Tokyo, Jan. 29.
The Foreign Minister, Mr. Koki Hirota, is understood ie have instructed Mr. Hiroshi Saito, the Japanese Ambassador in Washington, to express to Mr. Cordell Hull, the American Secretary of State, appreciation for the friendly measure taken by the United States regarding the alleged attempt to bomb the Hiye Maru, in Seattle. Mr. Saito is sid to have called on Mr. "Hull yesterday for this purpose—Reuter. chief of the Monarchist National Party, M. Kathandaris, chief of the Progressive Party, and M. Michalokopules, chief of the Independent Republican Party.
Yesterday's activities in Greece ùlso included the proclamation of an absolute dictatorship by General Metaxas.—Reuter.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.