Japanese in Control of Important Railway Station on Peiping-Tientsin Line Peiping July '26.
APANESE soldiers have occupied the railway station at Langfang, midway between Peiping and Tientsin, following a clash with Chinese troops in which the Japanese, for the first time since the present crisis in-North China, ised bombing planes. "AS consequence of the incident, the Japanese military authorities hay demanded the withdrawal of the Chinese.troops. from Langfang to Kuan, west of the Yungting River.
Meanwhile the hallway service between Peiping and Tientsin, which has been subjected to so many inter ruptions since the Lukouchiao meld ent on July 8, has been suspended once again.
Each side accuses the other of ret sponsibility for the clash, The Aghting, the Japanese claim, started when Chinese troops. belong: Ing to the 38th Division surroundes 'a company of Japanese soldiers sent repair a telephone wire.
Several "Japanese were wounded trid, in response to a call for help, 1300 reinforcements were rushed by train to the scene, Alreraft Join In according "to. reports received there, was started by-the Japanese which. arrived.. afsLangtang: and, numbering: over 200; demanded tht they be permitted to station men the railway, station, "The local Chinese Commander sent-, at representatives. to persuade the Jepanese troops not to detrain, but tie Japanese troops opened machinegun fire as a demonstration, - while the Chinese troops, remaining calm, did riot at frst return the fire, says, the Central News,
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