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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST

BUTTER

RETICENT ON MOVEMENTS

Declare Early Settlement Of Border Affair Likely

JAP. VERSION

OF KIUKIANG'S CAPTURE

Shanghai, To-day.

Hundreds of mines were swept

by Japanese naval forces before they could approach sufficiently close to co-operate in the capture of Kiukiang, according to the Japanese naval spokesman this inorning.

Capture this morning was made possible by a combined land, air and river, with warships tak- ing the part of artillery and heavily shelling the Chinese posi- tions from four-miles range.

Entry into the city was fully established at eight o'clock, this morning, and the first detach-

Envoys Expected To Return

"In A Few Days"

Tokyo, To-day.

TEN-DAY MAN HUNT ENDS IN

CAPTURE

LONDON, TO-DAY.

Japanese officials decline to comment on the reports MAN-HUNT

THE MOST SENSATIONAL

..

IN

RECENT

of troop movements from China to Manchukuo, YEARS WAS CONCLUDED AT but declare that an early settlement of the SHEERNESS WHEN GEORGE Changkufang incident is to be expected.

BRAIN 27, WAS ARRESTED AFTER A 10-DAYS' SEARCH AND CHARGED WITH THE

According to a message from Hsinking, the Man- MURDER OF A MAN WHOSE churian authorities have received advice that BODY WAS FOUND IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON the two Japanese officers who were sent over JULY 14 IN "LOVER'S LANE,” the border to discuss the invasion with the Rus- NEAR THE ALL ENGLAND

TENNIS CLUB AT WIMBLE sian Commander will be returning with the

DONS Soviet reply "in a few days.”.

Nothing suggestive of tension

ment to enter is now striking is appearing in the Japanese southwards, along the line of the -railway-presumably with Nan-

chang as the next objective. Our Own Correspondent.

IN HEAVY RAIN

SUIYUAN WITHDRAWAL

Sian, To-day.

The body which had apparently been dumped from a car, remain- ed for several days without iden- tification. Later the victim was discovered to be a married wo- man who had separated from her husband

ex- press, though this may be

A military report received here plained by the official attitude-states that the Japanese in Suiyuan,

are now effecting a wholesale with- George Brain, who was penni- Our Own Correspondent.

drawal towards the east for an un- less and starving when found, known reason.

SHANSI ABANDONED?

Shanghai, To-day.,

Shanghai, To-day. Announcing the occupation of F Foreign observers. here are pay Kiukiang, the Japanese military ing special attention to the situa- spokesman stated that following tion on the Shansi front.

the occupation of Hukou on July According to Chinese reports, the 4, Japanese forces prepared their Japanese have virtually withdrawn next offensive by cleaning up the all troops from the southern front south bank of the Yangtse while and the Japanese refuse to make the navy was engaged in clear- any comment on these reports. ing the river minefields.

The Japanese, it is believed, will Under heavy rain on July 28, possibly try to hold the larger cities the army landed on the west

い

The Manchurian units on

was given a hearty meal by the Small garrisons have been left in police. Later he was taken to Kweihua and Paotow, important Wimbledon where he will appear towns in the province. Central in the police court this morning. News.

Reuter

FORGAN'S

(St. Andrews)

the

bank of Poyang Lake, successful and maintain railway communica- ly defeating the Chinese holding tions in the province, positions on the way to Kiukiang. The Chinese lines stretching Yangtse front which were ordered from the north bank of the Yang to return in connection with the in-

taze to Nanchang have been cidents on the Soviet-Manchukuo CLUBS and IRONS

pierced by the capture of Kiu-border will, it is now asserted, re- kiang, while the line Ningkuo- turn to the Yangtse front and the Hangchow is threatened in the troops withdrawn from the Shansi rear by the control of Poyang front will relieve them in Man- Lake.

chukuo-Trans-Ocean.

140 MILES FROM HANKOW

The Japanese now control 450

miles of the Yangtsze while H LOCAL SHOWERS

kow is 140 miles from the Jap anese front.

The Royal Observatory reports The naval spokesman stated that pressure

remains

highest over that the Japanese ↑ naval

Paolac to the northeast of Hok- reached Kiukiang yest

kaido and is relatively low over N. afternoon, advancing to

hina, and Indo-China. A shallow three to four miles and Intercept depression is moving eastward to ing the Chinese troops by shell-me south of Japan. Forecast:-S. E. ing. Reuter

winds, moderate; fair generally, lo-

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