AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 October 1920, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) ] \ £ AN AIR SMASH. 5 (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) \ ST JOHN (Nova Scotia), Oct. 8 < Two Canadians who hopped off for a j flight from Halifax to Vancouver crashed shortly afterwards. The machine , was wrecked, but the fliers were uninjured. MR COX’S VIEWS. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, Oct. 8. Mr Cox speaking at Nashville, said next year if we are in the League of Nations, we' can save 465 million dollars in our Navy alone. With this sum we could reclaim 22 million acres of arid land west. I favour stopping the building of battleships and giving every soldier boy who desires it, a farm. THE RANKER EXPLOSION. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, Oct. 8. A verified account of the explosion of the tanker Crowe, shows five persons were killed, six and forty slightly injured, was a terrific explosion of oil vapours in the hold. Several hundred' ironworkers who , were engaged on repairs to the Crowe, I were imperilled, and six large steamers ( lying near by, were endangered. The firemen's remarkable work prevented serious damage, as well as further loss of life. (DQ i~RATIONIN G, (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) OTTAWA, Oct. 8. Coal and fuel regulations similar to war time, have been reintroduced in Canada. Coal rationing is due to a shortage.