Peiping, July 10.
According to a Japanese Army communique, Chinese forces on the west bank of the Yungting "River opened fire with trench mortars on Japanese troops quartered in Yuan ping Station at 7.20 o'clock to-night At the same time two Chinese bat: {alions began the occupation of Lung-Wwangmiao and another Chinese force unknown strength" moved into Tungshinchuang and an area to the north-east of Marco Polo bridge. This, the announcement said, was in violation of the truce agreement! whereby the Chinese troops. were to have evacuated the Fight bank of the river, "Our forees," the communique said, "were therefore compelled to make a night assault at 9.15 o'clock a result of which they occupied Lungwangmiao and Tungshin-
The Japanese were believed to have suffered more than 20 casualties.
This was the second encounter this evening. The dst skirmish, which apparently caused no casualties, was settled amicably in about 30 minutes,
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