HEAR SUCCESS.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 December 1921, Page 5

HEAR SUCCESS.

WASHINGTON CONFERENCE. APPROACHING THE END. AGREEMENTS EXPECTED., By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright, Received Dec. 8, 9 p.m. Washington, Dec. President Harding, addressing a 13. ed Cross meeting, said: “It would be a wonderful thing for you and me to have lived in a period in which v.ye brought the conscience of mankind in to an understanding, where we have doine something tangible to prevent calliijg upon you again for war service, and. 1 would like to say it to you becausi 3 I know of what I speak—we are goiing t to succeed beyond the fondest hotoes. It is getting to be so pleasing to be able to say that we can do it n ow. There isn't anything impossible w -hen the conscience of present day civilisation is fixed on that accomplishmemt.” There are indications that the f.Oonference is nearing a successful coriclu--sion. Several members of the British delegation and secretariat have booked passages for England before the en.d of the year. One member of the delegation tonight ventured a prophecy that there would be not more than three plenary sessions, one to announce the naval ratio agreement, a second to d-. iscuss other naval matters, and a thir d to deal with Far Eastern matters, the problems of which are understood to be almost in as forward a state as niaval questions. This, however, does noir include the Chinese demands. Committing on them a British member said tonight that China was not going to giet all she expects.

WIRELESS IN CHINA. CONTROL OF STATIONS. Received Dec. 8, 9.45 p.m. Washington, Dec. 7. The official drafting committee reported to the Far Eastern Committee to-day regarding radio stations in China. It recommended that all radio stations in China, wherever maintained, be limited to dealing with Government messages, and shall not deal with commercial, personal or unofficial messages, unless other communications are interrupted, when they may afford temporary facilities. Any radio station maintained without the consent of the Chinese Government shall be handed over .to China upon fair and full compensation as soon as the Ministry of Communications is prepared to operate effectively. Any questions regarding stations in leased territories are to be regarded as matters for discussion between China and the Governments concerned. A common arrangement regarding wave lengths is to be arrived at to avoid interference. The report was unanimously adopted, after M. V ivia-ni (France) had suggested that steps be token towards the regulation of competition in wireless telegraphy in China