Japan Makes Reply

Washington, July 27.- Tora Hoshi, the -Japanese minister to the United States, has replied to the communication ot Secretary Sherman of July 10 regarding the proposed annexation of Hawaü to the United States, and its tenor clearly shows that the Japanese government will continue to oppoae and protest ■against such annexation. He says the .imperial government has no hesitation in admitting the predominant influence of the United States in the Hawaü islands, but that predominance, so long existing unquestioned, he regards as a reason against the disturbance of the .status quo. He urges that the absorption of Ha-waii by the United States would be the sigtial for the revival in Europe of dormant territorial ambition in the Pacific and the last vestige of native autonomy would disapepar. He quotes Secretary Bayard to the Germán government in regard to respecting the well established rights of third parties and that the .Japanese government has large unliquidated claims against Hawaii for what ;it deerns to be clear and delibérate viola - tions of treaty, and it "cannot admit that any altèration in the Hawaiian status would in the least tend to relieve Hawaii of liability." Minister Hoshi concludes as fóllows: "Therefore, I have the honor to repeat that Japan has absolutely no designs of any kind whatever inimical to Hawaii and no motive in her dealings with that country except to secure by legitímate means the due observance of just obligationa."