JAPANESE NAVAL ESTIMATES.
IMPOSING NEW CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME.
By Klcotrio Telegraph.—Copyright. Auutt«lwu-.iNew Zealand Cablo Association j TOKTO, Doc. 2$ The naval estimates for, are thirtv millions sterling, which, represents ;«J per cent,,of the national rorcnue, and is probacy the ' largest amount any nation is spending on nuval armaments in. proportion to her national resources. Tiie programme provides lor tho construction of 207 ves- * sels, including four battleships, four battle-oiT.isers,' 82 .destroyers, and 70 submarines, to be, completed in eight years at a cost of seventy-five millions. The newspapers generally approve, declaring'that the Pacific mandates involve guar.ding the larger part of the Pacific. They also mention that *Jie Anglo-Americans contemplate a aval agreement. •
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1710, 29 December 1919, Page 6
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