The scene at the Chinese Memorial Arch at the Botanical Gardens yester. day. HE the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, is salating before the Mem- orial Behind His Excellency are H. E. Major-General A. W. Bartholomew, Commodore E. B. C. Dicken and Wing-Commander W. A. K. Dalzell (“Mair" photo).
A general view of the ceremony at the Chinese War Memorial-Arch in the Botanical Gardens, which followed the observance at the Cenotaph. (“Mail” photo).
KING LEOPOLD'S VISIT MORE
THAN FORMAL
Brussels, To-day.
ment yesterday.
The announcement, which main- King Leopold, who is paying an ly dealt with the Belgian Cabinet- official visit to England on Nov. crisis, said that King Leopold's ber 16, will hold "very important visit to London could not be post discussions" on the international [poned as "the international situa-
Trans-Ocean. situation, says an official announce tion is so serious.”—
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Brussels Leaders Discuss--And Discuss
Brussels, To-day.
"As soon as we receive the Japanese reply we Will decide what to do, but we have decided to act quickly," stated M. Yvon Delbos, the chief French delegate to the Nine-Power Conference, in an inter- view published yesterday evening.
This fact is confirmed by information which has been allowed to transpire regarding the Pow- ers' intentions if the Japanese reply is entirely ne- gative.
Mr. Anthony Eden (Britain), M. Delbos (France), Mr. Norman Davis (United States) and Dr. Wellington Koo (China), met yesterday and re- viewed the situation, particularly, it is gathered, from the angle of the present situation in China.
No decisions can be taken until Yvon Delbos, returned to Paris until the Japanese reply is received, but yesterday afternoon, and ⠀ it is learned that the possibility of Saturday his place at the Brussels a statement was envisaged dealing Conference will be taken by M. de with the efforts to be made by the Tessan, Under-Foreign Minister. Powers to find a conciliatory settle- ment.
LAST APPEAL
The document might even take the form of a last appeal to Japan, with ja pressing demand for à reply.
Foreign interests in China are the subject of present discussions between Britain, France and the United States.
FOREIGN INTERESTS
These interests, it is stated in Conference circles, were bound to be
It is anticipated that the final-ap-discussed following the fall of proach might be despatched to Ja-Shanghai and Taiyuan. pan as early as Saturday this week. -Beuter.
KOO PREPARED
FOR MEDIATION
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One report says that at the Eden- Delbos-Davis-Koo talks yesterday, Dr. Koo was asked if China would accept mediation by Britain, Fran- ce and the United States.
Usually well-informed quarters say that Dr. Koo provisionally ac- cepted the plan of mediation on the suggested basis.Trans Ocean
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