AMERICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 October 1923, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULF, ASSOCIATION OVETC-S DESCRIBED. OTTAWA, October Well over-subscribed, the Canadian refunding Loan Inis been increased to two hundred million dollars, and the hooks have been closed by the Mini-tei of Finance. GOYt.BNOR AND LEGISLATFUE. ißecoived this day at 8 a.m.) NEW YOB K. October 11. A telegram tioin Oklahoma city -says un interim count- indicates tour to one supporting the legislative ttiaja:ity’s defiance of the Governor's edict, tiiat the Legislature 5..a1l not meet. It lias been impossible so Inr to ascertain properly the next step. 11-° '°te was on the question of whether a constitutional amendment is de.-irod. permitting the Legislature to convene in defiance of and to criticise the Governor’s actions.

_ wheat pools. WASHINGTON, October 3jlTcsidont Coolidge has decided to abate the present wheat emergency by a ' utilising the existing Governmental agencies, instead of resorting to Congressional legislation, which generally is deemed inadvisable and unworkable. The President will order a Governmental gurvey of the conditions in the "est- <; orn wheat belt, for the purpose of assisting the growers to organise co-ope-rative marketing associations, "hie-, would be financed by local banks, ' whence credit would he extended to the wheat farmers, tnus obviating the necessity of adverse selling, and also enabling them to dispose oi their wheat abroad in all orderly How. consistent with toe demand. .