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*rBTKAMAN ANU N.Z. CAIII.E ASSOCIATION SEMIN OFF’S TROUBLES. NEW YORK. April 6. YTlip Siberian ‘anti-Bolshevik leader, Seminoff’s troubles since he arrived in America, * seem ondless. As soon as lie stepped into New York be was arrested and held for 25.000 bail, ns a result of a lodgment for 500,000 dollars against him in Harbin, North China, by the Foreign Trading Company, whose goods were looted in Siberia. Seminoff admitted that owing to disordered conditions in Siberia, the anti-I'olsbevils and Bolsheviks alike looted the property of others.
SCENE IN PARLIAMENT
IT S 4. CONGRESSMAN’S OUTBURST.
WASHINGTON, April 6. Scenes of disorder occurred in tlie U.S.A. House of Representatives when a democratic representative, Mr Garner, from Texes, attacked his colleague. Mr Blanton, whom the House recently c-ensured and nearly expelled. Air Blanton had made speeches in Texas alleging that the members of Congress wore using the stationery allowances' to purchase pocket flasks and other private purposes. He alleged the Government expended many thousands of dollars to provide members with barbers, masseurs, and congressional roman baths, for which they charged the Congressmen in various forms of petty graft. Air Garner called Air Blanton a. liar. Air Blanton declared he would hold Air Garner personally responsible, hut he lgft the House. The latter declaring that if he made a reply, the House would expel him.
UNDER. ARREST. NEW YORK, April 7. Eric and Maggie Mcßride, now under arrest at New Orleans, are awaiting requisition papers from Melbourne. Motli deny the charges of forging stock K-ansfers.
CHITA AND JAPAN. ■ Received This Dav at.P.4O a.mJ ! NEW YORK, April 7. The Philadelphia “Public Ledger’s’ Tokio correspondent learns the Far J Eastern Republic delegates at Dairen Conference agreed to the Japanese terms and are now awaiting the Chita J Government’s ratification. If is under- | stood the terms are merely commercial ■ and do not touch the settlement of ; Nikolaievsk riot deaths or navigation rights-
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Hokitika Guardian, 8 April 1922, Page 3
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