Tokyo, Apr. 14. learned that Admiral Takarabe, the Japanese Minister of Navy and one of the members of the Japanese delegation to the Naval Conference, has asked the Government's permission te leave London on April 1
It is understood that the Government indicated a desire that Admiral Takarabe should attend the formal signing: of the treaty which will probably take piaes ons April and it is believed that he wants to leave London before the signing for the purpose of avoiding affixing his signativre to a document which the navy disapproves.
The Government, on the other hand, want in the first place Ad-Taksrabe's signature, and in the second place they do not want him to return to Japan during the special three weeks? session of the Diet, Leginning on April 21, since it ie feared that he would make a damaging witness la the Govern. fterpellates the Government on the Naval Conference—Reuter.
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