AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 October 1920, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright ) AMERICA LOANS TO ALLIES. NEW YORK, October 8. Arrangements for meeting the AngloFrench five hundred millions dollars loan, on the 15th of October, have eventually been completed. Both England and France are ready to meet their shares. ARGENINE AND THE LEAGUE. BUENOS AYRES, Oct. 9. genor Pucyrrdon (Foreign Minister) >and a delegation which sailed to attend the Geneva Conference of the League of Nations, promises the Senate that any engagement the Argentine contracts will be° subject to the approval of the Argentine Congress. President Irogoyne had not consulted the Senate regarding 'Argentina's adhesion to the League of Nations. The Senate resented this. The only condition in which the Argentine Senate would agree to Senor Pucyjrredons appointment was that .it should be consulted concerning any future engagements. INTERNATIONA L BROTHERHOOD. WASHINGTON, October 9. The World Brotherhood, with representatives from twenty-five countries, will open a conference to-day. The aim of the Brotherhood is' to end war and industrial strife by the application of a “golden rule.” Mr Thomas Howell (Secretary of the Canadian Brotherhood) states—“most of our membership are British and French. would establish a better feeling between the Germans and Allies than a conference in Berlin, where the next meeting of the Brotherhood will be N hcld.

i SUGAR PRICES. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) OTTAWA, October 9. Canadian; sugar refineries a,re api pealing to the Government to take ac- ' tion to guard them against loss, in i view of the difference in sugar pirices ' in United States and Canada. The wholesale price in Canada is 19.50 per ■ hundred pounds and in United ‘States approximately 10.0. WOOL MARKET. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) OTTAWA, October 9. The Agricultural Department has is-., sued a- stetement pointing out that the- wool market is panicky, due to the re-entry of Australian wool into the open markets of the world and the continued holding of wool by American growers and'failure of free selling wool to materialise. - MR. HOOVER’S VIEWS. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK, October 9. Mr Hoover, in a speech, at Indianopolis stated he believed since the armistice the Wilson administration had made a failure by the tests we can apply. The Republican party supports the principle of preservation of peace by organised international action. It differs with the Democrats only concerning the method and responsibility. Government should be transferred to the Republicans. . • , OIL DISCOVERY. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) MEXICO, October 9. It is authentically reported that important oil discoveries have been made in the State of Oajaca, upon tlie Oajaca Petroleum Estates Limited, a British concession, holding two hundred thousand acres with a valuable frontage to the Pacific. TRADE PREFERENCE WANTED NEW YORK, Oet. 9. A Merchants’ Association at Kingston, Jamaica, and adopted resolutions in favour of trade preference with Canada. CABLE CONTROL. NEW YORK. Oct. 8. It is learned from Washington that | the United States at the International Communications conference will seek to get the nations to agree not to grant any exclusive rights for the landing of cables on their shore. .