AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 December 1923, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

4i.'S I KALI A N AMI N.Z. CAIII.K ASSOCIATION'. CONKILAK DISi’FTE. WASH IXUTDN, Deeeniher I E The t’nitoil States Department'- attention is being called to dispatches Iron: London stating the ' oniuierci-d Wiicles-- is Sill'pl iso.T that the Newvast ie I'.N.A. ( -insulate i - still eles: d. in view ol ( olone! Haivey s stuieiia at l-efoi'e returning home that the di pula has been ami-ably .-a llied. A colTe-pondeiit was iidormed tha 1 He (.overniuelil would determine "ether tin Consulate will be re-opened when the Blilish Fccign Dili'e pnbii.lv pxoiieiales Bmoks and Slater. WASHINGTON. Deeeiie, e I E Ihe question el vo-e-tabli-hing the Foiled Stutes I'on.suhil" at N'eweasUe. England, will he linally del", mined by tic: Hovel nmelii when it reieives tmm the British Foreign Olliee a statement publicly exonerating Consul Br.-oks and \ icc-Ceuisul Slater. D'om the eha:gcinade against them by the British shipping interests, and sustained by Die B;iti.-li Foreign Olliee. which led the ('piled Stales to order the Consulate to Pe permanent closed. Once the British exonerate the officials, the incident will he ended, so it is authoritnti.'clv stated.

MEXICAN CIVIL WARMEXICO CITY. Dee. j:t. Tt i- believed a decisive battle between the rebels and president Obrc„rnes t rno]'s will be fought on Dm Vova Cruz. I rout. The Government is continuing to euncent rate troops tonripose Dm re! el advance. Obiegon has if I used an off"i' of mediation, d-'.Tar-ing ihe question wa- military, not j ohtivl. The rebel leaders are army men who failed in ilmir duties. MEXICAN REYOI.CTTON. . Beceiveo this day at 9.T0 a.m.i MEXICO CITY. Dee. M. A telewrain from Jana rex slates that the first encounter lie tween Dm reheland O’Bregan. the troop- resulted m the defeat of the rebels under Genera'Estrada, mm of whose captains, with 1 (TO men and one hundred and twenty live thousand pesos in <"<!■. deseriei to ihe (Tovernnient troops.

JiOOTL KG GRITS l.v TROUBLE. (Received this (lav at O.i’o a.inA XKW YORK. Pec. 1IThe prohibition ellicers hnd unexpected assistance in preventing the landing of the Christmas li.itior. in the twelve mile limit, from pirates who are attacking the liquor slops anc.im- ,„| oir th-e coast, robbing the captains of money and cargoes. Several Cin lights are unofficially reported. .and bootleggers are also subjected to h,jihway rohheries oil the Canadian Ikiii.oi. CAN API AX WHISKEY. NKW YORK. Pee. 13. \ telegram from the town of Malone savs the law ofiieers are dc-per-i * • • r vlol , tin* increasin'*; atc'lv st rivir.ii to {low of Canadian liquor over the long frontier, consigned to the J*,’^ for 'he Christmas trade, it has pouring into the Cnited States, ca.ts„e the authoritif' serums concern.