AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 May 1921, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. MEAT IMPORTATIONS. WASHINGTON, May 25. The Agricultural Department has announced that United States last yeai imported 160 million pounds of meat, two thirds of which eame from New Zealand. FIVE-YEAR NAVAL HOLIDAY. WASHINGTON, MSy 25.

The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed Senator Borah’s disarmament amendment to the Naval Appropriation Bill requesting President Harding to call a conference between Britain, Japan, and the United States to arrange for a five-year building holiday. The amendment was not debated, as the administration’s opposition had been removed. It is expected the amendment will be passed by the Hoiise without any trouble.

U.S. CHIEF JUSTICE. WASHINGTON, May 25. President Harding will nominate Mr Taft (ex-President) for the Justiceship *f the U.S. Mr Taft is willing to accept it.

AMERICAN VISITORS. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK, May" 26 Doctor W. K. Gregory of the American Natural History Museum, and Henry E. Raven, explorer, have left for San Francisco and are sailing for Australia by the steamer Sonoma. Gregory plans to explore in connection” with archaelogical and ethnological matters and will make a field study in Queensland and New South Wales. Raven will spend a year in field studying Australian fauna. BONING MATCH. NEW YORK, May 26. At Cleveland, Johnny Kilbane defeated Freddie Jacks, claimant to the British featherweight on points, in ten rounds.