AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 August 1920, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

'..by Electric Telegraph—Cop/r.KU' 1 A DENIAL. ' NEW YORK, J-uly -29. General Critchley denies from Calgary that he is taking three battalions of British and Canadians to settle a miiljon acres'egt^.te‘ia Mexjcc,/ • u * MR WILSON;. WASHINGTON, July 29. Mr Wilson is expected to take part unofficially in Fhe Allied Soviet Conference. - LEMBERG FALLING. PARIS, July 33/The “Chicago Tribune” publishes a report from Berlin stating the Poles are retreating on the whole line from Brest Ljtpysk jp Lemberg, |rnj flip early fall of llrest-'Litovsk is' predicted and then Lemberg. * OILFIELDS DEVELOPMENT. WASHINGTON, July 29. Ft is understood that representations will he made to Britain and France regarding an equal opportunity of American citizens in £he development of oil fields in countries under the League qf Nations mandate.

I NEW TRIPLE ALLIANCE. | LONDON, July 31. j Mr Lloyd George refused to reply to ' nn allegation in. tlie House of Commons that planned a Franco-Rritish-Gernian military alliance against tho Bplsheviks. > t JAPS IJJ CAUFQRNIA. WASHINGTON, July JO. - Mr Sivofe, a member of the Coils gressional Committee investigating the Japanese situation in California, in a statement says that the United States has reached a point where they should not permit any unasslmllable race to fill the Pacific States. “When we realise,” said Mr Swofe, “that 100 of every 150 Japanese in America live in California, wo c*in understand California’s alairn) over a continued Japanese immigration.