Show WITTY JAPANESE Checked the Frenchmans Frenchman's Laughter Witha Truly Diplomatic Answer There Is humor a as as well welt as as- secrecy In diplomacy and an excellent story is re recalled recalled recalled re- re called by the treaty with Japan Years Tears ago the Emperor of Japan sent an embassy embassy embassy em em- bassy to France to arrange with the I French Government about the the- opening of certain ports which were to be declared free free for the trade of the republic The i Japanese Government had consented to throw open three ports ports to to be e chosen by byi i France in exchange for Ifor three French ports and the Foreign Minister l Jn ln Paris who need not be named made made his his selection selection tion in conference with the embassy from fromi i Tokio He chose the ports of Yokohama Selee-j Selee Yeddo arid and Han Yang The e embassy s sI ee i bowed a and left with left with lt a smile we e may be 1 I sure A few days elapsed and the embassy em em- bassy called again on the F Foreign reign Minister Minister Minister Minis Minis- ter to inform him that Japan had selected I the three French ports of Havre l I Marseilles Mar Mar- r- r seilles and Southampton There was a aI I titter In the Foreign office and the thelIn lInI IsBn lIn 1 I for forgot ot the importance of the business business business busi busi- ness in hl his his- merriment When he could stop laug laughing he explained explained- to the Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese Minister 1 that Southampton n was in England 11 We are P Pf perfectly f aware of It ci said the Minister t and Han Yang Yang- Is in Korea |