AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 October 1923, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. .WORK ARMAM KXTS. •SAX FRAXCTKCO. Oct. 10. Tlic Amcricim League Convent ion voted for t lie mu i menu nee l.y the Fibred States of a navy, militiii'y mill nil' force equal to the world's strongest, and the extension of the t'.S.A. naval bases on the I’aeilie (."0:1st. as recommended by Admiral Hodman, and it. urged tluil the dajinnese problem is a national one, and iiui.st be dealt with .summarily to juevent the peaceful invasion by .laapneso of America. OTTAWA, (let. 18.

The organisation of a Canadian Xaval Reserve of live hundred olliiers and men bus been ordered. DRV LAW KVA DLL. OFFICIALS CORRUPTFI). MOW YORK. ( letofier 11). The United States Ooverument has begun another drive against breweries and bootleggers in Xev York and Xew Jersey States, and has arrested eleven men said to have conspired with prohibition oHirers to permit the brewing and distribution of real beer, and to fraflie in liipiors. Forty-four saloons are being prosecuted. .Mere are expected. One prohibition official has lieen discovered to have received lot)',) dollars ignore the trade. A total fund of 880.000 dollars was used to corrupt the o Ulcers. shock 1 xc« coxnrnoxs. The Federal authorities claim they broke up another large liquor running scheme and bribery plot. involving eight hundred thousand dollars, when * ' they arrested eleven men who were attempting to arrange for huge shipments id' hecr from Xew Jcr-ey to Xew ) ork where a free market is available. The authorities estimate that at least, two thousand so-ealleii ‘"speak cosies where liquor is openly sold, are operatinstOtn New York. The Federal Prohibition Commission er Mr Haynes, states some political leaders used illicit tralnc for private and political gain, lie added the situation in Xew Jersey was shocking, and sensational. He intends to lay the situation before .Mr Dougherty (Attor-ney-General) for the purpose of prosecutions which will extend to Pennsylvania, where the conditions are equally bad.