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Pressmen, declared that the Govern months' sight ment had not yet considered any such On Earl foundation to Lord Nelson, was re-propoauls, although he admitted that On demand gularly used by the Navy as a bull the Vice-Minister of the Navy had sux Credits, 4 months' ding and repairing yard until a few gested that part of the funds saved sight years ago, when being listed as re-should be devoted to the improvement dundant, it was closed for reasons of naval efficiency and weapons.
of economy.-British Wireless Ser- vice.
On Berlin-
It la generally believed that the main 0a demand saving, which is crtimated to amount On New York- to over 100,000,000 yen a year, will be On demand devoted to the lightening of taxation/Credits, and the relightening of taxation and Bight the relief of the unemployed, though On Bombay. some will probably be appropriated for Wire the improvement of naval air defence On demand Reuter.
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What Reduction Means
London, Yesterday, Mr. Hugh Gibson, broadcasting to America on the progress of the Noval Conference, sald that a de- finite British, Japanese and Ameri- can agreement had been reached
It is generally anticipated that next during the past week, whereby nine battleships were to be scrapped week will be the critical period of the On demand
from the London Naval Conference, in regard to replacement without flect of the three powers, as under the political negotiations which haw On demand
engaged the attention of the Anglo-j the terms of the arrangement the French delegations during the past few On demand .......
was to consist
of days, Japanese Beet
On Shanghai- nine battleships. The reduction of
The problem to which these delegt-On domand the three combined battleship fleets, tlons have been addressing themselves 30 day's sight (private therefore, was equal in numbers to la that of finding a formista setting
paper) ..... the third largest battleship feet in out an agreed interpretation of certain the world. Moreover, under last Articles of the League of Nations week's arrangement not one battle-Covenant, which would so far increase On demand
as to Gold Leaf, 100 fina Iship would be laid down for the the French sense of security
justify a substantial reduction in heri (per tael) next six years.
(Bank's naval tonnage, but which would not ex-Sovereigns tend Britain's commitments.
Rosis of Limitation. The Conference, moreover, had reached a basis limiting all kinds of vessels of the three largest fleets, marine tonnage under this limita- and the cruiser, destroyer, and sub- tion would be far below the lowest limit discussed at Geneva in 1927.
Referring to the outstanding British, French and Italian dis cussions, Mr. Gibson sald that they still had reason to hope that the Fe Power agreement would be signed-Reuter.
More Hearst Attacks
New York, Yesterday. That the British Dominions are for "Asserting the responsible
more of no American doctrine
In the foreign entanglements." course of the proceedings of the London Naval Conference, is the Hearst newspapers latest dig at ZANZI- Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, all of which
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"splash" the foregoing conclusion in the course of their leading articles. -Reuter's American Service.
Earlier Cables,
London, Saturday.
The Daily Mail says that the Con- servatives are so perturbed about the continued Anglo-French discussions on the formula to meet the French de. mands arising out of the Naval Con- forence, that they will put a series of searching questions to the Prime Minis ter on the subject on Monday, and if the answers are not reassuring, they An will probably demand a debate. adverse vote on the subject "should lead to the Government's resignation."
The Daily Herald says that the pros- pect of success of the Anglo-French negotiations is very slight,
M. Briand telephoned to M. Tardieu in Paris yesterday evening and both concluded that the position was "hope- lesa."-Reuter.
London, Saturday. After conferring with Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Mr. Henderson at St. James's Palace this morning, M. Briand declared that the British and French viewpoints were much closer now, and that great progress had been made during the morning.
This afternoon M. Briand leaves for Paris and is returning to London on Tuesday.Reuter.
Tokyo, Saturday.
The Navy to reported to be planning u demand that a part of the savings to bo effected by the naval agreement shall ba appropriated for the expansion of the Naval Air Force.
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At the close of the meeting it wa stated that the conversations are con tlauing. They will, however, be ten- porarily interrupted for a few days, 18 M. Briand is returning to Paris this evening, presumably to report the pro- gress of the conversations and to con sult his government on the subject,
According to present plens, M. Briand will return to London on Tues- day to resume the conversations.
The delegates have not yet abandon- ed hope of overcoming the stubborn difculties with which the Conference la faced.—British Wireless Service.
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INDIAN DOCTORS.
"Suspicious of British Ideals."
The General Medical Council, the British Medical according to Journal, has decided to refuse re- cognition to the medical degrees of the Indian universities (Bombay. Calcutta, Lucknow, Madras, and Punjab) as furnishing a sufficient guarantee for the efficient practice The P. & O. s.. Macedonia of medicine, surgery, and mid- from Hong Kong arrived London wifery in Britain. on April 4 at 10 a.m.
The P. & O... Beltana left Singapore for this port on April 6 at 6 a.m., and is due here on April 11 at about 6 am.
The P. & 0. 8.a. Kashmir from
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