Tokyo, Jan. 39.
Ambassador, Sir Office yesterday and requested the Foreign Minister, Mr. Yoshizawa, to instruct the Japanese naval com: mander at Shanghai not to act indently so far as the Internajgttlement is concerned.
outer's correspondent, who obtained tais\ information from authoritative sources, learns that Mr. Yoshizawa replied reassuringly that the Japanese were working in very vine of the sates om the has ream of ce-operation with the local an thorities and the Powers concerned.
It is understood that there was nothing in. the Buitish representa. tions in the nature of a warning or protest nor was it connected in fany' way with the American action. The Britik" demarche was entirely independent and friendly—Reuter.
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