AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 July 1922, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.

ORDERS FOIt COAL. NEW YORK, July 22. Over 500,000 tons of English coal have been ordered during the last few days, to relieve the shortage due to the striae in the Eastern States of America. Further contracts are being now negotiated. Thirteen more steamers were chartered on Friday to transport this coal to the United States. The U.S.A. Shipping Board announces that 550 ships, capable of carrying 2,000,000 tons of British coal, are available.

STRIKE CONFERENCE. WASHINGTON, July 21. The American Federation of Labour has invited President Harding to call a conference of employers and workers in an effort to settle the coal and railway stupes without coercion.

WAR AVERTED. WASHINGTON, July 21. Delegates from Chile and Pern have signed a protocol for settling the 40 years’ old Tacna-Arioa dispute, thus removing the certainty of a South Ameerienn wnr. President Harding agreed to act as arbitrator. SEAMEN STRIKE. NEW YORK, July 22. The Australian steamer Waitematn, lias been towed into Victoria, from Anaemias, where 31 of the crew deserted, being in sympathy with the striking longshoremen there. They claim the right under tlio United States law permitting sailors to quit at any port, to leave the ship. They are being held, however, for deportation probably to Canada. The reason is that the Australian and New Zealand immigration quota o( the United States is now full.

MORE HERRIN CLAIMS. NEW YORK, July 22.

Marion (Illinois)) telegrams report that additional suits bring the total claims arising out of the Herrin mine massacre to 2,500.000 dollars.