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Hokitika Guardian, 9 June 1924, Page 3

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The ordinary shipping .services not Mlilicing for the transportation ol large numbers of .Japanese wishing to return to America Indore Ist -July, when the new Immigration Act is being enforced, arrangements have been made between the (lovernment and shippers by which three additional steamers are sailing to America immediately. r.S.A. BOLITK S. WASHINGTON. fb A resolution to appropriate ten million dollars for the relied ol (.erman women and children. which has already been passed by the House, was virtually hilled by the Semite. A motion was moved by Senator l.a toilette to discharge the Foreign Relations Committee, which has tailed to report the House resolution. This motion wits defeated by o.'f to WASH IXGTON, 7. A treaty designed to suppress the smuggling of lirpior and narcotics across the Canadian Boundary has been signed by representatives of the Canadian and Cnited States Governments. lion Finest Lapointe (.Minister of Justice) signed on behalf of Canada, and .Secretary of State, Mr Hughes, for the Cnited Stales.

SCUTA Dll OX AT lIOXOI. Cl. C. HOXOLCLC. June fi. The British special service si|u:ulron lias arrived on a week’s visit. C.S.A. I’IIFSIDHXCV. XFW YORK, June 7. A de-patch from Columbus (Ohio), says that the I’rohihition Party have nominated by Mr 11. P. Paris Clinton, a Missouri hanker, for President, and Miss Marie Itrehm, a temperance worker, nf Lnnghcach, for Vice-President.

A PATH OF OCT THBOATS. A RF.MAHIvABLF STATFMFX'T. (Received this day at 0. to a.m.) XFW YOKK, June 8. In reply to many newspaper innuendos that their millions will he used to set the hoys, Leopold ami Loch free, the lathers of the hoys published a statement declaring that they will not take advantage ol their riches to defeat the ends of justice. They add: “We have asked the committee of the Chicago Bar As.soi iatioii to .select out Counsel and lix their fees which will he those usually paid. Mcdital experts are also engaged under similar Crimlitijon.s. If the Courts and our ■sous not mentally responsible we will give an undertaking to place them t'liere they will no longer he a menace to any community.”

Amongst, the hundreds of letters received daily at the gaol where the hoys are held, the most notable is one in Idressed to the Leopold and l.oeh Cov. which says : “ Von have no cause for wrong. Aon are in a country where .justice is measured by wealth. With money and a slick attorney von will get away. Ami are as mise;ahle a pair of cut-throats as ever travelled the •Spanish Main. With a hag of gold, expert testimony and a spineless Aweiiean Jury you will make a mockery of justice.”

AMERICAN BAHLIAMFXT WASHINGTON. .1 mu' !). Congress elided the six months’ ses>ioi Ji(ltoiniilical!.v lit .seven to-night. Senators mid representnt ive s fought n Inst (le.s)ieriile buttle to relieve the fnrtners. Many measures including n Kill authorising the eonsl met ion of cruisers, the modernizing of battleships, deficiency appropriation bill, tarrying funds to begin the operation of the bonus law and other purposes, failed in the tinal erttsli nf legislation. A siiaial resolution was passed in the last live iiiinnlcs by the House to iiiahe the bonus approprintion availalde, but was lost in the Senate. Itepublican leaders deela.ro only a special session of Congress eoulil provide the funds for the initial costs of the holms.