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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST

BUTTER

ON

TRUCE ARRANGED

SOVIET INITIATIVE

Third Power Arbitrator Rejected By Japan Moscow Wonders SHARP FIGHTING TWELVE KILLED

Whether Army

Will Obey

Moscow, To-day.

TO-DAY DESPITE IN HUNGARIAN

TRUCE PLAN

TOKYO, TO-DAY.

THE WAR OFFICE SPOKES-

It is revealed here that the proposals upon which MAN REVEALED AT A PRESS

THOUGH THE MOSCOW AR-

AIR DISASTER

Budapest, To-day.

It is now officially announced CONFERENCE AT 11 O'CLOCK that 12 persons lost their lives in the agreement for an armistice at Changku-THIS MORNING THAT, AL the appalling air disaster which feng was based were put forward by the So-MISTICE AGREEMENT PRO- occurred yesterday afternoon near

VIDED FOR MAINTENANCE Debrecen, east of Hungary.

Among the victims were Hun- OF THE POSITIONS OF THE RIVAL FORCES AT CHANG-garian newspapermen who were

viet Foreign Minister, M. Litvinoff, and that the truce was not the result of Japanese ini- tiative.

This much is disclosed in a second communique

sued by the Foreign Office to-day.

KUFENG AS THEY WERE AT engaged in making a flying-tour MIDNIGHT, FIGHTING. CON- through Hungary in connection TINUED ALL NIGHT ROUND with the holding of the St. Stephen

Festivities.

is-52-METRE HILL.

were

The attack began at sunset Two pilots and a mechanic w yesterday, and at dawn the battle also killed in the disaster which was still raging, the Soviet hav occurred when a big passenger

Troops south of Changkufeng Ocean. failed to take the main positions. Debrecen began an attack at midnight, un-

barrage.

to Budapest. Trans

M. Litvinoff also suggested that the Border Com-ing dug in within 150 metres of machine encountered a sudden mission should include an arbitrator from a the Japanese lines, but having storm on its return flight from third Power but Mr. Shigemitsu said he could not agree and M. Litvinoff did not insist upon it. The communique says that an from both sides are to meet on the agreement has still to be reach-spot to determine the further ed regarding the basis on which conditions for termination of the the demarcation commission will dispute.- Trans-Ocean. work.

The agreement provides that both the Russian and Ja- panese troops will remain in the positions held at midnight on August 10, local time.

M. Litvinoff proposed that the basis be the agreements and maps bearing the signatures of the plenipotentiaries of China and Russia. Mr. Shigemitsu sug- gested that other documents should be included, but promised to refer the matter to his Govern- ment and to reply shortly. Reuter.

Moscow, To-day.

.

or

A Mixed Commission of two Soviet and two Japanese Manchukuo representatives will of deal with the demarcation the frontier. The Commission will use the Russo-Chinese map of 1860 as the basis for their work.

MOSCOW DOUBTS

being It is, however,

whether in Moscow ed

ask-

the

It was in the course of a three- hours' conversation last night, between the Japanese Ambassa- dor in Moscow, Mr. Shigemitsu and the Foreign Affairs Commis sar, M. Litvinoff that the agree- ment was reached for termination of the frontier conflict at Chang-Kwantung militarists will abide by the diplomatic decision, as kufeng.

that there have been former incidents in which the Japanese Ambassador has said one thing and the Japanese Army leaders have done another.

When hostilities, cease at mid-it is pointed out day, military plenipotentaries

SUDDEN JUMP IN

Hence, as far as can be ascertain- ed, it may be said that the situa

settled.

CHOLERA CASES tieneis clearing but is by no means

A noticeable jump in

at

other

The agreement does not preclude cholera new outbreaks and invasions notifications occurred yesterday, the point in dispute or at the total of 10 including one from points. Kowloon, three from Victoria and

It is still feared in some well-

two from Shaukiwan. There were informed Moscow quarters that the niso seven typhold victims yester Japanese militarists are trying, to day *'" and "tour"?" meningitis cases provoke a war with Russla-Rou- confirmed

ter.

positions, there were signs of So der cover of a heavy artillery rupted strafing of the Japanese At Shatsaofang, the Soviet viet preparations for an infantry troops have advanced their posi- assault. tions to within 200 metres of the Soviet artillery is shelling all Japanese lines, and at 7 a.m. when parts of the four-mile line heavi- Our machine-gun fire had grown from ly and indiscriminately. occasional bursts to an uninter-Own Correspondent...

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