AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 February 1923, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

IUSTBALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. BOOTLEGGERS SENT TO GAOL. NEW YORK, Feb 10. Four Lament-ague Brothers and several other prominent people who wore indicated in connection with the bootlegging conspiracy reported in November, have been sentenced to four months’ gaol, and fined 2,000d01.

SETTLEMENT BILL. Ik WASHINGTON, Feb 9. The Administration Bill for sanctioning the settlement negotiated by the American debt commission for the repayment of Britain's 4,600,000,000 dollar war debt has passed the House by ”91 votes to 11, and now goes to the Senate where filibuster delays are expected. NEW MEXICO COLLIERY DISASTER. VANCOUVER, Feb. 9. A message from Dawson City, New Mexico, states that rescue parties have sent out word rhey have located numerous bodies of the victims in the colliery explosion. Six bodies were brought to the surface. There is nA hope that any of the entombed mijjt are alive. A later message states: Twenty-five bodies have been recovered. Ten are still underground. In the hospital one -- is dying, while five are badly injured.- 7 The cause of the explosion was defective wiring on a driller. Other stopes of the mine are undamaged. One hundred and sixty men escaped. LOAN SOUGHT. NEW YORK, Feb. 10 The Chicago “Tribune’s” Tokio correspondent states the Osaka “Abunichi Shimbun” reports Germany 'Tills asked Japan for a loan of fifty million gold marks. LIQUOR IN U.S.A. NEW YORK, Feb. 10 Senator Len Root, addressing an association of lawyers, said Congress U could doubtlessly increase the alcoholic content of beer constitutionally to two or three per cent, but should legislation be passed permitting the manufacture and sale of light wines and beers, the Supreme Court unquestionably would declare it unconstitutional. He pointed out Congress and the Administration at present were able to do notlTing else Imt enforce the Eighteenth Amendment of the Volstead Law conscientiously. Any attempt by tho States to authorise beers and wines would be fruitless. A GREAT SCIENTIST DEAD. (Received this dav at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK, Feb. 10 Obituary.—Professor Rontgen, the discoverer of X rays.