Tokyo, July 24.
The London Naval Treaty is now in the hands of the Privy Council, Following the visit of the Premier, Mr. Hamaguchi, to Hayama this morning formally to place the Treaty before the Emperor for approval, the Emperor's aide de camp Journeyed to Tokyo this afternoon and asked the Privy Council to de-Hiberate upon the Treaty and to advise regarding it.
Upon his return to Tokyo Mr. Hamaguchi conferred with Baron Kuratomi, the President of the Privy Council, who promised carly action.
It is authoritatively expected that the Treaty will be ratified before September.—Reuter.
Tokyo, July 26.
The first step toward deciding the fate of the London Naval Pact was taken yesterday, when" Baron President of the Imperial Privy Council, held a conference with Baron Hiranuma, Vice-President of the Council, and Mr. Futagame, Chief Secretary of the Coun garding the question of the of the special com-
The preliminary examination started to-day and it is expected that the examination will last a week, The French, English, and Japanese texts of the Pact were carefully gone over by ex-Foreiga ty" comprising the left wing of the old party whick in the last decisive division in the Reichstag. voted for the Bruening Cabinet and the earlier dissenters trem the old party's ranks. Thus the German People's National Party now split into thres, firstly what remains of it under the leatlership of the newspaper magnate Here Hegenberse wha contrats the party itachine and is supported chicly by cebseuire back-benchers, secondly" the Conser¥ative People's. Party and thirdly the agricultural memo bers who left' Herr Hogenverg will fight their election exvepal yn fon an independent agrarian _platform.—Trans-Ocean "Kuo Min
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