The signature of the agreement between the dificult negotiations over a dispute governments end
1980 when the Soviet authorities which had its origin. in September prohibited the Viadivostock hrs Jof the Bank of the burel currency. This had rious effect on, the rights Japanese fisheries in the North and Further complicated the a strained relations which had arisen fin regard to that industry between the two countries, Japan contend-Jed' that Soviet action had breached the Conventions of 1925 and 1928 by which the fishing fleets to operate on Jeoast. of Eastern Siberia were established. In March last Mr. Yoshizawa, then Foreign Minister lat" Tokyo, expressed an. earnest desire that the negotiations siduously conducted at Moscow from the end of last year would arrive at a "fair and suitable fettlement."" He was able to state then that. the difference in views between the two Governments was gradually narrowing. He added that his) Government was determined to continue the efforts to fe guard treaty-secured rights and Tt should be noted that, viet side, the measures to took exception were held to be necessary to prevent jeurreney smuggling. However that may be, the two countries appear to have arrived at a settlement satisfactory to. both of them. Thi development is of more than local importance. Tt gives further Jevidence of the understanding which existe between Japan and Russia. Tt should therefore discourage hop built up on an exaggerated idea of Russian ts in regard to chur " illustrates the tages of direct contact in solving controversial issues between. two countries, whose chief interests. lie rather in' smooth-running. cor mercial relations than in the fosteraisturd with consequent. jing of differences calculated to
Jaamaze to both, The Hurricane Those who have experienced a fnurricane inthe Gulf of Mexico—leven at the discreetest of distanc wit) realize what damage can be done by. the great winds which spring up in that area. Galveston, jonly a short distance from the mouth of the San Jacinto River, ike Houston a little way up the same stream, is situated upon low ying Jand little if anything higher above high water than Shanghei fand with just as little in the way natural, barriers to save it from
Jconsequently not surprising full force of the wind. 15 considerable damage to life and property has been done. The whole tively young, one, jcarrespondent of' the "North-China remarked in articles columns a it is allevit is impossible to believe that any: natural disaster would do more than. Temporarily. obstruct the develop ment of one of the most important. ities in a very go-ahead state, Ky
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