Peking, Jan, 24.
'A misunderstanding, caused by the failure of orders issued by Gen. Sung Cheh-yuan to reach the front, Une detachments was blamed in Chinese official circles here _today for the clash at Wumitan and Tungshatze. Chinese oft dals told Rengo that—_they were confident the fighting would be Toealized and that a settlement of the: entire affair soon will be reached at a meeting between Gen. Sung and Lieut.-Gen. Miyotaro Sugihara, in command of the Japanese troops in ehol.—Rengo.
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