Newspaper's Hope for Renewal of Alliance Tokyo, Mar. 7. of the Japanese combined fleet to Hongkong, the ""Kokumin" expresses the hope that it will result in closer friendship not only between the British and ese Navies but also between the two! countries.
Continuing, the paper expresses the hope that the visit may lead to a revival of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance in the "near future, fas it considers that the closer friendship thus engendered would make in the Singapore Base no longer a menace to Japan Dut, on the contrary, make it serve fas a base for both the British and Japanese Navies if ever occasion demands common action for the preservation of the peace of the Orient.
While, "however, the Japanese generally regretted the termination Of the Alliance and many would lik it renewed, it is doubtful Whether the "Kokumin" represents the general consensus of opinion at the present time regarding its renewal.
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