Geneva, Jan. 18.
The Italian who was arrested of the railway "station today is described as a lawyer, living in Paris, and a notorious anti-Fascist He has been unable satisfactorily to explain his presence here, and vill be sent back to Pari Jan, 14, The Council of the League of Nations, at a meeting here thie morning, approved the British proposal to appoint a committee to ex-mine the question of amending the Covenant of the League in order to harmonize it with the Kellogg Pact and to submit a report to the next session of the Assembly, The British Foreign Secretary, Me. Arthur Henderson, "gave his assurance that the amendments were intended to stromgthen the Coven= ant. The French and German delegates associated themselves with Mr. Henderson's views.—Reuter, London, Jan, 13.
According to a telegram' from Geneva this afternoon the meeting: of the Council of the League of Nations was devoted enrively to an examination "of the work "f the Permanent Mandates Commission.
In regard to the date of the oxtraordinary session of the Mandates Commission for the examination of the British Report on the troubles inv Palestine, Mr, Arthur Henderson, the British Foreign Secretary, timated that he could not agree to-March as proposed by the Commis sion, He explained! that the Report of the British Commission: of inquiry could not be ready by that time, At its morning meeting the Council examined: various reports: submitted by the Italian delegate, Signor Grandi, regarding procedure for the acceleration of ratification of conventions, Mr. Henderson as-red the Council that it was the the British Government to 1 all the conventions of the League brought into force as soon us pore sible—British Wireless through: Reuter.
Geneva, Jan. 15.
Viscount' Cecil (Britain), Mr. Adachi (Japan) and Mr. Woo Kale song (China) are among the eleven members of the committee appoint ed by the Council of the League of Nations to deal with the amend~ ment of the League Covenant.
The committee was appointed at the suggestion of Great Britain with the object of amending the Covenant of the League in order to harmonize it with the Kellogg Pact The British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Arthur Henderson, gave his ase surance that the amendments were intended to strengthen the Covenant. The French and German d gates associated themselves wit) Mx, Henderson's views.—Reuter.
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