THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
NAVAL DISARMAMENT. OPPOSITION FROM BRAZIL. By Telegrap'-. —Press Assn - Copyrlgn; Geneva, Sept. 14. Senor Oliviera, the Brazilian representative, informed the Disarmament Commission of Brazil’s opposition to naval disarmament plans or any international conference for naval disarmament based on the Washington Treaty. The latter gives Brazil only two capital ehips, which is entirely inadequate for her population and coast line. It also prohibits Brazil from constructing naval yards. It is feared Brazil’s defection may result in all the South, American countries breaking away from the League. DEFENCE EXPENDITURE. NATIONS WHICH SPEND MORE. Received Sept. 17, 5.5 p.m. Geneva., Sept. 15. Hungary has been admitted to the League of Nations unanimously. The League has issued a document allowing that the following nations increased their army, navy and air force expenditure in their 1922 Budgets compared with 1913: Britain, 19 per cent: India, 14; Australia, 17; Canada, 7; New Zealand, 14 (?); Japan, 71; Belgium, 82; Denmark, 33; Spain, 38; Holland, 48; Sweden, 20.
The follow hug reduced their expenditure: Roumania, 23; Italy, 46; Brazil 45; France,. 7; Switzerland, 39; Norway
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Taranaki Daily News, 18 September 1922, Page 5
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