The Archive · 1937

PEIPING-MUKDEN RAIL 'TRAFFIC HALTED

Peiping, July. 26.

Henewéd Sino-Japanese "hostilities halfway between here and Tientsin, caused a suspension of early morning

railway.

Fall tram on the Peiping Muden mixed train scheduled to leave Tientsin for here at 540 o'clock this morning did not start, The Mukden express leaving note at 6

'Shanghai, July 2 For a solution of the North' China incident the National Government will "unwaveringly "adhere to the elicy announced by Gen. " Chiung she in his Kuling speech on duly 17.

This attitude of the Central authorities was announced by Mr Sun Fo, President of the Legislative. Yuan. in'an interview with local press upon his arrival here yesterday morning from Nanking.

Referring to the reported agreement, alleged to have been made between the Chinese and Japanese military authorities in North China, Mr. Sun stated that Gen. Sung Chehyuan, Chairman of the Hopel-Charhar. Political Council, had. wired to Nanking denying the signing of any reement with the Japanese.

While still hoping for a settlement of the Lukouchiao incident by peaceful means, Mr, Sun said the Central authorities realize that submission, however humiliating, will never satisfy the ambitions of imperialists.

Superficially,- the North China crisis seems {0 have eased consider~ ably, in the opinion of Mr. Sun. but actually its gravity has not yet passed,

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