Peiping, July 16.
Despite the uncertainty of the outlook, Peiping is returning to normal after more than 48 hours of respite from gunfire. The train service to tientsin has been completely restored ud martial law is being enforced only perfunctorily, The City is, however, anxiously awaiting the outcome of the negotia-tons at Tientsin, as well as Nanking's reaction. The prevailing impression that the Japanese military authori ties are determined not to release their stranglehold on North China except at the price of drastic reform of the Hopel-Chathar administration.
Public interest consequently centres on the question whether Nanking is prepared to take military action.
'The China National Aviation Corporation and the Eurasia Aviation Corporation deny the report that their services to Peiping have been spended at the request of the Japanese. 'Their planes, they' as~ ort, are now flying ona normal schedule, Casualties Estimated The Japanese casualties since the beginning of the crisis are placed at approximately twenty killed and wounded, These figures include two soldiers killed near Huangtsun yesterday, when a Japanese patrol brushed with Chinese troops—Reuter.
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