BREEZE AT GENEVA

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 440, 4 December 1930, Page 7

BREEZE AT GENEVA

DISARMAMENT COMMISSION PROTEST AGAINST DELAYS Received Dee. .3. 5.15 p.?-. GENEVA, Dec. 2. “The public is fed up with the words ‘as soon as possible/*’ impatiently declared Count Bernstorf! at the Disarmament Commission. ‘‘lt wants something more definite.” The outburst, which somewhat ruffled the placidity of the meeting, accompanied Count Bern storff’s motion that the main conference should be convened on November, 1931. Lord Cecil contended that the League Council in January should fix the date. Others supported Italy, Bulgaria and Russia siding with Count Bernstorf!, whose resolution was lost. TRANSFER OF TONNAGE. [ British Official Wireless. ] Received Dec. 3. 5.55 p.m.

At the meeting of the preparatory committee on disarmament at Geneva. Lord Cecil announced that he had received instructions from th” British Government enabling him to agree to the principle of liberty to transfer tonnage from one naval category to another in navies whose global tonnage does not exceed 100,000 tons. The li’o erty to transfer will be applicable only to surface ships, submarines being ex eluded and their global tonnage fixed by the di.-armament conference for ea?.h Power.