CHINESE WAR

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 September 1924, Page 2

CHINESE WAR

FOREIGN MARINES LANDED.

(Reuter.)

PEKIN,' September 6. The British, American, French, Japanese, 400; Americans, 250; Italians, a further Note to Wai Chiaopu, urging the necessity for ■ establishing a neutrality zone on the Shangpu River. Men were landed from foreign warships as’follow: —British, 360; Japanese, 400 ; Americons, 250 ; Italians, 100.

Martial law was proclaimed at Nanking and thoughout the provinces. The Consuls are taking precautions to prevent looting by Chinese soldiers. Several hundred trained police have been'drafted to Nanking and Tientsin. It is reported from Canton that Sun Yat Sen was compelled to postpone his proposed military expedition owing to inability to raise the necessary funds to equip the troops, to support the Che Kiang forces under General Lu. A BATTLE PROCEEDING. I.ONDON, Sept. 9. Latest reports from Pekin show that although the Kiangsuites continue to press hard at Liu'ho, and have gained a small amount of ground, the CheKiangites are still holding on to the main positions there, and continue to hold their own everywhere along the line. Last night, a strong wind carried sounds of firing in the Swangtui sector to Shanghai. This fact has probably something to do with the volunteer mobilization order, and the decision to land marines. The nearest point to Shanghai at which the belligerents are engaged, is approximately fourteen miles distance. r £he railway service between Soochow and Nanking is being maintained. The French are erecting wire barriers in the streets leading to the Chinese city.

RAIN STOPS FIGHTING

PEKIN, Sept. 9.

A special message from Luiho states that the Che Kiangites regained all the lost ground in this sector, and commenced trench digging. Heavy rain .stopped fighting on the main front 1 in the evening.