Peiping, Jan, 30.
The highest officials at present in Peiping, interviewed by Reuter to-day concerning Chinese reports from Tien-{sin that demands alming at, the complete Independence of North China had been presented by Japanese milltary leaders to Gen. Sung Chol-yua) chairman of the Hopel-Charhar Polit ical Council, stated they had heard nothing concerning any suck demands and expressed doubt that they had been made—Reuter.
Bandits Become "Militlamen"*
Peiping, Jan, 30.
The bandits who yesterday occupy lea Changpingchow, an ancient walled city lying within the autonomous State of East Hopel, twenty miles north of Peiping, have been turned Jovernight into legal possessors of that centre. The change has been effected Mr. Yin Ju-keng, head of the rebel regime, who, anxious amicably to Hiquidate the situation arising from their occupation of the town, has Jogreed to their retaining possession Jof it in the capacity of militiamen Reuter.
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