AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 December 1922, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION AEROPLANE DISASTER. NEW YOUR, Dec 6. At Norfolk, Virginia, two officers and four privates were kiUed nhen pursuit of an aeroplane, piloted Major dear-heart, which collided n th a Marftiin bomber, piloted h> Captain Dovle in a crash of three hundred fip't above the Langley Tb*nK htltl ; Three men were killed ia the others burned to death, with four men was leading a lorma-. of live - bomber;. taking off when Gearhear H p .He headed into the group. It is « crashing in flames.

0 CESTION OF NATIONALITY * SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 6. William Yinson Lee, a British Chinese millionaire from Sydney was tained. but finally allowed to lan pending a Washington decision as his status. AMERICA AND FRANCE. (Received this day at 10.30 a n..) WASHINGTON, Decemhei 8. -m- The assistant-secretary of the Treasury, Mr Wadsworth, informed the House Appropriations Committee that the French Government lias so tai «•- ■ dined to enter into negotiations for funding of payment of Frances war debts to United States of approximately four billion dollars. Mr Wadsworth indicated that France’s posit on could not enter into the negotiations until tho assurance was obtained to prom] t German reparation payments.