Peking, March 4.
It ix considered highly probable! that Mr. Yoshizawa (at present Japanese Minieter in Peking) will next month be appointed as Japan's first Ambassador to China. The budget item which makes the necessary financial provision for raising the Legation in Peking to the status lof an Embassy was approved by the Lower House and is to be presented the Upper House towards the middle of this month. If the Upper House agrees to the additional ex. penditure, the Foreign Office will be able to make the change any time Jatter April 1 next, when the new Snancial year begins—Reuter's Tokyo, Mar. 12.
The newspapers here assert that the Japanese Mini-hax been designated basaler to Moscow, while Mr. [Obata will return to Peking a! [Japan's first Ambassador there. Reuter's Pacific Service.
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