Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
BRITISH DESTROYER
S|LENCES YANGTzE
SHORE BATTERIES
Vessel Replies to Chinese
Rifle and Field Gun Fire
Near Chinkiang.
BARRACKS DAMAGED;
EMPLACEMENT RAZED
Advance of Cantonese Army To-
ward North Is Reported Checked
by Marshal Sun.


The American. British, French,
meeting here this morning. 1t
ts believed that they discussed the
making of demands by the tive
powers on the Peking government
regarding the Marking affair.
ny the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, April 9.-The British
DESTROYER Veteran engaged in an ar
tillery duel yesterday with Chinese
batteries Is miles below Chinkiang, on
the Yangtze River, it was learned
today.
The Chinese opened fire with rifles
and field guns, whereupon the destroy
or opened up with her main arma.
1nent. consisting of four 4.7-inch guns
She fired so rounds. The shells de-
stroyed a Chinese gun emplacement
and hit the barracks, doing consider
able other damage.
The Veteran was struck by shrapnel
and rife bullets. but there were no
casualties aboard.%
u. S. Warships Fired On.
British, American and other foreign
warships travelling up and down the
Yangtze have been under intermittent
fire from the banks since the outbreak
of the anti.foreign movement in that
region. Most of the Chinese firing IS
with rifles. In such cases the war
ships reply with machine guns.
Serious reverses were reported to-
day to have been met by a Cantonese
fNationaiist) expedition up the Grand
Canal at the hands of reorganizeu
. Al fRFM Marshal
Chuan-Fang, which originally nelu
Shanghai.
Meager wireless messages from
cninkiang, about 40 miles east OF
Nanking, at the junction OF the Gfand
Canal and the Yangtze River, indicate
that the Cantonese were being driven
back steadily.
THE Northern forces were reported
20 have already reached YangchoW,
Sust north of the Yangtze, from
Chinkiang, with outposts IS far south
as the confluence Of the Grand Canai
and the Yangtze. Hundreds 81 Can
tonese wounded were being proA2hl
aeross the Yangtze to Chinkiang,
where 1t was reported the Nationalist
nag had already been hauled down.
Japanese Quit HanIEow.
About 1900 japanese, mostly women
and children, arrived in Shangnal
this morning from Hankow on the
Joyo Maru and Taifuku Maru. Iney
twill proceed to Japan aboard the
steamer Kore Maru. Eight hundred
Tauanese are still In Hankow, mostly
men. The Japanese evacuation OF
Hankow was started early In the week
after a serious situation developer IN
cha Japanese concession through at
tacks by Chinese mobs.
Two further Northern victories are
reported. Cantonese advancing up
the Tientsir- Pukow Railway are saia
10 have been thrown back toward
Fengyang. which Is about 20 miles
northwest of Nanking.
Defeated Near Kiangyin.
The second defeat is reported to
have occurred on the north bank OF
the Yangtze, opposite hlangyln.
where Sun Chuan-Fang administered
q defeat to the Cantonese which
threatens Pukow and therefore the
Cantonese rear.
The entire difficult question of the
position of Soviet Russia among the
bowers in China has been brought
10 the fore by the events at PekinB
and Shanghai, in SO far as they afTect
the goyiet's diplomatic representa-
tives, during the past few days.
The apparent ostracism Of Soviet
Russia among the powers diplomati-
caily represented in China has been
emphasized by these events, and the
situation has become the most I'M
portant topic throughout China
wherever foreigners and Chinese have
come into contact.
It is widely recognized that the
incidents in Peking and Shanghai
are filled with dynaR1ite, and Mos
COWS reaction. thus far unindicated,
Is anxiously awaited.
Filled With Dynamite.
While the ministers of the powers
at Peking and the consuls at Shang-
hal are taking up technically correct
positions, the former protesting
against the action of the Northerners
IN exceeding the terms of their per-
nit TO pass through the legation
quarter, and the latter asking the
municipal council TO explain the
Gordon placed about the Russian con-
sulate, it is felt that there can be
no question that neither affair would
have been possible had any power
offered the slightest opposition.
The action of the municipal coun-
ell of Shanghai in placing Gordon
around the Soviet consulate was
based on fear of possible hostile
ADMINISTRATIONS against 1t, 1t was
htated. This fear was prompted by
information reaching the commits
sioner OF police that the raid on the
buildings attached to the Soviet en-
bassy in Peking had revealed matters
which were likely to create feeling
against the Soviet consulate here.
Responsibility Placed.
Responsibility for posting the cor.
don was entirely that of the municipal
council. The Gordon was made up OF
the municipalities paid police force,
which includes police volunteers, in.
cluding foreigners and Chinese and
white Russians belonging to the Rus,
3ian company of the Shanghai voIun.
1eer corps. This latter company, re.
cruited largely from the defeated
forces of the northern general. Chang
Tsung-Chang. is under the orders OF
the municipal council.
While the Russian angle of the sit.
nation now Is holding the center OF
attention, the evacuation of foreigners
from tae interior, the political
maneu~srs within the ranks of the
Cantonese and military movements in
China's civil war also are continuing.
Gen. Chang Kai-Shek, Cantonese
generalissimO, who has been involved
In a complicated political controversy
between the moderates and extremists
within the Cantonese political organ
aGation, left Shanghai for Marking
yesterday.
Christianity never will be wholly
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