The Archive · 1924

CUBA'S REQUEST FOR ARMS

Washington, May 2.

The Government have placed an embargo on the shipment of arms to Cuba at the request of the Cuban Government, owing to the conditions of violence existing there—Reuter's American Service.

Washington, May 3.

The Cuban Government have Commons to-day. The Conserevatives persistently urged the necessity of improving the Singapore] dockyard.

Mr. L. S, Amery, former First] Lord of the Admiralty, said there-was an overwhelming case for the modernizing of at least one dockyard east of the Suez Canal, and in Such an event there was no doubt which should be chosen.

Mr. C. C. Amman, Secretary to] the Board of Admiralty, replying, said that the Government noted with the greatest friendliness and pleasure the American Senate's resolutions regarding a Limitation of Armaments Conference. The Go appealed for permission to purchase ernment, he said, would do ever arms and ammunition in the United thing possible, as'far as Great Bri States for use "against ° severe: t2in. was concerned, to show a re-Bere that the reest il be SRI pegs PEACE AGAIN IN HONDURAS 'THE ROUND-WORLD AIR Washington, May 2

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