"England Still Seems to Over-estimate Influence"
Tokyo, Sept. 6.
The "Tokyo Nichi Nichi" writes today that "England has still not grasped the situation in the Far East."
The conversations between the Japanese Foreign Minister, General Kazushige Ugaki, and the British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie] states the paper, are being followed here very closely and the hope had been entertained that they would result in an improvement in Anglo-Japanese relations as regards the Sino-Japanese conflict but so far only Subordinate questions have been dealt with.
Since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese hostilities, continues the paper, Britain has adopted a more or less challenging: attitude towards Japan and one can scarcely understand the British demand to throw the Yangtze open to shipping.
"England still seems to overestimate her influence in China, and particularly as regards the Yangtze this belongs to the past,".the "Tokyo Nichi Nichi" says.
Since the outbreak of the hostilities, the paper goes on to declare, the world's stage has turned round completely and everything depends on whether Britain continues to extend protection to the Hankow Govern-iment, It must-be stressed again, the paper concludes, that the Anglo-Japanese negotiations can be conducted only in relation to the present situation in China—Trans-Ocean, Rangoon Paralyzed by Hartal Rangoon, Sept. 6.
The life of the city was almost paralyzed today owing to a declaration of hartal, which was expected last week. The hartal, or general day of mourning, was announced yesterday, because of the rioting—Reuter.
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