AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 January 1922, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

ARBUCKLE CASIh SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2o

A hotel maid testified she had cleaii:ed the door knobs of .the doors of the Suite, where the Arbuckle party tbok place. Thus the defence was attempting to turn aside the prosecution’s charges against Arbuckle based on the door knob linger print. The State Counsel to-day attempted to negate this maid’s testimony, on the ground that she is insane. The defence is rapidly concluding its testimony. It now appears certain of victory.

SONOMA’S GOLD AGAIN.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26.

Hard luck seems to be dogging the Sonoma. Captain Trask, upon its arrival, reported having serious trouble with the Btevedores at Pagopago. The Sonoma which arrived with a cargo of gold and other commodities valued at many millions of dollars, stopped at Pagopago to load coal and other stuffs. A group of convicts were 1 'used as stevedores. Suddenly the latter storm ad the vessel in an attempt to break into the treasure chests. The entire crew were needed to hold off the inwaders at the point of the revolvers. Nothing was lost and no damage wa s done. The invaders were successfully driven off the vessel, which arrived here safely.

AMERICAN CABINET DECISIONS WASHINGTON, Jan. 25

It is understood that the Cabinet at a conference has decided to negotiate a Treaty with Germany and to create separate Commissions to arbitrate on private war claims. This is because of the hostility of the Republican Senators to participation in the Allied Arbitration Commission under the Versailles Treaty. It has also been decided to lend five million dollars to Siberia. This was promised during the war, but was subsequently withheld. DEBTS TO U.S.A. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 Senator Borah participated in the Senate debate on the Allied Debt Refunding Bill, and declared that the Allies by revising the Versailles Treaty and reducing armies even to a reasonable extent, could meet the interest payments on their debts to the United States, and also return part of the principal. Ho added: “I maintain that it is an insult to her American people to ask them to forego any longer the collection of this money, that will only be used by; them for purposes not only destructive of the peace of Europe, but of the whole world. No man under the present policy an l under the existing treaties in Europe, can foretell when these nations can begin to pay interest. Tie danger to Europe lies in an apparent effort to destroy Germany.