AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 September 1921, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CADI.E ASSOC.../lON. LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS, OUTLINE OF AGENDA. WASHINGTON. September 21. The State Department has published the agenda of the Armament Conference. to which all the invited powers have agreed. (1) Naval armaments under which will be discussed the basis ol limitation and the extent of its fulfilment. (2) Rules for the control of the new agencies of warfare. (3) Limitation of land armaments. Part 2 deals with 'Pacific and Far Eastern questions: (li Questions relating to China. The principles to he applied and their application. Territorial integrity Administrative integrity. The "open door.” Equality of commercial and in-, dustrial opportunity. Concession if j monopolies or preferential economic tulvilegcs. Development cl rail wavs, including plans relating to the Chinese Eastern Railway. Preferential raTi road rales. Status of existing commitments. I (2l Siberia : the same subjects as ChiI iia. ) (3> Mandated islands, unless the qie"- | ti.ius relating thereto arc settled earlier ! ANGLO-.) Al’ ALLIANCE. ! 'Re'-eivrd This Dav at S a.in.) 1 WASHINGTON. Sept. 26 There is widespread belief among | observers of International alfairs that ! the Anglo-.lnpanes** Alliance will not he continued niter the Armament Conference. at which it is expected general agreements will he reached to supersede all other existent special arrangements. Tlie lieliel is based on sentiment ill foreign capitals, specially the British Dominions. AMERICAN LIQUOR LAW. NEW YORK. Sept. -J.*. The Superintendent of the ' lueago Police Inis informed the United Stans authorities, that half the Chicago fine,, of fiv ( > thousand policemen are involved in illegal trade of liquor. He lejxirts that prohibition is a fallacy. There were more deaths from drink now than before prohibition in the Chicago district.