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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST
BUTTER
WHOLE VILLAGES WIPED OUT BY FIRES Japanese Testing New Chinese Defence Lines
SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES
IN KIANGWAN
SECTOR
HAMMER AWAY FOR CHINA'S
SIX HOURS IN VAIN
Shanghai, To-day.
Fires extending eight miles from the Civic Cen-
APPEAL TO
tre in Kiangwan to Liuhang are raging the THE LEAGUE
countryside and wiping out whole villages.
London, To-day.
Big Cruiser Sighted From Aberdeen
The "China Mail learns that a Japanese cruiser, of at least 10,000 tons, with her decks crowded with were blue jackets, as though she carrying a strong, landing party, was observed steaming from eat to west from Aberdeen by a minent British military terday afternoon.
It is presumed that the cra which carried eight-inch
barded Becca morning.
The majority of the blazes were started by the Chinese in order to harass Japanese troop move-1 "No-one who appreciates the among the five ships ments while the Chinese took up their positions in realities of the present state of the world can believe that the their new line of defence.
The Japanese opened a heavy artillery bomb-League is able to bring peace to
China by collective action.” ardment of the western Kiangwan area this morn- ing in an effort to push the Chinese forces further back.
Meanwhile, Shanghai's foreign defence force will be brought up to 10,000 by the arrival this morning of 800 Italian Grenadiers from Addis Ababa on the Conte Biancamano.
a member of Geneva. So declares the "Daily Tele--
WORLD OPINION "What the Chinese Govery graph this morning in connection with the Chinese appeal to the aims at is influence over League
opinion, though the League present constituted, cannot. executive force.
***One may suppose that the ap- pellants themselves do not expect y such result," the journal con-
"It would be t-sighted to tinues.
ignore its value as a ppans of "The Chinese plea, in fact, was ing factors in international adia addressed not only to the League and providing nations, with an
The liner is sailing this evening with 1,000 rebut to the United States of Amer opportunity for just judgment. fugees for Hong Kong and other ports. Reuter, ica, a great Power which was never, Reuter HEAVY JAPANESE CASUALTIES
Shanghai, 3 p.m., To-day,
Since nine o'clock this morning, Japanese marines, under the cover of heavy artillery fire, have been hammering away at the new Chinese line of defence opposite Kiangwan, without success.
They have occupied the Patriotic Girls' School, former headquarters of the Chinese troops in the Kiangwan sector, but this was only held by out- posts, the new lines being some five hundred yards behind the school.
A fierce battle is still raging in this sector, but Japanese losses have been considerable, with no
Our Own Correspondent. success to report.
ANOTHER BIAS
BAY ATTACK
Canton, 130 p.m. To-day.
inspired by the existence of a military radio station nearby, which has been reporting the move- ments of Japanese warships and aircraft.
Most of Canton's air raid warn- Japanese warships made anotherings have come from this area, as
attack in the Bias Bay region yes terday afternoon, heavily bombard ing Pinghai, a small village in the south-east corner of the Bay.
Scores are reported to have
ounded in supposed
the result of an effective inter-connected const
The bombardment laste more than Chour wreck the
responden
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