Geneva, Mar. 3.
The meeting of the Assembly of] the League of Nations, convoked by] China for the consideration of the Sino-Japanese dispute was open ai. Paul Boncour a few minutes after 11 o'clock this morning.
Impressed by the historic and precedented nature of the occasion TiAssembly circles "were bussing fulth excited expectation long before the meeting was timed to commence, find there was unusual freedom of each pariesiriy among the dle ates of the smaller nations, These delegates are free from the embarrassing restraints imposed the representatives. of the great Powers through long experience. of international mediation "and, they ere well supplied with a subject for conversation Ina shape of a. long fxr of the Chinese point of view inthe present quarrel.
Tu the memorandum circulated] [china emphasised that the was hold {ag the fort an behalf of all small nations.
Moreover, the fog caused during the past, fow days: by. bewildering Feports from the Far East was, t0 Zome extent, dispelled. this morning bya message from Tokyo that eace,—was under contemplation in ee—at any rate a temporary li seating accommodation in the JAssembiy. hall. was occupied well tofore the hour of the meeting and] he public galleries and those reserr-Jed. for. diplomatic representatives were filed to overflowing. twas notable that, the States. delegation to the Disarma: iment Conference was present in full force. In his preliminary review of he situation in the Far East, Boncour alluded to the painful land tragic circumstances in, which the special Assembly had gatha He dwelt on the remoteness of the ceria of disturbance and the difficulties of reaching a settlement fon February 28, he and his moter foray were commandeered by Japan: Coe martes on Seward Read. "Hee feleaned im yesterday, adit. His aruek would be retamed. late. On "Boundary "Road yesterday military lorry was seen towing Motor fat, which bore no. Hieence plates, the tow rope being barbed wire.
'A plenitude' of bamboo batons and traffic gloves were in evidence at} Hongkew during afternoon, Indicating greater duties to-day.
Tt is believed that Hongkew has established record fox armed beries during Pebruary—not one being recorded, nor were any] "kidnapping" listed.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.