AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 September 1921, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTItAI.IAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. SHOCKING DISASTER. A BRIDGE COLLAPSES. (Received This Day tit 8 a.in.) LONDON, Sept. 10. According to a message from Chester, Pennsylvania, twenty men, women mid children are known to have been a.owned at least twenty more are believed to ho at, the bottom of a tributary of the Delaware river, as the result of ail wooden bridge collapsing. A little hoy had fallen into the water and a crowd congregated on the bridge to watch the rescue, with the result that the sti uctiire became overloaded. Besides the above casualties lortv persons were injured. JAPAN AND AMERICA. {Received ’This Day at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK, Sept. 10. As the result of direct exchanges of opinion between Shidehara and Hughes a conclusion has been reached that a treaty must he negotiated between Baited States and the Allies, to ensure that America shall be c, nipped with the rights to control mandate territories." Southern Chinese Government and Russia will not he represented at (be disarmament conference, »lthoiigh Russian questions will he discussed. American "Bederaturn of Labour has announced it intends arousing the wtizens of United States in favour of disarmament anti backing up Go\oiinueut in its leadership in the. movement. The central Labour Unions throughout the country will hold mass meetings and educational campaigns.