AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 May 1921, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

UTSTKALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. DROP IN FURS. , NEW YORK, May 13. St Louis International Fur Exchange, the largest wholesale fur house in the United States has issued a statement to stock holders that a 9,202,437 dollar deficit exists in the finances. The reason given is the sudden and violent collapse of the wholesale fur market in 1920. A STRIKERS CLASH. . NEW YORK, May 13. At New Orleans, marine strikers violently attacked a group of strike breakers. Two of the latter and one policeman were wounded. The police using clubs and revolvers charged the attackers and arrested 138. AMERICAN ITEMS. • WASHINGTON, May 13. Mi* Borah, in a speech in the Senate, urged a reduced naval appropriations declaring unemployment had demoralised business. No reason was given to justify the increase of one hilndred million dollars over the House Appropriations, favoured by the Senate CommitThe House of Representatives passed a Bill aimed to prevent gambling m grain futures. It places a tax of twenty cents per bushel on grain sold purely speculatively, where the buyer and seller have not physical possession.

STRIKING 'ENGINEERS’ ACTION. \ NEW YORK, May 13 There is now a strike of marine engineers. They have ordered the towboat crews not to handle any ships, cither foreign or American, in order to. retaliate upon the Shipping Board for. its action in taking ships from those companies who agreed to the strikers terms.

fighting in southern u.s.A. NEW YORK, May 1. A message front AY illiamstown, in Virginia State, reports that bitter fighting continues between the mine workers and factions in the West Viygiiia and Kentucky 'hills. Several towns have been subjected to heavy fusiladcs the inhabitants being forced to stay in doors without supplies. Six contestants were killed and numbers wounded. State troops have been ordered to be in readiness. *

With a sense of humor, and nothing to do, And a craving to quiz and pry, There’s laughter I ween in the wintry scene, For the rogue with the roving eye I Gay flappers and flats in their gaiters or spats, v. And frumps looking prim and demure, And “sneezers” in scores swanking into drug stores For Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.