BRITAIN AND JAPAN.

Thames Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14430, 23 October 1914, Page 5

BRITAIN AND JAPAN.

CO'rOPERAITION OF NJGVIES.

EKCHA^GE OF COITHTESIES

JAPANESE HELP

•"WELLINGTON, October 23

The following bais been j^eeeived from the High •Comnuissioner, dated London, October 211. Admiralty communicates the following telegrams: — > Admiralty to Minister of M'^xine, Tokioi: "I desire" on behalf of the British-Admiralty aad 'Royal I\&ivy to •express 1 a;t; tikis critical stage of the w'a,r, our deep semise of the efforts and energy wifch which the .Japanese nia.vv is sustaining the, cause, of their Ally." Besides the great object of exterminaition of the main Germain, base n the Faicifio the Japanese ships squadrons are everywhere giving us help in a: valuable character mi protection of trade, ssearoh for enemy's ships, convoy of troops to decisive theatres of conflict. •Minister o!f Mtarinei to the Aidmiialty: "On beMf .of the Imperial Jupa'nese. Xavy I tender my' ■wiairmes't thanks tor your smcei'^i cordial' mes^ sage 'andl assure youi the miait'ter is .of the utmost satisfaction to; us both iha't perfect iann'oiuy and undensitaind ingl exists efven^where Beitweem the ■■two Allied nairies TPhi'dh' strikes the tru-ei note of the inaiw object df ooimpawti ,amd which -will tend Uo hasten the atiainineniti oif the •ultimate goal.'" British Trawshiips a>Pe ook>peraitling -with- the miain'force on, the Belgian waist.. . .