Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-29
Z. S. WARsHIPs FACED BIG GUNS
Heavy Cannon Trained on Vessels
From Hill, DISPATCH Saws.

LONDON, March 80 (P).-Heavy
guns trained on American warships
! by Cantonese on Lion Hill. Marking.
were mentioned in a dispatch to to.
days Daily Mail from Sir Percival
| Phillip, its correspondent in Shanghai.
Lion Hill overlooks the YangtZe
River where the American vessels
nave been at anchor with British
warships, as well as merchantmen of
both nationalities.
Actual fire on foreign ships from
other guns also WAS described in the
dispatch, which said that the river
forts between Chinkiang and the
mouth of the YangtZe had been man.
ned and shells sent at all passing for
eign craft A shell set the steamship
Woosung afire.
A British outpost at Shanghai, Sir
Percival reports. had to level its rifles
when some Cantonese tried to APP
proach the international settlement
barrier on the North Honan road. The
Cantonese had hand grenades raised.
apparently ready to throw, but fed
when the soldiers raised their rifles.
Refugees Half Starved.
Seven half-starved American mis-.
sionaries have arrived at Shanghai
on Chinese junk from kiangyln
with a distressing story or a series Oh
hardships on their six-day journey,
says today's Daily Express. They
were unable to reach steamer to
make their escape from Kiangyin,
on the YangtZe River.
On their arrival at Shanghai the
missionaries were almost overcome by
exhaustion, and scantily clad. Twice
they were forced to go ashore to try
to find food, but were driven back to
midstream because of fear Of attacks.
The Daily Express also has re-
port from Canton that Michael Boro'
din, adviser to the Cantonese govern
ment, has mysteriousiy disappeared
from Hankow, with Hsu Chen. min
lister of Justice, who is prominent in
communistic circles. A Hongkong dis
patch says the report may have some
connection with other reports that the
military commander of Hankow, Gen.
Tang Sang-Chi, has gone over to the
side of the Nationalist commander-in-
chief, Chang Kai-Shek.
These dispatches came as the cab
met was giving notice that British
rights in China must be maintained
at all costs, and that there must be
no further concessions until the Chi
nese authorities, proving themselves
capable of establishing order. bring
conditions.
The cabinets determination to take
firm stand was announced to the
House of Commons by Sir Austen
Chamberlain, the foreign secretary.
When asked for details of the British
policy with regard to the future Of
Shanghai, he explained there was no
British concession at Shanghai, as at
Hankow. The future of British inter
ests in the international settlement,
therefore, could be determined only in
collaboration with the other powers
having interests there.
The foreign office was advised today
that, because of the anti-foreign feeling,
the local British authorities at Chang
sha, Chungking and Ichang. In the
YangtZe Valley, have decided to evac-
uate all British males from those
places. The women and children were
previously sent to Shanghai.
Chinese Pay Compensation.
not to call for a general evacuation,
but to leave the decision to the local
British representative in China.
Negotiations, at kiukiang have re-
suited in the Chinese paying $4,000
COMPENSATION for communicating the
British steamer kiangwo, says Hong
kong dispatch TO the Exchange Tele-
graph Co. AS consequence, arms
and ammunition seized by the British
after the vessel was Communicated
have been returned to the Chinese.