THE CONFERENCE.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXI, 10 August 1921, Page 5

THE CONFERENCE.

AT WASHINGTON. china accepts invitation. per Press Association—Copyright. WASHLNBTON, August 8. China has accepted November 11 for ae date of the Disarmament Confernee. MR LLO YD GEORGE. UNABLE TO ATTEND. PARIS, August 8. Mr Lloyd George informed British lfi d American journalists that he would mt be able to attend the Washington Inference. A DENIAL. LONDON, August 9. He ‘Daily Chronicle” Paris correondent says that Mr Lloyd George has ot informed tho journalists that he is at going to Washington. He is inmed that Mr Lloyd George intends > accept Mr Harding’s invitation to isit Washington as the official British presentative. * MR HARA’S DENIAL. TOKIO, August 8. Mr Hara, interviewed, denied the itanents credited to him that Japan is determined that such questions as ip and Shantung should be excluded im the Washington discussions, or it Japan expected a preliminary consum. Mr Hara said: ‘ ’All we ask was inated in the Note of July 26, where’s stated that we deemed it advisb that the agenda should be arifjtd before the Conference is coned. Beyond that, we are quite will;to accept Mr Harding’s invitation whatever time and place he <