at Geneva Peking, Oct. 21.
Mr. Karl Bickel, president of the United Press Association, who w the guest of honour at a tiffin given by the Anglo-American Assotiation here to-day, emphasized the importance of ce-operation between the United States and Great Britain and the value of such organizations as the Anglo-American Association of Peking for the furtherance of the friendship Wetwoen the two coun trio Mr. Bickel spoke chiefly of the] recent Press Conference at Genevi He revealed the interesting fact that when the 160 delegates representing, 44 countries had met at Geneva, the Secretary-General of the League of Nations, Sir Erie Drammond,.had declared that no ince connect ed with the League had met in such 'a tense atmosphere and with 80 much possibility of an explosion and an early break-up, yet within five hours the delegates found that they] had little to fight about and finally) assed a series of resolutions satis-motory to all.
Mr, Bickel urged his hearers to use their influence to obtain redvetions in press rates so that the ordinary newspaper readers in Europe! and America could get Chinese news! every day and hence have a real insight into Chinese affairs—Reuter.
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