London, July 28, NXIETY over the Far Eastern situation grew to-day with the receipt of reports of heavy fighting between Japanese and Chinese soldiery around Peiping., The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr.
Anthony Eden, interviewed both the Chinese Ambassador, Mr. Quo Tai-chi, and the American Ambassador, Mr. Robert Bingham, this afternoon regarding developments in the Far East. Subsequently, in the House of Commons, he gave the latest information in his possession concerning revent events in North China.
After recalling that urgent repressentations had been made in Tokyo against fighting in Peiping itself, Mr, Eden added that. British subjects had been advised to come into the Leg tion Quarters in Peiping as a precau-
The Foreign Secretary then gave details of the agreement Detween the Japanese and General Sung Cheh-yuan, Chairman of the Hopel-Charhar Political Council ana Commander of the 20th Army, regarding recent incidents, Sir John Wardlaw-Milne, Conservative. member for Kidderminster, asked whether it was correct that the panese were now demanding the Fight to police Peiping, and whether that" was not going further than anything called for by the agreement.
Tt the member's Information was correct, Mr. Eden replied, that would bea very much stronger demand than any he had yet heard—Reuter.
League of Nations Question London, Jul With regard to the propos that courage the League of Nations should be summoned to deal with the situation, Foreign Secretary Eden declared that he could not lake the initiative in this miter. Neither Japan nor the United States, who were both concerned in the conflict, were members of the League of Nations. Britain the United: States and others,. Mr. Eden continued, would In any case do everything possible to bring about a final settlement of the pute—Trans-Ocean, Boxen Protocol Now Dead Government the'serlous nature of the Situation andthe grave dangers inherent in it. " would add that His Majesty's Government are continuing fo maintain close touch at every stage with the United States Government and other governments concerned,"
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