Geneva, Mar. 26.
In the course of a quarrel to-day at the, villa of the Hungarian representative to the League of Nations, the latter's valet, an Austrian named Szabo, cudgelled an American chauffeur, John Coates, who shot his opponent dead with a revolver.—
Reuter mon delegate declared that nothing had been done to advance disarm. ment, is strongly supported in off quarters here and by the press in.
The proceedings of the described and "a fiasco." It deciared that the impression given that the main object of the Com-sion was to postpone disarmament, and that if the other Powers do not carry out their obligation to Germany to disarm then Germany is released from her obliga-
The Difficult Points Tokyo, Mar, 25. proposals sent in Geneva of the signate Washington Treaty, detailing the British naval limitation proposals, namely (1) that any battleships te be built shall be under 30,000 tons; (2) to reduce guns from the present 16-inch standard to 13.5; and (3) to extend the life of existing capital ships from 20 to 26 years, have not yet been received officially, the Navy stated to-day that they would require very careful study.
An agreement, he thought, was likely to be difficult, as the cireut stances of each Power were different, Britain, be pointed out, would stand to gain most owing to her possession of the newly-constructed battleships Nelson and Rodney. which with their nine 16-inch guns, would leave her in a very advantageous position for several years. The fact that the shipbuilding industry of each Power was not! equally developed would also have te be taken ints consideration la connection with the question of increasing the age-limit of a battleship, declared the Minister in conclusion—Reuter.
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