NAVAL CONFERENCE

Evening Star, Issue 20422, 1 March 1930, Page 14

NAVAL CONFERENCE

DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE directed towards FIVE-POWER PACT Pres* Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, LONDON, February 28. (Received March 1,. at 11 a.m.) Interdelegational discussions are still hopefully directed towards the FivePower agreement. The United Kingdom delegation, nob including the dominions met. . The committee’s report on unclassified ships will be presented to the First Committee before publication. JAPANESE CRUISER RATIO PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS* LONDON, February 27. Conference activities to-day wera confined to a number of private comer* sations between the English, American, and Japanese delegates. It is under-! stood that the , discussions concerned the vital problem of the Japanese cruiser ratio. To-night an agreement was virtually reached giving them a little over 60 per cent, of the strength of fhe United States, compared with their former demand for 70 per cent. Confirmation of this report, however, is unobtainable. .

DAY OF INTERCESSION \ RECOMMENDED BY METHODIST CONFERENCE. [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, February 28, The aims of the Disarmament Conference were commended to the sympathetic and prayerful consideration of New Zealand Methodists at the annual conference, which concluded in Wellington to-day., A resolution was adopted directing the attention of the churches to the day of intercession for peace which is to be observed in Westminster Abbey on Sunday, and urging the Methodist churches throughout the dominion to . 00-operate in the observance of the day and to pray for psa.ee, HO DEVELOPMENTS {British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, February 28. Private conversations between the delegations to the Naval Conference took place this morning, but there were no developments of any importance. Mr Ramsay MacDonald is this week-end taking a rest from the conference work. Nothing in the nature of conversations has been contemplated for the week-end, and the Prime Minister Will this evening go to his official country residence, the. Chequers. This morning the Prime ‘Minister visited the British Industries Fair at Olympic.