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JAPANESE
AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST
BUTTER
BADLY
CUT UP IN HUPEH
The
MOLOTOV
INVITED
TO LONDON
is
Paris, To-day. British Government about to invite the Soviet Russian Foreign Commissar, M. Molotov, or the Assistant Foreign Commis- sar to London for negotiations on London-Moscow pact, according to the "Sunday Journal".
The paper is uncertain whether their visit will take place during or after the meeting of the Gen- eva councils.-Trans-Ocean.
Direct Threat To Shanghai
Claims Made To Czech
Cover Heavy Losses
Chungking, To-day.
Rioting At Brno
London; To-day. THE Prague correspon- dent of the "Daily Telegraph" states that
various tions continue to be re- ported from parts of Bohemia and Moravia.
Japanese claims that more than 20 Chinese Divi- sions have been trapped in Central Hupeh and are facing annihilation are now declared to be entirely groundless by Chinese military spokes-anti-German demonstra- men. They add that China's well-wishers need have no cause for anxiety.
question is The battle-area in about 100 kilometres wide and 170 kilometres long and lies in very rough country with high mountain ranges and deep ravines.' It wou'd be an expensive area to take tanks and the to the difficult terrain claims of the Japanese military are they extravagant as obviously
Chinese
Tokyo, To-day. have too few troops for any attempt "WITH Britain and the to
surround the large
HEAVY LOSSES Actually, the Chinese spokesmen
on
the
continued, the Japanese have suf- fered considerable losses Central Hupeh front.
The Japanese right-wing lost thousand killed and a Japanese divi- sion in the centre was decimated,
a
United States as-frces. suming an obstinate at- titude," Mr. H. Arita, the Foreign Minister, has made a final decision to take fundamental and strong measures for the while the much-advertized Horiuchi solution of the issues in-detachment on the left wing volving the Internation- checked, its Chief of al Settlement of Shang- hai, according to the "Yomiuri Shimbun."
killed in action,
was
Staff being
ANOTHER RAID · Three Japanese aeroplanes which bombed Chungking оп Saturday caused a dozen fires in the suburban of In this connection, the news-residential area. The number paper asserts that Mr. Arlt and number of casualties is Mr. Y. Miura, the Japanese Cón- ascertainable.-Trans-Ocean. sul-General in Shanghai who is
not yet
half-
now here for consultations, will conclusive view that no hold an important conference this hearted measures will solve the International Settlement issue and afternoon.
In an editorial, the "Yomiuri feels the necessity for Shimbun" declares" that the "Ja-out a surgical operation.” panese Government now holds the lter.
carrying
Reu-
WHEN DAY OF RECKONING COMES
Berlin, To-day.
"
Referring to Il Duce's declaration “Mussolini___ has defined the that Germany and Italy constitute unity of political aims, the unity
a unified bloc of 150 millions, the of the political struggle and ---- what- is) anparently not always paper says that this is the power the case among friendly States with which the democracies will
have to reckon. complete, unliyi attitude to one day have
It is up to them to decide when wards every single tactical mea- sure of the opponents of the to the day of reckoning has come. tallfarian States writes the They may decide to recognise this Berlin organ, "Montag" sum-power voluntarily, or they can wait ming up German Impressions of till they are compelled to recognise
:
12,500 JAP. CASUALTIES
Chungking, To-day. Various sources report heavy fighting in the Hupeh region.
The Chinese claim to have re captured Wamiaochi,"⠀⠀ south ́ ́of Kinshan, but simultaneously admit the loss of other places.
The Japanese losses in Hupeh between May 2 and 12 are estimat- ed by the Chinese at between 12,500 and 12,800 officers and men,
Trans-Ocean.
JAPANESE CLAIMS
Shanghai, To-day,
·
Owing to the strict censorship, the news, has often reached-Prague only after long delay...
It is now known, for instance, that there was extensive rioting at Brno on May 1.
It is stated that German goldiers and Nazi-guards were compelled to charge the hostile crowds with fix- ed bayonets Router..
The objectives 'were in most Japanese fliers, according to cases Chinese troop detachments. Japanese figures, dropped 250 tons Numerous highways were damaged of bombs in over 200 flights dur-by bombs, 800 junks were sunk ing the recent operations cast of and 130 lorries destroyed.---Trans-
Hankow.
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