AMERICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 February 1924, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS

A TI’KKT. (“Sydney ,Snii“ Cables). 'Received this day at D.-J5 a.m.) NKW YOUK, Fehrnary 10j'olive Inspector Coughlin states .Miss Lawson moved in the most select circles * aid frequented fasliionahle country chubs on Lon g Island. She was known for her beautiful gowns and fine jewels. A lift hoy states two men told linn t'l'-ev were' bootleggers taking liquor to Lawson’s flat. When they emerged from her rooms they carried some eases of supposed liquor and explained Miss Lawson wanted Scotch and all they had was live whisky. Many prominent New Yorkers whose names were in Lawson’s diaries are being questioned.

lIK LI) BY BANDITS. (“Sydney Sun” Cables). OTTAWA, February 10. 'l'lio Canadian Oovernment is sending a protest to Mexico regarding Charles George Mackenzie, who is bold for ransom lty the rebel loader, flillo for ransom by the rebel loudoi llipi "- p t(1 Villa. The sum demanded is forty thousand sterling. Mackenzie i-s inmiupei of the .Mexican Northern l’ower Company in the Stale of Chihuahua, ; ,„d was kidnapped by rebels and bold in a mountain cave. Mrs Mackenzie made appeals for bis release, but m vain. MOVUv ACTUKKS MCBDKIIED. (Received this day at 10.25 n.m.) NKV YORK. February 10. Louis Dawson, aged 21. a movie nrt css was found deatl in her la.sliionable nmutment. West, seventy-four street New York. Sbe had been beaten and strangled to dentil. Her hands were sprendentclcd and tied to the bedposts with a leash belonging to her Belgian poliec doe, which lay moaning in another room. The woman wore only a moht-KOWii and a towel was stuffed m her mouth, the ends being fastenedi in her laee with adhesive plaster. lhe murder occurred after nine o’clock v the morning. The occupant ol ""adjoining apiudmenl. beard a knock a Miss Lawson’s dour and saw two men. one „f whom said lie was an expressman One, inside they must have pounced Tripoli the actress as no sounds were hoard of any struggle. AppaieutK chloroform was used as the dog was sulfering from the elfeets thereot. U«son’s negress maid found her two hours Inter when the body was still warm, jewels, worth two thousand sterling, nre missing.

T'HOrOSED PREFERENCE. (Received this diiv at 11.-•> a-aO OTTAWA, Feb. /. From unimp'eneliable sources, the lol],,xviii<r is kkiriied concerning CanadianAustralian trade preference uegotiatious. Tl>e Canadian tiovernment pro- ' 'Ki-ererem-e she extends to Britain il A«<*tralin will aeeord Canada a similar preference. Australian representatives wtl -e constrained to indicate that the basic problem is the volume of trade. Canada "ill derive benefits from such a reciprocity scheme fifteen times greater At a n Australia derives. Australia ennaccept any plan which does not pro- ' vide either much greater Canadian imports of Australian goods or to equalise the preference to such an extent that a proportion of the benefits denve I will be a minimum of three to one. Canada would still he the greatest gamer from such arrangements.