Tokyo, Sept. 15.
On the adjournment to-day of the Bleventh meeting of the Privy Council's examination committee charged with a preliminary study bf the London Naval Treaty, it was understood that the committee had Completed their questioning of the Premier, Mr, Hamaguchi, the For-Bign Minister, Baron Shidehara, and the Minister of the Navy, Admiral Dakarabe, concerning the naval Pact. he Committee meets again on september 17, presumably to draft, Teeommendations for the entire 'Throughout the series of meetings, Beginning on August 18, the grilling members of the Cabinet by the committee evoked a frequently Bitter controversy, the Ministers flefending and the' members of the Pommittee attacking the Treaty. he questions covered a wide range, but the thorniest point was a constitutional question, namely, whether the Cabinet possesses the Hight to make decisions affecting the Navy's peace strength without the Ronsent of the Naval General Staff.
Although rumours that the committee would recommend rejection bf the Treaty or that the downfall pf the Cabinet was impending over. the treaty issue have been frequent-Jy. published in the newspapers, hose have now been discounted in authoritative quarters, where it is Believed that the Privy Coun Bventually will advise the Emperor Ratify the Treaty, possibly before Detober.—Reuter,
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