AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 July 1924, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

[IiUUTEItS Tei-EGHAMS.] AYRANGKL ISLAND EXPEDITION. SAX FRANCISCO, July 16. The American cutter Hear failed to reach AY range l Island, being abandoned a total wreck. She was « rushed by tbe be and lost her propcllors. Lumen Hrolhors are organising a now expedition to secure the porous left bv 1 be Nome expedition last year.

CS.A. KLKCTIOX. WASHINGTON, July lfi

The Republican Campaign Organisation are capitalising the crop situation in the United States and Canada, julrich resulting in rising prices oi wheat and-other graint It hopes to aliny discontent aiming the A\ ostei n farmers. The situation is one ot the most important factors in the Hopu"lican decision to wage a hard battle in the AYost despite the opposition of Senat or La l'olettt*.

LTQUOR PIRATES. XKAY YORK. July 16

Tho "Prohibition ofli'ia'-s :iro Livestigating the torrorisation of hqiiorIjiden ships by piratical rum limners. They have issued a report disclosing tuat there are buccaneering hands as daring and picturesque as the old time sea rovers.

Tne report states hat 40 pirates recently lxiarded a Trench steamci tiilli 1600 cases of liquor. The crew, at the point of the pistol, wore hound and confined below, but ibe pirates lelt 1201) cases aboard thus preventing the ship Irom le-ciitoring port to tell of its troubles. Tims the pirates used the ship’s infraction of the law to gain time for themselves. Two days thereafter. pirates similarly looted another ship anchored in the so-called “Rum How”, escaping with DCO erases of liquor. The Government, meantime, patrol ling the locality intensively, captured a pirate ship. It is admittedly the finest mid fastest one in these waters. She is elaborately equipped with handcuffs. rifles, pistols, knives and clubs, and is driven by a triple aeroplane motor, assuring a speed of 40 miles an hour.

The officials point out that the pirate crews arc simply middlemen seizing liquor cargoes, and transferring them into their customer ships. The pirates however, clearly are not concerned in the smuggling of liquor into the United States.

Til K .MISSISSIPPI EXPLOSION. XKAY YORK. July 16.

The explosion aboard the battleship .Mississippi on Juno 12th. in which -II men and three officers were killed, resulted from insufficient air pressure being used in cleaning the bore of the big gnu.

AA’ho is going to win the Grand National at Christchurch next month: 1 .Already students of form are discussing tin* pros and cons of the various horses engaged but none can came to anv definite conclusion except that Kofgo is tlie best Cough Cure that they have ever tried and that the guarantee of the manufacturers, that the first dose gives immediate beneficial relief, is undoubtedly carried out. Kolgo. they also agree, is most pleasant to the taste and also of wonderful assistance in lung troubles. Kofgo can be obtained at 2s fid a bottle from leading chemists and stores, the wholesale distributors for the Coast being Griffon and Smith. Greymoutb. Advt.