THE FAR EAST

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10639, 12 July 1920, Page 6

THE FAR EAST

ANGLO-JAPANESE TREATY. BRITAIN'S RELATIONS WITH UNITED STATES. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association, NEW YORK, July 9. Tho "Chicago Tribune" says it is stated in diplomatic circles at Paris that Britain is seeking a new treaty with the "United States to protect her interests in the Ear East, and the "Tribune" states that Britain is pressed by her colonies not to renew the Japanese Treaty, and desires a new alliance that will assure the safety of Australia, New Zealand, and the Asiatic possessions. NO FRESH TREATIES. (Received Julv 11, 11.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 10. It is understood in Paris tnafc the report that Britain is seeking a treaty with the "United States for the protection of tho interests of both countries in the Far East in absolutely groundless. No fresh treaties are contemplated, nor will the Japanese treaty be renewed until the policy of Britain and her Dominions is decided at tho Imperial Conference. SHANGHAI, July 8. Sir Beilby Alston, British Minister in China, is on the way to England, carrying petitions signed by a score of the leading Chinese commercial and student bodies, protesting- against tho renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Treaty. The petitions will bo presented to the British Government.