Tokyo, Feb. 18.
The American Ambassador here received yesterday a voluntary contribution of the Japanese people amounting to Y.32000 as compensation for the American gunboat Panay, which was sunk by Japanese bombs, according to an official report. It is Pointed out that this sum has been contributed by poorer people and school children.—Trans-Ocean. ment which has the effect of encouraging rather than discouraging races in'armament building."
specifically to the Japanese reply, White di staticment did not was released immediately following a study of the Japanese note by State Department officials. Principal State Department authorities held a special conference to consider the Japanese reply,
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