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The Superintendent of Mails ad- Mr. Reid, second officer of the s.s vises that the mail to Europe by the Kwong Chow has reported to the Hakone Maru, advertised for Fri Police that some person stole from day, will now close this evening at the Chief Engineere's cabin the same time as previously stated sextant valued at £15, and clothing
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Chinese Irregulars Harassing North China Area
Peiping, To-day.
The Japanese troops attacking along the rail- ways from Tientsin to Nanking and from Peiping to Hankow are meeting with unexpectedly stiff re- sistance.
The Japanese admit that they have failed to eject the Chinese troops from their strongly forti- fied positions in the hills.
The situation in and near Peiping is extremely serious, as the Japanese lines of communication are being steadily attacked by Chinese irregulars
AUSTRALIA'S RISING PROSPERITY
Canberra, To-day.
That the situation in North China is regarded as very grave in international quarters is in- dicated by the order to the 600 Americans in Peiping to eva- cuate Trans Ocean.
MACHANG OFFENSIVE
Tsinan, To-day.
The Japanese launched a vigorous offensive on the Chinese defence line at Machang to the south of Tien- Details of the industrial pros yesterday. The fighting was perity of Australia were given
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by the Premier of New South serious, but the Japanese were even- Wales, Mr. B. S. B. Stevens, tually beaten off. Hua speaking in the House of Repre
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Mr. Stevens said that during the
past five years the sum of £2,700,000|000, capital during that period had had been invested in production of been added to established industries, goods, which before that time had resulting in the employment ¡not been made in Australia
23,000 extra workers and increased This, he said, gave employment to manufactures valued at $14,000,000
Mr. Stevens revealed that 75
per 5,000 workers and provided an an-
cent, of the capital was invested in Inual turnover of £500,000.
He added that more than £11,000,-New South Wales - Benter.
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