BRITAIN AND JAPAN.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13009, 26 January 1911, Page 3

BRITAIN AND JAPAN.

MAINTENANCE OF CORDIAL RE-

LATIONS

THE TARIFF QUESTION,

[Press Association—Copyright.]

(Received Jan 26, 0.5 a.m.)

Tokio, Jan 25

Baron Koimira, in the House of Representatives, declared that the Anglo-Japanese alliance was constantly gaining in strength, ensuring perfect accord and genuine goodwill. The alliance continues a powerful factor in tlio general peace ot the Far East.

Tariff negotiations were proceeding with various Powers, aiming to re-es-tablish a Japanese complete tariff autonomy and eliminate unequal cngagemcdits. Ho hoped that a satisfactory treaty with Britain would shortly be concluded.