Tokyo, Jan. 31.
Well-informed Japanese circles inform me that today's conversations between Mr. Hachiro Arita, the Foreign Minister, and Sir Robert Craigie, the British Ambassador, in which the Asama Maru affair was discussed, were of the friendliest nature and took place in an atmosphere likely to produce an amicable settlement of the incident before long.
"The Foreign Office spokestnan, Mr. Y. Suma, told ime that no settlement of the Asama Maru incident was yet in sight. Authorities at the British however said that they were beginning to feel optimistic that an amicable settlement could be teached! They also said that such a settlement would in no way affect the Tientsi' monetary situation, which was at present in abeyance. A revival of this question was possible in the future, they seid.
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