COMMRICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1922, Page 2

COMMRICAN ITEMS

IUSTRA LIAN AND N.Z. CAill.E ASSOfcUtlOft •DUD” SHELLS. NEW YORK, July 13. Watertown, New York, reports that a throe inch shell, a “dud" fired during artillery* practice there at an eiica.ailment, last ..summer, exploded and killed four hoys and girls, the eldest be'ug 15; The milliner Of the explosion will prdbnbly novel* i>e kiiowil* biit it ifc beloved the children, whS were playing or ;-jiie\ struck the shell with a mallet. It is staled the father of one of the youngsters had found a “dud” and was '"using it ns a door weight on the back i:orcii of his home, where the chii 'ren played. The explosion shatt,, 0.l the windows of houses in the vi-j-y and ill many neighbouring squares;

POISON GAS

WASHINGTON, July 12 General Pershing lias issued a War Department order, announcing a discontinuance of the manufacture of poison gas for the army, and of the fillin,, ,ff projectiles with poison gas. This Lin accordance with the spirit of the dec- sms reached at the Washington Coitl'ernee, . , TP-* order makes an exception, honey r on such limited quantities as may lie necessary for research work anil fid the development Of gim for defence appliances. • CANADA AND U.S.A. NEW YORK. July 13.

The Premier of Canada, Mr McKenzie King, and Hon. Graham, Canadian Minister of Defence respectively called on Mr Hughes (ttai.A. Secretary of State) atld also met Messrs Hoover. Weeks. Meilow and other liiehlbers o‘ tlie United States Cabinet. They also talked with U.S.A. Senators. Mr McKenzie King has proposed that the centurv-old Rush-Bagot Treaty limiting tile armaments on the St. Lawrence and the gro.t likes, he modernised, and put in the form of » new permanent treaty. He said ‘‘he wanted to _see the new treaty h? an outstanding landm-.uk in treaties of goodwill an 1 friendship between the nations, and an expression of the negations of armaments to tie Ninth degree.” INDUSTRIAL CRISIS. NEW YORK. July 13.

There Hits been a further outbreak of violence ill coldief-tioil with the U.S.A. railway strike, principally in Baltimore and in Chicago. One man was killed and tuo others were shot. Sixty guards and deputy marshals were beaten alul stoned. Strikers have attempted to interfere with train services, and r.« u result, there lias been some curtailment of the schedules. There is much rioting. NEW YORK. July 12.

Mr Brundage, Attoiney-Gengial of Illinois, has offered lOOOdol. reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of persons who committed murder in the assault at Herrin, and the informant is assured of “adequate protection.” WASHINGTON, July 13.

Some lightening of the clouds caused by the big coal and railway strikes, lias begun. White House has announced that the operators have accepted, in principle the proposal of arbitration. At, the same time, the railway strikers have declared that they will carry out President Harding’s proclamation to the letter. They are also submitting a proposed settlement to the Railway Executives. The miners have accepted President Harding’s arbitration proposal in principle. Miners’ leaders have a.t the same time submitted a detailed plan under which arbitration shall be conducted. President Harding is considering this. The latest Chicago telegrams statethe Railway Kxecutves have flatly rejected the strikers’ proposals, stating th*'v will stand unwaveringly by the ißnilwuy Labour Board’s decisions.