Tue Government of Kwengtung, says the "China Times." has decided {o call for a capital of $100,000,000 for the "development of the island of Hainan, off the south coast Kwengiung. A group of leading Chinese bankers and business men, representing interests -in Canton, Hongkong, and Shanghai, is expected to pay a visit to the island at about the middle of April. had been a decrease in the numbers during the past twelve months, but that "their activities would become vigorous towards the warm season In an attempt to secure safe grounds."
Tt Is, however, almost quite cer-fain that the governing authorities never anticipated such an attack as was made recently on the flourishing Jcommercial town of Sangsing, situat-jog just below the rapids of that bhamo on the Sungari river, and where there is a Japanese garrison, which consists of never less than $00 men. The anti-Japanese elements,—400 strong, laid their plans carefully and descended so suddenly on the town, that they caught the troops and the police quite unawares. sidents, of whom there are ber, rushed in panic to the but! not before some were captured, to be carried off for ransom money.
Street fighting with the police started right away, one Japanese police superintendent being killed, while the total number of police killed and wounded is not known. The attackers having secured a strong footing, barricaded the streets and commenced Tooting the stores, as well as setting fi houses.
By the time the troops reached the scene, machine guns had been placed in good positions, making it very dimeult for the soldiers to get within striking distance of the enemy. The attackers were exceedingly. well-armed and fought fiercely, and It is therefore not surprising "that the engagement continued for nearly ten hours, before the regular troops were successful in forcing the powerful gang to evacuate, Tt ts extremely die ult to get any reliable information as to. the number of killed and wounded, as strict orders have been Issued not to tet news on this subject leak out, ut tuking Into consideration that the were 1,000 men engaged, and thal oth sides were using machine guns, the losses must have been heavy.
While fighting was going on in Sangsing, news has come to hand from Mukden of a clash between a small unit of troops and our anti Japanese force of about 70. men, about 80 miles northeast of that city, ju g forest. The "outlaws" were exceedingly well armed and held out stubbornly, the fighting lasting for several hours during which -two Japenese soldiers were killed and ix were wounded, but no statement was issued as to whether the enemy had any casualties.
News is at hand of an engagement between a Japanese detachment and en anti-Japanese force on the main railway line between Changchun and Tumen, near Hwasunpu. According on oficial statement the ght was very severe, gs the enemy were well. jarmod with machine guns and consequence, seven Japanese soldiers were wounded, two of them so seriously that they are not likely to live. "The official communication states that during the battle twenty the enemy were killed.
Besides these clashes, the "Nichi Nicht" Tsitsiher correspondent states that there was an encounter between Police and anti-Japanese volunteers
187. policemen being killed etr that town, which resulted tu wounded.
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