AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 October 1920, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

ATISTTIAT.IAN A’ N.Z. CABI.F. IHSOOIATIOnI WHEAT CORNER. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK, OctoberlO. United States wheat Growers Association with a membership of seventy thousand in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska, and South Dakato have issued a proclamation urging members to refrain from selling wheat after the 25th. October until such time as the price of good wheat rises to three dollars per bushel. AMERICAN POLITICS. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, Oct. 10. Mr Harding speaking at Oklahoma City, pointed out that while Mr Wilson’s administration sought to impose its altruism upon the world, Britain acquired control of ninety per cent, of the world’s oil supplies. He added that there ijj a real danger that Americans may presently find themselves shut off from equal opportunities. A “straw vote” taken by press throughout the country in which 613,283 men nnd women participated, shows 371,161 for Mr Harding and 242,132 for Mr Cox. A BIG! WORK. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, Oct. 10. Sir Alfred booth, Chairman of the Cunard Line has arrived to supervise preparations for the construction of the Company’s new . piers in New York, ~eußu."X.thirty million dollars. He stated Britain JcWCS-t?.see.United Staten, develop an important position m-Uu**- ] national trade. Britain was not seek- < ing commercial supremacy of the sea-:, j