Canberra, Nov. 10.
Defence, revealed i Sir George Pearce, Minister of in the Commonwealth Senate to-day that negotiamns were being conducted with sion of Australi share in the defence of the Empire, involving ther Dominions. eontsibution from came second, while others with a eater sea-borne trade contributed comparatively little. A larger contribution from them, he declared, as logical as a result of the Ottawa Ce All the component' parts of the Empire, he continued, must view the question ina new light. If the Disarmament Conference failed, th Empire would be unable to continue its post-war disarmament tendent cies Renter, Valladolid' last. night" Premier In an important speech Azana alluded to the rumours which sprang up during' the recent walt of the French Premier M. Herriot. He stressed the fact that the Spanish Re-Dublic desires above all' s0 to conduct its foreign policy in order to contribute as far as possible towards international Peace, and his country. would therefore avoid all adventures and pitfalls—Trans-Ocean Kuo fire with machine-guns on the mob we mounting. The death-roll now is 12 and the injured number 60.
Apprehension ig still felt. and troops are guarding the League at Nations secretariat. The authori: ties have arrested two Socialist Tenders "and "two communists. connection with the. disturbances, One of those arrested is the Social: ist deputy, Leon' Nicole. accused of" inciting the mod to Terist the military forces. which Were sent to disperse the mob after the police hed failed to quell "the Geneva, Nov. 12.
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