AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 October 1920, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

f fAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE >BBOOIATIOnI ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. NEW YORK, October 28. Commander Cope has announced hat the British Imperial Polar Expedition to tire Antarctic will leave Norfolk, Virginia, for Montevideo on October 27th then going to Wellington. The ' expedition will particularly study the influence of Antarctic condtions upon Australia and South Africa. ’ THE GRAIN STRIKE. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m) NEW YORK, Oct. 28. Grain brokers in Chicago have been ■' informed that Kansas farmers who start _ed a strike against declining grain prices cabled on Oct. 16th, are picketing the roads and urging other, farmers not to take produce to market. Farmers who persisted in delivering grain were jeered and booed. AMERICA’S ATTITUDE. NEW YORK, October 28. It is Teported that United States which was represented at Brussels conference still favours fixing a lump sum for German reparations. MR- WILSON’S HEALTH. (Received This Day at 10.35 a.m.) v." NEW YORK, Octobor 97. The New York Times Washington, Correspondent points out the delegation of Republicans which visited Mr Wilson were greatly affected by the President’s condition. The delegation felt that a settlement might be the President’s final appeal. The delegation is oonvinced that Mr Wilson’s intellectual powers are in no way impaired, but it was nothing less than tragic that he should be brought to such a stricken physical condition. Mr Wilson remained seated and his voico was so low that it could hardly be heard. The whole occasion was inexpressedly solemn and tender.