New Britain herald., 1924-09-04
NEITHER SIDE
 GAINS IN CHINA
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Quinsan, progressing distance of four miles since the movement start ed that morning.
 He added that railway and tele- graph communications had been cut tn that vicinity and trains and mes sages to Nanking had been inter- rupted.
 Confirmation of dispatches re- porting the interruption of traffic on the Shanghai -Nanking railway was received fin reports from the Ameir- ,an counsul at Nanking which added that General Chi. military governor pf Kiangsu, had left for the front on tho evening of Sept, 1.
 Armies Repulsed. After 24 hours Of fighting, within i5 miles of the coveted city Of shan ghai, forces of General Lu Yung- Hsiang, suer of the territory. re- pulsed the armies of General Chi shieh-Yuan and gained about two miles, according to statement is- sued from the headquarters of Ho Ferg-Lln, defense commissioner of Shanghai. Many casualties were / reported. . Shanghai, crowded with foreigners who huddled into the city from the firing lines, today viewed the open Ing of hostitlities with apprehension and fear that the battle lines might come closer to the city before nishti . fall. The engagement now, in progress Is becoming general in the area from the line of the Shanghai -Nankfhg railway to the coast and heavy can nonading along the railway lines was reported
 The temper of foreign govern nents toward China's provincial civil war was indicated yesterday when several contingents of British mar ines were landed in the foreign sec ton Nof Shanghai and 400 French sailors were sent ashore from war craft now in.the harbor here. The French troops supplement a volun- teer company on duty to defend the Trench settlement in any possible tmergency.
 Nearness Of Fighting.
 An indication of the proximity of 4ctual fighting to Shanghai was given yesterday when encounters be- tween the Chinese soldiery and play ers of tn Shanghai golf club links, located in the northern suburb of kiankwan, led to an order from the club suspendins play until further notice.
 While the general topic among the oreign population today was the actual starting of fighting, methods " which the rival Tuchlns propose 70 finance an extended conflict also were discussed. The Chinese cham Ter of commerce addressed a letter :, the Hong Kong and Shanghai 5ankins corporation protesting 1sainst a reported project to loan he Picking government one million pounds sterling. the loan to be se-+ .ured by German bonds.
 Behind the two Tuchun conten- lcrs for Shanghai today was the re- pective support of General Wu Pei ..u, head of the Picking government allied with Chi, the Kiangsu govern ,r, and Chang Tso-Lin, war lord of ianchuria, who was reported in dis stches from Picking to have con-
 lbuted s3,0O0,0oo to General Lu 2ung-Hsiang.
 Aid From Manchuria.
 The Manchurian war lord, how
 er, was content to lend his anan-
 al aid to General Lu for the pres
 1t. but has promised him military
 T when it Is opportune. Despite fhang's assurances to his measure participation in the conflict, resi- ents of Picking spending the sum- ner at points reached by the Pe- ing -Mukden railway, along which 'hang would bring his troops south ,,ard, have been advised by Chinese .iends to leave those places in view < the probable Interruption of traf- . on the line.
 General Feno Hsiang, a Chris
 an Chinese member of the Wu Pei
 Il Picking forces, was reported to ave refused request for addition troops for General Chi Shieh- Yuan, on the ground that the secur- fy of the capital might be endan-