The British Government has rejigcted the Japanese protest of May 17 against drastic limitation of imports from Japan into British colonies, Arr, Tsuneo Matsudaira, Ambassador London, reported to-day.
Neglecting the Japanese protest, colonies have been carrying Jout the policy of the London Govern ment and have adopted various sys-toms to ban Japanese goods. Mr. Matsudaira visited Mr. Walter Runciman, chief of the Board of Trade, en June 21 and requested an immediate reply to the Japanese protest.
Mir. Runciman stated that the British Government could not accept lig, Japanere demand.
Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr, Koki Hirota, instructed Mr. Malst Jdaira 0 continue to negotiate. wit ihe British Government—United
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