Evening star., 1927-04-24

at Wanhsien was commandeered, but
later released.
November 11--Several Socony oilers,
"a miles from Chenglin. were fired OH
heavily. One was held. but later
released
December l3--The steamship Meifoc
was fired on near Shasi.
December l3-The steamship Chipping
was commandeered at Wanhsien, but
was later releas sed at Hankow.
December 14-The Socony oil feet,
38 miles from Ichang. was heavily
fired on and the armed guards aboard
the vessels returned the fr9 with ma
chine guns, silencing 1t.
December 1S: All gunboats at Ichang
were hit by stray bullets during the
Cantonese siege of that city.
January o: The steamship Chipping
was fired on at Patung.
February IL: A Socony oil launch at
Siargyin was fired on and compelled
to tow commandeered junk.
March 13: The steamship Meifoo at
TAPPING was fired on about 100 times
by Northern soldiers and the armed
guard from the destroyer Preble re-
turned the fire.
March 10: The Preble, 13 miles from
Wuhu, while conveying the steamship
Meian, returned fire from the river
bank with machine guns.
March "a: The steamship Meian at
Kiangyin was fired on all night from
the north bank of the river.
Barrage Laid Down.
March "a; The destroyers Noa and
Preston at Nanking laid down bar.
rage on Socouy hill, there to protect
foreigners. including Americans, be-
Ieaguered by mobs.
March "a. The steamship Meihsia
was fired on from the Kwanyian forts.
March 25: The Preston, at Marking.
escorting the steamship Kungwo, was
fired on.
March 25: The Preston. off Chin.
kiang, was fired on by the forts and
returned the fire with her 4-inch bat
teries.
March 25: The Preston was fired on
with machine guns from the Kiangyin
forts.
March OF: The Preble was fired on
by rifles and machine guns, and re-
turned the fire With her own machine
guns.
March 81: The Preble was fired on
from the Kiangyin forts by rifles and
machine guns while evacuating mis-
sionaries, and returned the fire with
machine guns.
March 27: The steamships Meitan
and Meinsia were fired on from Kiang-
yin.
March 27-The Preston at Kiangyin
was fired on from the forts and re-
turned the fire.
March 29-The Preston, four miles
above Kiangyin, was fired on repeat
edly by soldiers from the north bank
and silenced the fusilade with her
4-inch guns, rifles and machine guns.
March 29-Ail ships in the Yangtze
off Marking were fired on from Lion
Hill.
Steamships Attacked.
March S0-The steamships Loong.
wo and Tatung at Nanking were fired
on by about 500 shots, snipers work
ing from the shore during the night.
The fire was not returned.
March 30~Ail ships in the Yangtse
at Nanking were again fired on from
Lion Hill.
April 1.-THE Noa, one mile from
Pukow. returned northern rifle fire
with machine guns.
April l5-The steamship Loongwo
at Pukow was fred on from an out.
post.
April 15-The steamship Meian at
Nankiug was fired on and the de.
stroyer John ID. Ford replied with ma
chine guns.
April 15-The John D. Ford at
Nanking sllenced an attack with
shrapnel.
April 16-,rhe Preble at Kiangyin
was fired on and sailor was hit. The
destroyer returned the fire finally with
her main battery silencing it.
April 16.-The cruiser Cincinnati at
Nanking fired on by three four-inch
guns. machine guns and rifles, re.
turned the fire with machine guns
and six-inch guns.
April 16.--The Preble at Pukow sill
enced an attack with her four-inch
guns.
April 1.-THE Cincinnati, north of
Tatung, was fired on.
April 1S.-The John d. Ford was
fired on from Nanking.
April 22.-The destroyer Paul Jones.