Tokyo, July 29.
'The Chinese forees at' Taku were bombarded from the sea to-day when Japanese warships swung into action afler an alleged attack on the destroy. er Fuji. Tt was the first time since the present "hostilities in" North China'started that Japanese warships had token part.
The Chinese troops, according to a communique issued by the Ministry fof the Navy here, opened fre with trench mortars on the Fuji at 8.15 this morning as the destroyer lay at anchor. The Fuji returned the fre, and was joined by other destroyers.
At the same time, the Chinese] forees were attacked by Japanese land forees. The Chinese troops involved are stated to have first fred on a Japanese vessel last night, when the s, Choan Maru is said to have been the target—Reuter,
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