GIANT BATTLESHIP

Grey River Argus, 4 May 1936, Page 6

GIANT BATTLESHIP

JAPAN’S IDEA Welcome as a Speed-up (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received Alay 3, 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, -May 2. The “Al.iim-Ti'ester Gimrd-'an'.s” well informed London diarist, says: Natal circles are hotly discussing a report from Tokio that .Japan proposes build itt fifty-five thousand ton battleship with twciUy-'oiio inch guns. Th t . eorrcispoudcnt revea! s that dur;nc- the recent, Naval Conferene.e, it was revealed that Hie Admirnltms of the ch ef Powers had planned for .skips up to (ifty-sevu thousand tons. There iwould, he says, be nothing technically impossible ahoi’i Japan'* idea, which crmies Mrangely after an assurance from Admiral Nagano, now the Navy Minister, that Japan’s main object- was to get. the size ol the sir ps reduced to even, lower 'han Britia'in’s level. If Japan lays down such a monster, he adds, others will think they must follow suit.. Each ship of the type would cost eleven millions or five limes the cos’of the Queeii Ebzabeth.