AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 September 1922, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. U.S.'A. GRATUITIES. WASHINGTON. August 31. The Senate passed the soldiers’ bonus bill appropriating four thousand million dollars for px-sdrviconicn’s cash rewards. Tile House, of Representatives lias already passed the measure. Mr Harding has repeatedly made the statement that he will veto the measure unless it carried with it provisions to raise the revenue needed, which the Bill does not do.

RUSSIA AND U.S.A. WASHINGTON, August 31. It is announced that Russia liar, not made a satisfactory response to the United States overtures for a commission to investigate Russian economic conditions. The State Department therefore considers the, incident closed.

U.S.A. COAL STRIKE. WASHINGTON, August 31 The House of Representatives passed the measure providing for the emergency distribution of coal. The Bill has now been sent to the Senate.

DYNAMITE PLOTS. (Received this day at 8 30 a.in.) NEW YORK. Aug 31 Plans of a widespread plot to Mow up railway bridges and tunnels in New Mexico were frustrated liv the arrest of W. Seyfreid, President of New -Mexico State Federation of Labour and a taxi driver on the Santo Fo train. The men carried suit eases containing three bombs. A search of Seyfreid’s rooms revealed a quantity of explosives and fuse.

PLOTS TO KIDNAP. NEW YORK, Aug. 31. Federal agents at Chicago announced the discovery of a plot bv Radicals f > kidnap the Presidents of various railroads. Countrywide arrests are expected.

STEAMER RUNS AAIOK. (Received this day at 8.30 a.in.) BUENOS AYRES, Sept. 1 The American steamer, American Legion, became unmanageable and rammed and sank the gunboat Ae.opnrdo, rammed and damaged the gunboat Patria, two scout ships m l tb<> transports Pnntpii and Patagonia. Four persons were injured on the Azopa rdo.

.STRIKE SETTLED. (Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Sept 1 Then thousand Nova Scotia miners have accepted the wages offer by the British Empire Steel Corporation, ending a two weeks strike. Troops have been ordered to evacuate the properties. There have been three quarter ol a million dollars wage loss and also loss of output of a quarter ol a million tons.