London, Aug. 27.
"With a view to prompting China' reconsideration and to effect a speedy settlement the present crisis, the Japanese naval authorities have' found it necessary to close traffic to Chinese vessels on the China coast from $2 deg. 4 min, latitude north and 121 deg, 44 min. longitude east to 23 deg. 14 min, latitude north and 116 deg. 48 min. longitude east beginning on August 25," stated an official communique from the Japan ese Embassy here.
"The above measure is solely one of self-defence against the lawless acts of the Chinese and applies only to Chinese vessels. It may be added that the peaceful commerce carried on by third-party powers will be fully respected, the Japanese navy having no intention of interfering with it," the communique adds.
"Japan has been forced to adopt these measures of self-defence by the lawless attacks upon her forces by Chinese armies and their wanton disregard of Japanese lives and property and also their violation' of Japanese rights and interests China, but it has always been the desire of the Japanese Government to minimize the scope of the present affair," the communique concludes. "However, by their repeated outrages and provocations, the Chinese armies have still further intensified the gravity of the situation.'—Havas,
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