AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 August 1920, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

| (By Electric Telegraph—-Copyright./ AMERICAN MONEY. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) WASHINGTON, July 30. The Comptroller of currency, Mr | Williams, says the Federal reservo I system is in a position to lend'2,soo million dollars. Thus there is no justification for unrest prevailing in some busness and financial quarters in United States. INCREASED FREIGHTS. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON, July 31. In order to meet the increases jn railway workers wages, givernment have announced an increase of forty per cent, ip freights and twenty per passenger rates. T'lto estimated total values of railways in United States is 18,900,000000 dollars.

LABOUR NOMINEE. (Received this (lav at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK, July 31. Christensen, presidential nominee of the Farmer Labour Party, announced lie intended to make a strong bid for the Irish vote. He declared an attempt to make the League of Nations the issue, was a conspiracy camouflage, since the League which was only an attempt to establish an international Soviet is dead. TRIPLE AGREEMENT. (Received This Dav at 3 a.m.) NEW YORK, July 31. The New York “Times” Washington correspondent says enquiries at tlie Rritish Embassy brought au intimidation that Britain would welcome an agreement with United States, based on principles similar to those embodied in the Anglo-French pact governing oil supply in mandate countries. It is understood a United States note to Japan regarding Saghalin, cabled op July 19th reaffirmed tho American policy regarding Russia, apd points out that United States believed none of Russia’s former Allies would take advantage of the present plight of Russia by occupying her territory,

There have beon dissensions among the crew pf the Baltic, A faction said Mannjx would travel as an honoured guest. An equal number insisted that he should not travel on a ship under the British flag. Both created a strike. Union meetings were held and the ship officals urged the malcontents to leave the question to the British Government. There were wild seenes on the pi-f-r, A man wavec] the flag of the Irish Republic, women screamed hysterically. The entire force of pier guards plus the police reserves got Dr Mannix aboard and prevented a stampede to the gangway plank by admiring thousands.