JAPAN.

Timaru Herald, Issue 170307, 1 September 1920, Page 7

JAPAN.

g_ DIPFIC ULT INTERNATIONAL POSITION. B v Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.&. C'obln* Acsn. TOKIO, August 29. Professor Anaski, the famous iutcrnationalist, interviewed, said that Japan was now isolated from th'> rest of the world, and tho anti-Japanese agitation in the United States. China. Siberia and Korea was making'Japan'.position difficult. The Japanese militarists arc responsible for this ill-feel-ing, which is also in evidence in Britain and France. Japan will be unable, tc improve her international status so long as the militarists remain in authority. MAKLN'G A NEW" NAVY.

XfiW YORK. August ?s: j I he. "Washington correspondent of the ' ">.ew York limes" states' that 'it is understood that Japan is putting out of commission all lino of battle Avar vessels more, than ton years old. Jap-ci is* building super-dreadnoughts with a displacement of 40,00 a tons, a speed of 30 knot;-, and a main bai terv of eight TG-mc.u guns. The Japanese .-.re not building electrically driven skips. ■ Japan's battle fleet in 1923 is expected to include eight battleship'--, mounting 4;> 14-ineh puns and 32 16-inch guns, with ai displacement of 2.35.560 tons; and aix battle cruisers, mounting $2 14inch guns and ]6i 16-inch gunsmith a ■ iotal broadside-fire weight of 76.70411). '' By 1f127 it is expected that Japan's building: programme will bo continued, with twelve battleships .and twelve battle cruisers added to the fleet. There j have been sonic recorts that tho 7>rogramme will be delayed owing to lack i of steel, but it is understood that there is sufficient steel.