GENOA CONFERENCE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16709, 15 April 1922, Page 9

GENOA CONFERENCE.

FINANCIAL PROPOSALS. GERMANY ACCEPTS. By Telegraph.—Press Association —Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received April 15, 9.20 a.m.) GENOA, April 14. Germany integrally has accepted the Allied experts’ financial proposals, but insists that reparations be considered in the balancing of national budgets. FINANCIAL COMMITTEE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received April 15, 10.55 a.m.) GENOA, April 14. Sir Basil Blackett, Controller of Finances in the British Treasury, has been called to the committee of financial experts to evolve a basis for the report to the conference at the Financial Committee on Saturday. LAND DISARMAMENT. FRENCH INSTRUCTIONS. By Telegraph—Press Associat ion—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received Ajprii 15, 10.55 a.m.) PARIS, April 14. A member of the French Cabinet announces that it land disarmament is discussed at Genoa tho French delegation lias been instructed to refrain from participation, the view of the Cabinet being that, the matter should be left to the League of Nations.

M. Poincare officially announces that Franco will not join in discussing the question of land disarmament at Genoa. EXPERTS’ REPORT. INFORMAL DISCUSSION. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copy right. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received April 15, 2.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 14. The Australian Press Association re~ presentative at Genoa states that a longed informal discussion Mr Lloyd George, M. Barth*a*k (France), M Theunis (Belgium) MM /chiteherin, Litvinoff and Krassin (Russia) at Mr Lloyd George’s villa, lasted throughout the day and is expected to occupy all Saturday. The conversations turn on certain points in the experts’ report which the Russians desire to b© elucidated before framing their reply. It is nor likely that the first commission will resume its deliberations before Tuesday