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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST

BUTTER

NANKING SENDS FURTHER TROOPS

Half A Million Now Concentrated In Shanghai

JAPANESE

TRADE

CONTROL

Tokyo, 2 pm. To-day. Promulgation of the decree im posing strict control of imports. and exports has been postponed for further adjustments.

im-

It is contemplated that ports under the plan will be re- duced by Yen 300,000,000 and that the imports of raw cotton will be reduced to 25 per cent. of normal.

Our Own Correspondent.

EX-UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR LEADS TROOPS

Peiping, 2 p.m. To-day.

Japanese forces engaged in driv- ing out the irregulars who have

SEVERE FIGHTING TO-DAY ON CHAPEI FRONT STREET

INFANTRY ATTACKS

BREAK DOWN

Shanghai, 1.35 p.m., To-day.

Further Nanking troops are pouring into the Shanghai area and it is now estimated that the Cen- tral Government forces here total at least half a mil- lion men.

FIGHTING

IN TEHCHOW

IN

1

Tientsin, I p.m. To-day. Japanese military heararters admit that after three days of street

The town was submitted to an-

The new troops coming in last night and this fighting. Chinese forces are still in morning are crack troops under the commands of possession of the greater part of General Hsuang Wu-fei and General Wang Fau-Tehchow city. shung, and it is understood that they will be placed other severe air bombardment this in the front lines from Chapel to Kiangwan, reliev-morning and it is reported that

anti-aircraft fire.

ing the troops which have been under a severe another plane was brought down by

While the raid was in progress.

strain for the last three days.

Heavy losses were suffered by the Japanese a surprise attack was launched on the Japanese flanks by a Chinese this morning when they followed up a severe artil-force who put in an unexpected ap- been active round Peiping, clashed lery barrage and aerial bombardment by infantry pearance and a sharp encounter oc- this morning, in the Western Hills, assaults, all of which broke down before they with a force about 2,000 strong, said reached the main Chinese lines of defence. -

to be a Communist force under the A foreign correspondent who despite the Japanese major offen- command of a former Professor in was caught behind the Chinese sive.-Hua Nan. the North-Eastern University in line during the height of the

Peiping.

bombardment yesterday,

says

curred, the Chinese finally retreat- ing.

SITUATION OBSCURE The situation round Tehchow re-

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The presence of this large force that the Chinese troops suffered Cricket Bats That Give Confidence was not detected until a scattered little hurt in spite of the weight Japanese detachment had suffered al-of metal poured into the area. most complete annihilation. Strong The Japanese shells almost in- reinforcements were at once variably burst well behind the despatched and "severe fighting is Chinese positions. now proceeding.-Our Own Corres- pondent.

SIX BOMBERS RAID WHAMPOA

Canton, Noon, To-day.

It is learned from a for- eign source at Whampoa that in the first air raid early this morning, six Japanese planes appeared overhead and dropped six bombs. The extent of the damage is

The Chinese are now employ- ing a formidable-looking anti- tank gun in the Chapei - sector and claim to have disabled sever- al of the Japanese war machines.

Our Own Correspondent.

کرد

HUGE FIRES BURNING

intense

to serious

Huge fires are burning in the |Japanese-controlled area, including one which has gutted the Japanese Primary School on North-Szechuen Road, as a result of an

Following an Chinese artillery bombardment.

allery duel, the opposing forces came

rips over a wide area to the east of Paoshan Road and in the course Meanwhile, Canton is still of the fighting, the Japanese sun- awaiting return of the 29 planes ported by a fumber of light tanks of the Japanese air feet which made a series of charges on the was sighted earlier this morning Chinese line at Paoshan Road, heading north-west of the city, while the Chinese carried out move- presumably with designs on the ments through Jukong Road and

No Canton Hankow Railway. Reu-Canton Road.

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