To the accompaniment of the roaring of anti guns, bark of machine guns and rifle shots, and with the Japanese aeroplanes reconnoitering and mancuvring above, General Tsai Ting-kai, Commander of the 19th Route Army, General Commander of the sion, and General Tai Chi, Garrison Commander of the Shanghai and Woosung Forces, were interviewed by a representative of the "North-China Daily News" yesterday morning.
The interview took place in a dugout, somewhere near Chenju, at Tus a.m. Inside the dug-out, death warrant was signed by Gen-feral "On. Shu-yi before the eyes of the visitor. The man to be executed was Yang Ka-ming, A.D.C. to the Field Commander, for burglary' and having deserted "his post.
General Tsai Ting-kai is tall, rigid, slim, and was smoking cigarette. "Clad in a brown thick feoat with red lining, he remained silent, and in serious meditation, General Tai Chi was in khaki uniform and constantly seeking for information about the Settlement and French Concession. Compared to [General Tsai, he is short and stout, with a moustache, General On Sh stood Jelegant and young, clad in overcoat. For most of the time in ithe interview, General On Jokingly and hurcorously kept up the conversation with the visitor, "The visit to Chenju was by mo means pre-arranged. Accompanied
China Daily News" reporter started Vanother eeoricr. the "North; out in a hited ear, and having pas the Japanese machine gun POs tions ina mill at the corner' of Chungshan, and Jessfield Toad, w contemplating the access. tot Chapet front.
Crowds of refugees were passing and fin on the roadside, the middle of the thoroughfare being
fod with refugees, and red cross with tram of trucks, mostly Ambulances. "While the party reach-
Shanghai Railway, a number of the the erpising of the)" Nanking. [Japanese aeroplanes appeared, ade [vancing.along the railway from the North "station. But while the reporters hesitated, uncertain as to the Food the aeroplanes, altogether 14 in'number, roared over. Their trip Chenju offered the necessary inspiration. The reporters turned towand the Chiaotunge Road, and along the railway track on they sped to the suburb village of Shang!
Station was greeted by loud burs "heir arrival at, he Cheng machine gun. fire and heavy Pieces, hidden but somewhere soldier eried loud: "Bombs: The chauffeur left the wheel and found shelter behind the. vehicle. The reporters made for a huge tre Immediately above were four Japanese aeroplanes. Despite the excite: iment, the refugees calmly continued their way further down the Chenju Station Tying low, one of the aeroplanes pasted a. locomotive and. several wagons which were all damaged. The anticaireratt. guns burst. out, JAn aeroplane wavered and" dived toward the round, As the report. Jers thought the gunners had claimed Jone at last, the aeroplane. swooped, at a tervifie speed While lost in the spectacle, the ro-porters noticed a soldier coming fwvard them. Then object being ex. plained, they were led to a house, ab ike side of which isa dug-cute Shortly after, they were with the 19th Route Army commanders, The roaring of the artillery continued. "The aeroplanes were stil manceuvring above, General On Shu-yi was the first one who greeted the party, land in reply to questions, Nothing new." He related sor Jencounters in the morning in Chapei fand pointed to "sporadic" as the word to qualify them.
The three generals spoke in mat Jdavin, There was an unmistakable [Cantonese accent. As the converts jon y "grossed, a messenger came lin and handed to General On piece of paper with the letter head bearing the 19th Route Army. Tt sas a death warrant, General unhesitatingly signed it.
"You know, a Japanese warship was sunk and another damaged by. the Woosung Forts," General Ow kept ap the conversation, and was inva high spirit, piece of news
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