Evening star., 1927-03-21
1900 Patrol Mill Districts as
Chinese Troops Loot In
ternationaI Area.
TWO SOLDIERS KILLED,
10 WOUNDED IN Rl0TING
$4,000 in Foreign Forces Repress
ing Disorders as Cantonese Enter
City-General Strike Called.

by Lne ASSOcldttu iCSS'
SHANGHAI, China, March FL
Chaos reigned in Shanghai tonlsh'
after the fall of the city to the Cah
tonese this morning.
Rioters ran loose in the native quar-
ter all day, and tonight a band OF
Chinese troops, presumably attachec
to the retreating northern army, broke
through the barrier to the north OF
the international settlement anc
began looting.
Up to IL pm. the forces defending
the foreign settlements from the riot
ing Chinese had suffered IL casualties
including two killed and ten wounded
Two Punjabi soldiers of the British
force were killed by snipers. the
wounded comprised five PunJabis, a
Russian policeman and four BRUSH
soldiers.
A British armored car pushed up in
response to a police call for aid. The
car was subjected to continuous ma
chine-gun fire. Lieut.. Newman, Corpl
Ainslie and two soldiers were
wounded.
Another British armored car. which
Accompanied the one in which the four
men were wounded, towed it away un
der heavy fire, which the British re-
turned. The four men were not seri
ously hurt.
Shantungese Army Flees.
The vanguard of the Cantonese
army entered the native city this
morning. The Shantungese fled at
their approach, and the city was
taken without fighting.
The municipal council declared
state of emergency, and landing par
ties of all nationalities represented in
the Shanghai naval concentration, In
Guiding $500 American Marines, dis
embarked to defend the foreign settle
ments against invasion from without
or trouble from within.
Possibility Of serious disorders was
Intensified by the calling of a general
strike of Chinese workers to celebrate
the fall Of the city to Chang Kai-Shek's
Southern forces, which now hold
virtually all of China south of the
Yapgtse River. -rs
Marines Fully Equipped.
The foreign defenders ashore here
total $4,000 men, part of whom are
holding the 20-nnile exterior defense
line, while others strongly patrol the
streets of the foreign settlements.
The 1,500 American Marines are pa
trolling the northern and western mill
districts, where trouble is most likely
TO break out owing to the general
strike and the gathering Of crowds OF
idlers.
The Marines came ashore with full
equipment, including machine guns
and metal helmets. ready TO remain
until the trouble Is over. They landed
laughing and joking. glad that their
long inactivity cramped aboard ship
was over.
The Japanese landing party also
totals 1900. and the French, Italians.
Dutch, Portuguese and Spanish like
wise debarked strong detachments
The British already have numerous
forces on duty ashore.
Trouble in Native Districts.
The native districts of Nantao and
Chapel were the scene of trouble ali
day long. There was incessant rife
and rnachine-gun fire and the occa'
sionsl boom of artillery throughout
the afternoon.
All the barriers between the native
and foreign districts were closed and
heavily guarded. The foreign de.
tenders suffered their first casualties
when a British Punjabi trooper was
killed and two were wounded by
gunmen firing from an alleyway at
the border of the international settle
ment. Two foreign policemen were
injured by bricks thrown from the top
Of building on the Marking road.
A few shells fell into the French
concession this afternoon. There were
no casualties. The authorities do not
know where the shells came from.
Outposts on the furthermost border
of the concession had a brush with a
small detachment of Chinese troops
this afternoon. Shots were exchanged
and the Chinese were driven off.
Naval forces were landed from all
warships in the Whangpo River off
the city. The troubles in the native
city were largely blamed upon Kuo
mintang (Cantonese) plain clothes men
who attacked the police stations, cap
tured several and burned one. The
shooting in the Chapel and Mantac
districts was believed to be chiefly
the work of fleeing northern troops
and OF looters and other lawless ele
the entire absence OF authority In
those districts.
Stray Shots Wound Several.
Several bullets and some shrapne
fell In the international settlements
and one Russian civilian and severa
Chinese were wounded by stray shots
Fifty Chinese police from the Chape
district, unable to cope with the law
less element, took refuge within tn,
foreign lines after surrendering theil
weapons.
Two companies of British soldiers
esta blished positions in British'owneC
properties several miles beyond th'
settlement boundary to prevent th'
occupation and looting of these places
by Chinese troops.
Beginning at noon, the kuomlntane
fag-a red banner with white sur
in a blue field in the upper left cor
ner-began TO appear throughout tbs
foreign settlements and was ever
flown from atop the post otfice. whlcf
Is again tied up by strike.
The general strike is apparently
thoroughly effective. All the cottor
mills are closed down and the trans
port services paralyzcd.
Police Charge CrO"Is.
Several times this afternoon the for
eign police found 1t necessary u
charge crowds and break up gather
ings which threatened trouble.
The Cantonese troops reached tH'
Shanghai native city only In small
numbers. The main force occupied
Lunghwa and the Kiangnan arsenaI
placing them In control or the CITY
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