JAPAN & THE CONFERENCE

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 34, 9 August 1921, Page 7

JAPAN & THE CONFERENCE

LLOYD GEORGE UNABLE TO

g ATTEND *

CHINA'S ACCEPTANCE.

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(AUSTRALIAN - M)W ZEALANB CAUI ASSOCIATION.)

(Received August 9, 9 a.m.)

PARIS, Bth August.

Mr. Lloyd George has informed British and Ameican journals that he is unable to attend the Washington Conference.

(Received August 9,, 9.30

NEW YORK, Bth August.

The Philadelphia Ledger's, correspondent at Tokio interviewed Mr. Hara, who denied the statements credited to him that Japan was determined that such questions as Yap and, Shantung should, be excluded from the Washington discussions, or that Japan expected a preliminary conference. Mr. ■ Hara said :" All we ask is indicated in the Noti of 26th July, in which we stated that we.deemed it advisable that the agenda should bo arranged before the conference is convened. Beyond that we are quite willing to accept President Harding's invitation for whatever time and place he names." (Received August 9, 9 a.m.)

WASHINGTON, Bth August.

China has* accepted 11th November »s the date for the Disarmament Conference.