London, 8th April. of the Ministers of the Crown held There was an informal meetin; In the House of Commons Lord late on Saturday night at Mr. Cham-!Cranbourne, in replying to Mr, berlain's house. It is rumoured that Henry Norman, B, said that Sir the meeting was called in conse-Claude McDonald, H.B.M.'s Minister quence of the receipt of an important at Tokio, had always been favourable communication from Lord Kitchener. to arbitration in the dispute about—Reuter.
The Conference held at Mr. the levying of the, house-tax on British residents, to which Japan had Chamberlain's house lasted from 11 agreed, but considered that the law p.m. till midnight. Mr. Chamberlain should take its course pending a final was at the Colonial Ottice erly decision,—Special service. yesterday, and subsequently he had
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