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Geneva, Yesterday.
A meeting of the Disarmament Committee heard the report of the "Bureau" (composed of the Pre- sident and Vice-Presidents Com- mittee) on the Soviet scheme.
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CHILDREN ARE BEING
EATEN!
FAMINE HORRORS
PITIFUL APPEALS FROM KANSU PROVINCE
"TOO WEAK TO BURY DEAD"
Peking, To-day. Their report rejects the Soviet The China International Famine argument that their plan would Relief Committee. reports the re- serve the basis of a general dis- caipt of pitifully worded appeals cussion, but the Soviet delegates From foreigners in the famine re- are entitled to bring up amend-gions of Kansu province, such as ments in the course of the discuss Kanau forgotten or is the dis sion on the Committee's own draft tress under-estimated? Those who have been on the verge of starva- project of 1925.
tion since the last meagre harvast are now etccumbing in great num- hers." This is from Lanchow.
The Rev. Mr. Simpson from Min- Litvinoff Insistent
"Tell every The Committee adopted the chew, Kansu, says:
Moslem Bureau's report without a vote be-body Kansu is doomed.
rebala have devastated the south and west of Kansu. They were foll
M. Litvino immediately object- ed, but the Committee agreed to the report.
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GERMAN DEBTS
PARIS COMMENT ON THE SITUATION
THE COUNTER-PROPOSALS.
Paris, Yesterday.
"A fairly long time is required to dissipate the dark clouds which obscure the relations between the Allied Governments and the Reich as the result of Dr. Schacht's maladroitness," says the "Petit Farisien," commenting on the Ra parations deadlock.
"L'Ocuvre" thinks that the set- flement of the whole question and general liquidation of the war are receding more and more.
The Petit Journal," however, believes that the Germans have not said the last word.
A German Denial
Berlin, Yesterday.. Dr. Schacht's counter-proposals, mentioned in cables from Paris
Experience of Famine Sufferers in North China-A carload of children being sold and carried away. Some of the boys are adopted, but the girls are sold as wives in districts where the disease of osteomalacia has wrought a shortage in women, parti- cularly in the province of Shansi.—(C.I.F.R.C. Photo Service).
ng taken, but only after consider able discussion.
M. Litvinoff insisted that each delegation should express their individual views on the three Soviet principles which, he said, the Turks and Germans favoured. Count Bernstorff (Germany) urged the Soviet Delegation to adopt the course suggested by the
Bureau.
Mr. Tsiang Tso-ping (China) urged a discussion of the Soviet principles.
Finally M. Litvinoff reserved the right to make a statement to- morrow on the Committee's deci- sion. Reuter.
Lord Cushendun's Review
London, Yesterday.
The British attitude upon the Preparatory Disarmament Commit- tee's work has been reviewed in s speech by Lord Cushendun who de clared that Britain is not a con. tinental power, therefore he con- sidered that any decision as to
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lowed by Government troops who consumed or destroyed, Eighty per cent. of the population earlier, are semi-officially denied. is Foodless and seedless. There is It is pointed out that in the course are of eleven weeks' discussions in no grain for sale. Children being eaten in many places." Paris. no such compensations have
been mentioned.
Missionaries state that 800 are dying in Lanchow in spite of the fact that private relief is feeding thousands daily. Another source 'Need desperate. In telegraphs: many places people are too weak to
bury thir dead."--Reuter,
Photo of the secretary of the Relief Committee is on page 7.]
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H.R.H. DEPUTISES FOR THE KING
London, Yesterday. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, to- day. received the Egyptian For- eign Minister-British Wireless Service.
the reduction of land forces should ment was most nnxious about this. be taken by the Military Powers. Lord Cushiendun added: "Unless There Was considerable dis- a satisfactory agreement is reach- agreement upon the Naval quesed now we shall be the laughing tion inside the Committes, but the stock of the world, which would leading Naval Powers had attain- doubtless please the Soviets."- ed a large measure of reduction and limitation.
He urged that the Committee seek a reduction of land and air forces, pending a settlement of
He maintained the principles laid down by Lord Robert Cecil and himself, and hoped they would lead to satisfactory results.
Regarding air
forces Britain
"Slight Improvement”
Paris, Yesterday. There is a slight improvement in Dr. the Reparations position. Schacht privately conversed with the heads of the different delega- tions and it is believed that he indicated that the last word had not been said. He said: "We have delivered no ultimatum as we are as anxious as anyone for the Con- ference to succeed."
Plenary Meeting
There will be a plenary meeting on Monday, but optimism has not yet been justified, but yesterday's pessimism has been lessened. Regter.
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