GENERAL CABLES

Grey River Argus, 6 May 1933, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES

ARMAMENT DISCUSSION (British Official Wireless). RUGBY, May 3. British delegates announced at the meeting of the General Commission o 4 the Disarmament Conference, that an agreement had been reached with M. Nadolny on the question of amendments to the British draft convention, directed to exclude militarised police from calculation in Germany’s armed forces, but M. Nadolny, later, refused to accept the plan for standardisation of continental armies. Captain Eden declared that the pro posal was essential Io balance the British plan, but, further progress was impossible, and the discussion was ad journed. Later, \|. Nadolny refused io with draw other amendments including pro vision for overseas troops to be u>ed only in times of war for policing vol Captain Eden and Signor Massigli insisted this, and the matter de ferrod. A Soviet amendment to apply the British plan not only to continental countries, but throughout the world was then considered.

INDIAN BANDITS. ( Aus. X N Z Cable Assn ) CALCUTTA. May 3. Two constables were killed ami a villager was seriously wounded in a clash between police and armed bandits near Shaker Eerozepur (Bengal). The police, who wen l hunting notorious bandits, were surprised by the latter, who opened fire and escaped.

MANCHURIAN TRADE. WASHINGTON, May The State Department to-day announced that it had been officially informed that the principle of the open door in Manchuria would be stric-tlx maintained, and that the Manchurian spokesman who gave a contrary im pression recently, spoke without auth-

STERLING CONTROL FUND TO KEEP IT DOWN. LONDON, May 4. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. N. Chamberlain in the House of Com minis, to-day moved to increase ihe exchange equalisation account from 150 to 350 millions. The resoln tion was carried without division.

VICKERS’ PRISONERS. MOSCOW, May 4. Embassy officials visited Thornton and MacDonald, and found them in lh<* Lest of health. with no coinplaints. They are allowed to receive bonks, letters and food, as the | resent rations are i *.»t as good as forme r I y.