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Japanese Mechanised Army Bogged At Machang

FLOOD WATER RELEASED JAPANESE-

BY DYKE BREACHES

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VOLUNTEER ARMY

Tientsin, To-day.

A brilliant defensive coup, reminiscent of steps

taken by the Belgian Army during the Great War,

FOUND DEAD

ON SEISTAN

AIR BASE ON PRATAS

A sensation has been caused by the exclusive "China Mal" story revealing that the Japanese are establishing a seaplane base on the Pratas. The full story, relat- ed by one of the refugees from the islands, will be found in Page Seven

was to have gone on watch at mid- night During the early part

has been taken by Chinese troops fighting the Jap the Seistan shortly before mid-and nothing unusual was anese in North China.

Retreating slowly while stubbornly fighting numerically superior Japanese forces, the Chinese cut the dykes along the Machang River and bogged the Japanese Army.

observed

A shocking tragedy occurred on the evening he was seen on the deck night last night when Edward in his mannerTM Vyvian Neville Fuller, aged 30,

Iver Johnson 38 short pistol

BULLET INTROMERO

second officer of the boat, was Deceased when found, was found shot in his bunk with an clining on his left side bespatt

When the ship tied along side the with blood. He was shot

the right temple. Douglas Wharf this morning, the police under Chief Detective. In-instantaneous. The revolver had According to the doctor, death was spector J. Murphy, Sub-inspector only one cartridge discharged; and LK Whant other police officers its muzzle was covered with blood, and photographers boarded to in- suggesting that it had been fired vestigate the occurrence.

from very close range.

Swollen by heavy rains, the flood waters cas- caded through the breaches in the dykes, swamped the Japanese forces before they could withdraw Deceased, who only joined the and flooded an extensive area of low-lying country. 22, was the ss. Sagres on August ren, of the ss. Sagres, was shocked The Japanese offensive has been brought to a com- plete standstill.

ship

THE

of a very jovial nature and

Flooding of the area is believed to have extri- "DAVIS CUP" cated the Chinese forces, mainly composed of volun- teers, from an extremely dangerous position.

Taking up positions on higher ground, the Chinese are now safe from flank attacks with which they were threatened, as the flood waters have in- capacitated the Japanese mechanised units.

Dozens of tanks, armoured-cars and supply lorries, used by the Japanese in their advance on Machang, south of Tientsin, are now helplessly bogged.

Meanwhile, headquarters the Japanese troops in North Chi report hat the Japanese vancing south-

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