AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1923, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. AM Eli K AN BE-KK. 'Received Ibis day at 3.15 a lit.) WASHINGTON. August 23 The Department of Agi multure's marketing spe: iali-t. on returning from a study of the situation in Europe, dot-la rod that the lower rest of production in the Argentine and the increased domestic | roduetion are the chief reasons why American beef is no longer an iin pc: tout source of supply for Brilniii. lie also asserted that- Australia and New Zealand "ill not he of such importance a- the Argentine as feeders of Britain. TIIOCSANHS 11 (>.\l I:I f’-T'S. GREA'P DEVASTATION .Received this day at S.3d a.m.) NEW YORK. August 23. A telegram from Pueblo, ('.dorado, states that thousands ol I e:sons arc homeless as a re-ult of the Hooding of (he Apish.ipa river valley by the breaking of an irrigation reservoir dam whence a twenty live lent It'll ol water rushed across the valley. carrying houses and t:cc-, desti eying highways and lelegiaph and telephone service'. 'Pile inundated area is titty miles long. Tim inhabitant' had ample warning a,I I os-aleil t-> the higher id. b: t the live stack war nccc aiily lelt C' perish. The property damage is estimated ui six hundred thousand dollars. HONOLULU CUT OCT. VANCOUVER. Aa g. 23. Canadian-Pacific steamships have c , idi-il not to call at I lonoliilti owing ttlw. |b|ii >r regulations. SUCCESSI-TL AERO MAH.. 'Received this day at 0.20 a.m.) NEW YORK. Aug. 23 The Postal Department Inis successfully inaugurated a twenty-eight hour ncrinl mail service between San Er.-in-i iseo and Ne" ’l in k. I’lnnes are working in relays.

TREATY RENEWED. WASHINGTON. Aug. 2:',. The Fnited States and Japanese Governinents have renewed their licat;. uf Arbitration for another period ol five years. IMPERIALISM. SIR EDWARD CHICO’S SPEECH. ORereiveil ibis day at 9.0 a.m.) NEW YORK. Aug. 2.L At Willianistow n. Massachusetts, Sil Edward (frigg, addressing the Institute of Politics, defended British Impenalisni. lie predicted that the Lulled Stales, in future', would he compelled 1,, hecomc increasingly imperialistic. Sir Edward admitted that impeiial-j-in contravened sell'-dctcrminatinii in back ward people-, but it was essential to t| u - spread cii trade, law. peace and order. There fore. Imperialism was the greatest mnver in the world to-day.

Referring to the American States in development, and Cuba and the Philippines. Sir Edward remarked: ".More power to you. You are on the only road which will make the world a better place to live in. I Relieve Amencan imperialism is only on 11 1 <• threshhold ol its responsibilities. I hey mu-t ; ,nd will increase. Ido not know how economic* rivalry is to he piecinUe from embroiling the c ivilised nations, but there is only one safeguard against that danger and its name i- nupcrin.ism.”