Japan, Great Britain, U.S.A, France and Germany Follow Italian Example in Having Embassies The simultaneous elevation of th: Chinese Legation in Japan and the Japanese Legation in China to the status of Embassies, to take effect immediately, was officially announced both in Nanking and Tokyoon May 17 Ministers of the two countries. aceze. dited to each other have been raised to the rank of Ambassadors, General Chiang Tso-pin, Chinese Minister in Tokyo, will be appointed first Chinese Ambaisador to Japan, and Mr. A. ariyoshi, present head of the Japanese Legation in China, will be first Japanese Ambassador to this country, acceptance of the nominations having already been signified to each other by the two governments, Mr, Arlyoshi is to return to China on dune 10 by the s. Shang-hal Maru, and is expected to see Mr. Lin Sen, Gen. Chiang Kaishek and Mr. Wang Ching-wel immediately, while Gen, Chiang T3opin is also coming home to negotiate with the Nanking authorities on the conduct of future Sino-Japanese rela-
'¥.1,000,000 Embassy Building According to a Rengo report from Tokyo, the Japanese Embassy will be established in Nanking and will be housed in a new building to be erected at a cost of ¥.1,000,000, The necessary appropriations will be included in next year's budget.
'Mr. Kawamura, engineer attached to the Accountants' Section of tne Gaimusho, will soon come to Nanking, to conduct preliminary investigations of the site where the new Embassy building will be erected.
Meanwhil present Consulate-the appointment of Mr. K. Wakasugi, First Secretary and Charge @'Affaires resident in Peiping, as Counsellor of the new Embassy, he will be sta-toned in Nanking.
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