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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST
BUTTER
WAR CONFUSION
Complete Contradiction In Latest Reports "THE TIMES" WUSIH'S
WUSIH'S FALL CLAIMED
APOLOGISES
AND DENIED
FOR BRITAIN TOWNS ROUND BATTLE
London, To-day.
"The Times" says that the Brus sels Conference declaration does not go so far even as the Report adopted by the League Committee of Twenty-Three on October 5. which at least held out some hope that individual members of League might extend some help
China
It is hardly surprising, says the journal, that the Chinese de-
results of the great international
ZONE HEAVILY BOMBED
Shanghai, 130 p.m., To-day,
GUERILLAS
HARASS JAPANESE
Tientsin, 2:29 pm 30-da Japanese forces on all North China fronts are
standstill Reports from indicate that the situation has been dangerously jeopardised by the guerilla activities of the Fighth Route Army under “” Chu Teh, while guerillas Hopei are creating a problem comader-
pondent.
Completely contradictory reports on develop- ments in the fighting zones leave the precise situa- tion exceedingly confusing, though as somewhat ble anxiety. startling claims of Japanese successes do not carry the authority of official confirmation by the Japan- ese military spokesman, they are possibly to be re- garded as optimistically anticipatory.
“Our Own
ADM. YAMAMOTO FOR ROME
Ice-Admiral: Shimano
One of the claims made by the Japanese news legates should have expressed agency is that Japanese forces this morning forced their disappointment at the poor their way into Wusih This is not only denied by ilk saï, from. Kobe meeting, yet it is difficult to see Chinese forces who claim to have started a success-the Harana what other conclusion the Con- ful counter-offensive, but conflicts with official re- Naples, whence be w
ports of aerial bombing, which show that the ferri- Vatican
ference could have reached.
CHICAGO SPEECH
It must be admitted that the tory in front of Wusih was severely bombed this It odds have been against success of morning.
the Conference from the start, Changchow, main headquarters
that the Chinese morale
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completely list
Our Own Correspo
and the disappointment at its of the Chinese forces to day, was pears to have been meagre achievement has been in- also subjected to a severe air restored tensified by the fact that it met bombardment and part of the city dent before the echoes of President is reported to be in flames. Roosevelt's great Chicago speech Kiangyin and Changhing were had time to subside.
No single power felt justified in aking the initiative in recommend ing a less passive policy, and in
these circumstances, hard facts imposed restraint upon all.
A POSSIBILITY
other points selected for mass air attacks during the morning and serious damage with heavy civil- an casualties is reported from Changhing
Another Japanese report It is possible, indeed, that this leges that Changhing has been restraint may prove in the end to denuded of troops, who appear to have been beneficial by preventing have voluntarily retired to new decisions which in the present defence positions near Kiapu. temper of Japan might have bar-This again is categorically denied red the door against mediation. in Chinese quarters, where in The British Government has formation goes to show
strong reinforcement the positions south o are seriously menac anese hold on Wush
KIANGYIN
nothing whatever with which themselves for the (which may
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