Tientsin, Aug, 12.
Members of the Consular Body are reticent concerning their conversations with Japanese authorities on the memorandum notifying the body of their intention to take over the post and wireless offices in the British Concession and the Chinese Telegraph, Office in the French Concession.
It is understood, however, that the memorandum is mutually regarded as being erroneous in form and that misunderstandings: arising have been cleared up.
Meanwhile, the matter is being held. in abeyance pending instructions from the various governments consulted, including the Japanese.
Several attempts of Japanese officials have, been frustrated, while the post office in the British Concession is guarded by armed' police.
Unoficial foreign circles point out that the demand to hand over Chinese institutions direct to the Japanese is unprecedented. In this. connection the general feeling is that they must await the establishment of a substantive de facto Chinese 'regime in Hopei, before a transfer can be dis~ cussed.—Reuter.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.