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...days, was invented by the romantic Swedes, has invariably been won by one. The Swede who won last week, Count Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna, did it without placing first in any of the five events. He was fourth in the riding (on unfamiliar mounts over 500 metres of un familiar terrain), 14th in fencing (with buttoned épees), second in the pistol shoot (at disappearing targets with a 45-calibre revolver), fifth in the swimming, seventh in running 4,000 metres across rough country. Point total...
Battles. What Japan had set out to conquer was the Woosung Forts 16 miles from Shanghai; the Chinese district in Shanghai called Chapei; and the land between Shanghai and Woosung. Most spectacular feature of this intermediate terrain last week was Shanghai's $1,000,000 race course. It adjoined the town and railway station of Kiangwan...
Around two sides of the terrain bends the Whangpoo River, thus putting much of the theatre of warfare at the mercy of Japanese fleet guns. Japan also possessed command of the air. Her land artillery was superior to the Chinese. Therefore, General Uyeda was not, from the Japanese standpoint, unduly optimistic when he planned to complete his entire drive within 18 hours. The drive was timed to begin on Japanese election day (see p. 22) and Premier Inukai of Japan assumed that in such circumstances his Seiyukai Party could not fail to win the Japanese Election...
...Angeles, July 30, which he may take in his stride while campaigning in the West for a second term; sent greetings to President Chiang Kaishek of Republican China on the latter's 20th birthday; sat long with his Cabinet discussing Japan's inroads upon Chinese terrain...
...groups near Churchill last month hunted a mile apart, near enough for evening visits, far enough to cover separate terrain. In Pittsburgh last week, Mr. Sutton, eyes bright, told how exciting the end of an egg hunt...