Hongkong, Apr. 28.
traveller via Siberia, a well known Hongkong foreign' resident, reports that the Soviet are making funeoncealed military. preparations eat hostilities breck out in the Orient In the course of a few days, he aid, he sow a steady trains, field kitchen: ug. paraphernalia going east. most interesting sight to the traveller, Fowever, was three completed stib-marines being transported in flat Japan has worked out plan envisog~ ing the perpetuation of the treaties, subject to certain vite revision respecting the ratios with Britain and the United States.
Spokesmen are carefully avoiding the word "parity," but Japan is known toabave a concrete programme to in~ jerease her naval strength ratio in regard to these two other major soa powers at the 1085 Naval Conference. The programme may be revealed be-{fore the end of the year, but is closely guarded for the moment, pending developments.—United Press.
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