AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 June 1924, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

[Reuters Telegrams.] INFLEXIBILITY OF IMMIGRATION LAW. (Received this day at 10.25 a.in.) NEW YORK, June 21. The injurious inflexibility of the immigration law was again illustrated when Lady Theodore Wernher, daugh-ter-in-law of I July Ludlow, was detained upon her arrival from Italy with her month old daughter who was horn in Milan. Lady Wernher, although horn in Petrograd, is admissible under the ruling that an alien resident of the United States may return after a six months absence, but the infant is not admissible because the Italian quota was exhausted. Sir Derrick Worn her. who has been a resident of the United States for the past five years, is at present in England after a five months tour of Italy with his wife, who. although ill, returned to the United States with the baby and nurse ns first cabin passengers. Lady Wernher attempted to override the officials, declaring that her detention would probably he physically harmful. But while an appeal was being made to Washington the officials declared that the law must he vigorously enforced. All three will he taken to Ellis Island, ostensihy awaiting deportation.

SQUADRON AT VANCOUVER VANCOUVER, .lune 22. The British Squadron entered Vie-tr-ia Harbour early yesterday morning, led by the Hood and Repulse. The weather is glorious *nnd great crowds gathered on the shoreline and r'.-nrd steamers. They gave a nionstrative welcome, and official functions followed. ATHLETIC HEART A MYTH. (“Sydney Sun” Cables). (Received this day at 10.25 a.m.) OTTAWA. .Dine 22. The Atldetie heart is often n myth, according to the latest views promulgated at the annual Canadian Medical Association gathering. Doctor John Parkinson, a London heart specialist, declared there was no evidence to show that heavy smoking injured the heart 1 permanently. The rndin causes ol heart diseases were rheumatic B'vei mid syphilis. Dr Parkinson insisted that many eases of so-called heart disease were really nervous symptoms. The Canadian, medicos decline to fake seriously |)r Glover’s germ theory of cancer. The Canadian view gives support to the theory behind the best experience of Britain. Germany and America. Cancer follows a bruise or injury, the renegade cells running wild. They have no more lailh in Dr (du\ei s discovery than in Dr Froidmnii s berculosis serum advertised in New York ten years ago.

TWO VESSELS COLLIDE

CAPTAIN’S COOD SEAMANSHIP.

(“Sydney Sun” Cables)

(Received tliis tluv lit 10.'2.i ii.m.l VANCOUVER. June 22.

There were seven hundred passenger* 11 hourd the Metngninu when she noHided with the Clnrii Cnnms. R<»Jh vessels were seriously damaged. Ihe Metngamn has arrived at the dock, but the Clara Camus was benched. The Metnpailia’s passengers tell a ' store of the wonderful seamanship °l Captain Store. Unfortunately the occupants were at breakfast. ’I he passengers rushed on deek as the craft was sent recline l>v a heave blow oil the starboard side. The captain immediately Hooded the port ballast tanks, listing the ship over so as to raise the gaping hole on the starboard out of the witter. The passengers, behaved splendidly, the mess hoy playing the bagpipes ns the big ship heeled over at a dangerous angle. Ihe i nntiiiii ■' proinot action saved the vessel Imm foundering. ________