THROES OF WAR.

Grey River Argus, 25 February 1927, Page 5

THROES OF WAR.

WHAT SHANGHAI IS LIKE Military Governor Resigns. (Received February 21 at 8.40 p.m.) (Sun Cable.) Sil A Ntill A 1, February 23. ‘ hnnghai to day resembles a eitv i l^rovs ' var « f Reporters are gathering cope clad ii *'C‘l >'<'lt»ets. Bank clerk- are eashiii clothed in full uniform. 3he strikers are quiet. Many mil hands are returning to work. Ihe native city is still apprvhensivot riots. COMEDY BOMBARDMENT. SHANGHAI, February 23. The recent comedy bombardment Which might easily have been a trag <‘dy. has revealed the fact that th( hint'si' gunboats were aiming at tht big araenal, which wns at the most hal a mile distant. Shells hit a settlemen several miles a wav. SOME STRIKERS RESUME. SHANGHAI. Feb. 23. Th enumber of the strikers is dim if. ishing appreciably. Thirty thousam mill workers have returned. The trams in the French voncessioi have partially resumed. I here was a slight clash between the mob and the Chinese police, otherwise everything is fairly peaceful. EXECUTIONS NOW PRIVATE. SHANGHAI, Feb. 23. Possibly as a result of protests fron prominent Chinese public bodies, execu tions in the Chinese city have not beei 0,1 a large scale publicly, but ii is reported that many are taking plain privately ;>f the military headquar ters.

Shanghai War Lord.

SKIES THE TOWEL. WITH TEAKS. SHANGHAI, Feb. 23. The Shang! lai Chinese Commander. General Sun Chuan Fang, addressing a meeting ot Chinese notables at Nan king, prior to the entry of the Feng tieners, wept as he declared that the disloyalty of his officers alone accounted for his defeat. It is reliably reported that Sur Chuan Fang (Shanghai’s military com mander) has agreed to hand over the defence of Shanghai to (’hang Tsung <’hang. Governor of Shantung Province between which and Shanghai is the province of Kingsu on the const. PEKIN. Feb 23. Sun Chuan Fang has abdicated as Kiangsi Army Commander. Liu Shang Ting is re-organising the remnant of the former’s forces. Sun Chuan Fang admits his inability further to hold shanghai against the and is rapidly evacuating t’m <’heki:rig province. His troops are as they retreat. NORTHERN REINFORCEMENTS. Mime from shantung and r SOME RUSSIANS. PEKIN, Feb. 23. General Liu Shiang Ling, from Shan tung Province, has come south to reor ganise the forces of Sun Chuan Fang. He is accompanied by a fresh brigade of Shangtunges. Thus the long expected entry of the northern forces into southern Kiangsu commences, but whether to oppose or join the Cantonese is problematical. Governor ( hang Tsung Chang, from Shantung, who succeeds Sun Chuan Fang, entered Nanking to-day and assumed control of the city by arrangement with Sun Chuan Fang. Arrangements are being made for Fengtien troops taking over and gar risoning the railway southward of Nanking, thus enabling a Northern Army of approximately thirty thousand men which at present is entering Nanking to be rapidly thrown into the defence of Shanghai. There are indications that Sun Chuan Fang is now practically eliminated as a factor in the military situation. Several thousand white Russians in armoured trains, similar to those eni ployed in the dramatic coup to capture Shanghai earlier in the war are reported to be stationed within 20 miles reads to enter and protect Shanghai. Masses of Shangtungese crossed thYangtse and entrained for Shanghai and are preparing also to ship an ar moured train. It is stated that th» Cantonese and Shangtungese command ers arranged that Shanghai shall be t neutral area. Furthermore, Chai'g Tse Lin’s son, ('bang Tsun" Shang, agreec to divide Shanghai surtaxes with tht Cantonese, in exchange for the Govern orship of Kiangsu. Chang Tsung (’hang’s move tend’ to confirm Yang luting’s declaratioi that the northerners ar“ at last takiiu action in earnest against the Southern ers and it remains to be seen whethei they are proof against the dissensionand disintegrating forces which have hitherto operated in all armies opposin’ nationalists. Chang Tseng Chang’s army include, the Russian Brigade, so called because it includes 1500 White Russians. BRITISH OFFICERS. OFFER TO JOIN \NTI '’ANTON FORCES. Twelve ex nflwe’s, i.endej by the ar tilleryman. Captain David Livingstone Learmonth, dcsi’ondant of the explorei have cabled Chang Tso Lin offerin; their services against the Bolshevis cause, and are inviting other adventui ous spirits to enlist. The leader said: We expect to los our heads, or worse, if captured by th Cantonese, Lut we are ready to start in mediately. FRENCH READY TO USE FORCE. AGAINST THE CANTONESE. (Recd. Feb. 24 at 7 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 23. 44 The Times Paris corresponden savs; —The French Government has it strutted the French Consul at Shan’ hai to co-operate with the Powe rs in d< fending the concessions, and has san< tioned the use of force, if necessar; This dots not that Al. Brian (Foreign Minister) has departed fro the general principle of neutrality, bi

that he is merely p'reparing fir eventunities. There is no present apprehension of a siege of the concession, thong l ' it is realised that the symptoms are disquieting. DUTCH CRUISER EUTTS IN. AMSTERDAM, Feb. 23. The Dutch Government has ordered the battle cruiser Sumatra, visiting Shanghai, to remain there to protect Dutch Nationals. The Strongest Weapon. CANTONESE KEEP UP BOYCOTT. SHANGHAI, Feb. 23. Despite the Hankow agreement and Nationalists’ promise not to discriminate against British interests, reports f rom Hankow state that the boycott heretofore indiscriminate is definitely turning against the British, the labour union promising death to anybody supplying food and necessities to British people. The American Steam Company | has been warned that it will receive similar treatment if it continues to evacuate Britons. THE REBEL GUNBOATS. ABANDONED BY CREWS. SHANGHAI, Feb. 23. Sun Chuan Fang’s local authorities recaptured the gunboats responsible for yesterday’s firing after the escape of the crews from both vessels. A shell, fortunately a dud, was discovered in the British field hospital, in the heart of the Settlement. It fell during the bombardment. The French authorities have request; ed another five hundred troops from Saigon Settlement. Volunteers have been issued stgtd hvlmets.