AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 February 1923, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. IN FI, PENZA RAGING IN AMERICA NEW VOILE. Felt. (i. Ail influenza epidemic is raging here, though the disease is taking a mildciloim. There arc .'iL’t) cases reported, loti cases being pneumonic. There have been seven inlluenza deaths, and 11) deaths from pneumonia. Health Commissioner Copeland attributed the outbreak to the lack of coal resulting in indicated homes, and aggravating iiio situation. DEATHS IN AMERICA. NEW YORK. Fob. 5 Four deaths are reported, due to wood alcohol poisoning, and a fifth person is dying. F.S.A. IMMIGRATION. WASHINGTON. Fob o. The House Immigration Committee has adopted a two per o ut;, immigration quota. The provision i- based on the ISO!; census. The pew provision, however, makes many exceptions, which probably will permit the admission of sis many immigrants a- the present thi'-e per t -tit. law. Th. Senate ha- passed a Bill to admit do.ooo Armenian children to the Pnitod States. The measure also admit- !,etw-'-‘ti five and six thousand Armenian adults in excess of the quota allowed under the immigration law. Japanese. Chinese. and low-cast; Hindoos will ho excluded under a Bill width th" llmtso Immigration Committee ha- adopted. The committee is convinced that it is justified in excluding tile Japanese, since the Supreme Court, in a doci.sitin on November 13th. decided that Japanese could not become citizens of the Pnited States.

DEBTS TO T'.S.A. WASHINGTON. Feb •>. [n the P.S. House of Representatives lb,. Leader (Mr .Mondell), following on r conference with President Harding, announced that the President will send a debt message to Congress on I tusdav. Mr Mondcll states the President will not attempt to dictate a settlement, but has decided to let Congressmen work out a solution, so buig as speedy action i“ assured. WHEAT PRICE. WASHINGTON. Fell 5. Senator Gooding has introduced a Bill in the Senate providing a sum of three hundred million dollars for the purpose ol guaranteeing a fair price to the American farmers by establishing a basic price of 175 cents per bushel for No 1 ornde northern spring wheat. r.S. POLITICS. WASHINGTON, Feb. oth. Ir i s announced that President Harding has delayed the debt message to Congress till Wednesday.