AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 July 1923, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAIILE ASSOCIATION. ARGENTINE'S ARMY. BUENOS AYRES, July 24 The newspaper “Larazon" states that the President has asked the Senate to authorise the expenditure of 155 million gold pesos to modernise the Argentine army. A high army official tohl the newspaper that the efforts to limit armaments in South America had failed. Argentine found herself almost: disarmed as compared with adjoining nations and it. is intended to equip the array thoroughly oil most modern lines.

50,090 DOLLARS STOLEN. OTTAWA. July 24

In a sensational street hold-up in Toronto, six bandits engaged in a pistol battle and wounded three hank messengers. Tho robbers then escaped with a bag containing over 00,000 dollars. The messengers, who were returning from the Clearing House, put up' a desperate struggle, and saved other bags containing a large amount of money. The exact sum is not divulged.

U.S.A. WHEAT PRICKS. NEW YORK. July 21. At Chicago, wheat prices continue to be depressed. July wheat is selling at 98 cents a bushel, and September wheat ai 97 cents. ANOTHER CONVICT RIOT 'Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) NEW YORK. .Tidy 2d. A telegram from Napanoek. Now York State, states that, led by a giant Negro, four hundred rioting convicts attacked fifteen unarmed guards in the mess hall of the institution for defective delinquents during the supper hour. One inmate and one guard wis killed, seven guards being seriously injured. Tbe guards grouped in a corner with their hacks to the wall, and fought for their lives against the surging wave of enraged men. who hurled the stools and crockery. The guards were saved from the overwhelming rush when the institution siiperintendent ran Into the hall with a revolver and subdued the Negro who started the trouble. Thirty murderers and other violent criminals were amongst the convicts, who, for several weeks, have been grumbling on the grounds of insufficient recreation.

U.S.A. AERIAL DEFENCE. (Received this day at 9.45 a.m.) WASHINGTON. July 20. Mr Weeks will ask Congress for an appropriation of 25.000,00!) dollars for the Army Air Service for 1924. fit teen million whereof would ho spent in new equipment, and the remainder in general operating expenses. Tho appropriation would he twice tho amount available for the Army Service for 1923. and it is expected that Mr Weeks will inform Congress that increased appropriations "ill lie necessary annually hereafter to adequately assure the country’s defence aerially. The United States now lias only 450 planes available, the majority of which are old war stock of the Army. Mr Weeks hopes to increase the number of planes to 2,500. and these would be available in the event of an outbreak of hostilities.