AMERICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 January 1921, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS

RIOT OVER TOBACCO. AMERICAN SLUMP. [BY TELEGRAPH—PER TRESS ASSOCIATION] AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. (Received This Day at 8.40 a.m.) NEW YORK, January 4. A telegram from Lexington, Kentucky, states extraordinary scenes occurred at Maysville, Louisville, Carlisle and other cities in the State, when the tobacco crop was put on sale buyers offered only ten per cent of the 1920 prices. Tobacco that sold at 35 cents last yeair, brought three cents per pound. Farmers rioted and attacked the buyers. Feeling ran very high and th c authorities suspended all sales. 'Hie farmers immediately organised an independent market and the crop® were retained. Tobacco prices have not materially lowered.

IRISH STOWAWAYS. (Received This Dsiv at 10..15 a.in.) NEW YORK. January sth. A message from Newport News states Teter McSweeney, brother of the deceased MeSweeney, and Daniel 0 Callaghan, Mayor of Cork, arrived as stowaways in the steamer West Cannon. They were arrested but were later released, O’Callaghan will testify before the Committee of one hundred. THE JAP QUESTION. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.mA WASHINGTON, Jan 5. Senator Phelan stated the enactment of the general anti-alien landownership Bill in California, cabled on Dec, 27th would not meet Japan’s objection to racial discrimination. He added that so long as there was citizenship disqualifications for Japanese and not for other aliens .Japan would remain unsatisfied. He concluded that lie expected Japan would request the enactment of a Federal law naturalising present Japanese residents in United States. Such a. measure, however, would lie resisted to the utmost.