CHINESE WAR

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10512, 6 April 1927, Page 5

CHINESE WAR

SECOND EDITION

PROTECTION OF AMERICANS CABINET’S DECISION. (Received 8.45 a.ni ) Electric Telegraph—Press Association WASHINGTON, April 5. Cabinet decided to concentrate at Tientsin, in case of emergency, all Americans in northern China. They will he protected there, as refugees from Central China are now protected by American forces at Shanghai. A MOB ATTACK. SHANGHAI. April 4. An American naval guard aboard the American steamer Chinan at Chungking fired oil and wounded three of a mob of coolies aboard is sampan who were trying to take possession of the steamer. Following a mob attack on Marines, hordes of labourers stormed tlie Japmiese Concession, necessitating the landing <xf 20U Japanese marines who drove the mob from the Concession. There were several casualties. KAVANTIEN CAPTURED. SHANGHAI. April 5. The Nationalist thrust towards the Yellow River is now meeting resistance from the Northerners who coun-ter-attacked on the third and fourth and captured Kwantien after heavy fighting, the Nationalists rushing up reinforcements. Two hundred wounded have arrived at Nanking. KILLED AND AYOUXDED. THE RECENT CLASH (Received 10.20 a.m.) SHANGHAI. April 5. The latest estimate of the casualties as the result of the recent- SinoJapanese clash in Hankow shows that ten Chinese were killed, and many wounded, also two Japanese killed, two wounded, while seven were liehl as hostages. British projierty so far is untouched, and the former British concession remains quiet.