AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 February 1923, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

CHINA’S DESIRES. VANCOUVER, Fch. f Doctor Chilien Tsur (Chinese Consul General for Canada), is en route from Pekin to Ottawa to complete negotiations for a trade and immigration treaty, lie says China demands freedom of entry for merchants, students ii in I hankers and giving of preferential trade facilities. It is understood Canada is willing to accept an undertaking that China will prohibit the emigration of coolies, on condition that Canada abolishes the 500 dollars entry tax. EXPULSION OF ARCHBISHOPS. NEW YORK, Eeh. I -Messages received at Nogales, Aiizona. from Mexico City state two Catholic Archbishops and eleven bishops were imprisoned for partieipai ing in an open air religious ceremony, which resulted in the expulsion of the Apostolic delegate Eillippi. A SUGGESTION. WASHINGTON. Kcb. 1. R opre-sent aLivo Edmonds introduced a resolution in the House providing that any American citizen who believes in the cancellation of war debts, can prove his sincerity by turning in liberty bonds tit the Treasury and accepting no compensation, the Secretary of the Treasury being authorised to cancel an equal amount of any European nations debt that such citizen designates. U.S.A. INTENTIONS. NEW YORK, Eeh. 2. The "New York Times” Washington correspondent says; The American Debt Commission will meet Sir A. Getldos again to-morrow to consider further Hi 1 minor details of the debt landing, and it is expected their conclusions will he immediately submitted to President Harding, and a IMII drafted for Congressional consideration before the end of the week. Senator Rorah has issued a statement declaring himself dissatisfied with the debt terms. He would rather see till the Allied d"hts cancelled than the present- economic conditions of Europe continue. The funding of debts would not resurrect Eiiropoo economically, and American commerce would continue to lose a total greater than tin* debts.

NORTIICLTEFF. LEGACIES. LONDON, Eeb. 2. The late Lord Northelilfe’s estate is valued at Cs.llol),oGfi. Ilis will directs that it slut 11 he invested, and the income forwarded into a Trust Fund, divided into one hundred parts, of which 71. j parts will form a residuary trust. Out of this fund, an anility of 21 per cent of the income of the residuary trust will he paid to Lady Northel iffe during her widowhood ; X per cent to Lord Northelilfe’s mother; and other small percentages to his sisters and brothers. The excutors are directed to pay generous legacies and annuities, from a special legacy fund, to writers and others who helped to establish the Northelilfe Press; and to his private secretaries. One thousand pounds is to be given to every director of Nortliclilfe’s’ Companies, and CSO to each “Father of the Chapel” in the printing depart ments. STRIKE BATTLE IN MEXICO. NEW YORK, Feb. 2 The “New York Times” Mexico City correspondent says : Fourteen men were killed and thirty wounded in a light between trill near strikers and soldiers, who were guarding' certain tramears that were under operation by some strikers who had accepted a settlement which is not: satisfactory to the other members of their union.

Street lighting ensued, when the strikers fired upon, the soldiers, and a battle raged in the street for many hours. Business houses were shut for the day, and large contingents of troops were called out to guard the streets. A general strike was declared after the lighting. Tt includes the millers, tinkers, telephone operators, and other unions. WITHDRAWN. WASHINGTON. Fell 2. The State Department announced the withdrawal of Alajor General Allen, the American observer, from the In-ter-Allied Rhineland Commission.