AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 July 1924, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. fc’ll IXKSE DOM ESTH.'S' STB IKK. BRITISH CONSULAR RKSTRICTJONS RESENTED. i ßoceiveil this du.v 11L 10 it.in.) XK\Y VO IJK, July JO Cum on messages report ;i strike ol Chinese domestics in Shamecn foreign quarter is assuming a serious aspect, since twenty-six labour unions have allied themselves with the .strikers in an endeavour to have repealed the British Consular restrictions upon servants entry and departure. Shnmecn section restrictions require all Chinese to have passes and photographs if they wish to leave their quarters after nine o'clock at night. The protostants declare this puts them on the same level as criminals, and they announce that the cargo boatmen’s and shipping coolies unions, which are important bodies, will also join the strike. Threats have been made against the sailors of vessels on foreign registry for the purpose of stopping supplies for foreigners and this has been partially stieessful; although Shameen residents are managing to obtain daily supplies from Hongkong.

U.S. POPULATION. WASHINGTON, July 19

The official estimates of the jmpiihttion (f Coiled States is 112 millions.

CHICAGO MURDER TRIAI

•Received tliis day at 9.1 n a.m.) WASHINGTON, July 19.

Chicago reports according to alienists in the employ of the millionaire Fathers of Leopold and I/oeh, the two youthful criminals were sulFering from compound insanity. It- is understood they will testify at the forthcoming trial that both youths wore reasonably sano individually, but when together possessed an inter-locking personality which impelled them to commit crimes that neither would think of committing if apart. The imli-a tioils are that the trial will create sensational interest. One paper uu gested broadcasting a verbatim report of tlio Court proceedings. In that manner enabling listeners in all over the country to hear everything as it goes on in Court. Judge Caver ley, however, announces his strong objection to such a proposal, as he expects unpublishable evidence will ho given, such as young people should not he allowed to hear.