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AUSTRALIA'S CHBICEST

BUTTER

AMBUSH SET ON WOOSUNG ROAD

Japanese Admit Suffering Severe Casualties

WITHERING FIRE OPENED

FROM AN APPARENTLY

UNOCCUPIED MILL

JAPANESE SHOT IN

TIENTSIN BRITISH

CONCESSION

Shanghai, To-day.

The Japanese advance from Woosung to Kiangwan met with a severe set-back this morning when a large force was practically annihilated near a foreign-owned mill.

AIR RAID ON TAIYUAN

of Shansi Province.

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LIANGHSTANG BATTLE The sound of heavy gunfire

Peiping, 2 pm, To-day It is revealed by the Japanese military headquarters here that by Japanese bombers to carry out clearly audible to the south of 2 an attempt was made last night a raid on Taiyuanfo, the capital ping and Japanese, headquarters admit that sever ngagement is The planes arrived over the town now proceeding in the vicinity of The official communique issued by the Japan unexpectedly and dropped their Lianghsiang.

Japanese ese military announces that while Japanese troops bombs, but they were unable to as- forces, attacked by the Chinese were proceeding in column of route between Woo-ment as they were driven off by in- big offensive in which rtillery sung and Kiangwan, and were approaching a spin-tensive anti-aircraft fire. ning mill flying a foreign flag, a withering fire was defences of Tarynanfu appears to suddenly opened with machine-guns and rifles into the thick of the unit.

certain the effect of the bombard yesterday, this morning launched

"The strength of the anti-aircraft

The mill was occupied by a large force of Chinese troops who took the Japanese completely s by surprise. Fierce hand-to-hand fighting took place for half an hour immediately after the initial onslaught.

The official despatch states that the Japanese suffered severe casualties.

The troops which landed at Woosung and Liu- ho are attacking to the southward in an endeavour

make contact with the main force at Kiangwan.

Fifty per cent. of them are pressing on the right flank of the Chinese lines seeking to menace the Chinese left wing in the Kiangwan sector.

NANKING TROOPS CONTINUALLY ARRIVE

In the meantime it is known that Chinese re- lieving troops are continually arriving from Nan- king.

The Japanese fighting in the Woosung sector declare that casualties picked up have revealed that the troops opposite them are direct from the Nan- King Military Academy and form some part of General Chiang Kai-shek's troops.

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