London, Apr. 3.
"The British Ambassador was informed on March 23 by the Japanese Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs that, subject to certain restrictions, the commercial harbour in Tsingtao would be reopened on March 25," Mr. R.' A. Butler, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated in the House of Commons this afternoon.
"For the present, vessels of foreign powers would be confined to only three berths and the use of warehouses on the wharves was tempora arily not permitted," Mr. Butler added. "One oil tanker wharf and two berths are now open and are expected to be available for vessels in the next few days. The British Government welcomed the Japanese decision as the first step towards the restoration of more normal conditions at Chinese ports under Japanese control."
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