An important and representative International Press Conference was! opened this week at Geneva, under the auspices of the League of Nations. Viscount Burnham, who was appointed chairman by the Gouneil of the League, presided. One of the first speeches delivered was by Mr. Chen Koo, the Chinese member of the Conference. He spoke in Chinese, and complained of the high charges for press-rate cables between China and Europe, and hoped that a Conference of this kind would be called periodieally by the League of Nations. He added that there was no place better than Geneva for representatives of public opinion to meet at regular intervals for the discussion of technical problems, leaving behind fall special interests and national prejudices and keeping in view the object of promoting international] understandings, The Shai Aeroplanes.
The doings of the British Defence Force at Shanghai always are rmpathetleally watched. Inquiries at the Air Ministry on the subject! of messages from Shanghai reporting the impending return to Englan of the members of the Royal, Air /Foree brought the reply' that the R.A, F. machines in China are not
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