Tientsin, July 13.
Vice-Admiral_ Masaharu Hibino, Commander-in Chief of the Japanese naval forces in North China, conferred yesterday with Major-Gen. Masaharu Homma, Commander of the Tientsin Defence Headquarters, at the latter's official residence. Members of their staffs were present, Matters in connection with the blockade of the British Concession were discussed.
Vice-Admiral Hibino stated that the navy authorities were ce-operating with the army authorities in the Tientsin controversy. No difference of opinion on measures to. be adopted existed, he said.—Domel.
Tientsin Blockade Continued Tientsin, July 14.
"Traffic restrictions" imposed by the Japanese military authorities against the French and the British Concession here will not be relaxed on the occasion of the opening of the Anglo-Japanese negotiations in Tokyo for the settlement of the pute here, Japanese military circles declared today.
Describing the present restrictions as the "first stage," these circles said they had in mind a second. and third plan for the tightening of the "blockade." These would be applied. "depending upon the British attitude,"—Domei,
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