The Japanese Government is! hopeful that, at the proposed con-Yersations between Japanese and British businessmen in London, a actlement vill be reached, while hope is also pinned on the worl at Washington and Instructions have been sent to Mr, Tsuneo Matsudaira, Japanese ambassador to the Court of St, James, that Japanese busi-newsmen are desirous of reaching agreement with British business-mon and would like first to have guarantee from the British Government as regards the following The British Government to see that edi enforce Regions where the agreement ino rate to be confined British the cahots of turd clos toment from the that auch units of the Empire na. enjoy tariff tonomy will not abrogate their, com. mercial treaties with this country.
These conditions were really asked for by businessmen here and_ the Government considers them quite Reasonable, Consequently, consider able interest attaches here as. to what the reply of the British Gov. ernment will be and if British business men will agree to these conditions, 'The Spinners' Association of]
also held a meeting yesterday id, in addition to. the three items above, requested that cotton fabrics should be the only manu. facture to come within the sope of the proposed agreement,
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