Show DENIED WASHINGTON No Demand BTado on Great Britain for an Apology Washington March 27It Is said nt the State department regarding the story that Great Britain has apololed to Government for the action of the censor In opening letters addressed to the United States Consul nt Pretoria that the United States Government has made no demand upon the British Government Gov-ernment for an apology Thai officials say that Mr Macrum vlio wai Consul at Pretoria when the mail Is said to have been opened made no olllclal complaint com-plaint on that subject and thus the State department hail nothing official before it to servo as a basis for a demand de-mand for an ayology As stated before however the British Government Itself Voluntarily took notice no-tice of Mr Macrums complaint and llmllng that as an incident to the transfer trans-fer of a large quantity of mall from Durban which was the place where S oiujconsular mall was usually landed I to Capetown resulting in great con l gestlon and In the handling of mail by new agents there had been an Indls I criminate opening of letters which probably had affected the consular mall with others Lord Pauncefote speaking speak-ing for his Government disavowed the ic oinof the censor and declared that it vaa unauthorized In respect to Mr Macrums mall TJiIs assurance was given long ago and omeof the members of the House Committee on Foreign AfTalrs were ac quulnted with it at the time |