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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST

BUTTER

SHIHCHIACHUANG

BATTLE MYSTERY

Critical Engagement: Chinese Right Flank Holding

CHANGES IN COMMANDS

ANNOUNCED IN NANKING

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NEW JAPANESE DRIVE RADIO AID TO

ON TAIYUANFU

Shanghai, 2.10 p.m., To-day.

BOMBERS

Progress of the vital battle along the Huto ALLEGED

GLOSTER FIGHTERS IN COLONY

It is reliably reported that a number of Gloster. Gladiator fighting machines have arrived in the Colony from England for the Chinese Government, - and are waiting here, crated, pending in- structions as to their ultimate destination, whether it is to be Canton or Nanking:

Canton, To-day. to the Japanese what damage had Six alleged Japanese agents, ar-been done by the bombing of the

River is mystifying observers here in view of the difficulty of following the Japanese accounts of the engagement, which admit that the Chinese right rested by the Chinese authorities line, and guided the Japanese planes flank has withstood all attacks, and that the cap-for sending up rockets to guide Ja to their objectives. ture of Shihchiachuang is still far from accom-panese aircraft during air raids recently, were paraded through the plished, while claiming that their advance guards streets yesterday after which they

bridge, which faged have progressed many miles beyond Shihchia-faced the firing squad and were ex- twice and

BRIDGE INCIDENT They "were-- rested

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ecuted. chuang.

From a reliable official source it led again by the Japane According to Chinese sources, the Japanese was learned this morning that wrecked. The Chinese military who have broken through have overreached them- among several "agents" who are still authorities suspected communica selves and are in peril of being cut off from the in custody, four Chinese who were tion and instituted a search of all arrested in huts along the Canton-structures in the vicinity and as a main Japanese force, which it is asserted it still Hankow Railway line about 15 miles result the four men were taken

2 into custody. from Wong Sha Station.. firmly held on the North bank of the Huto.

wireless transmitting It is stated that the men are Portable

having received

Meanwhile, there are indications that the Jap- sets were found in their possession well-educated anese, who have suffered severe casualties, are and it is suspected that these men part of their education abroad. breaking off the engagement and making use of have been responsible for revealing Our Own Correspondent. the strategic advantage gained to present a new

threat to Taiyuanfu from the east.

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London, To-day.

Peiping reports state that the Koifo, Kobayashi, Morimoto and Suzuki Brigades have been di verted, have now reached the Shansi-Hopei border and making a drive towards yuanfu in conjunction new Japanese offensive

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