Shanghai Tokyo, Dec. 19, There is little likelihood, in the opinion of the Japanese Foreign, Office, that the principal foreign. powers will remove the seats of, their legations in China from Pe-King to Nanking or Shanghai during the current year, the United Press, is informed, Japan's action "in purchasing a resilience for her charge d'affaires, Shigemitsu, in Shanghai, should not be interpreted to mean the Imperial Government has any intention of evacuating its legation premises in Peking, a Foreign Office spokesman said, The residence was, purchased purely asa matter of convenience and may be uted as the resilonce for her change d'affaires, Shanghai in event the charge affaires ceases to make-his "head quarters in that city and in Nanking.
Japan does not own the building which her consulate-general is paused in Shanghai and long had felt the need of a satisfactory permanent residence for -her. consul teneral, In view of increasing: real state values in Shanghai and the depressed value of silver the pur-base of the residence was made nercly as a business matter, Well informed sources in Tokyo lieve the principal foreign 1 ons in Chi Ukely to remain, 6 for a long time for -these The Legation Quarter in Peking d as been improved and is regulated SESS ineatiea ace
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