Tokio, Apr. 27.
As previously reported, the withdrawal of Japanese post-offices in China has been under deliberation in the Foreign Office since April 25. In this connexion, the Eastern News Agency learns that the Government is reported to have reached the following conclusion With regard to the withdrawal of Japanese post-offices from China, not only will Japan strictly observe every article in the Treaty, but she will also respect the spirit of the Treaty regarding even those items not stipulated in the Treaty, with the object of proving. her sincerity and sympathy towards China's efforts to effect her postal unity. To this end, though it is stipulated that Japanese post-offices in the leased territory of the Bay of Kiaochou and along the Shantung Railway are to be withdrawn by January 1, 1923, Japan is determined to withdraw them simultaneously with "the transfer of the leased territory in harmony with the spirit of the restoration of Shantung and the withdrawal of foreign post-offices from China, without waiting for the time specified.—Eastern News Agency.
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