AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 April 1920, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

(by Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

CENTRAL AMERICA (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) TjYASHNGTON, April 18. ' Reports from Aguaprieta state four Simaloa towns have fallen before the invading Sonora rebels. MEXICAN REQUEST. (’Received This Day at 8 a.m.) WASHINGTON, April 17. United States refused the Mexican request to allow the movement of Mexican troops in American territory, in order to attack the revolting State of Sonora, Testifying as to the Anarehiai conditions in Mexico, Lane Wilson, before the Senate Committee of Investigation said President Wilson’s policy was fatal, Wilson imagined the parties in Mexico were struggling for liberty. In reality they were struggling for loot. United States has decided she will not be represented at the San Remo Conference, RAILWAY STRIKE WRECKED. (Received This Day at noon.) NEW YORK, March 17. The Railway strike appears to be breaking up. Thousands are resuming work. Seventeen thousand elevator employees were ordered to strike owing to the refusal of the employers to increase wages. AVAR SURPLUS PROFITS. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m) WASHINGTON, April 17. Charges that favourites of the AVar Department officials realised from one hundred to five hundred per cent, profit on the resale of surplus army supplies, were made in the House of Representatives by Mr Madden of Illinois who said he had good authority for the statement that supplies were not available for sale until the dealers on the inside had completed their arrangements.