly evacuated, A Chinese barmaid, known as Mábel, STRAY SHELL DANCER. was injured.

A shell fell in Avenue Halg, French Concession, during the evening near Major-Gen. Telfer-Smollett's home Two horses were killed in a Russian riding school..

Many shells exploded near posts manned by the Ulsters, who had to take cover,

The Japanese used land naval guns to which the Chinese replied

with artillery.

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ON BRITISH ORDERS United Press was Informed The prospect of a new danger to

the The

coolier had constructed the foreign areas is held out by

from British announcement that the Japanese blockade on orders are considering action against Nantao, offeers. where they claim there is evidence that the Chinese troops are erecting elaborate forifications.

are

British troops

dangerously placed as a result of the transference of the fighting zone to the borders of the western defence sector manned by Royal Ulster Rides, whose posts ire more lesa in open country xposed to even slightly misdirected

One shell exploded at the British company headquarters in Jessfield fire. Park, but there were no casualties.

It is feared that large sente hos- Major-Gen. Telfer-Smollett, who lilities will Inevitably cause British quickly arrived on the scene, im-casualties. Reuter.

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$1,475 In yesterday's issue G. B, S. Thomson's contribution of $100 was erroneously listed under the name of G. B. S. Thoresen.

Further gratefully

contributions will bot

Lleut-Col. R. M. Barchard, com- inanding the Welch Fusillers, sald he arrived at the Chekiang Road end

received by Mr. F. G. of the boom and found the Japanese Mounder, Secretary to Earl Haig's go upstream. The Fund; Hongkong & Shanghal Bank

aboard

and Building. Cheques should be made boats trying to yaid that they intended only to con- payable to Thomson & Co., and cross- Japanese invited him voy the Shanghai Municipal Counelled "Poppy. Day Fund." fire brigade which was going to ex- linguish Chapel Ares on the Creek bank.

Col. Barchard brusquely refused, the invitation, "I told them that

which was in my defence zone," he declared.

OUR GUIDE

they had no business in the Creek, TO THE

..

Col. Burchard then telephoned; Major-Gen. Telfer-Smollett, who protested to Admiral Hasegawa and went himself to the Creek" bank.

Admiral Hasegawa sent an alde, Captain Fujita, to apologise and say it was a mistake that the boats had left the Whangpoo. The G. O. C. then ordered the downstream boom to be loosened.

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"The Road Back" (Queen's and

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"Journey's End" fame into ness at the mercy of snipers.

Whale and Sherriff have produced aj Thousands of Chinese on the grim indictment of

of war. The road Creek banks and tops of buildings is full of memorable characters. and nonchalant coolies in sampans

The Great Gambini" (Oriental few. fect from the Japanese

of Akim thehet. to-day)-One watched the spectacle, while

Tamiron's first Important roles. boom was opened. The gunboats

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"Theodora Goes Wild” (Ma Jesile Briush offers, it is sald, ordered Theatre, to-day).—A splendid show. the coolles to construct the booms Irene Dunne and Melvyn Douglas and instructed, them how to tie the have the leading roles.

sampans' steel wires to the grounds

of the Creek in British territory. At that time both banks were man- ned by the Welch Fuslilers, who pointed out that Japanese gunboals: were expected to arrive at the doom-·

with a ed godown simultaneously land attack.

A British officer said, "This is the most gall that the Japanese have yet shown."

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