Coming To Grips

Evening Star, Issue 21013, 29 January 1932, Page 8

Coming To Grips

Shanghai An Armed .Camp

Fresh Japanese Squadron Arrives

Heavy Fighting At Chapei—Capture of Woosung Forts

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SHANGHAI, January 28. (Received January 29, at noon.) , The city to-night is an armed camp. The state of emergency going into effect transformed a large percentage of civilians into uniformed defenders. Tanks, armoured cars, and artillery are now moving rapidly around, the city, taking up the positions planned by the International Defence Committee. Thousands of Chinese are pouring into filie International Settlement from sv rounding areas. The authorities have not enforced the curfew hour, but that is expected momentarily. An additional Japanese 'cruiser and twelve destroyers reached here to-day, and 1 - an additional 500 marines were landed. The first Japanese aeroplane appeared over the city this afternoon. There is heavy fighting at Chapei, as the Japanese are advancing to capture tho railway station, tho heavy detonations from the bombing squadron shattering the windows of the houses along the Chapei boundary. There were seven Japanese casualt’As within seven minutes of the entry into Chinese territory. The Chinese casualties are uncertain, but are obviously heavy. Already over one hundred Chinese prisoners hav.e been brought in from the fighting zone. Several fires have started. Following a short engagement, Japanese naval vessels captured .the Woosung forts at the entrance to the Whangpoo River, twelve miles from Shanghai. Heavy gunfire was heard in the settlements