The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-29

the Shanghai Marking railroad and
between Shanghai and Kashing or
the anghai-Hangchow line.
This move would disrupt raj
communication with Marking ant
Soochow on the north and west ant
with points in Kiangsi and othel
provinces on the south where
Chinese armies have been engaged
In fighting communists and bandits
Soochow Is SO miles west of Shang-
hal and Hangchow 10 miles south.
| west. Chinese airdromes at both
cities have been bombed by the
Japanese.
Mayor WI referred the warning
to officials Of the central govern.
ment.
japanese headquarters announc.
ed that only one regiment of the
1 It'll Division had arrived. The en-.
tire strength of the division, ap.
proximately 10000 men, was ex.
pected soon to reinforce the 9th
Division commanded by Genera
Kenkichi Uyeda.
Japanese marines at Chapel, JUS
outside the International Settle.
ment, advanced after an aerial anC
artillery bombardment. They oc.
cupied the Ssumin Institute, ant
established headquarters under 6
hail of Chinese bullets.
| Seven naval airplanes paved the
way for the Japanese advance while
the Chinese trenches were subject.
ed to heavy artillery fire from the
rifle range to the north.
| al M ri n
bridged Hongkew Creek at q point
opposite the Ssumin Institute. The
marines crossed the stream using
rifles and machine guns. At mid
morning. bombers of the Japanese
first flying squadron were raining
high explosives on the Chinese lines
200 yards ahead of the institute.
| The Chinese retaliated at Ktang.
wan by pouring their heavy artil.
lery fire into the ruins of the vii
lage they held for a week agains'
, japanese airplanes, artillery, tanks
and infantry. The last OF the Chin.
csc snipers was cleaned out OF the
village Saturday.
| The Chinese pushed back a few
yards at time in Kiangwan, hat
timeto replenish their artillery
over Sunday. Then they launched
their determined retaliatory attach
this morning. There had been M
attempts at infantry advances but
Japanese reply to the fire soor
made the engagement first class
h, artillery duel.
The firing resulted in heavy cas-.
ualties on both sides.
| Japanese airplanes had not join.
ed the fighting late In the morning
but warships In the Whangpoc
river were Smelling the Chinese po'
sitions.
A bomb exploded in the yard o.
q residence in the French conces
sion occupied by several Chimes
leaders, creating considerable ex'
element but doing no damage. The
residence IL occupied by Sun Flo
former government head and sor
Of the late DR. Sun Yat-Sen; Eugene
Chen, former foreign minister, ant
other officials. All were member
of the Cantonese regime which
failed to form a stable government
after the fall of the government
Of General Chang Kai-Shek.
The Japanese were believed land
Ing reinforcements at scattered
points along the Whangpoo. An in
tensive bombardment from the ali
Saturday on the Lion Hill ant
Woosung forts had cleared the way
Some reinforcements landed in thu
International Settlement. japanese
had said they would not be LANDED
where Chinese fire might endangel
foreign residents.
A tour along the river revealed
that the 22nd Regiment had COM
ashore at the Shanghai-Woosuni
! railway wharf. south of Woosunl
Creek and near the northern en-,
OF the Japanese lines. Anothe
transport locked at Osk wharf. II
the Japanese Hongkew area Of tn
settlement.
Foreign military observers sail
the whole 18th Division had arrive,
but could not learn how man.
troops actually had been landed
The arrival Of the new division vii
bring Japanese army forces here Il
around 10000 men.