AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 June 1923, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. THE I'.S.A. AND WOULD COURT. NEW YORK. June 19. At Hanover. Newhampshire, the Secretary for State. Air Hughes in a speech, said that- the United States would submit disputes, wherein it was involved, to the World Court of the League of Nations with greater satisfaction than to any other arbitral tribunal. He hoped the United States ■would) throw her full influence towards the maintenance of peace by supporting a permanent Court. WHEAT GROWERS Hit. NEAV YORK, June 19. At Chicago, a. conference railed by tho Governors of the seven wheatgrowing States, is discussing what is declared to be a commercial crisis in the grain-growing industry. Five hundred representatives of farmers, bankers anil industrialists are participating. The speakers declared that tho farmers uere facing the greatest price slump in fifty years, with a surplus of one hundred and -'“Venty million •buslmls on hand and another harvest almost begun. I'.S.A. SHIPS SEIZED. XEW YORK, June 19. A missionary who lias returned from t lie Diomede Islands, in Behring Straits, reports that the Soviet, authorities there have seized three United States trading schooners, on charges of violating the Russian laws. The Soviet is most strictly cnlorcing the law in Siberian waters against- all countries. CURE FOR RTIEU.MATISAr. XEW YORK, June 19. The Xew York University announces the discovery of a serum cure for rheumatism, which, it is claimed, has proved a positive cure in eighty per cent of five thousand cases handled experimentally. DTARETES CURE. XEW YORK. June 20. Air John D. Roehfeller, juiir., has contributed $150,000 to fifteen hospitals, four of which are Canadian hospitals, to promote tho use of Doctor Banting’s insulin treatment for diabetes, especially through the medium of free clinics. LIFTING ANGLE OF GFXS. WASHINGTON. June 20. I’.S.A. naval officials have reaffirmed their contention (cabled on Bth April) that tho American battleships' guns’ angle of lire should he elevated, but preferably this should be done after a conference with the Rowers that are signatories to the five-l’mver Treaty. This delay would he in order to clear up the British objections raised to such elevation.