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BRITAIN'S PEACE POLICY.

# SETTING THE WORLD AN

EXAMPLE.

WHAT HAS BEEN DONE SINCE THE WAR.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Irgar. Dec. gad Speaking to the British Prees this afternoon at Geneva, Lord Cushendun, as British representa- tive to the League of Nations, said the British policy on disarmament had in no way changed.

LITHUANIA AND POLAND.

ANOTHER PLOT.".

A NOTE TO THE LEAGUE.

[TERCU'ON REUTER'S AGÉNGT.},

LONDON, December 2nd. Another long Note has been ad- dressed to the Secretary of the League of Nations by M Valde maras, the Premier of Lithuania, alleging thats there revolutionary plots against the Government of Lithuania are being hatched in Poland by Lithuanian political re- fugees, with the cognizance of Marshal Pilsudski.

On the contrary, he declared, "We are inclined to say to other countries who approach us on this subject that we have already dis-with

war.

Polish Accusations.

Warsaw, December. 2nd. long statement in connection the te fiwar undertaken

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armed. We effected our disaruta-by Lithuanih" has been issued by ment immediately after "the war, Marshal Pilandaki. It describes the

frontier and now we have not much to offer. Pole-Lituanian

Great Britain source of alarm and anxiety, where After the possessed an unquestionable supre-no ordinary work is possible ex- uacy of the seas. more than ever cept under arms,

For years past one brother has since the battle of Trafalgar. But as soon as the war was over, we been unable to another, nor a immediately scrapped,, rather too mother from her deathbed address hurriedly I am inclined to think, a farewell to her children.

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ships.

We did this not merely from our desire to realise economies, but also so that we might dispense with all offensive Forces except those strictly necessary.

We also abandoned two arsenals We cut and two naval base. down the personnel, of our navy. and practically scrapped...our air service, with the result that a few years later we had to resuscitate the air arm once more."

Our army, which was always numerically a "contemptible. little array,"

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Pilsudski suggests that Valdes maras is irresponsible" and has produced "arguments worthy of the madhouse."'*

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE} On League Council's Agenda.

RUGBY, December 3rd, The meeting of the League of Nations Council will open at Geneva on Monday, and the British delegate. Sir Austen Chamberlain, left London to-day to attend.

"

One of the most important ques- tions before the Council is the Polish-Lithuanian dispute, and it is was further reduced. anticipated that Marshal Pilsud- Obligatory service was abolished, ski, will represent Poland, which is and we have reduced our armed a member of the League. Councit, forces to the level of an Imperial is expected to arrive in Geneva on holive force, such as is necessary, Monday,

as exemplified in the recent crisis

are

It is reported that, owing to the Mousieur in China, for the protection of state of his.. health, British lives and British property Titules, the Boumanian Foreign

We

Minister, has appland for postpone- throughout the world.

ment of further consideration of ready to prove we have disarmed, and if we had not done so we the Romanian Hungarian dispute. should now be in a position to offer a reduction of two million tons in the navy and a big redue- tion of the air service.

In

But we cannot do it now. other words, we have already volun- tarily done what we are asking other rations to do now."

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] The Disarmament Problem.

GENEVA, Dec. 2nd.

The Security Committee has con-

cluded its work.

INDIAN REFORMS.

PRAISE FOR SI JOHN SIMON. [URITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, Dec. 3rd.

The Secretary for India, Lord Birkenhead, speaking last night at a dinner to Sir John Simon, refer- ed to the latter's sacrifice in prae- tically giving up two years from bis professional life to act as Chairman

MEDICAL WORK.

ROCKEFELLER MUNIFICENCE,

[REUTED'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

of the ladian Statutory Commis sion. Although there had been The most noteworthy pronounce many criticisms of the Commission ment as that of Count Bernstorff, he had not discovered a single giving an assurance of Germany's criticism, either British or Indian, readiness to co-operate in disarma- of the Chairman appointed. ment, while hinting at a desire for a revision of the Treaty of Versailles. The next session "will probably bei heid on February 20th. The pro-i gramme of work adopted by the Committee includes consideration of measuree to promote machinery of the League with a view to ez- abling the members to perform their obligations under the Covenant, and also a study of a scheme for inancial assistance to States which are threatened with aggression..

[SZUTKE'S AMERICAN SERVICE} U.S. And The Russian Proposals. NEW YORK, Déc. d There is no sympathy in the United States for M. Litvinoff's absolute disarmament plan.

New York, Dec. 3rd. The Rockefeller Foundation has

деж for the donated to the American College a million dollars

The Medical Centre at Boirut. Hal Estates "lund has inade a similar donation for the American College at Athens..

Security Packs.

BUGBY, Dec, 3rd.

The World declares that the pro- The Preparatory Commission for posal reeks with hypocrisy, and for the Disarmament Conference, hav Litvinoff to pretend that the Soviet ing completed the principal busi- is run by nou-resisting pacifists is ness for which it was called-the establishment of a Security Coin- a very poor joke.

The Herald Tribune says that mittee-is holding the final meeting Litvinoff is the spirit of malicious of the present session at Geneva inconsequence in the playbox of to-day to fix a date for the next Moscow's unrealistic world

thorning.

(BRITISK WIRELESS SERVICE.]- British Dolegate Satisfied.

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HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS"

DELINES 3RD, 1927. A.K. Bank .........$1.152 MOD.

Do

Londm...£120 LOG. Chartered Bank......£20 buy. Marcantile Bank, A. &B...£30) nom.

Do

O...£13 nom.

Dom.

30% nom

P.&O. Bank........ East Asia Bank.... Canton Insurance $550 buy.

Tla. 148 nom. Union Insurance32923 buy, North China Ins.......... Yangtare Insurance... M. 348 buy. Chins Underwriters .....$1.20 al.

Douglasen mi China Fire furursace....3216 nom,

(2.136 bry: Steamboats. Hong Kong Fire Ins.......8615 boy,

LONDON, Dec. 3rd. The hardships and adventures encountered by Capt. MeIntosh and Mr. Hinkler during their attempt to make a record non-stop long dis tance flight to ladia was described by them on their return to London yesterday night. Their failure was entirely due to shocking weather. Captain McIntosh, interviewed by Reuter, expressed the opinion that but for this, the attempt to reach India would have been a walk-over. (BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] To Try Again.

Roosy, Dec. 3rd. British airmen, to particularly Mcintosh and Mr. Hinkter who, owing abandoned their attempted non-Langkata (combined)....

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Tractions 12/9 The Imperial Rubber Exhibition China Buses... 64 buy. The New York Times says that

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Mr. Eric MacFadyen, Chairman United Asbestos ...... In his subsequent conversation would be held from time to time. Speaking on the work of the with the Press the British delegate of the Rubber Growers Association, Dairy Far

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Crawfords........ journed this morning to assemble found by the British Government in

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Mackintosha....ane very probably on February 20th undertaking engagements regarding the indrease in the output of rub Der A Wings

In 1910 the output" was 10,000 tons. next, Lord Cushendun stated that security binding her to action in The

Wm. Powelle he was perfectly, satisfied with the unforeseeable circumstances.

B.K. Aurements questions which had been referred signing of such pacts was more diff. By the end of the war this had to the bureau of the commission in cult in a country where the Parlin 'been increased to 280,000 tons, order that a set of resolutions for mentary system was highly develop whilst this year it was confidently the next meeting be drafted. Heed and where public opinion was expected that the output would ex- added, "We have now really out-strong and free than in one where coed 500,000 tons. lined the basis of discussion."

the Parliamentary system was com- paratively undeveloped. (Continued on next Column.)

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News has reached Botabay of the formation of a new film company in India, started on the initiative of Prince Sharm Singh, a cousin of the Maharajah of Kashmir. The Prince desires to incorporate American ideas in Indian studios.

He is reported (says the Indian News Service) to have stated that six Indian Maharajahs are back- ing him in this undertaking, and that if necessary millions will be available to make it a success. The American contribution has been furnished by Mrs. E. C. T. Miller, a wealthy Cleveland (Chio)" weman, who is the vice-president of the new concern. German technical experts have been secured, but the rest of the personnel is purely Indian

Greta Nissen has been offered, n contract for one of the principal stories to be depicted on the screen, which will centre round the Taj Mahal.

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