Tokyo, Dee. 23.
New orders were issued to Japanese commanders in the field to respect foreign interests even at the risk of Chinese escaping, it was reported today.
Heference 10 those orders will be included' in the Japanese replies to the American and British Notes over the recent incidents on the Yangtze River, the reports said.
Issuance of the orders was signitieant in view of the previous Japanese Arsurances that care would be taken Rot to violate foreign rights.
The Gaimusho, it was learned, was writing the second draft of its reply the United States. Some diserepancies remain in the American und Japanese versions of the incident but officials hoped they would be minor nature when the note is corns pleted. ning of the US.S. Panay to-day, explaining that the attack was' ac-Eidental United Press.
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