JAPANESE REGRETS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 199, 8 September 1937, Page 5

JAPANESE REGRETS

Wounding of Ainbassadoi' BLAME IS NOT ACCEPTED (Eeceived 8, 8.45 a.m.) TOEIO) Sept. 1. The Japanese repiy to _the Britieh Note says that it is inipossible to determina whether a Japanese airman was responsible for the injUry to the British Ambassador to China, Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Btigessen. It ignofes other points of the Note blit, out Of traditional Angio'JapanOse fiiendship, expresees profound regret Afid iindertakes avery ptecalltion to s&fegliard ndn-coWbatantis. It also nrges British co-operation in notifying olficial movements in the danger zones. It is stated at Whitehall that, in view of the interim nature of the Japanese reply to Britain's Note, no further action or comment by Britain is at prasent possible. No official statement on the interim reply of the Japanese Government to the British Note will be made before the hhal reply from Tokid, wliieh it is expeeted, will hot be long delayed, has been received (says a British Official YVireless massage). It is understood, howevef, that tbe terms of thc interim reply, had they been tbe Japanese (Jovernment's lasfe word, would in no sense be regarded as sutlsfaetory in London.