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THE ANGLO-FRENCH

AGREEMENT. (Continued from Page 1)

Aims Misunderstood." Unfortunately, the formal proce- dure in this instance has provoked an unprecedented crop of rumours which have entirely misinterpreted the purport, extent and aim of the compromise.

DIRECTOR OF ADMINIS

TRATIVEL COUNCIL.

CHIANG RAI SHEK DE- CLINES.

(THROUGH REUTERS"-ACENOY]

nd.

NANKING, Sept. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, it is learned, will spring a surprise The true facts are that progress upon the party leaders by declin- at the Preparatory Commission foring, despite great pressure, the Disarmament had been for a long appointment of Director of the period delayed by differences of Administrative Council. view on, the systems of reckoning naval tonnage, the leading pro- agonists of the opposing views

being the British and French re presentatives.

Broadly stated, Britain favoured calculation by naval categories and the French by the fixation of probable amounts, divisible accord- ing to the individual desires of the Powers concerned.

As the result of private conversa tions, the British and French reached a compromise which would enable progress to be resumed in the Preparatory Commission pro- vided always the other chief naval Powers accepted it.

The Full Text.

Is was promptly communicated in full to the other Powers affected, it having been explicitly stated by Lord Cushendun, the Acting For eign Secretary, and other Ministers, that in the event of the proposals not proving acceptable to them, the compromise would automatically cease to have importance, in, which event the search for an agreement would have to he resumed in the Preparatory Commission along

other lines.

British official circles naturally cannot comment on the authenticity or otherwise af a document belong- ing to another Power which the American newspaper has published although the terms reproduced of the naval compromise are accurate except for the reference to the tonnage of ocean-going submarines.

Such vessels are reckoned

提得

deep water craft when they exceed six hundred and not six thousand tons as stated in the American repart

Discussion. At Geneva. ⠀ Reuter', 'Geneva correspondent slates that the Third Committee, dealing with disarmament, is now discussing the amended resolution disarmament framed by the drafting committee for the purpose of submission to the League Assem- bly.

OF

He says he prefers to devote his time" entirely to the duties of Chairman of the Nationalist Gov-

1

ernment Council: Mr. Tan Yen

is to be appointed instead..

WOMAN SEIZED BY

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ARING, Sept. 22nd. It is officially announced that an

Miss Tobin, Englishwoman, worker of the Church Missionary Society, has been captured by bandits in a mountainous area near Chinping en route from Cans ton to Kweilin.

Miss Tobin's companion, Miss Watkins, was not detained.

The Chinese and British authori ties are taking steps to secure her release

TRANSPORT WORKERS'

STRIKE.

POSITION IN AUSTRALIAN TROUBLE.

(THROUGH REUTKE'S AGENCY.]

CABAREA, Sept. 22nd. The House of Representatives and the Senate have passed the Transport Workers Bill

MELBOURNE.

There are signs that the strike is collapsing and it is expected that an important Inter-State "Confer ence of Transport and Maritime Unions will take place on Monday, which will resolve that the Water- side Workers at all Australian porta be, instructed to resume work...

The Waterside Workers' Federa tion has be fined the maximum' £1,000, for

the crew of the

There is disagreement in the Committee regarding the new reinter-state to androgla tilstrike, solution, which was to embrace the and two unionists were sentenced separate resolutions suggested by to a week and a fortnight's in- M. Paul Boncour. (France) and

prisonment, respectively, for inter- Count Bernstorff (Germany).

fering with the volunteer workers. There were two further arrests today in collisions between strikers and police who drew their batons.

The new resolution expresses the hope that the Governments among which différences of opinion still subsist in regard to condi- tions of reduction and limitation of armaments will reach an agree ment in time to enable the Pre- paratory Commission to meet at the end of 1929 or the beginning

.

of 1999. +

*

The volunteers are very efficient- ly working four of the overseas vessels in port here.

It is understood that the funds of the Waterside Workers' Federa-

ion are very low,

ADELAIDE.

A section of the delegates, op- posed to the secret ballot on the question of the resumption of work, upset the ballot-box and tore up the ballot papers. The ballot

Germany Withholds donsent. Count Bernstorf has indicated his inability to accept the resolu- tion in its present form. Germany is anxious that something coperete should be done in regard to the was declared off. calling of the Conference. The re- solution as submitted- contains no reference to a Disarmament Con ference, a position which he gards as an abdication of the. League of its duties in regard to disarmament.

re-

A long discussion followed the explanation of the German point of view, and finally the Committee decided to refer the resolution back to the drafting sub-commit.

tee.

The Japanese delegate, Baron Bato, could not see eye to eye with Germany, and strongly urged that all the League's efforts should be concentrated on the meeting of the Preparatory Committee. He pointed out that until the Pre- paratory Commission had

con- cluded its labours, there could be na possible question of a Disarms ment Conference.

Final Draft Passed

LATER. The Third Committee has passed

SWEDISH ELECTIONS. PREMIER RETURNED.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 22nd The final results in the elections of the Second Chamber are as fol- low:-

Social Democrats Conservatives Liberai Prohibitionists Agrarians (

Communists

Liberals

90

73. 28

97

The Conservatives gained 8 seats, the Agrarians 4 and the Com- munista 4.

Other

The Socialists' lost 15. parties showed no change.

The Prime Minister, M. Ekman, who is a Libéral Prohibitionist, was re-elected.

The Liberal Foreign Minister,

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the Anal draft of the Franco M. Loelgren, was defeated. German resolution. The draft.pro- poses that the chairman of the Preparatory Disarmament Commis sion shall keep in contact with the governments, concerned in order that he may be apprised of pro- gress in preliminary negotiations. and may be able to convene the com- mission at the end of 1928, or, in any case at the beginning of 1929. The German delegats reserved the right further to explain his view-. point when the report was present- ed to the Assembly.

“AS FIT AS A FIDDLE.!!

SIR AUSTEN CHAMBEN- LAIN'S HEALTH.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE"]

PANAMA, Sept. 22nd."

Sir Austen Chamberlain is lear ing for California aboard, the President Adams alter inspecting the Panama Canal

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