London vid Bombay, 1st March.
Cuptain Pretyman, Secretary to the Admiralty, in introducing the Naval Estimates, justified the increases on the ground that the navy of Great Britain must equal those of any two other Powers, ite, J. H. Roberts moved an amendment urging the Goverament to communicate with the other naval Powers, with the view of reducing armaments.
Mr, Arnold-Forster, replying, formally reiterated Great Britain's offer to consider the proposal of any foreign Government to reduce armaments, and declared that the British Government had gone as far as it could.
The amendment was rejected—Reuter.
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