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Hokitika Guardian, 27 March 1923, Page 2

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

ITEMS. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. SKILLED MEN FOR U.S.A. NEW YORK, March 2; One of tlie largest groups of British immigrants to arrive in one vessel was brought by the Cunnrder Catneronia, which landed 1170 Scotch and Irish, many of them lieing skilled mechanics, who will make their homes in America. RED INDIANS. NEW YORK, March 25 A party of Piute Indians in I'tab attacked while settlers, wounding some. A white force .surrounded them. Tiio Sheritl's forces killed one Indian, and captured ten in a fresh skirmish at Piute. A posse drove the Indians back against a elilf wall, capture seeming inevitable. One renegade, however, mounted the rocks and fired into the posse, while ten stood defiant, until their comrade was shot, he falling headlong down ihe rocky slope. Tils’ others then surrendered. L'.S.A. NAVY. NEW YORK, March 25. The '‘New York Times” Washington correspondent say- :An impression prevails that Mr Hughes (F.S. Secretary) who is now studying the technical clauses of the Naval Treaty will decide that the proposed elevation guns in the American capital ships, provided for in Mr Denby's request for an appropriation for naval improvements are ’ lolations of the spirit, if not the letter of the treaty. It is understood his conclusions will he communicated to President Harding, who is expected to order the Navy to abandon its plans and the expenditure of the $(">.500,000 which Congress has appropriated for that purpose, Air Hughe- lias been greatly disturbed by a revelation in recent cables that Britain bad not been altering her capital ships, and the United States Naval Department had been misinformed in that particular. He feels that, if the United States made any naval changes, it would lead to similar activities on the part of the other powers, thus resulting in naval competition, and in a negation of the purpose of the Washington treaty. The members of the Naval (Affairs Committees of tlie House and the Senate express the •same views.