Fulfillment of America's naval expansion plan will give her a great navy of two and a quarter million tons, with 30 battleships and ten aircraft carriers as its nucleus, according to the Navy Office pamphlet. Britain's rearmament programme will give ber a big navy of not less than two million tons by 1942, the pamphlet declared.
Russiá was said to have the largest number of submarines in the world, with 60 assigned to the Far East. Two 35,000-ton battleships and seven 8,000-ton cruisers are under construetion in the Soviet Union, the pamphlet stated. i "Hindrances to Japan's efforts to build up à new order in Fast Asia thus come not amy from the continent but from the oceans," the pamphlet said. Control of the sea ana air by the Japanese Navy and naval air force paved the way for successes in China.
Japan's control of the sea deterred other Powers from taking a vigorous attitude against Japan since the start of hostilities in China. "The mission of the Japanese Navy increases in importance with the progress of the China hostilities," the pamphlet concluded.
Armies Compared 2 ay that, win stir Publicity among the i ite masses 2 tion the Eh The War Office pamphlet estimated the present military strength of China at 990,00 troops, including 390,000 regulars and 540,000 provincials, The following figures on the armies of other countries were listed Soviet Union, 2,500,000; United States, 490,000; Great Britain, 420,000 regulars and 350,000 colonials; Italy, 570,000 regulars and 470,000 members of armed organizations; Poland, 270,000 regulars and 70,000 members of armed organizations.
Aeroplanes of various Powers were Heer Un. 6,500; United States, 1,400; Great Britain, 2,000 planes and 1,000 training craft; France, 4,500; Germany, 3,000; Italy, 2,000; Poland, 700, Tanks in the armies of foreign Powers were listed as follows: Soviet Union, 7,500; United States, 500 tanks and 200 armoured cars; Great Britain, 400 tanks and 1,200 armoured cars; France, 1,500; Italy, 1,300, Poland, 800.—Domei.
Prague, Jan. 19.
General Pieti Popov, Ataman of the Don Cossacks, left for Berlin this morning to request German support for his anti-Communist a Cossacks quarters here de-this afternoon, General Popov aims to achieve Cossack independence:
"While still here, he conferred with the Czech Foreign Minister, Dr.
Preparations are now completed to inaugurate a "Wounded - Soldiers' Friendly Society" in Kweilin, Kwang. si province, says the "Sin Wan Pao. It is hoped that such societies may be established throughout the country under the auspices of the Chinese military authorities and public bodies.
Neutrality Revision Washington, Jan. 20. The Senate's Foreign Relations Committee yesterday decided to postpone indefinitely any consideration of pending proposals to revise or enlarge the present Neutrality Statutes.—Reuter.
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