SUPREME COUNCIL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 10282, 10 January 1922, Page 3

SUPREME COUNCIL.

FIVE-POWER ECONOMIC CONFERENCE. PARIS, January 6. The opening of the session of the Supreme Council at Cannes provided surprise, indicating Lloyd George’s ictory ever the French and Bel;ians. / MM. Briand and Theunis demand- | ■ id tbai exaction of reparation ought j ' o be the first consideration, but Mr > jioyd George, supported by Italy, retarded the consideration of the ; vhole "'European economic situation j ,s an essential preliminary, holding hat reparations could not ~bc dis- , iissed apart from these. • As M. Briand presided, it wasp ixpectcd that he would immediately j i iresS; the French view, but, appar- 11 mtly as a result of the prc-Confer- j nee and private parleys, M. Briand I; imply welcomed the delegates. ■ i Mr Lloyd George immediately fol-, i owed with a lengthy review of the , r conmic situation, declaring that il f vas 'the Allies’ duty to bring about '] ieate and to restore the markets of ' Central Europe. Mr Lloyd George lointed out that, the deplorable con- ( [ition of Russia heavily burdened ( Jerxnany, who, before the war, do- I ived the bulk of her prosperity i herefrom. Goodwill all round was * issential if Europe’s reconstruction cere to succeed: therefore he pro-' 1 iosed a five‘Power economic Confer- j nee, embracing Germany and Russia f o consider the whole economic posi- ] ion. They must insist on Russia ( casing her propaganda, recognising ier external debts, and undertaking tot to attack her neighbours. Simi- ( arly the latter must undertake no! o attack Russia. j Mr Lloyd Georges speech profound- ; y impressed the Council, which ! igreed to his motion in principle and 1

■■ ■ proceeded to discuss the 'guarantee' which they should demand from Russia. LONDON, January 7. A Cannes commiwiique slates tiiai the Conference unanimously resolved that all European Powers he invited 1o send representatives to an Economic, Financial Conference meeting in February or March and that the Prime Ministers of every nation should attend if possible. TRAGEDY AT SUMNER. MOTHER' AND, DAUGHTER FOUND DEAD. The dead bodies of a married woman and her daughter were found At a house at Clifton, Sumner, on Sunday. The deceased were Janet Scott, aged’ 37 years, and her daughter Sladys, aged about eight years, who resided at Victoria Avenue, Clifton. The woman and girl had not been seen since Wednesday last, and the house had remained locked up. On Sunday afternoon Constable Wilkins entered the house by a window, and found the bodies on a bee One end of a tube was attached to the gas burner, and the other was in proximity to the heads of the deceased, the gas being turned on. The husband of the dead woman is Edward Theodore'Scott. Get adequate insurance against Influenza. Take or inhale “NAZOL.” Pleasant, safe, effective. 60 doses Is