Sense of Agreement with Japanese Understood Canton, June 13.
The British steamer Fatshan, which was prevented from sailing for Hongkong on June 8, the date agreed upon by the British and Japanese authorities, is to sail after all on June 17 with passengers, it was learned here today.
Interviewed by Reuter's correspondent, Mr. Okazaki, the Japanese Consul-General in Canton, declared today:—"The British Consul-General withdrew from his original interpretation of the shipping memorandum which led to the holding up of the Fatshan.
"He now agrees with the Japanese interpretation that any Japanese vessels, as long as they are chartered by the Japanese Government, are allowed to proceed to Hongkong once a week, whether they are ocem or river vessels, and that they are allowed to carry civilian passengers." "Reuter.
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