AMERICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 20 October 1922, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. U.S.A-. DRY LAW; NEW YORK, October 18. 'Che Pacific Navigation Company the Royal Mail Steam Packet* Company, and tiie Holland-America Line have applied for injunctions against the ship liquor prohibition , similar to those obtained by several other conipanles. BRITISH SCHOONER SEIZED. NEW YORK, Oct. 17 Judge Nazel uphold the seizure of the British schooner Henry Marshall outside the three mile limit, and ordered the schooner and cargo, comprising 12,(XX) cases of liquor, to be for ? feited. MISS SHAND’S FINE EFFORT. HONOLULU, Oct 18. The New Zealander, Miss Gwytha Slinnd; in breaking the world’s quarter mile record, swam in a spectacular manner. She was holding a fast pace to the four hundred yard mark, and then sprinted. She was not winded at the end. BRITISH PROTEST AT SEIZURE. (Received this dav at 8 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Oct 19. It is understood that the British Government has protested to the State Dejfcirtment against the seizure of the Britsh schooner, Emerald, eight miles from the Coast, allegedly for boot-leg-ghig. A DELEGATES REPORT. (Received this dav at 8 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Oct 19. ’ According to delegates at .the Confernce of Alliod Christian Societies meeting here, President Harding told them that he believed that prohibition was established permanently in United States. CANADA AND U.S. (Received this dav at 8 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Oct 19. It is reported that Canada and United States have reached an agreement, sanctioned by Britain, to dispense with naval vessels on the Great Lakes. i \ I.WAV. ARRESTS. (Received this dav at 9.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, Oct. 19. At Portland, Oregon, two hundred members of the International Workers of the World were arrested to prevent their interference in a waterfront strike.