AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 February 1923, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUarr. vu.vN and n.z. cable ahsociatio

(I ERA] AN PAYMENTS. 'WASHINGTON. Feb It;

i lhe hre neb Jim bassv lui.s aii noiiueed Gi.'t Germany bad paid the Allies Reparations in cash and kind, until .lannary Ist. 192.4, amounting to 5,814.974. Gvtn gold marks. ( ,f which 1.889.136.09,') ; "cro cash. 'lbis total does not include ; Gw papei -narks rei|U i.si t ioued on account of th: Allied Armies of Occupation. The French .share of this is I• < 1 G.' 1.1. To this howe\ or. must L , added the vaiiv ~r t!w Scar Alines, i • siimated at 3i;o.i!*;j|,gold mar!;-. I IXEI.UENZA FI’IDK.M IC. i Xlf W VOi! K. Fob 14. I I la- .Middle West and Xorihcrn States • ar" suffering from a treiiii.mdmi.-ly -oI vci-o wave o! cold wcatlur. There are ! blizzards vbieli have broiig.h: the temperature * la. low zero in rlw central I plain ol the 1 niLed Stales, while in i Canada the cold i- wor-e. At iTine-- ! Albert. C anada, the cold is no he - than I 45 drgnre- below zero. Death- from cold are reported. In Chicago exposure to the (, Id killed tv, o. ! n Sa l-atehewan a he- umiti>-“ collided with a Main plough, and two people w, re burned to death. In Minnesota State, a lire was raii.-ed bv e:-.i,--ive heating ! at Pine City, and two ebildr n were burned In death. J Transportation through the Northj West of (.he [Tided State- i- paralysed | owing to Gw - now. j In New York State the iulimnza e|dj demie has a-nnwd an u upi eeedeii ted height with the approach o| the sen re i i old went,her. Tiwre were I 149 new eases report:.<l vesierday. and 7! 15 the 1 previous day. I’wenty-four influenza deaths and 78 pneumonic deaths were recorded yc Aterdny. The day before there were 70 pneommiie deaths and 18 influenza deaths. GALE UN RAC Ib" 1C SLORE. VAXCorVKR, Fel, 10. file severity of ilw - I <>iin has been further iucrea-ed by extraordinary gales. There are gales blowing at eighty miles an hour striking New A'ork and other cites. Seven have been killed and many injured iu New York State .through various cans due to tlio storm. Seattle City is completely isolated. All transportation, has been stopped by an eighteen inch snowfall thereabouts. Chicago has had lot) fires in the last twenty-four hours, due to the overheating of dwellings mi account of tiezero temperature. The weather is so severe throughout tile country and the schools have been closed down. Terrific gales lum been experienced both in th- Atlantic and Raeilie Oceans. The Italian steamer “Mom eni-c," has sent w ireless Lliat, she is foundering olf Capo Henry. It is feared tluu other vessels will he unable to reach her. All the liners are 36 hours late. They report unprecedented seas. DISTURBED RELATIONS. AMERICA AND CHINA. NEAY YORK. Feb 15. Somewhat of a sensation was caused by a telegram of greeting v.-hieh Mr Hughes sent on the occasion ol a dinner to the China Society, of which prominent Americans are members. ( hinese Consul-General Chang attended th.* dinner. The telegram said: “I regret that the traditional friendly between China and the f niled Statehave. been disturbed by the killing ol •in American Consul by Chinese troop.-, and the failure of the Chinese Government to make an adecpiate response to representations. f can only hope th.i, the Chinese Government, will ere long Iru-nme conscious el its r-sponsihilitie-, iu this matter, and make such response as will remove this shadow upon the mutually* friendly feeling- of the two peoples” This part of the telegram was not read at the din:i"r. m ordei t<l -eve the feeling,; of the C!imc-e

' Consul-General Chang, when afterwards asked to comment, said that the disturbed conditions in China delayed a response, hut l;a wa> sure that the Government would make lull mve-.i gatiun and do whatever v. a- ionn..i able and just. VESSELS IN THOritl.E. (Received this dav at 8.30 a.m.) VANCOUVER. Evbi nary Kl. The report that ihe Tuscan Prince’s crew was saved is unfounded. The vessels’ whereabouts is unknown. A passenger steamer is reported afire off Juan de Fuca. but it is not known j-f she is approaching the Straits, and this report is probably erroneous <wa g to wireless misapprehensions. A DISCORDANT NOTE. (Received this dav at 9.30 a.'ii.) WASHINGTON, Fob. 10 The United States has prepared a sharp note to Britain denouncing the latter's attitude in connection with the expulsion oi the two American Consuls at Newcastle-on-Tyne. It is understood, according to the l nited Slates press that the note makes no attempt to conceal the American Government’s displeasure. Britain’s Newcastle incident is stated to have caused unusual friction between the two Governments.