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THE QUESTION OF DISARMAMENTS.

DISCUSSION IN THE LORDS.

CHEMICAL AND SUBMARINE WARFARE.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

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RUGBY, November 17th. In the House of Lords to-day Lord Parmoor, who represented late Labour Government the Council of the League of Nations, raised the question of disarmament. He said that although, frean the commencement of the work at Geneva, it was felt that disarmament was the acid test of any advance in the direction of real pence no substantial progress had been made in seven years, He welcomed the decision of the last Assembly of the League of Nations that before next dune some declaration should be made by the Commission which had been set up. But the attitude of Great Britain towards disarmament was alle important, and he asked if it were possible for this country, to bring forward concrete proposala

Earl of Oxford's" Views.

The Earl of Oxford said that the Eighth Article of the Versailles Treaty, signed seven years ago, recognised that the maintenance ot pence involved

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COAL DISPUTE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

SETTLEMENT IN JEOPARDŸ.

MAJORITY AGAINST SETTLEMENT.

(Throwan REUTER': ADENOT. 1.^

LONDON, November 17th.

A further 9,000 miners have resumed work;

The South Wales' Miner's Federation by a majority of 79,000, has rejected the Government's settlement terms.

At

delegate conference of the National Union of Mineworkers at Glasgow, from a membership of 80,000 37,000 voted against the peace terms.

Bad Nawa.

LONDON, November 17th. The prospect of a formal and official settlement of the coal stoppage this week is jeopardised by the latest decisions of the districts.

Besides Scotland and South Wales, Lancashire, Cheshire and Northumber land have rejected the Government's terma, raising the possibility of rejection by the Minets' Delegate Conference to- merrow.

The result of the referendum in the districts shows . majority against acceptaner. Meanwhile, 337,000 miners are working, or nearly half those for whom, employment can now be foun:

THRITIBA WIRELESS SERVICK) Miners at Work Debarred from Voting.

Brony, November 18th. The probability of a formal settlement of the coal strike this week is jeopardised By the latest results of district voting. Local associations in many large areas yesterday returned majorities aguinat the Government scheme which the Miners

them to accept. All district decisions are to be reported to Federation Head- quarters in London to-day and will be considered by another Delegate Confer

A GREAT DIPLOMAT.

TRIBUTES TO LORD D'ABERNON.

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RrGay, November 18th. Warm tributes were paid to Lord D'Abernon last night when a dinner' in his honour was given in London. Lord D'Abernon was British Ambassador at Berlin from 1920 until last month, and ty general consent it is in 1' large mea- sare due to his efforts that a state of affairs in Europe has been brought about which has given the World a greater sense of security and hope of lasting peace.

Lord Reading, who presided, proposed the toast of Lord D'Aberron's health, and it was seconded by the German Ambas sador, Doctor Sthamer. The latter re called that when Lord D'Abernon pre- sented his credentials, he said the World crisis could only be overcome by univer sal .co-operation, and to day they saw with the greatest antishiction that a new era based on the mutual collaboration of nations was dawning. He endorsed the opinion of the German Press which had whole heartily praised him as a master mind and one of the ablest states. men of his time,

Mr. Winston Churchill, who described

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19cm. ` 1926.

THE REVOLUTION IN NICARAGUA,

APPEAL TO US.

MEXICAN SUPPORT FOR REVOLUTIONISTS.

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NEW YORK, November 17th. A message from Managua says that President Diaz, has requested American intervention to put Nicaragua on a peace baris saying that a weak country like Nicaragua is unable to quell the revolu- tion which is aided by Mexico.

U.S. Recognition.

WASHINGTON, November 18th.,

INTERPORT CRICKET

DINNER.

HAPPY GATHERING "AT HONGKONG CLUB.

BRIGHT SPEECHES,

In honour of the Interport Cricket teams, & dinner was given at the Hong kong Club last night, there being be teen eighty and ninety present.

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The Hon. M. H. W. Bird (Vice-Chair. man of the Club) presided, and along with him were Capt. E. I. M. Barrett, C.I.E. (Captain of the Shanghai team) and Mr. T. E. Pearce (Captain of the Hongkong team). There were also pre.

Mr. Kellogg has made a statement recognising Senator Díaz as President of Nicaragus and expressing concern over the reported Mexican gun running in Central America. It is stated that President Diaz's reported request for American intervention will be seriously considered hers although the State De- partment has not yet received any come munication. Undoubtedly the Washing tan Government would strongly dis-and United Services teams. approve of any Mexican support to the Nicaragua revolutionists."

sent: Mr. H. R. B. Hancock, the Hoà. Sir Henry Gollan, C.B.E., Colonel C. Russell Brown (Acting G.O.C.). Lieut. Col. Cantrell, Dr. W. E. O'Hara, Mr. R. Sutherland and others, including re-

Maxican Gun-Runners.

It is understood that the United States Government bas

information of at

presentatives of the Hongkong. Shanghai

"Hongkong team, and said-most both Hongkong and Shanghai could ill afford to lose him. Mr. Hancock was such a sportsman, and the, speaker only hoped that Mr. Hancock would be well enough to lead the Hongkong team when they played again against Shanghai.

Commenting on the match, the Shang- hai Captain said that Shanghai were very lucky to win It was a very exciting game, and, with all due respect to

test" cricket, if we can get cricket. played in the same spirit in which this match has been played in the last few days, then "test" cricket can go to the devil (Applause) The cricket nerves an the end of the frst day, was a great trial to everyone even, he believed, 'to R.. Abbit. (Laughter and applause.)

"Outstanding in the Match, Referring to those who stood out in the

match, Capt. Barrett cald that "Tam !” Pearce had proved a tower of strength to the Hangkong side, and had given a wonderful all round performance. (Ap plause.) Capt. Barrett also paid a com

pliment to O'Hara's howling and 19

Following the honouring of the loyal

Isaar's fine performance. Another fea toast, the Chairman proposed the toast

ture of the interport watch was the field- of Shanghai Hongkong." In doing so, Mr. Bird said he had attended all of the. He did not think he had ever esra better fielding on the Hongkong grouzd.

their guest as a great Ambassador least five filibustering expeditions to interport dinners held during the last it was a good fielding rs he had seen in

a great European, said that history would recognise him as a diplamatic, pioneer in the renewal of good, sincere, and honourable relations between Britain and

Germany.

Nicaragua and Guatamala ports. Diaz intends to offer his Liberal oppon- Mr. Kellogg declared that President as a Federal amnesty and pests in the Cabinet. Mr. Kellogg hoped the offer would

accepted and end the resolution in Nicaragun, which invited interference from outside squrces in state affairs, a

friend of stability in Central Američa.

twenty-five years. He paid a compliment to the Shanghai team, and in doing so he said in their anxiety to get to Hong, kong, as often happened, the shortest cut proved the longest way around.

Europe from a repetition of the war of Delegates Conference and recommended taries of State' under whom he served fact which must cause concern to every hick Dick" Hancock had had in noto to love touch with the game, al

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Was

ence to-morrow.

a reduction of national armaments, and said that the Council of the Laegue of Nations should formulate plans for such reduction. The disarmamen: of Ger. many, in view of the signatories, to the Treaty of Versailles, was not to be treated as an act necessary to secure

1914, as a first step in the con templated and considered policy of

Some small ad general disarmament.

ace had been made at the Washington Conference, but it was very limited. One hopeful feature of the situation the convoking of

International Conference by the League of Nations. He asked for an assurance that this Conference was within mensurable dis tance of time likely to complete its work. He recognized the difficulties in achieving its at these men were debarred from disarmament. Any effective system of voting in local ledge meetings when de disarmament would mean the abolitionisins were taken by a show of hands. of the use of chemical agents and In one avea containing 60,000 miners of the submarine as outside of the where there are 10,000 working, the vote category of apparatus of warfare, which of the local association is against a set- it was legitimate to employ. The world as waiting impatiently, after seven years, for rome serious, comprehensive and definite and generally agreed solu. tion of the problem of disarmament.

WILS

The Government's Attitude.

The result of the total vote taken mean- while remains in doubt. The method by which district results have been obtained is undoubtedly primitive and unsatis factory. Already over one third of the miners in the country have returned to the

tlement.

Whatever may be the result of the un- representative voting taken it will be clear to the miners' headquarters that a secret halint vote of all the miners would show a decision favouring the discon Linuation of the strike: Consequently the Delegates Conference is faced with the rejection by the districts of its re. commendation to accept the Government there, that body will be placed in an extremely anomalous position.

(THROUGH BAUYER'S AGENCY,]

THE JAVA REVOLT:

RINGLEADERS STILL AT LIBERTY.

AMSTERDAM, November 17th. A message from Batavia says there is Do cause for anxiety, as 49 rêbela have

Lord 'Abernon said that the instrue ions he received from the three Secre

were to subordinate everything to the maintenance and consolidation of peace. During the last six years the most active and perhaps the most resourceful labour er in the field of European pacification had been the British Government.

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

DRAWING TO A CLOSE.

Bolshevist Propaganda. Mr. Kellogg proceeded to say that the question of American interference in Cen- tral American States was presumably for the purpose of fostering Radical pro- paganada and Bolshevist philosophy." At present it was sweept off the stage by other questions such as cil and land law claims controversy.

any interort match. Referring to the Hon Mr. Bird's remarks regarding young mer not taking so inch interest in the game of cricket as formerly, Capt. Bay- Mr. Bird went on to speak of the rotten rest, while appealing to the youngsters

said that it was as well that the obl being able to capitain his merry crew. However, in his first heutenant, Tamehusiasts kept in touch with it and not leave its sole control to the youngsters. Pearce, they had had a very good sub-

He said they must have the backing of stitute, in "one of the most exciting matches he had ever seen. He had read the older people, who knew something

about the game. a great deal in the Home papers about cricket. He particularly remembered reading the suggestions that the game 1 soft ball.

(Laughter.)

While there is no sign that these Reasy, November 17th.

theories, have taken a serious hold of the should be played with It now sceras probable that the m perial Conference will be brought to a people of Central America, it is pointed! close by the evening of Tuesday next, Good progress has been made with the work before the Committees of the Con- ference and most of them will have com-

pleted their tasks by the end of the werk. Several of the Committees' reports wil be considered at to-morrow's plenary session, and these will include a report on the produ ion and exhibition within the Empire of films of Empire origin which was approved by the Economie

BRITAIN AND EGYPT.

MUTUAL DESIRE TO CO-OPERATE.

RUGBY, November 17th. Sir Auston Chamberlain, the Foreign Secretary, was asked in the House of Commons if he could make any statement Government in Egypt arising from con- regarding the policy of His Majesty's versations with the Egyptian Foreign Minister during his recent visit to that country. He replied that no decisions were taken or sought at the meeting. He had, however, taken the opportunity of assuring His Excellency of the British Government's desire operate with the Egyptian Government and he had received His Excellency's assurances that the Egyptian Govera ment shared that desire.

Viscount Cecil: replying for the Govern ment, said the case for disarmament the

Committee to-day. was true overwhelming. It Central difficulties of the problem had not been touched but the international conditions up to now had not been very favourable. Recent steps would not have been possible but for the Locarno Treaty and the improvement in the

." international atmosphere resulting from it. The Government were anxious to dispose of the question of the dis They agreed arinament of Germany. that substantially Germany had carried out the greater part of her obligations, Despite the inevitable delay in regard surrendered to the local police. The to international disarmament, it would whole Executive of the Communist Party be wrong not to recognise that great of Bandoeng have been arrested, and there have been 405 arrests at Weltervre- progress had been made in the last year. Disarmament was now on the map as it den. Though the ringleaders are ap had never been before. It was a practicalparently still at liberty, the Governor And live question. The Preparatory General of the Dutch Indies has cabled Committee it Geneva had now agreed to the Colonial Minister stating that the on their report and set out answers to situation in West Java is satisfactory, all technical questions which had been except in the Pandeglang Regency, where put to them. The Economic Commission the population is in serious revolt. had not yet finished its report, but it would be an unanimous one. Viscount Cecil agreed that chemical warfare and submarines should be entirely abolish- ed.

said but ho

the matter W&9 There Wis по not a simple one. unanimity of opinion in regard to sub marines. The broad results achieved by commissions and sub-committees up to now were, that "an attitude of good- will had been shown by everyone. Discussions had shown quite clearly that disarinameal was a practicable thing But it was clear that they must not be in a hurry. It had been shown that the problem of disarmament could be solved if sufficient preparation were made be

He fore, the disarmament conference. believed that international conferences succeeded in direct proportion to the amount of preparation which preceded them. With regard to bringing forward concrete proposals each country would have to say what it wanted and it would

Sugar Estate Staffs Armed.

BATAVIA, November 18th. The interior of Java is seriously infested by numbers of communists who have swarmed on sugar estate areas for the purpose of inciting disturbances. The Governor has permitted the staffs of twenty estates to be fully armed.

There have been twenty arrests at Scernkarta, where a communist demon- stration was dispersed. Telephones were cub and a tobacco shed set on fire.

GENERAL ELECTION IN INDIA.

BIG ISSUES INVOLVED.

DELHI, November 17th. India is in the throes of a general election, which is specially interesting, as the Legislatures, being the last under the Reforms Act of 1919, will undoubtedly in- fluence, the Statutory Commission sp- reforms and to recommend whether It ia desirable to establish the principle of responsible Government or to restrict the degree of responsible Government.

to €0.

GERMAN FORTIFICATIONS. -ALLIED GOVERNMENTS

WATCHFUL.

out in official circles that the United States cannot fail to be deeply concerned in regard to Mexican interference owing to the geographical position of those States between the United States and the

Panama Canal

Should the United States Government consider the situation serious enough, President Diaz's request for intervention could be made the basis for the employ Nicaragua waters to prevent the landing

ment of American naval forces in

of arms from Mexico.

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BORAH ON CHINA.

"A GROSS TRAVEŠTY."

NEW YORK JOURNAL SPEAKS OUT,

New York, November 18th Strongly criticising Senator Borah's references to China, the New York Times says that Borah thus demonstrates his character as the most malapropos public than of his time. It adds that Senator Borah's statement representing foreign power in China as greedy exploiters is groas travesty of the actual situation.

LIQUID COAL. " DETAILS OF NEW PROCESS.

NEW YORK, November 18th. A process for pulverizing coal and con verting it under heat to a fluid has reached a point where it can be used in internal combustion engines instead of petrol.

That Abcrtion of the Charleston. The trouble. said the Chairman, was that erides had advanced too far. What we want to do is to put cricket back twenty-five years I believe it was a better game in those days for the

very sad to see so few of the younger

Players, and for the onlookers too. It is

generation who come out East playing cricket. I cannot think what the young fellows do after they leave the office. (Laughter.) Surely it is better to be hitting Cantrell, O'Hare, or "Lobster" Reed out of the ground than performing that abortion of the Charleston, where couples look as if they had trodden on a hornets nest. (Laughter.}

Conchaling, the Chairman said the time must come when the place of

"Dick" Hancock, "Lobster" Reed, and

"Tam "Pearce must be filled, and these players relegated to what was familiarly known as the "chatty brigade." He therefore appealed to all the young men to take up the game of cricket.

In conclusion, Mr. Bird proposed the toast of Hongkong and Shanghai, cou- pling with the toast the names of Capt. E. I. M. Barrett (Captain of the Shang- hai team), Mr. R. H. B. Hancock and Mr. T. E. Pearce (Captain of the Hong-

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In conclusion, Capt. Barrett again re- turned thanks for the hospitality extend- ed and hoped they would be able to return it, in Shanghai, When Hongkong went there next year." "Cricket," he said in conclusion. was a great game. and a game

which made the British

nation what it was, becaus they could play cricket. (Applause.)

Mr. Hancock's Reply. Replying on behalf of the. Hongkong team, Mr. R. H. B. Hancock said that asked him to reply. He (Mr. Hancock) in # generous spirit Mr. Pearce and

loved cricket more than any other game in the world, and that was reply to Capt. Barrett (Apphuse.)

sufficient

Mr. Bancock went on to refer to the many battles fought between Hongkong and Shanghai at cricket, and the matches in which both he and Capt. Barrett had participated, and remarked that despite their many encounters on the field, they still remained friends, and he hoped they always would (Applause.) Mr. Ha cock congratulated Capt. Barrett and his team on their victory-(applause)- and Capt. Barrett on his masterly inm-

Mr. Hancock also touched upon the fine batting and also the fine fielding of Donald Leach, and commented that he was a man who should stay in the Shang- hai side for

to come. a long time (Applause.)

Continuing, Mr. Hancock said they had all in Hongkong, passed through a very Shanghai Captain's Reply. Replying to the toast, Captain Barrett trying time during the last eighteen

cavil at the andonment of work. Bu returned thanks on behalf of himself and months, and there were some who would the other members of the Shanghai team these were very few in number, and the for the hospitality extended to them majority would consider that the inter- during their visit to Hongkong. In port was a gain, rather than a waste of The pulverization process will make Shanghai they had felt very diffident return 10 their labours strengthened, Lime. He thought the majority, would available 600 square miles of anthracite about coming down to Hongkong, in case rather than otherwise, by reason of the in Rhode Island and Massachusetts now

South they should be starved, (laughter) but had said, cricket was still their English

break. (Applause) As Capt. Barret untouched, and might make America”, independent of foreign conl the opposite had proved to be the case.. game, and he hoped it would remain so, supplies.

British, French, and other speakers In thanking everyone who had looked as it stood for ture sportsmanship. prophesied a new coal era in which burn. after the Shanghai players so well, Capt. bond between

fine game, and stood as a good

Mir. Walter Trent, matallurgical RUGBY, November 17th. engineer, speaking at the International kong team).

Conference at Pittsburg an- Sir Austen Chamberlain was asked Coal whether, seeing that the German Governnounced that the first automobile engine ment had constructed fortified works at thus driven will operate in Kansas City Koenigsberg and Kuestria, which violat within a few weeks. He added that such ed Article 180 of the Treaty of Versailles, power will compete at six cents a gation any remonstrance had been made to Ger- with petrol at about twenty cents a many on the subject. He replied that gallon, and could be used in automobiles,

locomotives and ships. the matter was at present under the con- sideration of the Allied Governments.

EARL WINTERTON TO VISIT INDIA.

RUGBY, November 17th.

WHIS

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then be for the preparatory commission pointed, to enquire into, the working of Secretary for India, ie with the permising coal in a crude state eculd be au Barrett said he always felt he had more Whether we win or lose," said Mr.

in the first pince and the conference in second place to formulate a definite scheme, basing themselves primarily on the demands of various countries. There fore, this country would certainly have to make definite and concrete proposals as to armaments, which it regarded as essential within the meaning of Article Eight of the Treaty.

(THROUGH EXUTER'S" AGENOT.) " Delay, Inevitable.

LONDON, November 17th. In the House of Lords, Lord Parmoor and the Earl of Oxford expatiated on the desirability, of an early assembling of an International Disarmament Con-

ference.

Viscount Cecil, replying on behalf of the Government, agreed that the delay in disarmament was unfortunate but inevitable. The greatest progress, how ever, had been made last year and we were now discussing, not whether dis armament could be effected, but how.

Viscount Cecil entirely concurred with Lord Oxford that chemical and bacterio logical weapons and submarines should be eliminated from warfare, but in view of the fact that chemicals were easily made and distributed, it was doubtful whether the regulations would be com plied with. "A start should be made with the peacetime armies. The whole ex periment must, however, proceed on the

(Continued on next Oolumn),','

The results of the voting are so far only partial, but indicate that stable Minis tries will be formed in all Provinces, Madras, where the extreme except Nationalists appear to' have gained ground. The Swarajists strength in the United Provinces and the Punjab negligible. Thirteen Swarajists have al- ready been returned to the Central Legis lative Assembly, but, owing to the dif culty of their agreeing with other parties, it is anticipated that they will be unable to fulfil their programme of obstruction.

basis of good faith. If after a Treaty infringing, some form of control and were signed a signatory was discovered examination would be introduced. He regretted that he could not formulate concrete proposals for disarmament on behalf of Britain, but thought. the procedure should be that each country should say what it wanted, and on this discussions and formulate a scheme. the Disarmament Conference could base

Earl Winterton, Parliamentary Under sion of the Secretary for India, proceed- ing to India on a short private and un- official visit in December. He will return in time for the new parliamentary session in February.

'(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

RISE OF THE FRANC. COMMERCIAL CIRCLES

DISTURBED.

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PARIS, November 19th. The rise of the franc to 141 yesterday which disturbed the Bourse, is the high- water mark of the frane since M Poincare 'assumed office. The rapid rise is detrimental both to exporters and im- porters, whose contracts are based on ex- change rates three months ago.

A controversy has arisen regarding the respective merits of the early stabilisa- tion of the trane somewhere near the rate, and slow revalorization, otherwise, a gradual restoration to parity.

"R.33 TO BE SCRAPPED.

LONDON, November 17th

the

economic crime.

FAILURE OF PHILADELPHIA

EXHIBITION..

DEFICIT OF $3,000,000,

them.. (Applause.)

friends in Hongkong than in Shanghai, Hancock, "it leaves no stain on the past because perhaps they knew him less in and no burden in the future." Mr. Hancock then presented Capt. Barrett Hongkong than in Shanghai. (Laughter.) with the Hongkong Flag, in recognition After referring to the grounding of the of Shanghai wiming the interport match, President Harrison, on which the Shang as a souvenir of a very historic match He hoped Capt. Barrett would keep it PHILADELPHIA, November 15th. Ini team first embarked for Hongkong, (Applause.) Blaming the weather for the poor at before transferring to the President tendance, the mayer' announces that the Besquicentennial International Exhibi- Pierce, Capt. Barrett referred to the tion, which cloaca at the end of this absence of "Dick" Hancock from the month will have A deficit of "over 85,000,000. It is proposed to open the exhibition next year.

"NEW" AVIATION RECORD.

Jen

SCHNEIDER CUP WINNER'S FEAT.

NEW YORK. Viriginin, Nov. 18th. Major Di Bernardi, the Italian winner of the Schneider Seaplane Cup, has created a new world record of 258.873 miles per hour over a 3-kilometre course, beating Lieut. Doolittle's record last year by nearly 13 miles

OBITUARY

Viscount Cecil was sanguine regarding The famous airship R.33, which bas the prospects of success of a conference been in commission for ten years, made

AN AMERICAN POET. and believed that success of failure its Inst serious flight before would mean the success or failure of the Dominions. Premiers at Cardington.

SAN FRANCISCO, November 18tb. League of Nations and the endurance Probably within a few weeks, it will The death is announced of Mr. George or disappearance of civilisation. journey to Pulham and will be scrapped. I Sterling, the Poet.

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OPIUM CONVENTION;

STATEMENT IN COMMONS.

Sir Henry Gollan returned thanks or behalf of the guests."

The "Guests." Proposing the Guests" Mr. T. E. Pearce said Hongkong thought they had Shanghai beaten many times during the interport match. On several occasions they thought they had Shanghai well beaten, but Isaacs saved the situation. (Ap- plause.) With all respect to Mr. Isaacs he hoped the match would go down in history as Ir. O'Hara's match. CAP- plause.) In conclusion, Mr. Pearce ex- Pressed the hope that when Mr. Hancock returned from leave he would be fit le captain, the Hongkong side against Shanghai,

Russell Brown, on behalf of the United Other speeches were given by Colonel Services, and by Dr. O'Hare, of the Shanghai team.

LONDON, November 17th. Answering questions in the House of Commons, Bir Austen Chamberlain said that satification of the International Opium Convention of 1925 had been de- posited on behalf of the whole Empire, except Canada and the Irish Froo State. As far as the Government was aware, out of the other signatorica only Sudan and Portugal had deposited ratifications.

During the evening, The Convention could not operáte till musical programme was taken part in the requisite number of ratifications had by Capt. C. H. Steele, Mr. Green, Mr. been deposited, and till then the Hague E. W. Hamilton, Mr. H. E. Gardner, Convention of 1912 would continue to be Mr. J. R. Johnston and Mr. R. Suther- enforced..

land.

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