Officials to Draw Up Schemes: Proposed Removal of North Station The withdrawal of Japanese troops from districts under their Joceupation into the four definitely-defined areas provided for in: the armistice agreement. is almost complete. "Since May 6, village after Village and town after town have been evacuated by the Japanese troops and Chinese police ree! sumed their duties in the evacuated jaraas. A survey of these places by. Chinese officials reveals. that Chapel," "Kiangwan and Woosung suffered the greatest damage in the recent hostilities and it is estimated That millions of dollars will be required to restore them to their former state of prosperity.
As. Chapel and Kiangwan are within the jurisdiction of Greater Shanghai, officials of the Bureau of Greater Shanghai have received orders from Gen.
chen, the Mayor, to draw up detailed schemes within a month regarding the re-building of war-devastated districts. While details able, office thai Bureau of Public Works the following suggestions would be made by them to the Mayor.
The carrying out of plans concerning the civic centre of Greater Zo1 Shanghai, i.e, the section between Kiangwan, Yangtszepoo and the northern "district of the Interna: tional Settlement, which was com Tmenced prior to" the outbreak of Sino-Japanese hostilities, willie continued." These plans aim at the! Jcreation of a future business centre Shanghai between Kiangwan and Vinghslang. 'To encourage. residents to live in the proposed civic centre, local Chinese authorities commenced Inst year the construction of the new City Government. building in the proposed civie centre and' an: nounced' that, us soon as, the new building is. completed, which they jgm companies engaged in ship. ping service to Shanghai are now building bigger and bigger ships and there isa tendency to remo\ the wharf facilities to the lower reaches of the Whangpoo in order accommodate the big ocean line the. business centre of the International Settlement is now not Suitably situated as it was scores fof years ago. The North Railway Station of Shanghai should, therefore, be moved further north, to meet the demand, the memorandum suggests, Another reason which justifies the removal of the station is, ac~ Jeording to the memorandum, " the Tong distance that separates the wharves on the bank of the Whang poo River and: the present North Station which makes quick tra portation" impossible, Officials of the Public Works Bureau stated, however, that the ques moval of the North Hon. requires careful and. lengthy, discussions and that the railway aus ted before "any scheme in jean be drawn up. pointed by the Central Government with Mr, T. "the ister, man, number of meetings auguration, "The ques; ig funds to carry onl the rehabilitation work formed the main issue of the Committes's dis cussions. Several members of the 'Committee suggested the' flotation from one to two million dollar-loans for, this purpose. No. det sion, however, in this respect has so, far been reached by the question of th posed loan is still under consideration, In both Kiangwan and Chapel, a large crowd, including" govern-rent delegates from Nanking and General Cheng Ming- lof expected wil eat the! begining xt year, the City Government which have been evacuated by the Tepresentatives of public bodies shu asthe commander. offices. will be removed from their from various provinees, The day After the last respects and the JJapanese forces with the exception In the punitive expedition against, [present premises beyond Route Ghisi of, two definitely defined areas set war four months after the outbreak highest honours had been northern militarists, the entire new "City Government build the proposed civic centre, 'The aside for the temporary, stationing their dead comrades at an impres-of the Chapel, hostility into nese forces were' put und sive memorial service in Soochow fof Japanese troops, Peking police Asin delegate. of Central the command of General Chian when completed, will be ama fare now on duty. Chinese refugees Government, Gen.
Wu. Te-chen, last Saturday which was joined in Kai-shek in 1926, The 10th Divificent building, 'a "sum of $700,000 Mayor of Greater Shanghai, paid by many Government officers and Jare gradually returning and some sion then advanced into Hunan, and Ihas bean set aide for its construc-fof them have commenced to con-Mpectal visit. to Soochow representatives of various public crushed the stubborn resistance of tion. "The building work, however, struct temporary houses amidst the tend the "memorial service. bodies, the men of the 19th Route Chinese commercial leaders who his week for Marshal Wu Pei-fu's forees. had to be laid Gurr the, period wreckage of their former homes. lof recent fighting, but officials. the "Public 'Works' Bureau stated The Bureau of Social Affairs. is, proceeded. to" Soochow in con.
In the latter part of 1927, the 10th Division was enlarged and rela ranging the, re-estal nection with the service suppression [wilt be resumed shortly. organised into the 11th Route Army.
Poor People's Loa Messrs. Wang Shao-lan, chairman jcampaig ign, which General Chiang launched the successful drive The removal of the Shanghai Jeapital of $10,000. In addition, the of the Chinese Chamber of Comvk, Chairman of the Military North Railway Station to the north Public Safety Bureau intends merce, Chen Ping-hui, Chiang Chun-Committee, is personally directing. against Marshal Sun Chuan-fang's lof Chungshan Road will be suggest take a census in the dist ce, Wang' Chao-chang, and Liv [The 19th Route Army, which bets, take, cops in Nanchang. When internal strife became serious in fed. "Tt "was pointed out by Chinese measures to prevent, the erection Chun-ying Gens. Chie—Ku leave. internationally known in its officials that, while the public hold of mud huts and institute a search nai and Tsai Ting-kai, the two hi sistance against the" Japanes the southwestern provinces, the the view that Chapel, owing to. its for arms and ammunition, The commanding officers of the troops in. Woosung and, Shanghai troops of the 11th Route Army were proximity to the International Set~ Land Bureau will attend to the re-Route Army, officiated at the Soo-recently, is composed of the 8th jealled back to Canton to defend tlement, should have been as prosister ing of title deeds and other chow rites Division, 60th, Division and the Gist against the invading © Kuangsi perous as the latter, facta show matters in Chapei and Kia Hundreds of wreaths and banners Division. For transportation of troops At that time, General lat it tas not been on account of The Chinese Telephone Adminis!
ofers eulogising, the Chiang Kuang-nai was the com-these troops to the southern pro-the fact that the running of a rail tion is now, repairing the Tines an '9th and Gth_ Route wince, several vessels have been Foandes of the Gist Division "and ray through a puny afreet "has tries. The Armion wer brought to Soochow chartered from the China Merchants general Tsai Ting-kai that of the fereatly " hampere owes Fence the necessity for the removal also taking local delegates for presentation Navigation Ca., and San Peh Steam-jert in the rehabilitation 10 the army commanders, The vari hip Go. by. the Ministry" of tne "aovalled "Nortiers" Colton In Nanking's cam inst of. the North Railway Station. fous Chinese papers expected that transportation The same necessity is al and Hiangwan, he varies schools and ascertaining the tin ing articles commending the fallen for their bravery and determination completed before the mile Government" a year later, the Can the teth Route "Army, and. they ese troops were reorganised into ted to a recent meeting of the extent of damage sustained by them displayed in the recent hostilities.
Shanghai War Zone Rehabilitation Mourning scrolls, and floral tributes Heralded as the gallant defenders during the war. 'This inspection is defeated Marshal Feng' Vu-hsiang's Committee for discussion. This poured into Soochow from all quar-of the nation, the Army has been preliminary step towards the te-jand General Yen Hsi-shan's forces. memorandum states that, as for-sumption of school studies, requested by representa ters, Soochow headquarters of the 19th Various public bodies here to.
Later the Army was ordered At their posts, the garrisoning of Kiangsi for a short rest until the Route Army have, published more the districts slong the Shanghai-latter part of 1931 when they fought against Communists in. that pro-the hostilities. The figures '3.281 deaths, 9,722 wounded and) Tsai Ting-kai, Commander of the show Kuang-ni leid Commander, anc vince, Following the peace confer ence between Nanking and Canton, 825 missing" These figures include Army, interviewed, declared that the 19th Route Army was ordered the casualties of the 10th Route|the transfer was ordered by, the fo garrison the Shanghai-Nanking Reng which alone fast 1825 while Ministry of War, and expressed the Railway regions. On January. 28, JTapancse. hostilities, S86 ey became involved in the Sino:
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