Geneva, Aug. 18.
Indications are accumulating that the three seats in the League of Nations Council becoming vacant this year will be keenly competed for, The states vacating their seats are Cuba, Finland and Canada, Cuba's seat is claimed by the Latin American states and will probably, be awarded to Guatemala while Norway is aspiring to Finland's seat on the grounds that it is ree served for the Scandinavian coune tries. The last remaining seat will probably be claimed by China, the South-American Union and 'Bole gium, In this respect it may be noted that the presence at Gene in September of South African Premier General Hertzog as leader of the South African delegation 19 seneraly taken, am an' announces ment of the Union's bid for a mere Counll which wil ase strongly supported by Great Britait while France will champion the clans of Belgium.—Trans-Oceai Kuo Min. 3
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