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China has lost every war she has tried to fight since the 18th Century. But Chinese General Ma Chan-shan, who personally declared war on Japan fortnight ago (TIME, Nov. 16), still stuck to his guns and his trenches last week, became a towering hero to the Chinese people. From Newark, N. J. for example the Chinese Merchants' Association cabled $2,000 to Hero Ma. To report the heroic struggles of General Ma, star correspondents rushed by plane and train towards his remote war base, Tsitsihar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA-JAPAN: Hero Ma | 11/23/1931 | See Source »

...Pledge death supporting your continues resistance against invaders" was the wireless message sent to General Ma Chan shan in Taitsihar, China, by the Harvard Chinese students, as announced recently by P. C. Kno, president of the Harvard Chinese Students' Club. He has also declared that no students would leave the University to flight in Manchuria...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CHINESE HERE PLEDGE DEATH IN SUPPORT TO GENERAL MA | 11/19/1931 | See Source »

...Japanese General Staff determined to repair the bridge. Last week a Japanese repair crew, guarded by 800 Japanese soldiers, went briskly to work. Near by were 2,500 Chinese troops under anti-Japanese General Ma Chan-shan. As to how the battle began there were indeed "misunderstandings." Each side charged the other with opening fire without provocation. For three hours there was a battle, but of the peculiar Manchurian kind. Only 15 Japanese were reported killed as their comrades slew 120 Chinese, advanced and drove General Ma's remaining troops flying before them toward Tsitsihar. Later General Ma returned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN-RUSSIA: Two War Lords | 11/16/1931 | See Source »

...Chiang threatened fortnight ago to declare war on Japan (TIME, Oct. 19). Last week he kept quiet, despatched urgent wires to northern War Lords who might join in a fight with Japan. Two of these, Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang "The Christian General" in Inner Mongolia and Marshal Yen Hsi-shan "The Model Governor" are doughty battlers whose names are Chinese household words. If they joined President Chiang, and they have joined him before (TIME, Dec. 24,1928), China could oppose Japan with perhaps 200,000 trained and equipped soldiers, plus a rag-tag & bobtail of 1,600,000 ineffective Chinese...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN-CHINA: Boycott, Bloodshed & Puppetry | 10/26/1931 | See Source »

...Egged by Japanese General Honjo, now seeking to set up a puppet Chinese regime in Manchuria, puppet Chinese General Chang Hai-peng advanced last week upon Tsitsihar, held by loyal Chinese General Ma Chan-shan who offered peacefully to give up the old walled town...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN-CHINA: Boycott, Bloodshed & Puppetry | 10/26/1931 | See Source »

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