CABLE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 March 1922, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

AMERICAN ITEMS.

»USIIIAIiUN AND N.Z. CAIU.E ASMJUAIION U.S.A. RESTRICTIVE MOVE. NEW YORK, March 28. Miss Lillian Russell Moore, once a famous actress, who has been appointed by President Harding to investigate immigration problems, has submitted her report. In this, she suggests a five years’ immigration holiday, or else a system for selecting and sifting the immigrants from abroad She also suggests a period of 21 years residence in the United States he stipu laled in order to qualify for naturalisation aid an American citizen.

CASE GOES TO JURY. NEW YORK, March 28

The case against Tex Rickard, the late fight promoter, of maltreating a young girl, (first cabled on the 27t|’i of January) went to the Jury, following upon a long hajd fought trial. which Rickard attempted to establish an alibi concerning the date which the girl mentioned as that on which she had been assaulted by him. Tim defence showed that a supporting witness for the prosecution, namely a little girl, a friend of the complainant had upon several occasions committed forgery n.nd other crimes. Rickard’s attorney declared that Rickard was a victim of a Wall Street blackmail, and that he would devote the remainder of his life to run down the guilty ones.

AN ACQUITTAL. NEW YORK, March 29

Rickard was acquitted, but there are ‘several other indictments outstanding against him, charging him with' the abduction of other girls. It is not known whether these will be quashed. 1 ' SMITH BROS’ WORLD TOUR. WASHINGTON, March 20. The British Embassy has asked the United States to extend proper facilities to Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith when they arrive there, on their attempted aerial circumnavigation of the world. AMUNDSEN’IS PROJECT. LEAVES FOR POLE IN JUNE. NEW YORK, March 28. Captain Amundsen has arrived here. He has announced that his expedition to the North Pole will start from Seattle on June Ist. Tt is taking two American aeroplanes equipped with radio telephones, thus permitting constant <on tact until the world. NEW YORK NO-SMOKING ORDER. NEW YORK, March 28. The Police have now rescinded the no-smoking order lagnninst women (cabled yesterday). It is announced that the order was sent out by mistake.

SIAMESE TWINS.

BOTH SERIOUSLY ILL,

NEW YORK, March 28

A remarkable surgical case has been disclosed at Chicago in connection with Siamese Twins named Rose and Josefa Blazek, who are 42 years old. Both are ill, Josefa, being on the verge of death, from jaundice. Physicians say that the death of one will cause the- death of the other, and surgeons proposed to perform an operation in an attempt to free Rose immediately upon Josefa’s death.

BOMB THROWING

NEW YORK, March 29

A bomb was thrown into the Union Congregational Church at Green Bay, Wisconsin, where the audience of 500 awaited an address by “Pussyfoot” Johnson. A member of the audience lb re w the bomb out of the door. No one was injured.

Engineering Dispute.

THREE AND A THIRD MILLION IDLE. BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS SBN., COPYRIGHT LONDON, Ala roll 29. The gravest economic and industrial situation is now developing from the engineering lock-out trouble. The Amalgamated Engineering Unionists have most definitely refused to resume the negotiations so long as the employers continue to keep them locked out.

The notices of a- lock-out, which the employers have also sent to the engineers’ kindred unions are to operate immediately.

Consequently th e aggregate number of men who are now locked out is 776,000. This total is exclusive of 90,000 men previously locked out and also of unemployed. Then there is a lock out of the shipyard workers, which was cabled on March 17). It operates to-day, and it is involving a further 300,000 men.

Man v other trades are being indirectly, but gradually, involved. This is owing to a shortage and to the non-supply of engineering materials. It is estimated that as a result of the lock-out a total of 1,500,000 workers has been added to the general unemployment figures, which now reach approximately three and onethird millions of men. It is now common knowledge that the funds of the various unions are at a low ebb. It is stated that the men, who are actually locked out are not entitled to any relief. It has become quite .impossible to forsee the extent of the economic distress that the crisis is going to create. Alan v Labourites suggest this lack of funds and relief is the real reason ■for the employers’ obduracy in dealing with the men’s proposals. Other Labourites cynically declare that, owing to the existing adverse British trade and industrial conditions the employers now welcome this as an opportunity to close down their works, which are being conducted at a loss. | Very bitter feelings are prevalent I among the workers, who attribute the most mercenary motives to thp Chi- . ployers, The rftilwffys have suspended their promised reduction in gootjg rstes, of, 1 Ipg to $9