BRITISH REPLY ON "ASAMA" AFFAIR NOW IN TOKYO
London, To-day.
THE BRITISH REPLY to the Japanese protest over the so- called "Asama Maru" incident was despatched from London early yesterday morning. The British Ambas- sador in Tokyo, Sir Robert Craigie, will hand it over at the earliest possible moment.
FINANCIAL PACT WITH GREECE
Neither the reply nor the taxt of the
be Japanese protest will published at Home until the Am- bassador has had an opportunity of conferring with the Japanese Government.
On Thursday night, Mr. Árita, the Japanese Foreign Minister, expressed his appreciation of the statement made to the Japanese Press by Sir Robert LONDON, TO-DAY.
Craigle, in which he pointed out that AN ANGLO-GREEK ECONOMIC the boarding of the Asama Maru was AND FINANCIAL AGREEMENT not intended as an affront to Japan HAS BEEN REACHED FOLLOWING and that in the past the Japanese. Navy CONVERSATIONS IN LONDON
had frequently boarded British ships. WITH THE GREEK FINANCE MIN-
-Reuter. ISTER AND THE GOVERNOR OF THE BANK OF GREECE.
The Minister of Economic Warfare states that letters have been ex- changed between the Greek Finance Minister and the chairman of the Council of Foreign Bondholders con- cerning the settlement of the service of Greek external debts for the duration of the war.
Reuter.
INCITEMENT TO DISAFFECTION
The "Gazette" contains the draft of an Ordinance to amend the Incitement to Disaffection Ordinance, 1939.
The object of the Bill is to amend section 3 of the Incitement to Disaffec- tion Ordinance, 1939, so as to conform more closely with the provisions section 2 (2) and (4) of the Incitement to Disaffection Act, 1934.
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PEIPING COMMENT
Pelping, To-day. Commenting on the Asama Incident in an interview with Jupan- ese journalists, the new Counsellor of the Japanese Embassy in Pelping Mr. K. Fuji, who arrived yesterday, said: "Great Britain seems to alarmed at the strong tone of Ja- panese public opinion.
"It seems that the Tientsin blockade and the handing over of the silver stocks will remain ́un • settled' under present clraum. stances."
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Mr. Fuji declared he did not be- lieve Japanese-American trade re- oflations. would worsen to any extent as the result of abrogation of the trade treaty.--Reuter
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The captain and II of the crew of the Swedish steamer Sonja (1,828 tons) arrived at an Eirann port yesterday after drifting in a life- boat.for five days.
Thirteen remaining members of the crew in a second lifeboat are still missing.
The Sonja was bound from New York to Rotterdam with cotton and rubber, and was sunk in the Atlantic on Monday.-Reuter.
The "Gazette" contains amend- ments to the Colonial Defence Re- gulations empowering the Gov- ernor to make an order for con- trol of the movements of any per- son with a view to preventing his acting in any manner prejudicial to public safety or defence, or, if the Governor has reasonable cause to believe any person to be of hos- tile origin or associations or to have been recently concerned · in acts prejudicial to public safety or defence, may order his detention.
An advisory council is to be ap- pointed to consider appents against any such order.
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