AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 October 1922, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION SEIZURE of’ WHISKY. (Received this (lav at. 8 a.m.) * NEW YORK. Oct 10. Fifty bottles of whisky were seized aboard tbe United Staten Shipping Board freighter, Winomn, which arrived from Smyrna with refugees. This is the first seizure under the new law. Tlie Captain denied knowledge of the liquor and said it must belong tc the refugees: | REPORTED ASSASSINATION. I NEW YORK, Oct 10. Advices from Rio Janieri state it is rumoured that tlm Portugeu.se aviators Cabral and Coutinho who recently flew from Lisbon to United States, were assassinated aboard the liner Porto, on which they shipped to Portugal on the 4th. A CA NAD TAN MOYK. Received this dav at 12.25 p.m.) OTTAWA. October 10. Major K. G. Power member of Parliament for Q :eber South, has started a campaign that Canada withdraw from the Longue of Nations on the grounds that the Dominions has no common interest in the League, and by retaining membership will only beeome involved in difficulties. U.S. LOAN FILLED. Pero'vo i D”'s d'*v at 18.2 : p.m.) WASHINGTON. October 10.

The United Slates Iran cabled yesterday was ' versuhscrilved the first day. A RADIO COMBINE. fV. <■ .Wed tids n it 10.30 p.i-i 1 NEW YORK, Oct PL The Radio Corporation of America lias announced that arrangements have limn completed for combining under, one management the American. British. German. French, and Argentine radio plants, representing- an investment of one hundred and seventy million dollars. New A ork will he the centre. Negotiations are proceeding for the inclusion of stations at 1 okohama and Sydney.