London, May 31.
CONCILIATORY reply to the British protest regarding the boarding of the s, Ranpura has been received by the British Embassy in Shanghai from the Japanese naval authorities, the "Daily Telegraph-Morning Post" announced today.
The reply is said to have stated that the boarding of the British liner was the consequence of a misunderstanding.
The: newspaper opined that the atiswer may b optimistically, and at any rate appeases the fears ti preparing a general blockade of the Chinese coast.—-H@W:
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