BRITAIN AND JAPAN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8044, 3 February 1906, Page 2

BRITAIN AND JAPAN.

A PECULIAR STORY.

London, February 1, Renter s Tokio correspondent roports that at a meeting of the Sectioual Bud. get Committee of the Diet, Chislii, a Progressive leader, inquired whether, as a result of the alliance, Japan in# tended to urge Great Britain to reform her army organisation Viscouut Teranshi replied that Japan would do so ut some future date. Renter s London agency has telegraphed for im elucidation of the story. It is believed the Minister merely pro* mised to reply at some future dato. IS THERE A SECltlir Atili EE. MENTiReceived 2, 10.15 p.m. Totio, February 2. Count Chistic, referring to the expansion of the Japanese army, owing to the alliunee with Britain, remarked that the British army was not undergoing a development equal to that o£ the British uuvy. He asked whether the fact did not indicate the necessity of improving the army, lest the responsibility was onesided. Count Teranschi's reply was brief and m the allirmativc. As the cable is understood, Terausehi, when answering, had m mind article seven of Japanese agreement.

BRITISH OFFICERS TO LEARN JAPANESE LANGUAGE. Received 2, 11.25 Lo.vuox, l'"ebrunvy 2, I Arrangements have been nude for annually proceed to Japan to stl ,d y the language for a period of « year. The officers will Im actively attached to Japanese regiments,