AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 March 1922, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

lUK'niAUa- *nd a:l. caiileju-mioiation

LOAN. ■'NEW YORK, March 15

\ syndicate headed by the Guaranty Company has offered forty million dollars to the Dutch Indies for forty years with an external sinking fund, at six pir cent gold bonds! The price of issue is £942 plus interest. The loan is not redeemable before ten years

AMENDMENT REJECTED. WASHINGTON. March 15 The Senate rejected the Pittman amendment, pledging the signatory powers to a general international conference regarding pacific disputes, by fifty votes to twenty seven.

BIG FIRE IN CHICAGO. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.ni.) NEW YORK, March 15

A fire in Chicago destroyed an entire* district. The damage is estimated at ten million dollars. One fireman xvas killed and several injured. The fire is believed to be caused by an incendiary, and started in Sohiff Company’s candy store. A former employee whereof xvrote threatening letters. Tlie suspect has been arrested.

JAPAN’S ARMY BILL. (Received This Day at sbdu a.m.) NEW YORK, March 15 The Chicago “Tribune’s” lokio corespondent reports the Japanese Army Reorganisation Bill Unified by the W at Orfite, and endorsed by tlie militaiy authorities yesterday, will be suomK,ed at a special session of the Diet in .Julv. The bill provided that the piesent standing army of 298,000 be ie ‘ (1 need in various departments, intan lyin'*34,ooo, cavalry 2,300, field art. ery I/, 000. sappers 2,700, heavy artillery ■ioo. The actual reduction •i.owevcr, will be 51,800 as the following uc: eases are planned-Light artillery 2,300, rail aay engineers 300, aviation 1(50, mounted artillery 280.

SOVIET AND MONGOLIA. Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) NEW YORK, March lo

■Vdvices from reldn state that A. Pit ikes (a Russian Soviet Envoy) declared it is Russia’s intention to recall all troops from the Mongolian border. He reiterated, (the assertion that the Soviet Government has no aggressive intentions regarding Mon•golia. but hits been maintaining troops there only at the instance of people’s revolutionary Government ... Mongolia.

attacked in u.s.A. senate. WASHINGTON, March 13. Senators Borahs and Johnston led the attack on the Four-Power Treaty to-day. They were supported by Senators Reed. Robinson and others. The Senate agreed to take a vote on Senator Robinson’s amendment before Tuesday afternoon. Senator Borah declared that the treaty means a revival of the old balance of power alliances. He expressed the opinion that the treaty will be disapproved of by those nations who are not signatories, but who have interests in the Pacific and in the Far East. Senator Johnston chided the Republican Senators who assailed the Versailles Treaty, but who now favour the ratification of the Four-Power Pact.

Senator Edge declared that this treaty, without “reservations,” was the same as the League of Nations with reservations. Therefore he would vote in favour of the pact.