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No. 29,16
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
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JAPANESE REPEAT TAZANG TACTICS
Infantry Onslaughts Regardless Of The Coat
DECIDING BATTLE FOR SHANGHAI IN PROGRESS
CHINESE MAINTAIN LOYAL REGT.
MAGNIFICENT MORALE
Shanghai, To-day.
FACED BY NEW PERILS
Shanghai, To-day.
The struggle now going on west of the Interna- tional Settlement, which is likely to be the deciding The close proximity of Chinese factor in the fate of Shanghai, has not yet yielded batteries and h-arcraft
concrete advantage to either side. sany
gun units to the British defence Although Chinese and Japanese reports con-sector in the Jessfield Park tradict each other, it would seem that the new vio-is giving rise to fears that anoth lence of the Japanese attack at the point about five Ango-Japanese incident may occu miles west of the Settlement is at last beginning to Yesterday, take effect, albeit at ghastly cost to the attacking troops.
Chinese
ers just opposite the British opened a heavy fire
planes
Japane
garded as almost certain
JAPAN
WANTS MORE RABBIT SKINS
Tokyo, To-day-- Japanese hunters have been called upon by the Japanese. War Office and the Ministry of Econo- mics in a common appeal to shoot -1,500,000 rabbits during the next
four months
Reason is that rabbit hides are needed for Fring winter miforms of the
in North
ChinaTraris-
JAPANESE LAUNCH NEW DESTROYERS
and capable of
The Japanese tactics appear to be the same as at Tazang a rain of metal from artillery and that the Japanese airmen will attent planes and then a mass attack regardless of the tempt to destroy these gun posi cost.
However, in spite of the fierce bombing and shelling, the Chinese troops are keeping their mag- nificent morale and are offering the same stubborn resistance they have shown throughout the Shang- hai war
THE JAPANESE ARE EVIDENTLY ENCOUNTERING GREAT DIFFICULTIES IN THEIR ATTEMPTS TO MOVE TROOPS AND WAR MATERIALS TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF SOOCHOW CREEK.
Indicative of the huge losses suffered by the Ja-
tions, strong pos
1,500 t of about
were launched to day
The ships Asagumo and
Own Correspon
which case there is 2 once again being involved.
of British troops Ocea
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