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Show to appraise their problematical efficiency In action ac-tion against even unarmed cargo carriers. This failure to get results after the pompous and impressive walkout of Japan's delegates to the London conference must be irking them, the government and the Nipponese no end. Also it shows that the excellent showmanship marking the occasion stirred fears , in the other nations fui which theie was then and is iiijw no rrasun-able rrasun-able basis. Failing to Get Results WHEN the last nsval conference for limitation limita-tion of armaments held in London saw the Japanese delegation walk out because it was denied de-nied the ratio demanded, the inference was strong that Nippon would set about creating the world's most formidable fleet It stirred ominous omi-nous misgiving in many quarters of the world. To judge from the far eastern news coming In day by day, one must believe that the performance per-formance of Japan's wsrboats is more than disappointing. dis-appointing. China boasting no formidable sea-power, sea-power, Japanese admirals were forced to occupy themselves with trivial chores not far from home waters or to poke into rivers and creeks to seek inshore targets. Their gunnery ' amazed only those who thought no navy could mias targets so often and with such prodigious errors in deflection. de-flection. Censorship has not let the world know what cabinet ministers and the naval high command have thought about it all. Nevertheless, the preponderance pre-ponderance of Jsoan's old and new ships are now on blockade duty north and south of waters off Canton. So far they have had so little business busi-ness with merchantmen that it is not possible ' : |