MANDATES COMMISSION.
NEW GUINEA AND NAURU. (BY CABW-MMS ASSOCIATION-COPYRIGHT) (AUSTRALIAN AND H.B. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received November 4th, 0.0 p.m.) GENEVA, November 3. The Mandates' Commission considered a section of the New Guinea report. Sir Joseph Cook (High Commissioner for Australia) a-ppeared before the Commission for examination. Re-plying to tho chairman's questions, he said there was no military fortress, no military or naval bases, nor any native military organisations. There were no police forces charged with the defence of the territory, only a police force for tho maintenance of internal order. The natives were guaranteed freedom of conscience and, subject to tho provisions of the ordinances for maintenance of public order and morals, there v/asi free exercise of all forms of worship. There was no slavery. The financial position will be discussed to-morrow, also probably the Nauru mandate. The opium conference, to which Australia was invited, opened to-day. It is considering Extern aspects.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18222, 5 November 1924, Page 9
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152MANDATES COMMISSION. Press, Volume LX, Issue 18222, 5 November 1924, Page 9
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