London vid Bombay, March 16.
At the dinner of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, Mr. Sydney Buxton, President of the Board of Trade, stated that the information received from the various Chambers of Commerce had enabled the Government to place a case before the Japanese Government, and it was hoped that a satisfactory conclusion to the negotiations with regard to a commercial treaty would shortly be reached.
Mr. Kato, the Japanese Ambassador in London, dwelt on the friendliness with which the nego tions were being conducted, and said that ho bad every confidence that the negotiations would end satisfactorily before long.—Reuter.
Telegrams dated January 28 and March 9 stated that satisfactory progress was being made with the conferences, in regard to a Treaty of Commerce, which ware being held at the Ambar, Mr. Kato, aod represents Foreign Office between the Japanese Bend ea gcreige Office and of the ives of the Foreign
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