By then the time-limit will have expired. However, I give this warning in the belief that Monday may really be the last day. About 8,700 applications for registration have been made and 6,000 applicants have already received their certificates. The remain-ing applications are still under consideration. What happens to the applications of persons holding Dutch registers will depend on the number of cases in which the thumb-impressions are suspect.
Further information is likely to become available in a week or two.
Among many others, the Asiatic question finds a place on the agenda. It is likely to be discussed at length. According to reports, the sessions are to be held in camera. A very important resolution was passed at the Inter-Colonial Conference. They want thereby to weaken the influence of British settlers in the Colonies.