U.S. NAVAL BILL.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 75, 29 March 1928, Page 7

U.S. NAVAL BILL.

Provision For Expel iditure Of

£73,838,051 .

MEASURE PASSED 1 Y HOUSE

WASHINGTON, March 28.

The Naval Appropriate 511 Bill was passed by the House of Ht rpresentatives yesterday. Various minoir amendments dealing with dirigibles, tc., were defeated. .*

The measure provides fa r an expenditure of £73,838.051. This, gum includes funds for continuing the ct instruction of the ten vessels now beinj r built, . the modernising of two others, including the elevation of their guns, t he beginning of the work on two new 4 lirigible§, the building of two more submarine saflvage vessels and additional aeroplanes and the maintenance of mar inc corf)s at home and in Nicaragua ant I China:

LITVINOFF PRO TESTS.

GENEVA COMMENT ] IESENTED

GENEVA, March 28.

The Russian Deputy-G omnyssar of Foreign Affairs, Litvinoff, who attended the sittings of the Prepi iratory Committee on Disarmament, left Geneva yesterday. His last au* before his departure was to protea) c against the comment of the chairni; |J ,i of 1 the committee, Dr. Loudon (Nt I herlands) that he hoped the Soviet representatives would next time bring t the< committee a constructive, not a de t tractive policy.

GERMAN B I TDGET.

PROVISION FOR Nlf W CRUISER.

BERLD \ t ,, March 28.

The Reichstag to-daj ' Adopted the Naval Budget, including ; provision for a new 10,000-ton cruise* .