AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1922, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

nouviooss? aiHvo -z n asv .vvrivtiisuv CANADIAN WAGE CUTS. OTTAWA, Sept. 7. The Canadian Cabinet has called a special meeting to consider an appeal by the Railway Shopmen’s Union from the findings of the Conciliation Board, which has announced itself in favour of tentative wage cuts. '■ ■ ■ U.S.A. WET FORCES. NEW YORK, Sept. G. Senator Robert M. la Folette has regained the Republican nomination for the U.S.A. Senate from Wisconsin State, by an overwhelming majority of 150,000 This vote is > considered to be a distinct victory for the “Wet” forces, in view of the fact that Senator la Follette’s opponent, Mr William Canfield, alone had the support of the Anti-Saloon League.

BAD WHISKY. NEW YORK, Sept G. Eight men and women have died during the last three days from drinking wood alcohol whisky, all bought from the same surreptitious seller, who is believed to be a woman, the owner of a small restaurant. A number of persons have gone blind, from using wood alcohol whisky while others are seriously ill. The police believe that the death list will grow, since a great quantity of poisoned liquof has been distributed from one source in Milwaukee. ' Another wood alcohol death is ri u corded.

WOOD ALCOHOL. (Received this day at 9.50 a.m.) NEW YORK, September 7. The wool alcohol deaths cabled on Sept. 6th. now total eleven. JAPAN’S REQUEST. (Reieived this day at 9.50 a.m.) HONOLULU September 7. The “Ji Ji’s” Tokio .correspondent states Japan has decided to send a note to France and England, asking them to ratify the Washington naval disarmament treaty as early as passible, Japan being unable to compile her naval budget on account of the delayed ratification .

NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE. CHICAGO, September 7. While all concerned are preserving the deepest secrecy there is little doubt the railway and striking shopmen are negotiating for peace. A Union, official admited the strikers committee had been called to meet on Monday to ratify a certain tentative agreement- made with eastern railways. AN AIR BOMBER. (Received this day at 9.50 a.m.) WASHINGTON, September 7. The Army Air Service Has completed a monster l>ombing plane capable of dropping a ten thousand pound bomb, with a cruising radius of fourteen hundred miles. The wing spread is 12" feet, it has six liberty engines, and the speed is one hundred miles hourly.

RESULT OF STRIKE. (Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, Sept. 7 At Buffalo the fust assistant of the Postmaster General, Mr Bartlett, addressing the post office clerk’s convention, declared the railway strike had caused the discontinuation of* a thousand mail trains throughout the country, and he compared stoppage to draining the nation’s life blood. A TEXAS FEUD. NEW YORK, Sent. 7. A Tot as telegram says a political feud between two families which sup> nartccl contending aspirants to* the Countv iudgo, broke out into a pistol and knife battle, in the streets nearby the town. Tit ice men were killed and two others seriously stabbed and shot,