of Fortifications Tokio, Nov. 24.
According to the "Jiji," "Nichi Nichi and '"Kokumin," the War Office has decided to carry out the second readjustment of the Army, which will be announced on November 25. The nest readjustment, it may added, was carried out on August 15.
By the second readjustment the land forces will be reduced during the next fiscal year which com-merices April 1, 1923, by 1,840 officers, 4,000 non-commissioned officers, 25,000 soldiers and 5,500 arsenal and other workers. The total army reductions during the three fiscal years commencing with the current year are 2,218 officers, 60,228 non-commissioned officers and men, and 13,320 horses. The annual] amount of retrenchment to be effected by the readjustment will come roughly to Y.40,000,000. while Y.96,000,000 is to be applied toward the purchase of arms of the latest style. For this purpose Y.2,000,000 will be stipulated for the estimates for next year, According to the "Wichi Nichi" The War Office, as a result of the Washington Conference, has decided to reconstruct the second national defence line, since it was agreed upon at Washington to leave the first line of defence, including the Pescadores and Emi Oshima, in its present condition. According to the new plan, the fortifications at Yura and Nagasaki will be left in their present condition, but improvements or extensions will be carried out in respect of the fortifications at Shimonoseki, Iki, Tsushima and in Tokio Bay. New fortifications will be built at Fusan and Tsugaru. An expenditure of Y.114,964,000, to be spread over twelve years, for the construction of new or the improvement of old fortifications will be asked for in the next session of the Diet.
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