Berlin, June 14.
Bánner headlines in the press this morning announced the Japanese blockade of the British and French Concessions in Tientsin.
Authorized quarters here stressed that the blockade will not affect German residents in Tientsin, the Japanese authorities having notified the German Government that the special measures taken will not apply to Germap and Italian nationals.
The "Berliner Zeitung Am Mittag" stated that despite the seriousness of the conflict which became for the British and Japanese an "occasion to settle old accounts" every possibility of an accord has' not been exhausted.—Havas.
"Vigorous" Policy Decided Tokyo, June 14.
Sir Robert Craigie, the British Ambassador in Tokyo, called on Mr, Hachiro Arita, the Foreign Minister, this afternoon, and discussed the present tense situation in Tientsin.
Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma, the Prime Minister, Mr. Arita and Lieutenant-General Seishiro Itagaki, the Minister of War, conferred for several hours in the course of the day.
Later, a semi-ofücial Japanese source reported that the three "key members" of the Cabinet had decided to pursue a "vigorous policy towards the foreign concessions in China, including those at Tientsin, which have been turned into a base for the Chiang Kai-shek regime.—Reuter.
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