Tokyo, Apr. 20, Last-hour differences today. threatened to delay the expected conelusion of an Anglo-Japanese accord on the Shanghai Customs question tomorrow.
An effort to smooth out the points of friction was made last night by Sir Robert L. Craigie, British Ambassador in Tokyo, and Mr. Kensuke Horinouchi, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs.
The two diplomats, however, according to this morning's press. reports, failed to reach complete acord on the phraseologyand a number fof points of an agreement embodying the Anglo-Japanese understanding, Informed political quarters here predicted today that the accord would not be reached by tomorrow.
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