Evening star., 1932-01-28
JAPANESE TROOPS
OCCUPY SHANGHAI .
Marines Are Landed After
imposition Of New
Demands.
Continued From First Page)
Kan succeeds Eugene Chen as foreign
minister.
FIGHTING BREAKS OUT.
Forces Clash on Edge of International
Quarter in Shanghai.

Forces Clash on Edge of International
Quarter in Shanghai.
SHANGHAI, China friday, Janu-
ary % D11.-TWO thousand japanese
marines rolled into the Chinese quar-
ter Of Shanghai in motor trucks at
midnight tonight and fighting broke
out on the edge of the international
settlement.
They came in two waves, the first
thousand Just at midnight and another
thousand a half hour or so later.
1t was estimated that there were
$4,000 Chinese troops in the vicinity
of Shanghai, but the japanese were
under orders TO clear them out of the
Chinese quarter, where a considerable
number of the residents are japanese.
Japan has announced its intention
of using force if necessary to suppress
antI-JapaneSe organizations outside the
international quarter. The Chinese
municipal authorities caDitulated last
night to a japanese UltimatUm demand
ing dissolution of the Objectionable or
ganlzatlOns inside the settlement.
Japanese warShipS lay in the harbor,
presumably with additional landing
parties should they be needed.
In the International Settlement foreign
troops, including United States Marines,
prepared to defend their interests if
the fighting threatened the settlement.
Shortly after the first detachment of
Marines entered Chinese territory there
were reports of clashes with the
Chinese.
These could not be verified in detail,
but Chinese telephone operators in that
area reported they could heag rife fire
and that minor hand-to-hand en-
counters were taking place in the
streets.
A part of the second detachment of
1000 was directed over to PoOtung,
Chinese territory across the Whangpo
River from Shanghai to protect the
japanese cotton mills there.
Fort Shelled From Ships.
Reports from Woosung. the fort at
the mouth Of the Whangpo, said
japanese detachment had landed there
after shelling the fort from ships in
the harbor.
A few minutes after the first Jap
arese marines had entered the Chinese
area Of Shanghai proper two truck
loads Of Chinese soldiers arrived at the
japanese marine headquarters in the
international settlement and were taken
prisoner.
Out in the Chinese quarter the
japanese advanced through the narrow,
cobbled streets, driving the Chinese
ahead Of them with maChine-gun and
rife FIRE
New Demands Are Made.
Earlier today the japanese added
to their previous demands, which in
cluded an order for the breaking up
of the anti-JapaneSe societies who
sponsored the boycott against Japanese
goods, a new order calling for the with
orawal Of the Chinese defense troops
drawn up around the city.
4 reply was sent to WI Teh-Chen,
the Chinese mayor, by Japanese Consul
General Murla, following his, receipt of
the Chinese acceptance, in which the
mayor was warned that the Chinese
promises now remained to be carried
out and that if they were not the Jap
anese would act without further warn
ms
The Chinese acceptance was COM
munlCated to the japanese consulate
IN note from the mayor, in which he
said he accepted four demands as fol-
lows:
l. That the Chinese citizens who at
tackled five japanese monks on Janu-
2. That the Chinese pay an indem-
nifty for the attack
g. That the Chinese apologize for the
attack
4. That the Chinese authorities bring
to a termination anti-JapaneSe activi-
ties in Shanghai.
Mayor WI pointed out that he was
undertaking to dissolve all the anti
japanese societies, but that he CoulG
NTf +,1- -
70 buy japanese goods or to end the
boycott.
The patrol was kept on in the for
eign section, in and around the hor-
dcrs The large population of for
elgnerS, numbering about $4,000,
awaited Developments with apprehen-
sion.
L. s. Consul General Acts.
The formal declaration of the exist
ence Of an emergency in the foreign
settlement was made by United States
Consul General Edwin S. Cunningham
as senior consular officer in the area.
The declaration was made at noon and
by 1920 pm. the international defense
forces we're taking over the defense OF
the settlement.
Troops OF all the treaty powers rep
resented there took over their posts on
the settlement borders, under arms
and soon baTbcd wire entanglementS
ana sandbag barricadeS we're erected.
The volunteer corps of the settle
ment, composed of civilian foreigners
also was called out under arms 1t
numbers l,200 men, mostly employees
of business houses. They are enrolled
in tank corps, infantry, cavalry and
light gun detaChments and special
police The task assigned the volun-
teeIS was the defense Of the business
district
United States Marines, British Tom
mics" and French troops make up the
most Of the regular foreign defense de-
taChments
Chang Troops Arrive.
Reports from Marking said the
Chinese government there is still split
and the supporters of Sun Fo, president
Of the executive y ian. denounced for
mer President Chang Kai-Shek as "a
dictator and were preparing to leave
Marking unless the National govern
ment sewers relations with Japan.
A force of 500 of Gen Chang Kai-
ShekS troops arrived here and were
watching the movements of the Can
tonese soldiers who were garrisoning
greater Shanghai.
A report from Marking said the
japanese consular staff there evacuated
the city aboard a japanese warship.
CHINA NAMES NEW PREMIER.
Wang Chen-Wei PppI2CeS Sun FO