BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 October 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

IJ.S.A. BEADY TO LIMIT NAT Y

AUSTRALIAN and N.z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. NEW YOKE, October 2-i. The “New York Times” Washington correspdndeist states: .flip Amenc.iii Government has a plan ready fo. t limitation of naval armament, vh.cl it intends to present to The. Arman! i Conference. A dtstmit.on is mad here between naval disarmament the reduction of armaments and the .nutation of future armaments and a i nduction of armaments by the snapping of commissioned units are ronsulered unlikely. . The American Government (s.ns paper) ‘is giving close attention to the equipment of merchantmen into ...ine<l warships, as being a phase of < naval armaments question. It is l>m»ted out that the ease wherewith ",eiChantmeh .can be equipped w.tl, gun ; and commissioned for war service, mak- . . Hie Washington ing it necessary that tie ' ■ , Conference should consider the • natJ resources which the n. mns of the world possess m merchant (I s It would be futile to make «rra. ments for a curtailment of nav..* tho„t a limitation of the use of com net <.ial fleets for the purpose of aimed > . war.

\R SEN AE VNEAHTIIED ■ The police liave unearthed an arsenal in which wns stored ready made bombs, explosives and much material to. the manufacture of them. The discover was made in the chambers of a notorious anarchist, who was prominent the recent Communist distill banco. .

BTINNES’ FLEET. (Received This Day at l.al>.'"-> 1 BERLIN. Oct. *2o. Hugo. Stinnes. more ships, \ .trying t(> Income to Come to terms.

PRINCE OF WALES. LONDON, Oct. 20The Prince of Wales had a. great R^ul'S^’ the Cabinet were 1 present , and large crowds cave the Prince an enthusiastic f well.