AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 October 1920, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

fAUSTRALIAN & N;E. CABLB tSSOOIATIOW] CANADIAN INDUSTRIES. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) OTTAWA, Oct. 7. It iB announced that Americans are investing approximately two hundred million dollars annually in Canadian industry, provincial and municipal bonds. Amercanß are holding eighty per cent, of 275 millions invested in the Canadian paper pulp industry. It is also announced that British linen interests have arranged plans to grow flax near Quebec. ( • FLY FROM PANAMA. (Received This Day at 8.40 a.m.) PANAMA, Oct. 7. The America, Lieut. Austin, has start ed ah American flight to Washington from Panama. AMERICAN DISPUTE. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, Oct. 7. The New York “Times” Washington correspondent states there is considerable interest attaching to a controversy between Senator Spencer and President Wilson. Spencer alleges that the stenographic report of the eighth plenary session of the Supreme Council shows that the President promised Serbia- and Roumania American aid, in the event of being attacked in the future. Mr Wilson sent Mr Spencer a denial. Senator Reed made a statement point ing out the truth of the stenographic ,i 5! report was not questioned, and challenging Mr Wilson to produce his copy of the minutes of the meeting. A GERMAN CONTRACT. (Receved this day at 11.30 a.m.) BUENOS AYRES, Oct. 7. A German shipyards firm informed the Argentine Government that it would be unable to deliver a forty thousand ton floating drydock, which it undertook to construct before the war. The drydock is completed, but the shipyard lacks towing equipment, with which to bring it to Buenos Ayres. The Company asked the Government either to supply its own towing or to accept a refund of the money paid on account. BRITAIN AND AMERICA, (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. Sir A. Geddes, British, Ambassador, 'in a speech at a dinner in honour ot the British Chambers of Commerce representutives, .aid -I be .eve most strongly that despite possible local d - mirations of. profit, commercml »- operation between United States an . Britain will pay «a botk, best in the long run. No half baked comminute or military adventurer can long disturb the world, if the English speaking peoples work, together. He adds that he denied the published reports that the British Government had resold to the German Government a number ot German ships with the object ? f ing the development of American merchant marine. • RED CROSS AID. WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. The American Red Cross has appropriated five hundred thousand dollars to relieve the famine in China. EXPLOSIOjToiToiL TANKER. NEW YORK, Oct. 7. By an explosion on a Canadian ml tanker fifteen of the crew are probably dead. There were many injured.