Washington, Feb, 2.
Democratic Representative Mz. Blanton, in a speech delivered last night blamed the United States vernment for sending battleships troops to protect "a few mer jchant- trading in China." He said tha' "should any American marines be bit by. bullets in Shanghai, we Shall certainly be" dragged ito This declaration ix an_exeeption from the generally reserved attitude the House of Representatives. on he tablet of the" Far Eastern AA Reuter message from Washing-{om states that Bir, K. Deach, the Japanese Ambassador, said thet he believed' that' no. Teinforcements frere at present on their way Shanghait "However, "he. added, Tokyo mish be "considering the despatch of additional forces Hanoi, Feb. 3.
The cruiser Waldeck-Rousseau flying the fag of Admiral Herr, will take on board the Haiphong "bat-{alion of colonial infantry' destined for the defence of Shanghai, where she is expected in three of far days, Manila, Feb, 3, rural Taylor, commanding the U.S. Asiatic fect, has sent orders by radio to Manila for the aircraft tender Jason and the submarine tenders Beaver and Canopus. to stand-by ready to proceed to Shanghai at 24 hours notice, The orders regarding the Jason which bombed essential—positions, and also, it is believed, by warships Station. Perhaps it was not one in port.
Lirely satisfactory to the "attack Tremendous damage was done in fers, inasmuch as they Began build: Chapei which blazed furiously over} iE, very substantial barricade 'a large urea last night. The des-of din, by 6 in, timbers with sand: truction of the station building was bags and barbed wire within a few sine completed and observers with yards of the main gate to their Headquarters, "Within. ay fe ported seeing. by the light of the blazing buildings, Chinese "with minutes another howitzer drawing from the station although Tushed to the Rifle Range and they held on in compound, placed in the line of the battery, The Japanese i. med last night to That fighting was intense was have' advanced across. the Woosung! evidenced from the fact that ove Railway at Jukong Road and eral wounded were brought. mom Kiangwan but
district, 4 the} the object of the stretcher ina space of a few bombardment was to minutes, Also several truck' loads of ammunition were despatched to the front, and "several armoured Chinese Trowps at Station Replaced ears hurried from North Szechuen As a result of the fighting at the
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