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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST
BUTTER
EFFORT TO KEEP
FROM BORDER
WAR FROM Spasmodic Firing
DR. VON KANYA
Begins This Afternoon TENDERS
STORY OF LU! POK SHELLING GRADUALLY COMING TO LIGHT
(By N. A. E. MACKAY)
Shataukok, 2 p.m.
RESIGNATION
Budapest, To-day.
Explanation of the failure of the Japanese to launch Dr. von Kanya has submitted his The Hungarian Foreign Minister, the offensive predicted for to-day in the Sha- resignation, it is reliably reported. taukok district may be found in a report that a Whether the resignation has been accepted has not yet been group of prominent Chinese crossed the bor-revealed. der early this morning with a view to negotiat-not come as a surprise to the ing the removal of the danger of hostilities on Hungarian public as he has ten- the edge of British territory.
John Barrow, the District Officer, North, whose náme has been mentioned in connection with the arranging of facilities for the passage of the "negotiators" denied all knowledge of the
matter.
(By R. A. E. WATSON)
In addition to the list published in the "China Mail" yesterday of those killed and injured in British Mr. territory by Japanese shellfire and machine-gun bullets, the police to- day discovered the bodies of two unknown Chinese, who had died of wounds.
The information, nevertheless, About twenty wounded have termed "well-informed" quarters. came from what might well be been sent to the Kowloon Hospi-and the absence of any Japanese tal, but most of them have cross-
offensive seems in some respects ed from Chinese territory, some
confirmatory.
having travelled long distances. It is not known whether the
Several refugees were
"negotiators" were supposed to be killed planning to discuss the matter fleeing from the Japanese -shell-with the Chinese, commander,] ing of the Shumchun wireless whose forces are still in positions station, when they came under defending Shataukok, or with fire, as vividly described in the the Japanese commander, in an "Sunday Herald" by a colleague effort to persuade him to avoid who took refuge from the bar- conflict for the time being, rage în No. 9 Observation Post, when the Japanese turned their artillery on the Canton-Kowloon
HILL "SIXTY”
highway bridge across the Shum- Meanwhile, a fresh study of chun River, numerous shells the ground which, the Chinese bursting in British territory as have selected for the "last-ditch" a result,
defence, reveals two things, one that a strong and well-equipped body of Chinese troops, about 500 in number, is still occupying "Hill Sixty," a position covering
FRESH; FAIR the Japanese line of approach to
Shataukok along the internation- The Royal Observatory reports al path, north of the Shumchun||| that pressure is again increasing River; and two, that at no point over China, being highest over the have the rival forces came into Yangtso Valley. It is relatively contact this morning. low in a trough extending from the Southern China Sea to the Caro There was some intermittent lines. A depression may be situat firing some distance away last ed to the south-east of Manila this night, but the skirmish, if such it morning, but no returns are was, did not amount to much......... available.
Since then, it is doubtful whe- Forecast:- N, E. winds, fresh;ther a shot has been fired, by
Jeither side.
fair.
MIDDLESEX IN RESERVE
This action by von Kanya does
dered his resignation on several occasions past on the grounds of his advanced age and desire to retire from politics,
Ministry, and the Minister in Bucharest, Bardossy, are mention- ed as possible successors.
Count Csaky, of the Foreign
It is reported in political circlės that Bardossy has been in Budapest since Sunday and has conferred with Dr. Imredy.
The Council of Ministers held The Rajputana Rifles are now yesterday manning the entire border from Thursday's. Parliamentary meeting afternoon discussed Lokmachau to Shataukok, with and the means of securing a Parlia-
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