Japan is Not Des: rous of Annexing China Tokyo, Jan, 10, Mr, Hachiro Arita, late Ambassador to Belgium, formally accepted to-day the offer of the ambassadorship }China made to him by the Foreign Min'ster, Me. K. Hirota. He will replace Mr. A. Ariyoshl, who is retiring shortly, The Foreign Ofice will now approach Nanking for approval of the Bppointment. Mr, Arita Is expected to proceed to China in the middle of February.
Aged Si, the new Ambassador to Ichina was formerly Director of the JAsiatle Bureau of the Foreign alco, and was one of the Japanese delegates the Washington Disarmament Conferonce—Reuter.
Tokyo, Jan, Having been away from the Orient for two years." Mr. Arila said in terview upon his arrival from. Belgium, vin. America, the inv. Chichibu. Maru to-day, am in no Position to pass opinion on
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