BRITAIN AND JAPAN:

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXI, Issue LXI, 26 January 1911, Page 5

BRITAIN AND JAPAN:

4 ALLIANCE "CONSTANTLY GAINI ING STRENGTH."

BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. TOKIO, Jaa. 25.

Marquis Komura, the Premier, in the House of Representatives, declared that the Anglo-Japanese Alliance was constantly gaining in strength, .ensuring perfect accord and genuine goodwill. The Alliance continued a powerful factor in the general peace of the Far Hast.

Tariff negotiations were proceeding with various Powers, aiming to re«establish fhe Japanese complete tariff autonomy and to eliminate unequal 'engagements. It was hoped that a satisfactory treaty with Great Britain -would shortly T>e concluded.