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SOVIET OIL.
Reported Agreements With Socony.
ORIENTAL MARKETS.
Company To Have Sole Selling Rights.
Berlin.
SAD ABOUT CHINA. THE LEAGUE.
Prospect of Settlement Disarmament Little By
Very Dim.
Little.
MR. MACMURRAY TALKS.
POLISH SUGGESTION.
Political And Military Jealousies To Remove a "Certain Malaise In
Delaying Stabilisation.
Europe."
Geneva, Yesterday.
has
Seattle, Washington, Aug: 30.' Under the heading, "American- Organised Government -in Senor Guani (Uruguay) Russian Petroleum Trust," the China is to-day only A remote been elected President of the "Berliner Tageblatt" publishes a possibility, Minister John Van League of Nations' Assembly. telegram from Washington re- Antwerp MacMurray declared on porting far-reaching agreements landing here from Japan and between the Standard Oil Com-Peking. pany and the Bolshevik Govern-
ment.
The task of achieving disarma- ment was only accomplishable by stages, some of which had already been passed, and the League ind MacMurray, returning to the not failed, declared Senor Villegas! The correspondent, who claims United States after two years of (Chile), presiding at the opening service as Minister to China, re- of the League's Assembly. He to have received his information ported that his latest stay in the was of opinion that the problem from the best-informed sources,
Far East had been through a was solvable along the lines adopt- says that, under agreements
Senor Villegas dwelt actually concluded, the Standard period of increasing desintegra ed at the recent conference,
tion rendering the prospect of Oil Company "takes over the re-
its high prestige, which Invested presentation of the interests of any, definite settlement dim in- League's growing universality and
deed. the Russian petroleum industry
the Council with the authority "Political and military jeal necessary to bring peace and order in European and Oriental mar- kets and thus, in even strongerousies," explained the Minister, into politica! life-Reater. measure than hitherto, assumes "coupled with outside exploitation the function of opening the of China's peoples and resources, world's markets to Russian are delaying stabilisation in the
country." petroleum production."
on the
un-
Unaccredited Delegations. Argentine, Bolivia, Brazil, Hon- duras. Peru, and Spain had accredited delegations present at the session of the Assembly. Question of Security."
Three basic agreements, says The Minister is departing im-
M. Sokal, head of the Polish the correspondent, have already mediately for Washington, where been secured by M. Kalnin, vice- he will confer with Frank B. delegation, informed Reuter that He the delegation intended to bring president of the Russian Kellogg, Secretary of State. Naphtha Syndicate. One of will meet President Coolidge as up the general question of security these provides for delivery dur-800n as the President returns in the course of a few days. The ing a period of five years of Rus- from his vacation in South delegation felt there was present sian petroleum to the Standard Dakota.-United Press.
Oil Company through the Amtorg
Trading Company, which is un TRADE UNIONISM. official Russia's commercial re- presentative, and at the same time the agent of the Russian Naphtha Syndicate in New York. It is stipulated that at least half
a million tons of petroleum shail
PREPARING FOR LABOUR GOVERNMENT.
London, Yesterday,
a certain malaise in Europe which could be removed by means of the conclusion of non-aggression Facts and negotiations for an agreement. This kind of negotiation was now proceeding satisfactorily between Poland and Russia.
Appointments.
COLONEL SHOT.
The Assembly has elected the following chairmen of committees; Mr. Adachi (Japan) juridical ques- be delivered under the agree
Mr. Hicks; in his presidential tions; Senator Dandurand (Canada) ment, which gives the Standard address at the Trades Unions' Con-technical organisations: M. Benes Oil Company the sole right of gress at Edinburgh, said that Trade (Czecho-Slovakia) disarmament. selling Russian petroleum in Unionism to-day was more united Turkish bunkering ports, Port and stronger than it was last year. | Said, and Colombo.
The Congress would consider how The second agreement, signed to adapt the movement to the con- with the Vacuum Oil Company, Trade Disputes' Act.
ditions created by the reactionary governs the sale of
It was their imperative duty to petroleum in those markets prepare for the return of a Labour where it is already favoured by Government pledged to give the low costs of transport. The people real ownership and control third agreement gives the of Britain and all its resources. bed, where he had shot himself Vacuum Oil Company a thres But Trade Unionists must learn to through the mouth with an Army years option, dating from June deal with the problems of manage- pistol.
ment by making the fullest use of 10, 1929, for the disposal of Rus-the machinery for joint consulta- sian oil products in Egypt.
Russian
AERIAL FLIGHTS.
SURPRISE ASSAULT ON AIRMAN.
tion and negotiation between em- ployers and employed.-Router.
COMMITS SUICIDE IN SHANGHAI.
Shanghai, Yesterday. Colonel Hill was found in his!
and the body will be sent home.
There will be a military funeral
Colonel Hill's wife is on her way to China, aboard the s.s. "Siberia Maru," which is due at Honolulu to-morrow. The American military officials are attempting to stop her, and advising her return to America.
to
Russians Barred. Delegates were present from the United States, Canada, Mexico, India, and the Amsterdam Inter- national and co-operative union.
Temaky and a colleague were to have represented the Central Coun- Le Bourget, Yesterday. cil of Russian trade unions, but the Givon, the chief pilot of the British authorities refused visas. aeroplane "Bluebird,' was the message was telegraphed by the victim of a remarkable attack last Russians severely criticising the in Asiatic waters-in the Boxer night. After leaving the aero- British trade union leaders and con- Rebellion and, later, in the Phillip- drome several men stopped his demning the "betrayal of the gen-pines.-Reuter. motorcar and abused him, charg-eral strike and the miners."
An
ing him with cowardice. A quar-lations is anticipated: Reuter.
acrimonious debate on Russian re-
rel ensued and Givon was severe-
ly manhandled. He is confined to
his bed-Reuter.
British Attempts.
Peace in Industry.
London, Yesterday.
Mr. George Hicks, Chairman of
Colonel Hill arrived in Shanghai In February from San Diego, bring Ing the 4th U.S. Regiment. He had suffered very bad health since.
Deceased had previously served
SOVIET & FRANCE.
RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR
London, Yesterday. the Trades Union Congress, deliver-
EXPLAINS. A message from Corunna ed the presidential address at the
Paris, Yesterday. states that Capt. Courtney post annual meeting of the Congress at He denounced the poned the resumption of his Edinburgh.
Rakowsky's manifesto is the out- Government's recent trade Atlantic flight until to-morrow legislation and spoke of the neces- Rakowsky, who is absent from union standing topic in the newspapers. owing to thick fog prevailing. sity of trades unions demonstrating Paris taking the cure, has publish Captain Macintosh and Captain still greater solidarity and prepared a long explanation," in which Joynson Waroir (?) who is a re-ing to exercise still greater power. lative of Mr. William Joynson
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