Peiping, July 13.
Contrary to the previous understanding that an agreement had been reached between the Chinese and Japanese for a mutual withdrawal from the area where Oghting frst broke out at Lukouchiao, the Jopanese oficial quarters, in denying that they in any way broke the armistice agreement, now assert that they only agreed to withdraw from the bridges and Wanping if the Chinese forces withdraw first, Continued arrivals of Japanese reinforcements in Tientsin, and the unconfirmed report that force has been Jseen at Miyun, north-east of Peiping, fare causing great uneasiness among the local Chinese public. Authorltative quarters also consider that these nel moves are greatly aggravating the situation, It 1g now rumoured that a fresh armistice has been agreed on to last for seven days pending a conference, probably to be held in Tientsin. Everything now depends on what the Japanese "demands for a so-called settlement will be. It is generally considered most improbable that the 20th Army will withdraw from Hopel without a fight, Unti) mid-day to-day, HM. Embassy was without ews of any representations to either side by the British government.
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