AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 January 1923, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

Ar.STII.It.IA.N .\NI) N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. KIDNAPPED. NEW YORK, January Ist. At Merrolige under the vety nose of the military, who were patrollng the district, Harold Teegeakeron who recently gave the Federal agents information regarding Kit Klttx Ivlan murders was kidnapped on Friday and spirited away. Governor Parker ordered a search throughout the State and a reward is offered for the apprehend sum of the kidnappers. ■ GERMAN OVERTURES. NEW YORK, Dec. 30. The United States (’handier of Commerce has published an interheange of communications with German industrial* leaders, who requested that American! business men should investigate tinjfl ascertain Germany's wealth without"’ the official sanction of their government. ami have requested the creation of an American Commission, headed byMr Hoover. The Chamber of Commerce replied that, in view of tho meeting of the Premiers in Paris early in January, the Chamber would not decide till after that. AMERICAN POLITICS, ißeceived this day at S a.m.) Washington. Dec. so.

The Senate passetl the Naval Appropriations Rill including a resolution asking Mi Harding to seek a limitation of auxiliary armaments (cabled on I .Tib. December). The administration senators felt the resolution was not embnriassing to Mr Harding, since it was merely a suggestion that lie enter negotiations with other nations. T.W.W. PARDONS. WASHINGTON. Dei'. 30. Mr Harding pardoned eight I.W.W.’s serving long sentences for violations of war espionage laws, on condition that they made their own arrangement to leave the country within sixty days. The prisoners are citizens of various foreign countries. WAR FRAUDS. (Received this dav at 8 a.in.) WASHINGTON, Dee. 30. A special grand Jury, investigating war contract frauds, indicted Benedict Cromwell who was assistant Secretary of war during part of the Wilson administration. on charges of conspiracy to defraud Government. CAT O' NINE TAILS. NEW YORK. December 31. Tbe flogging of criminals was revived in Wilmington, Delaware to-day, for the first time -bice Col days. The revival is pai-t of tin effort to end miniature crime wave which has caused uneasiness in this little state. Five prisoners convicted of burglary and lareem were stripped and lied to an ancient whipping imst and lashed with the cat-o'-nine-tails. STORM IN ATLANTIC. (Received this dav at 3 a.m.) NEW YORK, Dee. 31. An unusually heavy storm in the North Atlantic is doing grave damage to shipping. All great liners are arriving in New York days late. Some of them are considerably damaged. Many small vessels in the coastwise trade foundered. Ships in South Allied rican trade also suffered. Many boat's engaged in illicit liquor traffic were forced to take refuge in the harbours and have fallen into tho hands of revenue officers.