Goceva, Nov. 10.
The Disarmament Committee totion of the direct and indirect methods.—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min, day adopted by 19 votes, there being no dissentients, though Germany sind Russia abstained from voting, a revised Article One of the Disarmament Cozvention, providing that the annual service in conscription countries shall not exceed a period to be fixed later ey the Disarmament Conference, Reuter, Geneva, Nov. 10.
To-day's resumption of the discussion by the preparatory disarmament commission of the general disarmament convention brought Alively debate on, the question when ther or not -the time of service swith the colours under the eorscription system should be limited France, Belgium and Jugoslavia opposed: the fixing of such a limitation, while Great Britain, Polacd, fend Rumania were in its favour, On this. occasion the French dele-
Sale announced that beginning wi 1933 France will again extend hor Petiod of conscription to two years. ing in accordance with his previous announcement, the commission finally adopted the decision Leave the time of conscription the discretion of the individual Powers subject only to a maximum hich is to be laid down by th: final disarmament conference Meanwhile the five naval Powers fatter four days of negotiations which extended over the week-end, agreed that the final disarmament convention should not impose. limits fon the reservists but apply them only to the active personnel of the navy which will be enumerated cording to ranks as officers, noncommissioned affeers and mee. 1 4s understood that these negot'ntions payed the way for a resump tion, probably on Thursday next of the Franco-Italian naval pourpar-Jors.—Trars-Ocean Kuo Min.
Nov, 14, The German motion for tke incorporation into the disarmament convention" of a clause for the direct limitation of war-materials ras defeated at to-day's sitting of the Preparatory Disarmament Gommission with nine against nine votes, the United States, Canads, Holland, Sweden, the Soviet Union, Italy, Turkey and Venezuela supporting the German motion while France, Belgium, Finland, Japac. Poland abstained from voting.
The Soviet and Italian motions to the same effect met with the same fate and the principle of direct limitation is therewith definitely shelved, while the British motion favo indirect method by limiting the army estimates carried with 16 votes against those of Germany, Italy and the Soviet, while six delegations abstained. from voting.
Before the Commission adjourned for text week the chairman Mr. London, expressed horror ai the attempt to assassinate the Japanese Premier, Mr. Hamagueh! and congratulated the Japanese delegate on the report that the Premier is expected to recover.—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min.
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