Tokyo, Dec, 25, The reply of the Japanese Gov-eanment to Great Britain's Note of protest against the attack on H.MS, Ladybird on the Yangtze on December 12, near Wuhu, will not be ready for several days.
This information was given to Reuter by the spokesman. of the Foreign Ofice in an interview yes terday evening. The Japanese auc thorities, he said, were still awaiting. 3 report on the investigation on the It had been expected at first that the Japanese reply would be delivered yesterday evening tothe British Embassy in Tokyo for transmission to London.
URNS, Ladybird is of present at 'Shanghai, having proceeded—there with the' USS, Oahu—Reute
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