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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST

BUTTER

SPECTACULAR

CHINESE ATTACK

Smashes Right Through to N. Szechuen Road

TAKE

HUNANESE TROOPS

WOOSUNG INITIATIVE

JAPANESE RECEIVE WINTRY

SETBACK ALSO

IN NORTH

Shanghai, To-day, 1.30 p.m.

In one of the most spectacular operations of the last few days, Chinese troops in the Chapei sec-

OUTLOOK FOR BRITISH INTERESTS

London To-day.

SOVIET RESPONSE TO ROME

Moscow, To-day.

The Soviet Government has in- structed its Embassy in Rome to announce that it considers the Italian reply to the Soviet Note as satisfactory and that Russia maintains ✨ its accusations that Italian submarines have sunk So- merchant ships in the Medi- Sterranean Reuter

“fullest measure of : redress" for the wounding of the British Ambas- ador in China by Japanese air-

tor last night smashed through the Japanese lines

PECULIAR IMPLICATIONS The outlook for British and The Japanese reply concludes by and carried their attack in a sweeping rush right East is wintry indeed, and its tish authorities will co-operate other neutral interests in the Far expressing the hope that the Bri- to the North Szechuen Road in the vicinity of the Japanese Naval Landing Party's headquarters.

They were brought to a halt here by the deadly fire of the Japanese strong points, veritably bristl- ing machine-guns, and with the pause enabling the Japanese to rush up powerful reinforcements, the offensive was stayed.

chill is but little tempered by the with the Japanese authorities on Japanese Admiralty statement the spot by giving them notice in that there will be no interference advance when entering the zone of with peaceful commerce of other danger Powers, declares "The Times" in Implications of the conclusion an editorial.

are extensive and peculiar...

A more urgent question, how- Of the Note as a whole it may ever, for the Cabinet is the Japan-be said that if it were anything but ese Government's interim reply to an interim report it would be any- the British Note demanding the thing but satisfactory. Reuter,

The Chinese later withdrew from the exposed Cricket Bats That Give Confidence North Szechuen Road and established themselves

on a new line, nearly half a mile advanced from the starting-point of their drive. The Japanese admit heavy casualties.

Severe fighting also took place on the Liuho- Woosung sector, where Hunanese troops launched a series of violent assaults, continuing through the night. The battle was still raging this morning but the Japanese claim that their main lines of defence remain intact, though the outposts have been driven in at all points.

JAPANESE SUFFER NEW SETBACK

Reports from Tientsin, issued by the Japanese military headquarters, reveal that the Japanese drive into Shansı has suddenly been countered by fierce attacks.

Strong Chinese reinforcements have come to which retreated from Kal and Nan-

rapidly driving the Japanes

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Army over the Shansi border into Chabar

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