Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22
II BRITISH SOLDIERS SHOT DOWN
AS CANTONESE CLEAR SHANGHAI

Nationalist troops are advancing
| along the railway around Shanghai,
in the direction of the Shanghai
north station, the center of the re-
naming Northern resistance. The
| two forces are expected to collide to.
night or tomorrow.
1t is believed the attempts of the
Northerners to enter the international
|. settlement are due to the approach of
| the Nationalist, of whom several
thousand moved along the railway on
| foot this morning
The Cantonese troops are very I'M
, prepossessing. A large proportion of
them are boys in their teens. They
are ragged and dirty. but all wear the
red and blue Kuomintang necktie. A
| group of officers seen by the CORE
| spondent, however, were comparative
| ly dapper, in the Russian military
style.
! The correspondent witnessed the
| passage of train bearing a thousand
or more of these troops this afternoon
through the Jessfield station, where
| there are British picketS on both sides
of the railway. There were no signs
| of hostility, the Tommies and the
| Cantonese eying each other curiously
at range of few feet, and COM
menting loosely.
Council to Seek Control.
The Municipal Council of the Shang-
hal international settlement, under the
American chairman, Sterling Fessen-
| den, issued q long manifesto raiterat-
ing it's intention to use all the re-
sources at it's disposal to retain con-
troll Of the situation.
| After tracing the history and de-
| l-1-
foreign settlement, the council says
it is only awaiting appointment by
the Chinese community of three Chi
nese members of the council, which
will complete the alteration in its con-
Stitution suggested some time ago, to
proceed to the consideration of the
outstanding problems requiring the
advice of representative Chinese.
When the Chinese councillors take
their seats the council will comprise
five Britons, three Chinese, two Amer
leans and two Japanese.
Drastic Change Opposed.
The council considers the present
time unsuitable for the powers to
think of any drastic change in the
administration of Shanghai. 1t also
urges the powers to insist on due re-
spect being accorded to the treaty OBJ
legations entered into between one
self-respecting nation and other self
respecting nations" until the time ar
rives when these obligations can be
| reviewed in their proper perspective.
Pending the outcome of the strug-
gle now being waged in China, the
council appeals to moderate minded
Chinese and foreigners to support the
measures being taken to protect the
international settlement
Marines Settled Ashore.
The United States Marines today
were settled in their shore billets and
actively participating in the mainte-
nance of order inside the settlement
boundaries, hence they have not thus
far experienced clashes with the Chi
| nese such as the British have had at
the barriers.
However, there has been some ex-
element, since the areas they patrol
are within range of rifle fire from the
Chinese sections. Today several spent
bullets from the fighting in the native
Chapel district fell in the regimental
headquarters established on Sinza
road, but there We're no casualties.
The Americans have the important
task of protecting the vital services