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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST

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WAR IN MORASS

Chinese Repulse Attacks On Kwangfu And Nanziang SETTLEMENT ROCKS UNDER SHANSI LEADER

ARTILLERY DUELS

SHELLING FALLING ON OUTER EDGE OF FOREIGN AREAS

Shanghai, 1.45 p.m., To-day.

JAPANESE AIR RAID ON FOOCHOW

Canton, To-day. According to reports received from Foochow this morning, Ja panese planes visited the port yesterday afternoon on two occa- sions.

An attempt made to destroy the famous bridge across the Min River, was unsuccessful, but three civilians were killed

One of the planes burst into flames after being hit by the Chinese AA. guns, and crashed

With infantry going into the attack more than ankle deep in heavy mud, and all tank operations ruled out by the morass-like nature of the ground, as a result of heavy rains yesterday, the Nanhsiang into the river Our Own Cortes- and Kwangfu sectors are still bearing the brunt of the Japanese attacks to-day.

pondent

It is now officially admitted in Japanese mili- VON CRAMM AND

tary circles that Nanhsiang and Kwangfu are still

held by the Chinese, and that severe losses have HENKEL IN

been suffered in attempts to break through.

The Japanese claim, however, that Little Nan- GREAT MATCH

Tokyo, To-day.

One of the finest contests ever

CONFIDENT

Taiyuanfu, 2 pm Today. Independent sources confim the emination, for the time beng, of the Japanese threat to Taryuan from the north, chiefly because of the cutting of the Japanese com mumcations by the guerillas of the Fighth Route Army.

Marshal Yen Hsi-shan is equally confident of smashing the Japanese invasion now being attempted from the east, although it is admitted that Pingting has fallen.-

Against the Kobayashi Brigade and two mixed Japanese gades, Rhowever, the Shansi leader

massed eleven divisions, the 7th, 12th, 17th, 27th, 30th,

42nd, 63rd, 73rd 109th and some fifty mile

of Taiyuanfu and guar which

tact yest day afternoon retired hurriedly.

The Chinese are eparing for

battle wher the main Japan-

Own Cor

hsiang is in their hands, and this is admitted by Chinese military headquarters, whose communique this morning stated that small points had been con- ceded on

different points along the Lotien-seen on the courts of the Interns- they accomplished only at the end Nanhsiang front in order to straighten out salients and to shorten the Chinese front line.

tional Tennis Club at Osaka was of 22 games, provided by the meeting in a men's brilliantly overhe doubles match yesterday afternoon was solidly of Von Cramm and Henkel and traYamagishi and Nunoi.

Own Correspond

the been no repetition of Friday's This morning dawned with

The match went to five full sets ally won the rain ended, and the battlefield gedy at the RUR post. covered by a slight mist which gra- The whole of the Settlement. The German pair had a terrific bat- dually cleared as the day wore on particularly the Western section, tle to win the second set, which Our In spite of the misty weather. Ja is shaking under the cannonading, panese planes were active from six in which the Chinese gunners, am onwards, heavily bombing the using heavy howitzers, are compet- Chinese lines at Nanhsiang and

ing almost shell for shell with the Kwangfu

Japanese artillery.

JAPANESE STRATEGY

All Japanese efforts at present are concentrated on these

and it is plainly the schematt we

eral Matsui to break through and roll up the Kwangfe-Linho line on

TRENCHES FLOODED

Al the trenches have been flooded by yesterday's rains and the infantrymen, who a are lining them are having a most

his right the Kwangiu-Nan-fortable time. Occasionally, the hsiang line on his left, dividing rattle of machine gun fire

the Chinese arry.

Heavy Chinese troop concentra- tions at

Kiating,

indication of a sign of activi the opposing trenches, whi nowhere more than 1000

however, nd ate the Chinese apart, with the Soochow

for all emergencies.

Along the Soochow

ctor closest to

tions were pra

ed to Japane air

inese lines south of and-to an intense

tween but after one

reek the

cross yesterday,

lement,

only for the party to be annihilated in a furions

cks on the counter assault, the Japanese

sed to embark on infantry

tacks in this sector.

It is believed ind

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