Geneva, Nov. 13.
Mild surprise "is expressed. in Geneva at the number of, "Noes" in the German elections. Conciliatory action is now expected to enable London, Nov. 11.
The fifteenth anniversary of the Armistice was commemorated to-day throughout the country, The memory jof those who died in the Great War iwas honoured as usual by the objservance of two minutes silence at the Armistice hour and by the wearing of Flanders poppies made by ex-Se The chief ceremony was at the Cenotaph, in Whitehall, cathedrals and churches, at and "wherever there is a British colony throughout the world, similar tribute was The King, who had previously announced that he would be present, lid not attend. According to Court! ireless, His Majesty's health is. ex-
"The League's debates on the question of ensuring permanent: Peace is characterised by the face lat the counter-currents beneath the surface and the elrorts to dea!
ith practical problems by means Of verbose speeches and manauvrings resulted in the ereation of a special Geneva atmosphere Which, in the course of years, almost became a by-word for} inefficiency," he said. "In the back-ind of this phraseology: ike the Par Eastern dispute are all the more st In view of these! circumstances, "it cannot surprise anybody that the League of Nations 4id not succeed in mastering the, at problem of disarmament.
his case, however, is different from hers, insofar og here it is imposcellent, but it wes considered inad- si ible to hide the discrepancy of Visable to expose Iimself to the The Prince of Wales, deputising pinion' of the aim, behing the Impossible to imbue. the League green of words. Ag it is for hie father, placed on the with a ferent spirit, there was' withdraw.
Bothing left for Germany bat te the British Legion, pa tay in the Legion festival 'Albert Hal, weare he was given tremendous' welcome by. thousands or ex-service men and thely wives The detachments, present represent:
most parts of the Empire.
total of 1 1043896 scarlet poppies was "Gropped fom the root Tnemory of She Empire's dead, while the hymn "O Valiant Hea Germany's action should not Herr yon Neurath stressed, that terpreter as turning backwards: on the contrary, it was a firm step forward to a practical and fertile Policy of peace. "We sincerely fnake an offer to the other Powers approach the problems on a different basis and we hope tha: the foreign Governments will grasp the hand %e hold out to them in 2 conciliatory spirity" be concluded. Strans-Ocean Kuo' Min.
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