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DECISIVE
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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