AMERICAS NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 12 December 1919, Page 3

AMERICAS NEWS

(By Electric Telegraph—Co )vright.i (Australian <fc N.Z. Cable Association! SAILING ALLOWED. 'Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 'll. It is announced the liner Imperato will be allowed to sail from New Yorl For Halifax despite the fact that sh had bunkered 7000 tons of coal as cab led on Dec. 9th. The British Ministr; of Shipping expressed regret, and stat ed it- would replace the excess coal amounting to five thousand tons. JAPAN’S REPLY. (Received this day at 9.20 a.nr.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. The Japanese Government has repliec to United States. It is gratified tc learn that America is convinced Japar is wholeheartedly determined to co-oper-ate in the work to be done' in Siberia, Japan’s only desire is to make co-opora-tion more effective in future. f ANOTHER, NOTE. WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. United States three Notes to Mexico protesting against oil well decrees where by American wells will ultimately become the property of Mexico, have been ignored. Mr Wilson is contemplating another Note. LINERS COLLIDE. (Received this .day, at 9.30 a.m.) HALIFAX, Dec. 11. According to radios the liner Carmania, en route from Liverpool to New York collided with the American steamer Maryland,/300 miles off,.Sable Island. Both vessels were only slightly damaged an# are proceeding to their ports. > (Received this day, at 9.30 a.m.) HALIFAX (Nova Scotia) Dec. IT. The Carmamia and steamer Maryland collided in a storm off Cape Race. The steamers were damaged above the water line but were able to proceed to their destinations. It was at first feared the disaster Would assume the dimensions of the Titanic tragedy. MEXICAN ACTION. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Twenty-one American oil companies operating in Mexico protested to the State Department that the Mexican Governments intends to prohibit drilling of new wells. The Board sent Wilson a memorandum pointing out the measure will seriously interfere with operations of the American merchant marine. ( NOT WANTED. (Received this day, at 9.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON, April 11. The Senate passed a joint resolution appropriating 690 thousand dollars to aid the State Department in enforcing a strict administration of the passport regulations-in order to exclude radicals.