Evening star., 1932-02-25
CHINESE OVERCOME .
JAPANESE ATTACK
Surprise Move After Des.
perate Fighting Recaptures
Lost Positions.
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(COnC1nUed ETOIn F1ISC RA2eD
| almost impossible to determine the de-
| tails of what was going on
As the afternoon wore on the Japa-
nese claimed they had occupied the
Chinese first-line defenses northwest Of
Kiangwan and that their artillery was
then pounding vigorously upon the sec
ond line. At the same time a feet Of
40 airplanes ratned 25o-pound bombs
on the Chinese.
Ammunition Rushed 10 Front
While the battle was raging q Japa-
nese transport arrived at the wharves
within the International Settlement
loaded with ammunition. The ammu-
milton was quickly transferred to trucks,
which dashed of In the direction Of
Kiangwan.
| A great condagration started In
| Chapel this morning as a result of the
bombardment. The fire, raging un-
checked, lighted up the northern
horizon and was consuming building
after building over a wide area;
and especially the French concession,
| SllOW6u dDlC 1lC1 NOuoIlCSo UC~
cause of an attack by the japanese
planes on the Lunghua Railway Sta
1 ton, two miles south Of the French
concession. The inhabitants were fear
| full that the Japanese would bomb the
Lunghua Arsenal which was reported
to contain enough explosives to smash
every window in the International Set
tlement If bomb were to hit 1t.
rivht r1viIians KILLED
japanese consular officials said Chi
neSe sniping activities continued within
| the battle areas to take an additional
japanese military toll; Eight japanese
| civilians have been killed, they said,
and 80 wounded In the Hongkew section
Of the settlement since the outbreak Of
hghting last Saturday. Two Of the
| wounded were women, they said.
japanese patrols within Hongkew
| were continuing their attempts to
eradicate the snipers, they said. but
were experiencing great difficulty. Five
blocks Of Japanese property in the
sector also were damaged by Chinese
| they said.
Todays battle began after q threat
| Of Chinese offensive intended to block
| the landing of additional troops from
Japan. In the face OF the threat OF
, having their reinforcemenrs cut of, the
| japanese gathered their forces for the
most powerful attack OF which they
were capable. The air armada which
they sent out today was the largest
used thus far.
No one was allowed to enter the
Japanese zone without the closest in
spection by the sentries. Officers said
their tightly drawn lines were necessi-
tated by the continuation of Chinese
sniping.
Shirakawa May Command.
Dispatches from Toxic disclosing that
the Emperor had talked with Gen.
Yoshinori Shirakawa was taken here
to mean that he would supersede Kenki-
chi Uyeda In command Of the army at
Shanghai.
| The Japanese sailors aboard the flag
ship IdZlmo in the Whangpoo in front
Of the International Settlement, have
taken the Chinese effort TO lombard the
ship seriously enough to don steel
| helmets and put up armor plate de-
fenses on various parts of the vessel.
Sailors aboard the italian warship
Libia, which was struck by a Chinese
shell, but undamaged, yesterday, also
went about their chores Of deck scrub
bing and the like with steel helmets
perched on their heads.
The battle of propaganda here also
proceeds apace. The Chinese vic
| tories" recorded daily in the Shanghai
| balanced by the news dispatches wired
to Toxic by japanese agencies and
special correspondents.
The japanese have about 140 editors,
reporters and photographers on the
scene filing to their agencies and news
papers day and night. The Japanese
newspaper Asahi and its rival, Nichi
Nichi, alone have IT men each IN the
field.
Three Japanese bombing planes at
tackled the tracks of the Shanghai
Hangchow Railway on the southeastern
outskirts Of the city during the after
noon, apparently seeking to sever the
| line and make It impossible for the
Chinese to bring in military reinforce
ments by that route.
Workmanship Is Poor.
They dropped numerous bombs, but
their craftsmanship was poor and no
great damage was done.
Before they left their consulate
German officials joined with repre-
sentatives Of several other powers, in
cluding the Italians, and sent word to
Gen. Tsai saying they appreciated his
eagerness to shoot up the Japanese
consulate and the Japanese cruiser
Idzumo in the river, but emphasizing
that such tactics are full of dangerous
possibilities for other international
property.
| The German consulate is almost next
door to the Japanese consulate. The
German officials called Gen. Tsai's at
tention to the fact, as they said that
little military advantage was to be
gained by shelling the Idzumo. even II
| a direct hit should be made.
The representations of other powers
were made through DR.. Wellington Koo
former Chinese foreign minister. They
were unofficial.
TOXIC LEADERS CONFIDENT.