king, Mr. Kawagoe may be astured of all good wishes in his task. His Immediate predecessor Is now For feign Minister at Tokyo and on that ground alone Mr. Kawagoe will fee) well fc::: fled in the efforts which he has declared himself ready to make in arriving at "a workable unde standing with the Chinese Government and in contributing to that all Jimportant problem, the furtherance of Sino-Japanese ce-operation, He fortunate in being able to meet Mr. are Ishii before that able consula: officer sails for Bangkok to assume the duties of Minister to Siam. Ins. Ishii, during his tenure of office in Shanghai, has made himself master: of local conditions and his opinions will carry considerable weight" accordingly. Mr. Kawagoe's brilliant career in the diplomatic service affords every ground for confidence in his discharge of the frst Ambbassadorial post. If it be his good fortune to bring Sino-Japanese Tap-rachement to fruition he will deserve well of his country and of all who are concerned with the peace land stability of conditions in the Far East,
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