AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 October 1923, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. BANK DEPOSITORS NERVOUS. WORTHLESS CHEQUE SETS RUSH f GOING. (Received this day at 10.25 a.in.) OTTAWA, Oct. 16. Banking in Canada lias its precarious moments these days and according to a message from Toronto the public are nervous because of recent failures. An unprecedented rush lias started on the Dominion Bank in its various Toronto branches. The Dominion Bank is one of Canada's smaller banks and the officials claim that it is absolutely sound. On Saturday a foreigner presented a worthless cheque for payment amt which was refused. Word got abroad that the bank was in trouble and today thousands of depositors stood in a line and withdrew their credits while other banks futilely attempted to stem the tide. FLOODS IN JAPAN. NEW YORK, Oct. Hi Oklahoma reports state that the lowlying portions of the city are flooded seven feet deep and property losses amount to several million dollars. Five thousand people arc homeless. Several rivers are overflowing. A dam was broken and houses, shops and bridges were carried away. The erest of the flood is still to come. No losses of life are known. A BURLESQUE. NEW YORK, Oct. Hi. Six hundred immigrants from Britain who arrived too late to enter under the October quota, returned to England tn the Berengaria. When they arrive in England they will he transferred to another vessel, returning to America for entry in the November quota.

MR LLOYD GEORGE! IN U.S.A. GREETED RY GREAT CROWDS. (Receiveil this day sit 12.45 p.m.l NEW YORK, OH. Id. .Mr Lloyd George was greeted by ifi'csit crowds of the populace on arrival at Chicago. The reception committee lias arranged n full programme for today, consisting of sightseeing and >sproeh-inakiug. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16. The I’nited Stales Secretary for Labour left in a Government aeroplane for Chicago to meet Air Lloyd George, Mr Davis himself being a Welshman. THE PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, October 16. Observers anticipate that it political coup will devclope a.s a result of President Coolidge’s prohibition enforcement conference with the State governments on the 20th. inst. Instead of the conference resulting in greater co-opera-tion between the Federal and State Government, the President's liiends fear it will be the signal for a general bombardment of the administration. Considerable acrimony has developed between Governor Pinchot and Piesident Cfiolidge because the former asked the President to personallv take over the enforcement ol pfoliihition. It is understood Pinchot hereby made a bid for the support cf the dry forces on behalf of his aspirations for Presidential nomination, meanwhile injuring Coolidge’s chances of nomination unless the latter can so clearly and persuasively define his prohibition attitude as to re-attach the wavering support of the prohibitionists.

AIR COOLIDGE’S INTENTION. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 White House in replying to Air Pinehot's criticism says that President Coolidge has no intention of assuming personal responsibility for the enforcement of prohibition.