AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1923, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

ACRTKALIAN AND N.Z. CAI’M’ ASSOCIATION POLICE I’ll EC ACTION is. (Received this dnv at 9.30 n.m.) NEW YORK, Eel,. 22 Special instructions are given the police to guard all Roman Catholic churches throughout the city during Lent. Policemen are ordered to he present in each church during the sen vices, while at other times men on bents are instructed to keep special watch and stop all persons carrying suspicions bundles. Nobody is being allowed to loiter near churches. Detectives are also ordered to make periodical visits to all sacred edifices. While police refuse information regarding the reason for the precautions it is believed that either bomb threats have been received or else the authorities fear outrages similar to those in Canada. dkut nii.r. passkix Received this dnv at 12.2 d p.m.) WASHINGTON, Eel,. 22 The House without recording a vote adopted the conference report on the British Debt Bill, which now goes to -Mr Harding. TO VISIT RUSSIA. WASHINGTON, Eel,. 22 Mr Borah announced he had received an unofficial invitation to visit Russia as the guest of the Soviet, lie declared if the invitation were made ollicial he would accept, providing the plan cabled on the Kith was not prevented.