Tokio, May 5.
Reports of the views expressed in America and Great Britain on the question of calling a conference for the further limitation of naval armaments find press, ever, urges that each nation taking in such a conference must on retaining that standard of naval and air equipment con-the minimum strength for self-defence and 'Kokumin" holds that the Washington Conference failed to find favour in France, because the plan proposed for the restriction of auxiliary' vessels disregarded France's ideas as to her essential defence needs, Any similar conference, says the paper, is bound to fall, ie that principle ts alights The "Asahi" attributes to the naval authorities the statement that a second conference to complete the work begun at Washington is both welcome and neces sary, though they are reported as rather sceptical about—tangible results in the present complications on the continent of Europe, 'The Journal claims to have learnt that preliminary investigations into the scope of such a conference and the basis of Japan's particip tion are already in hand—Reutee' Pacific Service fying time soon. He Navy intended to use an airship, which will be received from Goi many ina fow months, for an perimental trans-Atlantic mail Service.
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