Constl-General at "Tientsin, over a statement by Mr. R.A. Butler in the House Commons regarding the al-Jeged taxing of Chinese entering the British Concession of Tientsin. A. report the Chronicle" today sai White had "apologized Japanese Consul-General Tientsin over Mr. Butler's statement. Mr. White, who is present in Peiping, authorized Reuter to deny the report in the Chronicle.
Mr. Butler recently said reports were current that a regular tariff was being levied by the Japanese authorities at 'Tientsin on all Chinese entering the British Concession, Mr. White said he had assured his Japanese colleague that he was sure My. Butler's statement was misunderstood. He had ex-Dressed regret at the misunderstanding, My, White' point Foreign Interests Respected Nanking, Mar. 23, Lawfully acquired rights and inferests in China of the third-party Powers would be respected by' the reorganized National Government of China, It-General Seishiro Tagakh, chief staff of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces. to China, intimated yesterday afternoon when he was Interviewed by seventeen foreign correspondents. at his official resid fence here.
Pointing out that the new admin-{stration's foreign policy was not yet announced, Lt.-General Hagaki said hat he was "given to understand" that it would be "moderate."
An American correspondent, questioning It-Gen. lagaki, had said that members of the new government timated that the new regime would not recognize the rights and interests lof Powers which would not recognize the reorganized National Government under Mr. Wang Ching-wet,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.