Diplomatic negotiations betwee the Japanese and British. authorit in Peiping regarding the alleged assaults by British soldiers on Jopanese subjects will be continued, Yoshio Muto, First Secretary of the Japanese Embassy told local press, Fepresentatives on July 7, "We intend to. press for the redress of wrongs committed against our nationals, regardless of whom we have to deal with," Mr. Muto said. "Our attitude in this case will have a serious bearing on our future dealings with the Chinese authorities can understand how our resldents in Peiping are incensed at the verdicts returned by the British Court. "It is to be regretted that our Fespect and trust in British judicial procedure has thus been betrayed, 1 believe that a more complete investiation could have been carried out on the basis of the circumstantial evidence available. Tochnieally, ity possible there is no ground for objec: tion to the procedure adopted by the Court, but actually no one is going to be satisfied with its Andings, Twas warned by foreign residents in Peling that the British would attempt to bury the ease under a mass of technicalities, "This has "happened, and I sincerely regret it for the sake of British justice. "There is no. room for doubting that British soldiers were the culprits in these cases.'
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