London, June 18.
The proposal of Mr. J, A. Lyons, the Australian Prime Minister, for a Poeife pact, is unlikely to materialize In any case for a considerable time Wis widely believed to-day.
Although the idea has been greeted with general sympathy, the practical Jdimeculties such as. "Manchoukuo's [claim to be represented at the con. ference to conclude such @ pact and Soviet Russia's attitude, have been quickly recognized a5 entailing pro-Yonged preliminary arrangements it the conference is to have a chance of Mir, Lyons had conversations on the sabject''with both Mr. Quo Tai-chi, the Chinese Ambassador, and Mr. Yoshida, the Japanese "Ambassador, during the Imperial Conference.
Chinese opinion in London appears to be divided on the matter.
There ig reason to believe that both Japan and the British Dominions regarded the proposal very cautiously.
Meanwhile, it is reported that informal preliminaries are moving favowsably for AngloJapaneso talks, although no date as been fixed—Reuter, 'A. xuaturn of Chinese Iaundrymen in New York recently sent $70 0 the Ministry of Finance as a contribution te the fund for the purchase of acroplanes in honour of the Seth birthday of General Chiang Kal-shek, of Aftcen battalions, So far as Royal Tank Corps itself is concerned the the immediate calculation is for an increase to nine battalions and a corps estimate of distribution is that the Ist, 2nd, 3rd and Sth should go into the Ist Tank Brigade, the 4th and 6th to the Aldershot Divisions, the sth to the 3rd Division, the 9th to the 4th Division and the 7th to the. 5th Division. "This would place five tank battalions on Salisbury Plain, two at Farnborough, and one each at Catferiek and Lydd.
The new light tank regiment of the cavalry will have the following provisional organization:—estnani Tanks, 3 lal Headauarteps Squadron, antitank es "and
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