Mr. Hsu Shih-ying Arrives in Kobe Kobe, July 19.
A plea for "justice" in dealing with the relations of China and Japan was made here to-day by Mr. Hsu Shih-ug, Chinese Ambassador to Tokyo.
iving here at 930 o'clock this morning in the s. President Cleveland, Mr. Hsu entrained for Tokyo at Sannomiya Station at 12.25. He will reach the capital to-night, "I believe that if we deal with the various issues confronting us with ood faith and in a spirit of justice, a settlement of the situation will not be difficult," he told the press.
The envoy admitted that he did not have "any concrete proposals" for a settlement of the tense North China situation.
"However, the National Government is firmly adhering to its policy against the aggravation of the-situation and in favour of diplomatic settlement," he remarked, Both the Japanese and the Chinese peopl Mr. Hsu stated, were facing ^a grave period" in their respective histories this year "Efforts to maintain the existing status are necessary on both sides, while enthusiasm is needed to seek an improvement" the Ambassador declared. "We must not be blinded by the events immediately before us, but we should endeavour to solve the situation with an eye to the general welfare of East Asia-"—Domei,
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