"IR Robert Craigie, the British Tokyo, Aug. 14. Ambassador, met Mr. Sotomatsu Kato, Chief Japanese Delegate to the Round-Table Conference, this afternoon. According to Japanese reports, the interview gave rise to a "ray of hope" that the Tokyo talks would be resumed within the next two days.
Sir Robert is reported as saying that he is convinced that he will receive new instructions from London within.a couple of days.
He is further reported to have assured Mr. Kato that these instructions should lead to an amicable settlement.
According to the same sources, Mr. Kato promised in reply to use his influence to bring about a resumption of the negotia ions, The Anglo-Japanese Round Table Conference has virtually broken down as-a result of the departure for Tien-sin this morning of the four Japanese military representatives who come: from the northern Chinese port to take part in the parleys.
'General Muto. head of the Japanese military delegation which left Tokyo for Tientsin at 6 a.m. today, arrived with his stof at Fukuoka, in' Kyushu, at 910 am, They are staying there over night, owing to unfavourable weather conditions on the route to The "kokumin Shimbun" considers that the conference hasbeen rupt tured by the withdrawal of the Japanese delegation,
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