SUBMARINE MINES.
GRATE DANGER. DISSENSION AT THE HAGUE. POSITION OF NEUTRALS. By Telegraph.—Association.—Copyright. (Rec. Oct. 10,' 10.17 p.m.) The Hague, October 10. A plenary sitting of the Peaco Conference adoptod tho convention relating to submarine mines, but reservations made by several Powers nullify, so far as they are concorncd, its most imporportant provisions. ■ :" '• The discussion revealed a marked confliot of opinion botween tho British and the German delegations.Sir Ernest SatoW emphatically declared that Britain would not accept the cohvontioh as a final solution of the matter, and commented on its inadequacy, also on the fact that neutral shipping is placed in gravo danger. The Conference also adopted the convention as to the fights and duties of neutrals in war-timej. ' ■ Britain, Japan, America, and three other Powers abstained from voting. Germany and fivei other Powers made reservations.'
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 14, 11 October 1907, Page 5
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