Evening star., 1927-03-31
SIX KILLED BY SHELLS.
Is Chinese Wounded in Marking Bonn
bardment, Says Chang.

SHANGHAI, March 81 Up.-The Chi.
nese casualties from the Anglo-Ameri
can bombardment Of Socony Hill, Nan
king, last Thursday. were estimated
by the Cantonese commander, Chang
Kai-Shek, in a statement today. as
6 killed and Is wounded, with the ma
jority of the victims civilians. From
40 to SO houses were destroyed.
Chang emphasized that full and
accurate report was not yet available
and that these figures were subject to
revision.
This is the first definite estimate
of the number of Chinese casualties
from Thursdays shelling, which was
undertaken to protect Americans and
other foreigners on Socony Hill. who
were menaced by soldiers in Can
tonese uniforms. Fantastic figures as
to the number of casualties have been
disseminated in China, one report say
ing 200, 900 Chinese had been killed.
Chang Orders Protest.
Chang said he had instructed the
Marking garrison comma nder TO lodge
a protest with the British and Ameri
can naval authorities against what
i consider the unjustified lombard
ment of the CITY,"
NO notice was given us before the
boInbardment,' he added. "and no
time was allowed in which to take
measures to protect foreign lives and
property. The Nationalist military
authorities consider the bombardment
great indignity, and our officers and
men in Marking are deeply aroused
and incensed."
, Reports concerning Marking, which
he characterized as exaggerated, had
''created a tense international atmos'
phere," he said, adding:
las a result of these reports it is
feared we have lost much OF the sym
pathy which formerly existed for us
among liberty-loving people. The
Nationalist leaders want friendly rela
lions with the foreign powers.
I'VE are not anti-foreign. but pro
Chinese. Our aim is TO secure inter
national equality--to become an equal
In the family of nations
Would Treat As Equals.
ANY nation willing to treat us as
equals is our friend although il may
have oppressed us in the past"
Chang protested the presence here
of foreign troops and warships ant
the elaborate measures taken for tn,
defense of the international settle
1nent, which, he claimed. only create
feeling of suspicion and mistrust." T"
They are the measures usually tax
EN- by empire builders toward their co
loniaIs," he said, measures which 1
would be fitting TO adopt toward say
ages or semi-civilized peoples"
The authorities in the foreign set
Elements. he continued. had not per
rmitted the Nationalists TO share tn,
work of protecting the Chinese masses
within those settlements.
He termed this IAN intoierable con
dition." and added:
''I hope the settlement authoritie
will of their own accord abolish mar
tial law, withdraw their troops an,
warships and permit the Nationals
authorities TO undertake what Is thei
duty, the function of protecting foreigl
lives and property within Chinese ter
ritory."
He asserted that the barbed wire en
tangiements on the borders Of tn
, French and international settlement
were a constant provocation to th
Chinese. remarking:
LAS | approached Shanghai by III
river, I noticed the large number q
foreign warships and also the sane
bags and barbed wire ashore. Thi
produced a very unfayorable impres
sion on me.
Foreigners must understand tina
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