MR. JORDAN IS HAPPY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 235, 3 October 1936, Page 9

MR. JORDAN IS HAPPY.

(Two Important Occasions At Geneva. IN AUSTRALIA'S FOOTSTEPS. (Received 1.30 p.m.) GENEVA, October 2. At the inaugural meeting of the League of Nations Council in its magnificent new chamber (reports the Australian Associated Press), Mr. W. J. Jordan declared that he was most happy that Xew Zealand's accession to the Council coincided with such an important occasion. He was conscious of his great responsibility, and it was especially hard to follow in the footsteps of Australia. FREEDOM OF RAMSGATE. N.Z. HIGH COMMISSIONER. (Received 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, October 2. The council of Ramsgate—Mr. W. J. Jordan's birthplace—lias decided to confer on him the freedom of the town. GENEVA PARLEYS. DISARMAMENT MEETING. British Official Wireless. (Received 1 p.m.) RUGBY, October 2. The French Premier, M. Leon Blum, arrived at Geneva and began a series of private talks at a luncheon which he gave in honour of Mr. Anthony Eden (Britain). Paris Press reports anticipate that, as a result of the visit, a French initiative in favour of setting up a European economic and financial committee along the lines suggested by the late Aristide Briand will take active form. Mr. Eden later left for a few days' holiday at Monte Carlo. A Geneva message states that the Third, or Disarmament, Committee of the League Assembly met and elected M. Lange (Norway) president and M. Sadak (Turkey) vice-president. Delegates stood for a moment's silence in memory of the late Mr. Arthur Henderson, former president.