Evening star., 1932-02-07

the fate Of the three japanese airmen
killed Friday, the bomberS stayed in
high attitudes as much as possible.
The airmen withdrew just as dark
ness fell. Then heavy gun, the loca-
ton Of which could not definitely be
determined, opened up, fiinging shells
into Chapel at frequent intervals. The
belief was expressed that perhaps the
gun was on one of the japanese war
ships on the Whanpoo.
The expected Chinese air activity ma
terialized only in the appearance of two
Chinese airmen, who sailed over the
metropolitan area, but soon disappeared
to the west
Work on Landing Field.
Just outside the eastern border of
the International Settlement along the
Shanghai-W Highway, the Japa-
nese naval forces started work on an
airplane landing field.
In addition to japanese, a group of
white" Russians labored on the field.
Japanese airmen tested it by taking off
and landing as the work progressed.
Observers expressed the belief that this
activity indicated plans by the Japanese
for air operations on larger scale.
japanese naval officials declared they
had surrounded the headquarters of a
group of Chinese gunner who were
pledged to kill all japanese"
Continued sniping. it was said, was
seriously undermining the morale of the
Japanese bluejackets. One report vas
that the snipers were well organized
and that among them were 80 women.
Chinese banks announced that in view
of the disrupted state of business here
all loans in the future will be charged
interest at the rate of 2 per cent daily,
or 730 per cent year
China Seeks Fore.g gn Flyers.
The Chinese government was report
ed to be seeking the services of foreign
aviators as pilots for its military planes.
The governments aviation bureau ap-
preached two American flyers well
known here, but they declined to serve.
Chinese newspapers said 26 Chinese
airplanes arrived from Marking during
the night, the craft consisting of Amer
ican, British and German makes.
China had decided to use the air.
planes against the japanese, the news
papers added, "but they do not carry
bombs, and every effort will be made
not to harm the residents of foreign
settlements"
This, Shanghai's second Sunday in
the tolls of battle, daWned late with
heavy foglike mists blanketing the
lower Yangtze Valley.
In Shanghai the visibility was re-
duced further by smoke pail from the
fires of Chapel which burned even
brighter after yesterdays bombardment.
Many of the missiles dropped on the
shattered section were thought to have
been incendiary bombs.
Many Stories Circulated.
What damage the bombardment had
Wreaked none knew. What was going
on there behind the blanket of fog and
smoke in the early morning likewise
was uncertain. But there was an added
undertone of machine gun and rifle
fire as the morning grew.
The bombardment caused many
stories to circulate that the japanese
had landed more big guns. They ap-
peared to have 6-inch howitzers about
their headquarters in Chapel.
Some thought they also had brought
ashore a number of heavy naval guns,
but it seemed that they had no high
powered field pieces in action as yet.
It generally was believed likely, how
ever. that they would land heavy ord
nance of various types to enable them
to blast a path into the Chinese
positions
On the other hand, although the
Chinese continued to deny that they
we're using anything larger than Stokes
and trench mortars, apparently we'll
founded reports indicated they had
several 6-inch pieces mounted on an
armored train. These were wheeled
into position, especially at night, the
report said, and turned their mighty
STRENGTH N, the .IaY1aneSE