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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST

BUTTER

BATTLE

NEARS IN S'HAI

Tazang Sector Bearing Brunt Of Heavy Fighting

ENGAGEMENT INCREASING REBELS

HOURLY IN INTENSITY

CHINESE THROW IN

SOVIET PLAN

TO AID CHINA

MORE AND MORE

TROOPS

Shanghai, To-day.

IN MONGOLIA

okyo To-day

The

Although the Japanese troops are extremely active on all sectors of the Shanghai front, it is dif ficult to discover whether this is the long-advertis- 1936 ed big push or merely another day of “feeler” oper- and Outer Mo ations.

hquidated

Tazang is bearing the brunt of the fighting, hai con and now seems to be the decisive sector, where the Nichi issue of the Battle of Shanghai will most probably be decided.

If the Japanese succeed in breaking through, development of which there are no signs, althoug Kehchiapailan has fallen, they will isolate Chinese forces in Chapei and Kiangwan.

Fighting between Lotien and Lubang

to be more of a skirmishing nature, and the

believe that the Japanese are awaiting further

mben.

REBELS FORTIFYING FRONTIER

French

Paris, To

rominence to reports from Spam that the Nationalists are com

struct-

ing fortifications the Franco- Spanish frontier.

reinforcements before launching any large-seale Cricket Bats That Give Confid operations here.

ITALY TO UPHOLD JAPAN'S ACTION

Tokyo, To-day.

The Rome correspondent of t the "Asahi Shimbun," on the

Neut

are

opinion that the Japanese will en- deavour to land further troops with the aim of attacking the Chin ese flank, though recent efforts în this direction have met with miser- able failure.

DECISIVE IMPORTANCE Foreign military observ Shink

basis of an interview with Italian that the battle near Taz

Government leaders, reports that seemed to increase

the Italian Government has de- the night

cided to uphold Japanese action furiousły

in China, which is "designed decisive

against Commimistic influences." It was rep

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