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Hokitika Guardian, 27 October 1923, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. SCRAPPED WARSHIPS. WASHINGTON, Get. go. The Navy Department has received a maximum bid of six hundred thousand dollars for six out, of the twenty-one battleships which will be scrapped shortly. The bid represents less limn a tenth of the vessels’ original cost. It includes two unfinished ship.-,. C.K.A. ATTITUDE ('.WHANGED. WASHINGTON. Get. 25. hi reference ton London report that the Pnited Stales Department and the British Foreign Gfiiec v. ill issue tor publication, important telegrams between laird ( urzoli ami Secretary Hiig.la-s, concerning the holding ol nil International (.'milerem e on Reparation, it is announced, that although there has been an exchange ol correspondence. there is no indication here that this discussion marked any -trilling development in the sil nation, or am change in the attitude ot tie- l ailed Slates, OKLAHOMA DISPPTE. NEW YORK. Oct. 25. A decision by the State Supreme Court has been given, making permanent a writ nf prohibition against Governor Walton, of Oklahoma, and the District Judge in Chambers, which restrains them from interfering with Mr Trapps’ assumption of office. The decision sustains the resolution that was adopted by the State Senate suspending Governor Walton during his impeachment and trial. WAI.ICING THE WATER. SAN ERA.NCI SCO. Oct. 25. Two men, walking tandem, i n specially (•.instructed ski-., crossed San Kranriso Bay. three and a hall miles to Oakland. THE WRECKED DESTROYERS. SAN I'!! VXCISGO. Oct. 25. The squadron commander and tell others have Lean summoned to a court mahrtial in eniincrtion with the wrecking nf the seven destroyers on the Californian Coast recently. CHARGED WITH I- RAI D. SAX FRANCISCO. Oct. 2d.

The Senate Ooninmtee investigating the veterans' Bureau, a Federal organisation, which .'dreadv has spent in excess of four billion dollars lor the purposes of r ‘paration and vocational training, and the hospitalisation ot exservice men, has disch sed conditions ot almost sensational character, promising the blackest episode of corruption in America since the war. poi-mcr officials are charged wi:"h receiving a share of the profits mi the contracts to construct hospitals, and in many cases an architect received fees amounting to sixty thousand dollars for plans never used. Dental appropriations totalling five million dollars for gold in dental work were fraudulently acquired by individuals who substituted bra-s for gold in the dental work. etc.. Attempts were made to dispose of five million dollars worth of drugs and liquors, which should have been used for medicinal purposes. Personal dissipation, immoral conduct, and the acceptance of bribery is charged on the part of important officials connected with the bureau, v.itncses alleging many incidents of corruption, iu lli- .<•;'« i try and heartless disregard ol trust.’ P.S.A. WHEAT GI.PT. ;Received this day at !b lo a.m.' WASHINGTON. October A group of men iul crested in the grain trade obtained a sympathetic hearing from President ( oolidge and the Secretary of Agriculture for a | lan under which the War Einame Corporation would finance the shipment ol fifty million bushels ol wheat lo Germany ils it limans of relieving the starvation there and the glutting of the I'm ted States wheat market. Decision was withheld. A F.ROPI.AXE’* PERFORMANCE. (EecoOed this day at !L25 a.inA WASHINGTON. October 20. \ message tor Kan Diego, (ahtoiuia, states that Captain Smith and Lieutenant Richter. ot the 1 oiled States army. Hew over list •Diana hit’ twelve hours thirteen minutes, after a 1280 miles non-stop (light from the Canadian to the Mexican borders. 'I hey rvpti.-nis.li.-l tlioir fuel tlirce times. Tinllight was part of a practice for the pacific to the Atlantic non-stop jouruey shorlly to h„ attempted. . LLOYD GEORGE TN P.S.A. Received this «lav at 'J.25 a.inA WASHINGTON, October 20. When Mr l.lovd Georg" entered Mr Hughes* office there was an unusual demonstration, the clerks ol the State Department receiving him with handclapping. The first day was devoted to unofficial private receptions which, were marked by the same spontaneous ovations as in inner circles. Mr l.lovd George called on President C,oolidge and Air Wilson hut made no speeches for publication.

.ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFIC. WASHINGTON, October 20. _ The Fnited States and Canadian officials field a secret conference at Bulp,do, and decided upon a programme for the suppression of the illicit ( -"'g traffic. The details are unknown.

AMERICAN AMBASSADOR. (Received this day at 10.10 a.inb j AVASIUNGTON, Got. 2.. ! Frank Killogg. a tormer Minnesota j Senator, is named as the probable rieau Ambassador in London in ui.resion to Air Harvey. electrical wizard dead. NF.W YORK. Oft. 2b Obituary—At bis homo in Sclumer-

[ ; ,dy. Charles Proteus Stcinniotv. the electrical wizard, aged nP. PRESS COMM EXT. NEW YORK, Oct. 2d. Press comment generally enthusiastically supports the reply sen. by AL Hughes Lor.l_Curw.il. the V» World even seeing m • ' ,'r ‘ words that United States may .m n the European Conference eicn it • does not accept. Furthermore Hu ••Workl” is inclined to think 1 will yield and tha. a congress ni var-

ous members of whi h has been ealhng for the Economic loiiteieme wi itself with the puhlie in supporting lh. American Government in such a stem The New York ■•Times says, must have faith in on,-elves it we are not to disappoint the nut.i ‘ '■'• ' world has in us. It is not simply a matter of reparations. It - the ''<• • fare of the world. Mr Hughes lays • down fixed conditions under which we cim hoi}).”