AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 September 1924, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

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TRANS-PA CIFIG FLIGHT. HONOLULU, So,.t. c’A. Blaus for a tians-l’aeifle aeroplane flight from San Kianiiso to the I’hillij l ines. Australia and cthrr Baiilie iuntries, are announced by the PanI acilie Union-. The purpose of the llight will lie study the possible estab.lisltme.it of live or more permanent air lines linking up the countries lnMiloring the Pacific. The tentative plans ] roviue for a start from San |>Taitris.o, there la 11.; 11 <, 1 11 1 11 . there south west by the Afarsl’.all. Caroline and L’elew Islands to Manila : there south and east t > Sydney. Another flight will take the explorers to Auckland. The return journey will involve Stefs to the Fijis, Samoa. Phoenix mid Christmas Islands. ST K A AIK SKTZKI) HV U.S.A. NEW YORK. Sept. 25. * At .Mobil ■ (Alabama) the County Cunt ii| held the seizure by the State of the Italian steamer “Valles: lira.” heeai'se the .-hip was a liquor carrier. Tilis i nlipg is lu-lieved to be the lirst of tlie kind. The' vessel is valued at a qi after of a million dollars. 1 IMN’CK UK WALKS. OTTAWA. Sent. 25. I';, |-i ute to his Alberta Ranch. t'-e Prime of Wades stopped at Winnipeg far thrre hours. He was -formally welcomed by Civic a.nd Provincial clli. ials. || e nail he looked forward to re-t and recreation on Ins ranch.

KC KI r N K I AN. XK WVOHK. sc]it. -Jl. A telegram from Kansas City says: “Tlie Ku Klux Klan was characteristic as -the last refuge of patriotism worthv of the name.’ by the Tinuerial Wizard. Hiram Evans. when addressing the Khan's second imncrial convocation. lie said: “Klaiisinen and Klanswomen are virtually the salt of the earth upon whom depends the future of civ t-li-ation.’' . Asserting the future of America and of the white race hangs in the halallte. Evans said:-“The blood which protected human leadership must lie protected from inferior blood—-from competition which saps the vitality ol leadership. History proves that only the Nordic Anglo-Saxon peoples have reached a high level ol intelligence. Kverv attack against the Klim has made more clear cut the issue of Americanism against aliens.

NEW YORK POLITICS. NEW YORK, Sc-Jt. 25. According to a despatch from Syracuse. the re-nomination of the entire ])r:i:,iiv\lice Party’s ticket-, for the . te of New York, is promised at tomorrow's convention, including Governor Smith. An a lit i-K ti Klux Klim pronoun cement, and a demand lor prohibition law modification will he included in the Democratic Party's platform.

PHI LI BRINKS LIQUOR LAW. WASH INGTON. S.-pt. -_M. Whether the Volstead Act and the Eighteenth Amendment apply jointly to the Pliilipoiues is a question tin-' l-'edcral Courts must piss iudgim-iit upon, ilu- Philippines .lus--1 Department i- of opinion that, neither law applies to tin* Islands, •vliilc Washington contends tlr- Anu-nd-nienl prohibits the carrying of liquor lor hovel-age purpaa-.s l y ships bound to the I'hiliopiiu- ports, the Government having order.-. 1 the tonsillar ageus to re I use lulls ul health to slopcarrying liquor. Governor (.’eiteral Wood-, of the I ’ltilippines. protests against this nttioii. cud this has I ruuglit the question forward for renewed consideration.