AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 October 1920, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright )

A BIG FIRE,

(Received this day, at 9.30 a.m.)

NEW YORK, Sept. 30

A great fire on the waterfront at Galveston, Texas, destroyed two piers. The British steamers Hornby Castle and Gloria do la Larrinaga, and also the United States steamer Anon and an Italian vessel were on fire, hut the British were saved after being badly damaged. Two Italian steamers were destroyed.

A NARROW ESCAPE. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, Sept. 30

A special train carrying Senator Harding, the Republican candidate for the presidency, had a hairs breadth escape from a disastrous wreck near Milwood, Virginia. A*private ear left the rails and was dragged across a high narrow trestle bridge at a speed of 30 miles an hour. No one was injured.

THE COLOUR LINE. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, September 30. The “World’s” London correspondent says it is stated in well informed quarters that the British Dominions before sending representatives to London, to discuss the Anglo-Japanese Treaty will determine their point of policy, make their attitude known to United States seeking America’s view point. It is 'believed (India intends -to raise the question of the exclusion of Indians from parts of the Empire.

AMERICAN LABOR.

AN IMPORTANT PRONOUNCEMENT

(Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. The American Federation of Labour is issuing a statement in which it declares its independence of radical revolutionary’ Europeans labour movements and repudiates the British Labour movement. It declares an u-er lack of sympathy with the international federation of trades union policies and declares against the Russian Soviet Government. The statement is regarded as the most imm-iut prom in.-me t that American labour has ever made.

SALE OF SHIPS. (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.)

WASHINGTON, (Sept, 29

The Shipping Board has received bids for two ex-German liners. Ninetytwo steel ships be offered for competitive bidding and thirty others will be sold to owners to whom the allocated bids are wanted for 285 wooden ships. The Board plans the sale of twelve hundred ships, but it is doubt--1 whether they can sell to foreign buyers.

REDS POSITION

WASHINGTON, 'Sept. 30

The State Department is advised that owing to the deplorable transportation condition tile Bolsheviks have set apart ■i week for repair of transport.

ROWDY WOMEN. (Received this day at 10.35 a.m.) NEW YORK, Sept. 30,

The police were called to Carnival Hall to quell an anti-British demonstration by Irish women pickets and youths who forced their ivay into the Tercentenary celebration of the landing of pilgrims. Pandemonium reigned when the intruders broke in, bearing banners, “Hurrah for America, down with Britain.” The singing of the British National Anthem was prevented, quietness being restored when the chairman ordered the . American National Anthem to be sung. The leader of the disturbers said the motive was to protest against inveigling American girls and boys into singing the British Anthem, and she charged Sulgrave Institution with being a party to the plot to make United States part of the British Empire. American officers helped the police to eject the disturbers. A SENATOR’S VIEWS. (Received This Day at 10.35. a.m.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.

Ex-Senator James Lewis, Democratic candidate for Illinois Governorship, isks Mr Wilson to request Britain to dacate the Irish in Ireland, in order hat the Irish in America may he planted. The Irish question is a domestic me for United States, says Mr Lewis. Enough Irishmen went to the war to varrant us asking for a settlement, but ve should consent to the appointment if delegates from America, Britain and Ireland to work out the solution and should be willing to sacrifice distinctons of Government. In the second place Lewis intends asking for modifications of the German Peace Treaty to permit Germany to get coal for ships and.industries and enable her to pay her obligations.