CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 24, 23 August 1928, Page 5

CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF

OVERSEAS ITEMS. A semi-official communique reading the Anglo-French naval agreement points out that certain foreign Press comments necessitated the publication of an explanatory statement. It emphasises the agreement is not a diplomatic act involving plenipotentiaries' signature, but rather a settlement of the FrancoBritish disagreement regarding armaments. The communique adds that the agreement is intended to serve as a basis for the settlement of the whole disarmaiment problem. xx x x Mr F. B. Kellogg, on his disembarkation at Havre on Friday, will be presented by the Mayor with) a massive gold pen with which he will sign the Peace Pact. The pen is engraved with olive leaves in thirteen American stars, while the case bears the device in Latin "If you wish for peace, for peace prepare." XXX X X It is reported that Germany is transferring her embassy from Peking to Nanking, she being the first Western nation thus to recognise the Natioalists. XXX X X As a result of the satisfactory settlement of the Nanking incident of March, 1927, Mr W. M. Hewlett, British Consul, is proceeding to Nanking to take up his residence ashore for the first time in 17 months, the British consular duties at Nanking. since the incident having been carried out aboard a warship anchored on the Nanking waterfront. XX X X Delegates from all parts of the Empire have assembled in Perth for the opening to-day of the third British Empire forestry conference, which will be continued' in all Australian States and in New Zealand, lasting until October 23. Discussions have been arranged upon forest products, testing, seasoning, tree preservation, fire protection, and other educational phases. The dolegates will) sail by the Maunganui for New Zealand on October 4. XX X X An unconfirmed 1 despatch from Harbin says the Chinese secret police have arrested a Russian agitator styling himself Levin, whin is leered to be the former Chines " T ' Tialist agitator Michael Bo ' . H© arrived at Harbin from narbf-ro-vsk.