Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-18
Skirmishes Occur in Various
Parts of City Beset
With Soldiers.
BRITISH ARE INCENSED
AT PLANE WING SEIZURE
Chinese Nationalists Bottled Up
When Tommies Cut
Railway
BY PAUL. WRIGHT.

News. Copyright. 1877.
SHANGHAI. Auust 18.-Sporadic
fighting took place In various parts OF
Shanghai Wednesday night, following
the arrival of 1000 Nationalist troops
retrea ting from Marking, The troops
came partly to the Jessie Field Park
vicinity and partly to North Station
bearing out the rumor that five train
loads of unorganized Chinese soldiers
were arriving.
The soldiers were unable to proceed
southwark from Sha nghai because the
Shanghai Hanchow Railway line had
tempt to force the Chinese to return
the wings OF British military air
plane which fell in Chinese territory.
Thus far the Nationalist foreign of
flee is sitting tight. 1t has made no
move to return the airplane wings to
the British army. although such ac-
ton is reported likely. British Tom
mics continue TO guard the spot where
the railway is cut on the outer edge
of the international settlement.
Dangers at Shanghai.
While this condition lasts, the Ma
tionalist troops are cut off from re-
treating by rail to the South, and are
pocketed at Shanghai unless they
choose to make a tedious march
around the city.
shanghai is confronted by three,
possibly four distinct sources of
danger: First. conflict between Chinese
and British troops because Of the air
plane incident and the resultant cut
ting of the railway. Chinese assert
that the British committed an act OF
war.
Second. danger from former soldiers
OF, the northern militarist, Gen. sun
Chuan-Fang, and Suns sympathizers
here, who propose to capture Chinese
Shanghai, il possible, while Sun is
advancing.
Third, the threat OF the communists
who see in the present disturbance
an opportunity to seize power not only
in Chinese sections of the city but in
the foreign settlements as well.
Fourth, danger in the thousands OF
Chinese soldiers now under INSULT
cient control.
In addition there is irrita ton among
foreigners over dues and taxes levied
by Nanking in contravention of
treaties.
Showdown Is Expected.
Chinese soldiers in Shanghai num-
Der about 5000. counting last nights
arrivals. Foreign troops total nearly
10000. as follows; British, 10000;
Americans. 1,100 Marines. Japanese,
5000; French, $500 Anamites and 500
French The japanese are all marines
and sailors.
The opinion spreads that a show
down between foreigners and Chinese
must come.
Pukow has been bombarding Nan
king across the YangtZe River.
Steamers arriving today report being
held up to allow the cannonading to
proceed. Nanking officers are trying
to arrange with the Northerners to
prevent excessive damage to the city.
British warships are ready to evacuate
the half-dozen foreigners at Marking.
The British postal commissioner and
his French assistant are sticking in
the city.
Local opinion at Nanking is that
christian Gen" Feng Yu-Hsiang
Is cooperating with Gen. Sun Chuan-
Fang in the latter's campaign against
the Southerners. Feng may move on
There is also evidence of scheme to
combine Sun Chuan-Fang with Chang
kai-Shek against Hankow, such a
plan being favored by Gen. Ho Ying.
Chen, in command at Nanking.
Line.Up OF Parties.
Hanow represents the radical, often
referred to as the Communist wing or
faction of the Southern Nationalists
as opposed to the more conservative
Marking Nationalist faction until re.
Gently dominated by Generalissimo
Chang kai-Shek.
Christian Gen" Feng Yu.Hsiang,
who is credited with having a large
and excellently equipped and trained
army, has heretofore been reported
cooperating with the Hankow and
Russian radicals. He has been known
before to switch his allegiance, how
ever.
The daughters of Eugene Chen.
Hankow foreign minister. are on board
river boat, en- route to Kiukiang and
Shanghai. Chen himself Is expected
here.
PLANE WINGS Still uEID