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SOVIET NIGHT ATTACK AT CHANGKUFENG

Japanese Official Quarters Perturbed By Events

ANOTHER- TAIERCHWANG HAILED

Shanghai, To-day. Although confirmation is not yet available, the Chinese are her- alding another "Taierchwang" as the result of a brilliant counter- attack at Susung yesterday in which 4,000 Japanese were killed. -Reuter.

EMPRESS LINER RESCUES MAN FROM A RAFT

Shanghai, To-day.

Passengers aboard the Empress of Asia, which arrived yesterday from Hong Kong, have revealed that they had an exciting time on Friday when the Asia rescued a Chinese fisherman, floating on raft far out at sea.

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"Heavy Losses In Both Sides," Says Spokesman

Tokyo, To-day.

CLIPPER HOPES FADE AGAIN

TOKYO, TO-DAY. HOPE AROUSED THAT THE

Political quarters here are again apprehensive re- MISSING "HAWAII CLIPPER" MIGHT YET BE FOUND WITH, garding the outlook on the Manchurian follow-POSSIBLY, SOME SURVIVORS OF THE MISHAP WHICH ́ ́OC- ing, M. Litvinoff's flat rejection of Mr. Shige- CURRED ON JULY 29, HAVE BEEN DAMPED ALMOST AS mitsu's latest proposal, and news from Korea QUICKLY AS THEY DEVE- of the outbreak this morning of the most seri- ous fighting since the development of the was given instructions by the Changkufeng Incident.

LOPED.

The s.s. Canberra Maru which

Tokyo Navy Ministry to scour the spot indicated as that in which the wreck had been locat-

Ministry that no trace of the flyingboat has been found.

Official reports indicate that more than five thou-ed, has reported to the Navy

sand Soviet troops were thrown into action at 2 a.m. to-day in a surprise attack not preceded by artillery preparation, and that the battle raged to and fro, in attack and counter-attack for over four hours before action was broken off.

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In a wireless message from the Canberra. Maru received at 10 a.m. to-day it is indicated that large number of Japanese fish- the ing craft co-operated in search for the Clipper but no trace of any kind was observed. It is proposed to continue the

A spokesman of the Foreign [ing that all border posts had been

a press interview at recaptured by the Red Army was search until midnight, but little The fisherman, Lim Cheong-hee Office at

Our Own Corres-hope is held out of success.- by name, apparenetly set out fish-noon to-day, said that the news unfounded.

Our Own Correspondent. raft ing on a home-made

near was "very disturbing." Wailai at noon on August 2.

He declared that only meagre He was caught by a current and details of to-day's fighting had drifted farther and farther out to been received and added that the For three days and nights he report by the Commander-in- had nothing to eat or drink.

sea.

He sald he saw no ships until he was finally sighted by the Empress of Asia. Lim waved frantically as the state- ly liner neared. She stopped, lowered a lifeboat and by 5.45 'p.m. on Friday, Lim was safe- ly on board.

He was given full medical care and has now completely recovered. He is at present under the care of the C.PR. who are engaged in making arrangements to return him to his native village. Reuter

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Chief in Korea mentioned that casualties were heavy on both sides.”

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Changkufeng quietened down at 6.30 a.m., by which time the So- viet forces had established them-1 selves in entrenchments some two hundred metres from the Japanese lines.

ARTILLERY FIRE

Further infantry attacks, aro anticipated as the cessation of the engagement was immediately followed by the opening of an in- tensive Soviet artillery bombard- ment,

The spokesman added that the claim issued by Moscow announe-

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