WAR IN CHINA

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 27 April 1927, Page 5

WAR IN CHINA

LAUNCHES FIRED ON.

CROWDED WITH SOLDIERS,

TWO THOUSAND KILLED

BY CABLE —PRESS ASSOCIATION —OOPX BIGHT

SHANGHAI, April 26

Two launches to\ying more than ten boats full of Northerners attempted to reach the southern shores of the Yangtee river near The Nanking fort. They were discovered by a searchlight and the fori fired' SO shells, sinking the lot. More than 2(XX) were drowned.

WAITING FOR DEVELOPMENTS. LONDON, April 25. The outstanding points of a mass of official information received by the Foreign Office are that the Chinese troops which occupied Nanking warehouses have stopped looting and Chiang Kaishek’s compliance with the consular request that his troops should not enter the British concession at Chinkiang. Otherwise, official circles admit that it is now a case of waiting for developments, which are generally taking a more favourable turn, pending the Powers’ presentation of their reply to Mr Chen’s Note.

IN NORTH MANCHURIA

RUSSIANS ENCOURAGING BANDITS.

TOKIO, April 25

The special service ship Muroto is hastening preparations to sail for Shanghai on .Friday with twelve hundred marines. Japanese consuls in Manchuria report little danger from any actual Russian move in North Manchuria, but there, is, a grave danger that Russians will supply arms to bandits, encouraging them to terrorise, loot and kill. This is the reason why Japanese are being evacuated from the outlying regions. Bandit bands on many cases aire able to gather two to five thousand cut-throats, a sufficient number to copturo small cities. —Sydney Sun cable.

CASUALTIES ON AMERICAN WARSHIP.

SHANGHAI, April 26. There were several casualties aboard the United States warship Penguin as the result of firing from rifles, machine-guns and field pieces from the southern shore batteries, about 70 miles up-river. , The attack apparently was deliberate and malicious and, from the standpoint of the casualties, the worst so far sustained by a United States vessel in Chinese waters.

PEACE OVERTURES.

Received 10.1.5 a.m. to-day

SHANGHAI, April 26,

Chiang Kaishek, addressing the representatives of Chinese banks and chambers of commerce stated that. Sun Chuan Fang and Chang Tsun Chiang had sent, a representative to Nanking with the object of securing peace. The Nationalist Government in that direction was demanding the retirement of the tuehnns and the withdrawal of their armies to Shantung and Chihili.

JAPANESE REINFORCEMENTS,

Received 10.10 a.m. to-day. TOKIO, April 26

The navy is despatching one thousand additional blue, jackets to the Ynngtse and is withdrawing the c.rniser Kama Abukuma.