In Moscow's news broadens! on August 1 it was stated that a tei from has "been sent by the Spanish loyalists to the Chinese Army in North China cong tularing them on their stand and, wishing them success and victor barricaded the north side of the International Bridge and posted guards, with machine-guns, "pro hibited the passage of a French military party which was. proceed ing to the French barracks in East Arsenal, Protests to the Japanese authori" ties elicited the explanation that the action was a reprisal for the French refusal to permit the passage of arm= ed Japanese troops. through" the French area, a refusal which Is sid to have been made in pursuance of decision touched at a conference of the Consular Body.—Reuter,
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