Show gateway city fears attack shanghai shelling of shanghai from the sea and river approaches to this gateway city of china is the next move feared from the victorious cantonese forces in order to tend fend oft off an attack from cantonese naval craft under cover of 0 night the chinese defense commissioner ot of shanghai issued a proclamation declaring the woosung approach to the Whang poo river closed to all ships from sunset to sunrise the move was considered a drastic one and although intended to aid in the ultimate defense ot of foreign settlements as well as the native sections of 0 shanghai the order was immediately protested by the consular body |