NAVAL QUESTIONS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22432, 29 November 1934, Page 9

NAVAL QUESTIONS

EXISTING DIFFICULTIES LONDON TALKS CONTINUED (British Official Wireless.) (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) RUGBY, November 27. The Japanese Ambassador (Mr Matsudaira) called on Sir John Simon this afternoon to continue the recent conversations on naval questions. He was accompanied by Admiral Yamamoto,

and there was general talk on the present position and ways of overcoming existing difficulties. No decisions or conclusions of any kind were reached. FRENCH AND ITALIAN NAVIES , HOME, November 27. Though the Government has received a Note from Japan suggesting the abrogation of the Washington Treaty, it is unlikely that Italy will agree to such a course, because she has much to lose and nothing to gain, inasmuch as abrogation would obliterate Italy's right of parity with France, whereby Italy would lose a precious international bargaining point at Paris with France, which has also received a Note, regarding the proportions of the French and Italian navies. . }" NAVAL ESTIMATES PASSED PARIS, November 27. The Chamber of Deputies adopted the naval Budget Estimates. AMERICA AND JAPAN WASHINGTON, November 27. (Received Nov. 28, at 9.30 p.m.) Chairman Carl Vinson of the House Naval Affairs Committee, who sponsored the Bill last session to bring the navy to treaty strength, declared that America would never countenance narrowing the five to three ratio with Japan. He said: "If the Tokio Government does insist upon wrecking the treaty I will insist that the committee and the Congress make enough money available to build five ships for each three laid down by Japan. This, country cannot grant naval parity to Japan, even at the price of weakening treaties." I