THE FAR EAST

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18687, 17 October 1922, Page 5

THE FAR EAST

JAPAN’S FOREIGN POLICY. harmonious relations with WORLD POWERS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright WASHINGTON, October 15. (Received Oct. 16, at 8.45 p.m.) The Chicago Tribune’s Tokio correspondent interviewed Admiral Kato, who declared that Japan is determined to maintain the accord reached which resulted in her alliance with the nations of the world. Japan deems the agreements reached by the League of Nations and the Washington Conference so valuable that they shall not be defeated by any action of Japan. She must follow this policy regardless of Government ruling'. An international Customs agreement providing increased Customs to China will scion he effective. Tho Japanese post offices in China will close before next year. Japan desires China to stand unmenaced by any Power and at the same time to be internally free from factional strife. Japan is ready to arrange a modification of the dual citizenship laws by which foreign-born Japanese may renounce Japanese citizenship.—A. and N.Z. Cable. TYPHUS BN JAPAN. TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DEATHS. TOKIO, October 16. (Received Oct. 16, at 5.45 p.m.) Korean advices state that 1000 Japanese are afflicted with typhus. The deaths total 280.