Tokyo, Nov. 5.
Official circles express the bel that the Note Verbale which "Si Francis" Lindley, the British Ambassador, handed to the Government yesterday. should" help. to assure the" Japanese public Fecarding Great Britain's attitude towards the dispute in Manchuria.
'The Note stated that the British Government "had. authorised. the Ambassador to. deny. the reper' that Britain Is trying to" bargain with China st the expense of Japan, These reports have been. widely cieulated in the Japancce "press ind. were leading fo an. anti-Brit= ish, sentiment in the country.
"Although," however, the British Note has been published in all the Japanese papers there have. been comments upon it up to the made to bring pressure to bear upon Japan to restore the status quo in Manchuria, including Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang's. return' to Mukden.
It is understood that Mr. Nagai, the Vice-Minister for Foreign Of" fairs, on receiving the Note, frankly discussed the question of anti-British sentiment with Sir Fran-
gai expressed regret that suc Lindley. Its stated that sentiment had arisen, but he asked Sir Francis Lindley ' to recogni that, the seemingly impatient at~ titude of the British delegates at IGeneva, ' though doubtless due to the. necessity' of Lord Reading hastening his return to London, Met only made an unfortunate it pression in Japan, where it was misinterpreted, but' had seriously Jembarrassed the Japanese delegates who required time to refer matters to Tokyo for instructions.—Reuter.
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