Whereupon, the telegram from Gens. Chin and Feng continued, the Chinese side came forth with a counter demand that henceforth Japanese troops must not hold any more night manceuvres in order -to avoid future incidents. To this the Japanese gave their consent which was included in the verbal accord in Peiping.
This agreement was to be followed by. the evacuation on both sides, However, despite the withdrawal of the Chinese troops to their positions before July 8 Japanese forces failed to retreat.
To aggravate the situation fifteen trainloads of troops have arrived at Tientsin, and yesterday alone more than 2,000 Japanese infantry men and artillery forces were coming westward along the highway between Peiping and Tientsin. In addition, the small companies of Japanese troops have been creating disturbances on the outskirts of Peiping.
These were the facts about the latest situation, said the two generals who concluded their message to their local representative by entering an emphatic denial of rumours and allegations concerning Chinese acceptance of the Japanese demands.
Central News. their stranglehold on North China except at the price of drastic reform of the Hopei-Charhar administration.
Public interest consequently centres on the question whether Nanking is prepared to take military action.
The China National Avistion Corporation and the Eurasia Aviation Corporation deny the report that their services to Peiping have been suspended at the request of the Japanese. Their planes, they assert, are now flying on a normal schedule,
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