CROWDED CITY.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 2 September 1924, Page 5

CROWDED CITY.

GENEVA CONFERENCE

AMUSING INCIDENTS

A PRESS REPRESENTATIVE’S CHOICE.

BY C ABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—CO PYR IGHT

Received Sept. 2, 9.5 a.m. GENEVA, Sept. 1. On the eve of the fifth assembly of tuo League of Nations the city is overcrowded, delegates sharing rooms and even beds, while others are staying with private families. The congestion is resulting in many amusing experiences, including that of the Sun representative, who, on arrival at his hotel, was informed that he must either share a room with a member of the Chinese delegation or a double bed with an American. He chose the latter, and then discovered his mistake. The American gentleman proved to be a charming cultured American woman. The hotel attendants were apologetic, and the confused representative immediately offered to remove liis luggage to the Chinamen’s room. The American lady regarded the incident as a huge joke, and remarked: “Guess that’s the first time a League of Nations meeting has been responsible for upholding the Monroe doctrine at the expense of a white Australia.’’