OFFICIAL WIRELESS

Hokitika Guardian, 31 August 1928, Page 3

OFFICIAL WIRELESS

LEAGUE OF NATIONS COUNCIL(British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Aug. 30. The Council of the League of Nations to-day despatched a sympathetic telegram to Sir Austen Chamberlain and Dr Stresemann, German Foreign Minister, regretting their absence from its deliberation and expressing the hope for their speedy restoration to health.

Lord Ciishcndun spoke to the British press representatives at Geneva to-day on the subject of the Peace l’ac-t which lie signed on behalf of Britain and on the relation of disarmament. Lord Cushendun, who has recently stated that tiie Pact is “the most impressive declaration ever made by mankind of the determination to (ireserve peace,” said it would bo a mistake for idealists to claim that now, that the Pact was signed, that everything was done. One did not arrive at a new heaven so quickly. He did not think, because the nations had signed, they would he justified in throwing all their armaments on the scrap heap. Disarmament was a much slower and longer task. The same remarks applied to the other difficult questions with which the League of Nations had to deal The people had not to he impatient.

MR KELLOGG TN IRELAND. lIUGBY, Aug. 30. Mr Kellogg, American Secretary of State,"arrived at Kingstown to-day on his visit to the Irish Free State. He had been accompanied from Paris by President Cosgrave. He was most enthusiast ica Ily received. Replying to an address of welcome, (lie said he believed the warmth of the reception wa3 not for himself, hut for the country which lie represented, whose heart was always so close to the heart of Ireland. He was pleased his visit was under the auspices of Mr Cosgrave, who was returning from a momentous meeting at Paris, where he had joined in pledging his country to the great cause of peace. Proceeding to Dublin Mr Kellogg was received with military honours, and the Freedom of the City was conferred upon him.

Commissioner Murphy said no greater honour had come to the city than this opportunity, to confer its freedom upon Arr Kellogg. His act, in securing from the powers of the world, the contribution of faith to the high cause of? peace, and humanity had earned for Mr Kellogg the gratitude of the whole human race for all time.