The Washington times., 1927-03-22
BRIT|SHKNL
CHINESE

BY International News Service
LONDON. March 22.-The Dur.
ham infantry. British troops, Op.
ened fire on Chinese this after.
noon and killed 80, according to
the Central News correspondent
In Shanghai.
The British were forced TO fire
when the Chinese began pulling
down the barriers about the inter.
national settlement. the dispatch
stated.
Many Chinese were wounded.
No Americans have yet been
killed or wounded I'm Shanghai's
reign OF terror, according TO q
dispatch to the Navy Department
today from Admiral @. 8. WI.
Iiams. commander Of the Asiatic
Fleet.
The. admiral's report, however,
told Of indiscFiminate firing on
foreigners. resulting in the death
Of one Punjabi (British) soldier,
and the wOunding Of . number
Of other foreigners.
SHANGHAI, March 22.-Bitter
fighting is reported in progress in
the Markham Road district Of the
western outskirts of Shanghai, be-
tween Cantonese troops and sur.
rounded northern soldiers.
The streets are reported to be
thickly strewn with the bodies of
dead civilians and soldiers.
The first division of the National
ist army today is patrolling numer-
Gus areas in the native city, restor-
following the widest sort of rioting
which lasted throughout the night
and part OF the morning. Part of
the city is still blazing. No Amer
leans have been injured.
Meanwhile the most indescribable
chaos is reigning In Chapel. The
Shantungites there who are so des-
perately defending themselves APP
narentIy are unaware that their field
commander, Gen. Pi Shou-Chen has
sold out to the Cantonese and now
holds office as one of the ranking
generals in the southern army.
From Chapel territory the pro-
Cantonese guerillas are using field
pieces, firing shrapneI into "No
Mans Land" a strip of territory on
the border of the international set
t,enent.
Several foreign and Chinese resi-.
dents Of the district have been
struck.
Japanese Shoot Shippers
The guerillas' casualties are
mounting steadily. The irregulars
are located in the houses along
North Szechuen Road. maintaining
a steady stream Of rifle shots from
both sides of the road.
japanese bIueiackets stationed at
the extreme northern boundary of
the settlement are sniping the Can
tonese snipers. inflicting heavy cas-
ualties on the latter.
Two hundred thousand laborers
and 10000 shop hands are idle as q
result OF the general strike.
The Chinese police in the Eastern
Chapel district last night fired on
10000 demonstrators. killing and
wounding several.
The police later came into the
international settlement. surrender
ing their arms to the municipal
authorities.
1t is estimated there are 1000
students and agitators on the
rampage in Chapel. Guerillas there
have taken over all the police sta
lions.
Many white" Russian officers
and men, formerly in the Shang-
tung armies have fled to the refuge
Of the international settlement after
surrendering their arms at the bar
ricades.
About a third of the Russians
made their way into the settle
ments. The remainder now occupy
a precarious position outside the
concession limits.
The municipal council today
issued a manifesto ascribing much
of the disorder in the city to the
activities of Russian communistic
elements.
Soviet agents are offering 50 a
day to each unemployed Russian
in the city in an attempt to prevent
them from replacing the Chinese
workers.
Ten days left to file your per-
gOnal tax return. Persons in bust.