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YANGTSE FIGHTING
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Nanchang, Aug. 31. Fighting is raging on all fronts on the south bank of the Yangtse River with increasing violence.
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST
ROCKET CAR DRIVER DIES SUDDENLY
Vienna, Aug. 30.
Dr. Fritz von Opel, famous Aur- trian motor-racer and Inventor of the rocket car, died suddenly to-day at the age of 30 years.
ATTEMPT
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He visited Hongkong on a round- the-world tour in 1932-Reuter,
Warsaw, Aug. 30. According to a report published in Dr. von
Opel was born at the Polish newspapers to-day, Stalin Russelsheim-au-Main in May, 1899, was involved in a car accident whilst In the Julchung sector Moshan the grandson of Adam Opel, founder travelling through a town 12 mites (Grindstone Hill). Hungshun and of the famous cycle and motor works. outside Moscow. Trans-Ocean, Moanchuan (Suddie
During the war he served first in lending the army and then in the air force,
gic pointa on the hig), stratej
ATTEMPT TO KILL from Juichang to
to Matou and Yong-being stationed in Belgium. After- sin, remain the scene of bitter co-words he studied at the Darmstadt
Warsaw, Aug. 30. An automobile accident in which attacking these Technical College and entered the Stalin suffered a broken arm occur tention, Japanese points have again and again been family firm, taking charge of the red on Saturday hurled back with heavy losses,
according to the Krakauer Kurier and It is alleged It is said that on one occasion these section.
succeeded in occupying the rocket car" experiments. Japanese
Opel was connected will. Valier in to have been an attempt on his life by two-thirds of Mashan in a fierce on first test took place on a track at Communist named Erich Schulze.
The the chauffeur of
car, a German slaught under smoke screens and his works in 1928, without with the aid of tear gas. When the but during the second trial Opel was left Moscow on Saturday
driver, Riding
in his armoured car, Stalin situation was tense,
afternoon Chinese rel at the wheel and achieved a speed for Gorki and suddenly the chauffeur forcements rushed up, outflasked of 140 m.p.h. Later tests led to the drove the car against a tree, killing them and recaptured the hill.
destruction of two cars which blew twn secret police officials who were An attempt by
Opel was accompanying Stalin and breaking
elbow. the "arm of the dietator above the
Japanese column up. At the same time
to push from Julehang southeastward engaged in the construction of to cut the Nanchang Kluklang Tail-"rocket" neroplane, the first fight of way at Itwanglaomen, a station south which on June 12, 1828, is sald to
10
of Shubo, was thwarted by the have been a success. vigilant Chinese troops yesterday. Two Chinese columns intercepted the Japanese at Chowchinchai, kilometres north-west of Hwanglau- men. In the ensuing engagement the Japanese were routed, leaving many dead and wounded on the battlefeld.
In the Shaho sector on the Nan- chang-Kiukiang Railway, Chinese and Japanese prtillery units had a fierce duel throughout yesterday. Japanese Infantry and cavalry unita which tried to rush the Chinese positions were repulsed.
A Japanese attack on Tungunling, west of Singtze on the west shore of Poyang Lake was also repelled.
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It is declared that Stalin's lite was saved by, the heavy construction and armoured plates of the car.
The chauffeur, who has been in Stalin's service for 10 years, was immediately arrested and will be tried for attempted assassination. Trans-Occan.
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In connection with the 40 anni- versary of Queen Wilhelmina's Ascension 10 the Throne of the It is disclosed that the death Netherlands, on August 20, and her occurred on Sunday of Sir David 60th birthday which falls to-dny, it Wilkie, the famous abdominal says learned from the consulate in geon.—United Press.
Hongkong that, local observances will Sir David Wilkie, who was Pro-be held on September 6. fessor of Hankow, Aug. 31.
Surgery at the Edinburgh University, was born at Kirriemuir Chinese cuspatches state that the in 1882. He was educated at Edin- Japanese attacked the Chinese poalburgh University, and later in Bony, tions on the Julehang front no less Bern and Vienna. than thirteen times on Saturday, re- For his research in abdominal sur- peating the onslaughts on Sunday gery, particularly in peritonitis, Beute and Monday,
intestinal obstruction, duodenni ulcers, discases of the appendix.
Fighting Is said to have been of
such a severe nature that, according Brded the Liston Victoria Jubilee i
to u Chinese communique, onu Japanese detachment was completely wiped out, while the Chinese also suffered heavy casunities.
The Chinese positions are stated. however, to be still intact.
The Japanese yesterday succeeded in penetrating the Chinese defences! south-west of Juichang, but in a counter-attack the Chinese recovered all the lost ground.
At Shaho- south-west of Kuikong, after an artillery duel yesterday efternoon, the Japanese are report- ed to have attacked the Chinese positions but are said to have been
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