Envoy to Britain Praised For Friendship Efforts London, Oct. 18.
A deputation from the Japan Socity bade farewell today to Mr. Shigeru Yoshida, the Japanese Ambassador in London, at the Japanese Embassy. Mr. Yoshida is leaving England after completing his term as Ambassador to Great Britain.
He was presented with a macer bowl as a mark of appreciation of his work in London.
In making the presentation, Sir Francis Lindley expressed the Society's regret at Mr. Yoshida's departure. He added that they all fully recognized the Ambassador's efforts to promote mutual understanding and friendship between Britain and Japan Mr. Yoshida ànd his. family leave tomorrow for the United States on a visit to Washington before proceeding home to Japan.
Although Mr. Yoshida refused to grant any interviews, it is learned on good authority that he by no means despairs of an Anglo-Japanese understanding, for which he has worked for ten years, being realized.—Reuter, For Efficiency and
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