AMEBICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 October 1921, Page 3

AMEBICAN ITEMS

\ URTIt ALI AN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOL*../lON SHERIFF SHOT BY NEGRO. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK, Oct. 21 An Orange (Virginia) message states Walter Ware, a young negro and his companion, operating an illicit whisky still, shut and killed the sheriff, and his assistant, and then barricaded themselves in a I,arn. Shots seriously wounded nine men and slightly woum.od several others. Ware threatened to shout his own father, who, implored him to surrender. When a posse composed id' ox-servicemen, set lire to the barn. Ware shot himself dead. His companion was burned to death. 1 l:c County State authorities took extinordinarv precautions to prevent a race riot as a result of the incident.

ARMAMENT CONFERENCE. WASHINGTON. Dei. 'A A correspondent of the New tin k • Times” states opposition on the part of United States in regard to having questions of international hmince discussed at the Armament ( onteremo. appear to have disappeared and it is now reasonably mrlaii,. that the whole subject of the economic hnnncml deli's of the world will he considered. THE DELEGATES ARRIVING.

.•Received This Day at 8 a.m.) WASHINGTON, October 24. The capital has begun to take on a vivid international colour, such as was displayed in Paris during the 1 eace Conference, with the arrival of tin. vanguard of the Armament delegates, j and advisors. Japanese arrived Horn San Francisco b v special train. Largo crowds lined the streets, dapanee naval and military men wore full dress uniforms, and were escorted by mounted troops. Shortly afterwards Admin,iral Realty, General Dm* and General Jacques (Belgium) ! arrived by special train. The city l is en fete Mr Harding and niembois of the Ca linnet will give .receptions and a round social functions arc planned:. Diaz, Beatty, and Jacques are proceeding shortly to Kansas l it> where they will attend a meeting of the American Lc-gion of ex-service men. Marshal Foch will also attend.