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JAPANESE

AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST

BUTTER

PATIENCE

NEAR BREAKING-POINT Japanese Local Commander's Views On Changkufeng

Soviet Shelling JAPAN SORE Disputed Heights AND TIRED OF

Persistently

Yuki, To-day.

3.

"CHEWING"

London, To-day.

FIRMNESS IN MOSCOW'S ATTITUDE

LONDON, TO-DAY. - "THE LATEST MOVEMENTS "Japan asks for truce in her IN THE FAR EAST STRUGGLE, squabble with the Soviet," says ARE HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT," the "Daily Express" in a leader, SAYS THE "NEWS CHRONICLE" which adds that this confirms its IN A LEADER, REFERRING TO view that there will be no war. THE SOVIET REJECTION OF

In conclusion, the "Express" THE JAPANESE OFFER. adds: “It proves that Japan has The News-Chronicle" continue: her hands full in China and that "There are two reasons for this

"Japanese patience is rapidly approaching the breaking point,” declared Major Tanaka, the local Japanese commander, in an interview with Reuter's special correspondent at this frontier post, summing up the situation. The Japanese, Major Tanaka claimed, had adopted to get this truce, Japan will have they are playing the winning hand a policy of "non-retaliation and non-aggraya- to give truce elsewhere, namely, and can afford to call high. Second, tion," but if Soviet aerial incursions into Man-in China.” chukuo and Korean territory, which he alleged were occurring daily, continued, he felt that

she has bitten off more than she firmness in Moscow's attitude. can chew and is sore and tired First, doubtless is the convictions of chewing. Let us hope that, re-inforced by Japan's offer, that

Reuter.

is probably a desire to help the Chinese in their struggle against

It does not follow that Russia's refusal to accept the terms

Bof

Japan. KWANGTUNG

Japan could not remain passive indefinitely. RAILWAYS BOMBED peace is final. It is still not at all

This was stated to be the body

Major Tanaka described the si- tuation as extremely tense. Chang- of a Soviet-aviator who was shot kufeng Hill is still in Japanese down on Monday. Asked to be al- lowed to see the wreckage, Reuter hands. Reuter

saw Japanese

was informed that he could not troops in occupation at 2 p.m. yes-visit the site where it was owing

"to shellfire." terday.

Looking through field glasses from a village railway station only half a mile from the bat- tle area, Renter's correspon- dent watched the Soviet forces pouring a more or less steady stream of shells on to the dis puted heights.

..

SHELLS AND PLANES

Another hut nearby contained thirty-seven coffins lined up; stated to contain the bodies of 87 Soviet soldiers killed on Sunday when the Japanese re-took Changkufeng, Ma- for Tanaka stated that no prisoners were taken during the engagement.

STRATEGIC BLUNDER

The Japanese military officers are calm, and express the opinion that the Soviet made a strategic blunder "in choosing Changkufeng

The Soviet shells were clearly for an Incident.". visible, throwing up masses of sandĮ

They claim that the Japanese, if and earth. Occasionally a column they wanted to, could easily cut off of water spouts up as a stray shell the Soviet forces in the area by falls into the Tumen River running staging a drive to below.

point further nortze east at al

There they

öne officer

Reuter's correspondent also saw only give us a chance to stage a

second Tannenberg two Soviet scouting planes appear over the Japanese positions, but declared-Reuter they were quickly driven off by the Japanese anti-aircraft gunfire.

SOVIET CORPSES

An escorted

arca, revealed

holes all

heights:

tour"

the battle

a number around the

with one acti

track.

laid out

near the

direct hit hut

LOCAL SHOWERS

Royal Observatory reporta remains low over the Eastern Bou, shell Chin

continu. uted and the ochoos, and

ance of monsoon winds may be ex- pected along the China Coast, fore- cast:-8. W, winda, moderate; fair generally with local showers.

(From Our Staff Representative)

likely that this squabble develop into real war,"Reuter suit-planes were sighted by for eigners over White Cloud moun- tains, north-east of Canton.

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Canton, p.m., To-day. In spite of perfect weather for bombing, Japanese planes this Both railways were heavily morning kept clear of the city it- bombed in raids of short dura- self, though nine machines out of tion, but details are still lacking.

Our Own Correspondent. a total of 30 bombers and pur-1

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