LEAGUE’S MOVE

Hokitika Guardian, 5 August 1932, Page 5

LEAGUE’S MOVE

S. AMERICAN - WAR BRITAIN GIVES SUPPORT. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, August 3. . , It was announced by the Foreign ■Office this evening,, that, The Acting-.Secretary-Gcneral of the League ol ''Nations h s suggested that Hi?. Majesty’s Government in [he United Kingdom, and, .th e French, German, Italian ' and iP’ii.h Governments, should supportthrough diplomatic channels, the up.py.il i.-sued on August 1, by the Presi-id-tn,t of the League' Council, to t’fie Governments of Bolivia and Paraguay. /./ f : " Thy British representatives at I.a: Paz and A'-u.ncion have been instructed to inform the Governments of Bolivia end Paraguay thtn the Government in the United Kingdom, is anxious to give all possible support to the.appeal of the President of. the Council, and to the moderating action of friendly nations assembled at Washington.'

The Government' in' the United, Kingdom have informed’’the United States Government of the above action.

PARAGUAY’S 'STAND. ASUNCION. August ,4. President Jose Gugginri to-night summoned .every citizen of Paraguay to stand" erect as one man and march, forward to victory over Bolivia in the Gran Chaco frontier conflict. Predicting; certain triumph for Paraguay, the President called Upon America to witness “our efforts to solve the dispute by legal means,” and charged Bolivi.a with aggression. HEAVY BOMBARDMENT BEGINS. (Recoiled this dav at 9.25 a.m) BUENOS ATR;EiS, August 4. • The field correspondent of the news- i paper “La Nacion” telegraphed i an official Bolivian bulletin to-day saying that the division commander, Col one* ad discs that a heavy artillery bombardment hap commenced in the Pilcomayo sector of Meran Chao.