British Troops Stand Guard Over Building 'Tientsin, Aug, 12, 'Members of the Consular Body are reticent concerning their conversations with Japanese authorities on the memorandum notifying the body of their Intention to take over the post and' wireless "offices in the British Concession and the Chinese Telegraph Office in the French Concession.
understood, however, that the memorandum is mutually regarded as being erroneous inform and that misunderstandings arising therefrom have been cleared up.
Meanwhile, the matter fs being held {in abeyance ponding instructions from the various governments consulted, {ineluding the Japanese.
Several attempts of Japanese officials have bec frustrated, while the post office in the British Conexssion Is guarded by armed police, UnoMiclal foreign circles. point out that the demand to hand over Chinese Institutions direct to the Japanese is unprecedented, In this " connection the general feeling is that they must await. the establishment of a substantive de facto Chinese regime in before a transfer can be dise London, Aug. 12.
The British Government hus taken under active consideration the new situation In Tientsin as a resuit of the Japanese intimation of their intention take over the post otices in the British and French—Concessions, Reuter learns, It is pointed out that the danger of the proposed step is that it, would enable the Japanese authorities to exercise a censorship over British mails in™ Tientsin, "However, information is so far available as to the attitude Great Britain will adopt.
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