THE CHINESE WAR
NAVAL ENGAGEMENTS. . WARSHIPS SHELL A CITY. LAND FORCES REPULSE ATTACK.
(Per Press Association—Copyright.) (Received This Day, 11.50 a.m.) SHANGHAI, January 20. The Yangtse Valley is again teeming with military activity, and Hankow: is again erecting barricades in expectation of Communist uprisings, taking advantage of the hostilities downstream.
Before occupation by the military, several naval engagements occurred on the Yangtsze. Chengling, above Hankow,- was shelled by four Nationalist warships. Japanese report the most serious duel with Chinese warships since the estab-: lishment of the Chinese Republic. The land forces at Chingling, replying with artillery, in a three-hour engagement, disabled one of the warships. The other retreated. The .city was partially demolished. j There were many casualties.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 86, 21 January 1928, Page 5
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