Tokyo, Mar. 12.
Hopes that the Anglo-Japanese conversations over the Tientsin question would "soon be brought to an amicable conclusion," were expressed in the Diet today by Mr. Hachiro Arita, Foreign. Minister.
Replying to an interpellation by Mr. Kunio Morishita, of the majority Minseito party, the Foreign Minister declared that an agreement of views had been reached between Japan and Britain concerning the policing of the British Concession in Tientsin, last year, but that no accord had been reached on economic questions.
Although conversations were continued, he said, a complete agreement had not yet been reached. The Foreign Minister declined to divulge the progress of the talks, but pointed out that the conversations were being carried on taking into consideration the "changed circumstances" now prevailing.
Pressed for details, Mr. Arita said he did not recall the exact amount of silver stored in the British Concession in Tientsin.—Domet. level; other'foods and drinks:
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