Tokyo, June 5.
Holding that Sir Frederick Leith Ross, British economic expert, had "acquired a more correct under~ standing" of conditions in China and in the Far East as a result of his seven-months' stay in this part of the world, Japanese military circles to-day locked with approval upon his impending visit here, The British official wu arrive here on June 8 for a series of conferences with Japanese diplomatic and finafcell officials. He will remain in the Capital until June 14 before re~ turning to China.
Sir Frederick, accompanied by Lady Leith-Ross and his secretary, arrived this afternoon at the Hakone Hot Springs, where he will remain for two days, before leaving for Tokyo. He will meet Mr. Hachiro Arita, Foreign Minister, on June 9, and he may also meet Dr. Eiichi Baba, Finance Minister, although no formal arrangements for this inter view have yet been made.
During his extensive travels in China, Sir Frederick, in the opinion of local Army circles, has gained a cep insight into the situation in that country and has readjusted, in the light of his findings, his eonception of the power wielded by the Nanking government over the country. He is also credited with having obtained a better realization of the articular features of Chinese local administrations,
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