The Tokio Foreiga Office states that since the commencement of the war, rumours have been repeatedly circulated concerning the sale of Argentine warships to Russia, and each time denied by the Government of the South American Re-ublic. In the beginning of Novemver inst, however,} the Japrnese authorities lexraed from a somewhat reliable that Argentina und Chile were going sell x number of their warships 10 Russia through the medium of a certain third country. The Governm: ut at once questioned, through an official channel, the Governments of these two countries about the truth of the information and stated that, if there were any truth in the it was desirable that the two should refrain from com-such action v.olating their ity, in deference to the ions that existed between ite representative at Brazil to assure th: Japanese Charge d'Affsires there that during the present war it had not sold pot sell, any vessels in its poss sion to any country or any person. The Chilean Government also canyed its Minis. ter at London to communicate to the Japanese Minister there that none of its ships had been or would be sold to cither of the belligerents, and that the same principle would be flowed with regard to other countries which could not offer a sufficient guarantee for the mainte ance of their neutrality.
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