London, Sept. 7.
Belgium, Sweden, and Holland have informed the Foreign OMiee, in connection with the forthcoming' nneetingg of the League Council, that they do not intend to continue considering the application of Article XVI of the Leayue Covenant as involving the automatic enforcement of sanctions.
This demarche was taken in connection with the present internation-
It may be recalled that the ques~ tion of the revision of the League Covenant and Article XVI has been discussed for the past year and is to be reconsidered at the League meeting.
Several Governments, since the Ethiopian affair, considered that the "Article in question had lost_a con-Siderable amount of its value—Havas, Supporting Delegation Hankow, Sept. 8.
As part of the programme to support the Chinese delegation to [Geneva, Chinese public bodies here are making an appeal for the assistance of the Powers.
They are arranging to send a representative to call on local foreign Giplomatie and consular bodies, explaining China's stand and request Ing them to forward China's appeal to their respective governments.
mass meeting of public bodies here will be held tomorrow morning to ask the League to give assistance China by applying sanctions against Japan. A parade will follow in the afternoon.—Reuter.
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