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Six Main Points For League Council's Meeting
Geneva, To-day.
The League Council began its 101st session at five o'clock yesterday afternoon under the chair- manship of the Latvian Minister for Foreign Affairs, M. Munters, and proceeded immediate- ly to give its unanimous approval to the agenda whose various items had been already discuss- ed during a series of meetings between the leading delegations earlier in the day. Lord Halifax had been busy prior to the opening of the session debating various matters with Georges Bonnet, the French Foreign Minister, Petrescu, the Rumanian Foreign Minister and also with Litvinoff, the Soviet Foreign Commis- sary and Richard Sandler, the Swedish Foreign Minister. He also had an interview with the Belgian representative, van Langen-Hove.
The agenda comprises 20 items and a number of minor questions. No less than 14 of the items concern and the League's administrative financial affairs whilst the problems which will make this meeting of the League Council one of the most important in its history are summed up in the agenda under six heads. SIX MAIN POINTS These are:
COAL SHORTAGE LITIGATION
Claiming $4,859.82, the Hang Shun Company brought action against the Kwong Sang Lung Firm before the Chief Justice, at the Sir Atholl MacGregor,
Court this Supreme
morning, for undelivered coal.
Plaintiffs were represented by Mr. H. C. Macnamara, instructed by (2) The reform of the principles Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones, while for
(1) The international relief for political refugees, whereby the League is asked to extend its present system of relief also to the refugees from Austria.
of the covenant as urged by defendants appeared the Hon..
the Chilean Government.
Mr. Leo D'Almada, instructed by (3) The question of the consequen-Mr. H. A. de Botelho. “
the
ces arising out of the Italian conquest of Abyssinia. (4) The appeal submitted by
Barcelona Government through Senor Del Vayo. Britain is closely interested in these two main problems since they affect the Anglo-Italian agreement. (5) The question of scope of Lea-
gue's activities on Swiss soil. (6) the appeal of the Chinese Gov- ernment for assistance against Japanese aggression.
SLAVERY COMMISSION
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It was alleged that plaintiff com- pany contracted to purchase 1,609.5 tons of coal. Defendants delivered 1,429.5 tons and refused to deliver the balance. Plaintiff paid for the whole amount of coal contracted for and now claimed a refund.
Mr. H. C. Macnamara, who said the claim was for short delivery, added that it was admitted that 1,603.5_tons_of_coal_was_discharged from the s.s. Haldis and that de- liveries were made up to a certain Dr. Wellington Koo, the Chinese point. When plaintiffs went to representative will furnish grounds take the last delivery it was found for this appeal and evoke Ar that there was a shortage of 174 ticles ten, eleven and seventeen tons. It was alleged, continued the League convention.
counsel, that by a verbal agree- ment on November 6, the contract Lord Halifax asked that there be was rescinded and that defendants a public debate on the work of the were to arrange for storage of the Slavery commission. The Peruvian coal at plaintiffs' risk and expense. representative, Venturi Garcia, sug-Mr. Macnamara submitted that the gested the establishment of a special risk and expense, was in defendants commission to investigate social and not in plaintiffs. as alleged. problems in various parts of the It was also alleged that plain- world whilst M. Litvinoff declared tiffs took over the coal when the that it was imperative for the Lea-cargo was passed from the ship, gue to deal with certain transit but it would be proved that defen- questions in Soviet-Russia and in dants had complete control other countries.
.The Bolivian representative, Costa Du Rels, made the interesting an- nouncement that he intended to sub mit certain proposals for League's consideration.
the coal.
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Mr. Macnamara submitted that. the contents of the correspondence showed clearly that defendants. were owners of the coal, had full control of the cargo, and the right to dispose of it in whatever way they wished. ̄ +
SPAIN'S APPEAL At the conclusion of the opening meeting Lord Halifax announced The case is proceeding. that he intended to submit a state- ment to the next public meeting of problem. Senor Del. Vayo issued a the Council on the Anglo-Italian statement on Monday declaring agreement.
that nobody had been authorized Meanwhile it is learned. from re-to enter into negotiations designed liable sources that despite all the to bring about an armistice in efforts that are being made by Dėl Spain. Vayo, the League Council will not The Spanish Republic statement greatly concern itself with the goes on to say that it is not fighting Spain appeal especially in view of against a group of disloyal generals- the fact that difficult questions of but against two foreign powers |principle will first have to be settled which have invaded its territory. in connection with the Abyssinian Trans-Oceán,