LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 September 1922, Page 3

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

.I’HTHAI.IAN AND N.Z. C.UU.K ASSOCIATION, j BRITISH UNITY® GENEYA, Sept. 21. At a meeting of the combined British delegations, the following were present:— Britain—Lord Balfour, Rt Hon Fisher, Colonel Ward, Sir Cecil Hurst (substitute delegate expert adviser), and Mrs Coombe Tennant. India —Lord Chelmsford, the -Maharajah'of Nawanngar. Sir Sivaswamy Ai'yar, and Mr Charles lv. Fry. Australia—Sir J. Cook, Mr Sheldon, Justice Rich. Mr Boyce, and Mr Dale Canada—Sir W. Fielding, Mr La Pointe, and Mr Larkin. New Zealand—Sir J. Allen, Sir !•. Bell and Sir W. Steel Maitland. South Africa—Mr Walton, Professor Gilbert Moray, Lord Cecil, and Sir Michael Strakosoh. The warmest assurances of solidarity were given, and it was unanimously resolved to act in the Near East crisis as a unit. The Maharajah of Naiwinagar. in the Assemblv to-day, declared that one virtue of the British nation was that, however the Dominions of the Empire might differ among themselves when threatened by Ti common force, they were a united family.

The co-operation of the British delegations in this crisis is regarded as of the greatest importance, owing to the fact tha each self-governing part nf the British Empire is separately represented, and the combined delegations equal iiumoricallv. and in voting powers, France, Belgium. Spain, Italy, Holland and Portugal; or any other six continental nations.

DUNEDIN .MOVE. DUNEDIN, Sept. 22 The local branch of the League ol Nations Society resolved to urge that the League he deputed to settle the Near East dispute.