NAVAL DISCUSSIONS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20456, 8 November 1934, Page 1

NAVAL DISCUSSIONS.

British and Japanese Meet. / British Official Wireless*. (Received November 8, 12.30 p.m.) RUGBY, November 7. The London bi-lateral naval conversations were continued when a formal meeting between the British and Japanese delegations was held, the Prime A brief communique that the discussion on the Jaj?an.es;e proposals continued. These,-proposals, inter alia, substitute the differential rates of naval strengths fixed by the Washington -' Treaty, but they have so far proved unacceptable to both the American and British delegations. In their present stage the conversations have been directed towards bringing the three Powers into line, but the confidential nature of the talks is being strictly observed. For the present no further formal meetings have been arranged, but individual members of all delegations are in close contact with one another. A hopeful feature of the exchanges so far is the evidence that they have given that all parties are united in a desire to prevent a reversion to open and unregulated competition.