Evening star., 1932-02-06
JAP APANESElATTACK
AMERICAN MISSION
Another Church Building Hit
by ShelIs-Chapei Air
. Raids Renewed.
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who were in the building attempting to
appraise last weeks damage were forced
to retire under the shelltire.
1t Is not known whether the shells
came from japanese or Chinese guns.
The airplaneS began their second
bombing raid in midafternoon. Shortly
before noon IA planes zoomed over the
International Settlement and Chapel
and began the battle all over again.
The attack lulled at noon only to
fare up again shortly before O'Clock.
1t was the eighth consecutive day the
district had undergone CALLING fire. New
fires were started by the bombs
Shortly after the air attack the ar
tillery and machine guns began again.
At 4:3O pm sharp duel between
the japanese flyers and the Chinese
anti-aircraft gunners began. Japanese
planes circled over the area, looslng
<her bombs as they passed over the
detectives on the ground.
The Chinese anti-airCraft guns blazed
away nightly. The aviators were fly
ing high, apparently remembering the
fate of three of their fellows yeSter-
day who Yentured too close to the
Chinese guns and were shot down with
their plane.
ANY estimate of the casualties would
be guesSWork The Japanese admit
Chinese Snipers alone have killed $50
bluejacketS and this figure does not in
clude the mortalities of battle The
Chinese place their dead at thousand
but the estimate is admittedly low.
How many hundreds of civilians have
been slain or wounded will not be
6nSrPD6S
again on Chapel.
japanese naval forces began build
ing an airplane landing field Just out
side the extreme eastern border OF the
international Settlement, along the
Shanghai WooSung highway. OBJ
servers expressed belief the new under
taking indicated the Japanese were
planning for a renewal of aerial opera
tions on larger scale in and about the
city
As darkness fell the japanese aerial
bombing squadron withdrew. but
heavy gun, the location OF which could
not be determined, began shelling the
sector at frequent intervals. The re-
ports Jared the whole city. Observers
believed the gun was on one OF the
japanese ships down the river.
The Presbyterian Mission which was
forcibly entered today is owned by the
Presbyterian Mission Headquarters in
New York. 1t has been engaged in the
printing and publishing business here
for so years. No one knew why the
blueiacketS ransacked 1t. The owners
protested to the United States consul
late
When the Methodist Mission was
ransacked last week the Japanese ter
rorized the Chinese servants. Two
Americans said when they were enter
ing the property few days ago they
saw japanese marine repeatedly bay
oneting a helpless Chinese man.
T. s. Destroyer Damaged.
Two Chinese flyers ventured over the
metropolitan area, but soon disappeared
to the westward
A telephone message from Soochow
SAID three airplanes. believed to be jap
aneSe, few over that place at dawn,
proceeding westward. and later returned
The United States destroyer Whipple
was badly damaged in a collision in the
lower Whangpoo River, 2 miles from
Shanghai. during the day. The de-
stroyer collided with the British steamer
Rosalie Moller; a hole was torn in its
bow. above the waterline. The British
vessel also was damaged in the bow.
DULL SLIPS were ldlu up LOT IepdlIS
The force of 1900 United States
troops, which arrived yesterday from
Manila on the transport Chaumont
was landed today. 1t was the first time
in American history that Regular
Army troops we're landed at Shanghai,
although Marines have been there al
most continually.
They marched to the strains Of mar
tisl music played by Filipino band,
and they we're led by picturesque In
dian Stkhs on white horses and Shang-
hal motor cycle police. Tley were in
high spirits and when the band crash
ed into the famous World War song,
"Parley Woo" they began the song
with a roar The onlookers, princi-
pally Chinese, cheered, lifting their
voices higher when the Stars and
Stripes passed under a guard Of color
bearers.
The new troops will take up posi-
tions along the settlement defense lines
tomorrow, beside the United States
Marines. British "Tommies" will join
them on the other side.