GENOA CONFERENCE
OJSTUALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.
CONFERENCE OR DISTURBANCE.
LONDON, April 3.Advices from Genoa State that the most elaborate precautions are beifig taken for the prevention of possible disturbances or acts of hostility against the delegates to the Genoa Conference. The Italian police are keeping a surveillance over the taverns, and, already over 100 suspected persons have been arrested. The police have been greatly reinforced. Gieat satisfaction is felt because the Socialists and the Fascisti and the seamen have all promised not to make any disturbance, unless they are provoked. There are 100 bilingual coininissioiiers and innumerable plain clothes itieii concentrated at Genoa. Tiie Bolshevik delegates are sheltering strangely under the roof of the Hotel Imperial. They, however, will be protected by 200 men stationed in the vicinity. Excessive precautions are being taken against any unauthorised persons entering the Royal Palace.
THE RUSSIAN DELEGATION. LONDON, April 3. The “Daily Mail’s” Berlin correspondent states that the Bolshevik delegation for the Genoa Conference has arrived. They motored to their hotels’ location. Secret' travellers on the same train from Riga as the delegates travelled in comment on tiie Bolshevik .girl secretaries, who were dressed in the est fashions, with silk stockings of many colours, and their powder puffs were prominent.
RUSSIAN DEMANDS. LONDON, April A message to “The Times,” fwfe Moscow, says: “The Soviet is making the following demands at the Genoa Conference:—(l) The recognition of the Russian merchant shipping flag; (2) the unrestricted use of foreign ports for Russian ships;. (3) the hand ing over of all the Russian ships back to Russia by the Allies. Sixty per cent .of Russia’s pre-war shipping, it is claimed, is not in the possession of foreign Powers. Any of the ships lost must be replaced. Further, in the event of the Dardanelles being declared neutral, the Soviet Government to have participation in the international control.
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Hokitika Guardian, 5 April 1922, Page 2
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