Chinese Civil War

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIV, Issue 234, 10 September 1924, Page 5

Chinese Civil War

Heavy Fighting at Liuho FIRING HEARD IN SHANGHAI. MARINES GUARDING EUROPEAN QUARTERS. :By Cable—Press Association—Copyright .l (Received 10, 9.55 a.m.) uonuOft, dept. 9. The latest from Pekin reports tiiaL altliuugn tne ikiaug-buites continue to press nard at Liuho anu have gained a small amount Aii ground the (Jhikiangites 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 the sound of firing in the Kiang-tu section to Shanghai. This fact had probably something to do with the volunteer mobilisation order and the decision to land marines. The nearest point to Shanghai at which the belligerents are engaged is approximately fourteen miles distant. A railway service between Soochow and Nanking is being maintained. The French are erecting wire barriers in the streets leading to the Chinese city.—(Reuter). (Received 10, 10.35 a.m.) Pekin, Sept. 9. A special message from Liuho states that the Che-kiangites have regained all the lost ground in this section and have commenced trench-digging. Heavy rain stopped fighting on the main front in the evening.—(A. and N.Z.) The men landed from foreign Warships are as follow; British 360, Japanese 400, Americans 250, Italians 100. Martial law has been proclaimed in Nanking and throughout the provinces. Consuls are taking further precautions to prevent looting by Chinese soldiers. Several hundred trained police have been drafted in Nanking from 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 Ohe-kiang forces under General Lu. The British. American. French, Jap. anese and Italian Ministers have sent a further Note to Wai Chiao-pu urging tho necessity for establishing a neutral zone on the Huang-pu river. —(Reuter).