AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 November 1921, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOC.. fION DEMPSEY SUED. NEW YORK, November 2. Alfred Siesrid, “ song writer, sued Dempsey for one hundred thousand dollars on'the grounds tlmt he alienated the affections of his wife, Bel 1 aim* i, a noted variety actress. Dempsey hied answer denying the charges. He admitted he appeared in the theatrical , Company whereof Bel Ualmer was a * member but lie was not unduly in* *d]v with’her. Palmer is now suing tier husband for divorce in Chicago, oil the grounds of cruelty, claiming the husband is jealous of -very man wl.o appinuds her danciDfi*

AMERICAN WOOI. TAlt I EE. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) WASHINGTON, November 2. Representatives of wool growers ... fifteen States have decided to ask foi a duty of thirty-three per »ent pel clear pound of contents of wool, m the tariff. Hearings beginning soon before the Senate Finance Committee. I",s it is stated would be practically equivalent to eleven per cent per K u ' ns > pound. The schedule was pr"' wool growers in the Payiic-Aldi .eh tariff.

JUDGE’S ACTION OPPOSED. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK, November The New York “Times” Washington correspondent says Federal Judge Anderson has issued an injunction in connection with the recent West \ngmm mine troubles, forbidding union organisers to enter the State for the purpose of soliciting mem 1 airship of Union and forbidding the existing 1 mm, to continue the practice to have min companies deduct Union dues from

Mr Gompors commenting, denounced Judge Anderson, saying the injunction violated tho constitution and existing laws.

BRITISH DEBTS. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK. November 1. T ho New York “Times” interviewed Hon. Reginald McKenna who said we are large creditors and in relation to United States we are also lebtois. As debtors, we have nothing to say except that England will pay her debts Upeaking as a e,-editor England would the selfishly wise, having regard only to her industrial and economic position to remit obligations due to her.

THE ARBUCKIjE CASE. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK. November 1. Sherman, the actor, made a depositiftm fa Arbtiokle case swearing that Arbuckle was never alone with ,Happe at any time during tho tatnl part"; in the hotel.

cAnada After a i.oan. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK. November 1. The New York “Times” Montreal correspondent, learns on good authority that the Canadian Government will enter the American market after the pew year, to negotiate a loan of at least three hundred million dollars. CHINA DEFAULTS. (Received This Day a.m.) NEW YORK, November 1. An American group of the Chinese Consortium has announced that Chins has defaulted in connection with the five and half million dollar loan made bv Chicago financiers. China failed to avail herself, of n new loan of sixteen millions offered to provide the funds to pay the old loan *

miners protest. NEW YORK i« "■ OiM- -2. Thirty thousand miners 'n Indiana. Ohio, have struck as a protest against the injunction granted by Eederal j u d(«* Andersoii". forbidding l nion mranfwrs to enter West Virginia. Offi,.i„ls of the United Mine workers of America are meeting to consider the question of calling a general strike. BRITISH COLUMBIA’S DESIRES. (Received This Hay at 1.5 OTTAWA. November 2. British Columbia Legislature unanimously adopted resolution asking the Canadian Government to abiognte the Anglo—Japanese Treaty so far as Canada is concerned. It also resolved to ask Ottawa Government to amend the Immigration Act so as to bar totally. the immigration of Asiatic*. japan and shantung. 'Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) NEW YORK. Nov. 2. The “Evening Post’s” Tokio correspondent reports that with the indications pointing to another Chinese rejection of Japan’s ShauC ng terms. Japanese officials are again discussing tint advisableness of asking President Harding to mediate. The correspondent learns that Japan is willing; to explain the Shantung stand at Washington Com ferenee if China, brings the matter up, hut refuses to accept any Conference decision.