Tokyo, July 20.
Onicia} appreciation of the "heroic Jefforts" of the crew of the American anker Tidewater Associated to rescue {the passengers of the burning N.Y.K. liner Bokuyo Maru on the high seas Jon Tuesday was expressed by Mr. Hachiro Arita, Foreign Minister, on behalf of the Japanese Government, in a cable sent yesterday to Mr. Toshio Sato, Japanese Consul-General in San Franelseo for transmission t0 the owners of the vessel, the Tide-Jwater Associated Oil Company of What Japan Wants From Britain Tenyo, July 24 The "Asahi Shimbun," commenting fon the progress of the Anglo-Japanese conversations, states that the efficacy of the reported agreement reached between Sir Robert Craigie, the British Ambassador, and Mr. Hachiro Arita, the Foreign Minister, will depend on the settlement of other Anglo-Japanese issues.
It lists these as follows:
1, British political ce-operation with the forthcoming Central China regime, in which connection the journal argues that in the event of the establishment of a central regime, and its formal recognition by Japan, "Britain naturally would have to follow suit."
The question of the removal of Sir Archibald Kerr, the British Ambassador to China, "who has Stuck to his bigoted pro-Chiang Kaishek policy.
"At least, the "Asahi Shimbun' declares, if' detailed arrangements for the conerete execution of an understanding are reached at Tokyo, and the conference is shifted to Tientsin, the British representatives should not bbe placed under the contro! of Sir Archibald Kerr,
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