AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 September 1924, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

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TRADE AGREEMENT. OTTAWA. Sept. 2-T. It is annoum-d that a trade agreement between Australia and Canada has finally been concluded. Premier King said the agreement is of a reciprocal nature, -ranting Canada prefereme in many lines ol exports. Canada agiei-ing to extend equally fnxourabh* I,preference to vaj-iotts product-. The details have not been announced. NOMINATION AS OOVEKNOR. NEW YORK. Sept. -Jo. Mr Thcidore Ron-ex eldt. assistalilSecretary of the Navy and a sou ol the former President, has boon nominated as (inventor of Nexv Turk, hv the Ri-puhlian State Convention. He had a majority over the combined voles for the other three competitors—Colonel William Hayward. Otiv Moore (District Attorney and Supreme Court Justice. Arthur Tomkins. PRINCE OF WALES. VANCOUVER, Sept. 25. A message from Calgary states tl.e Prime of Wales dirn-J at his ranch 10-night. He purposes to live the Minnie life for a time, resting. He l-'kes a thorough interest in the business affairs connected with the ranch. F.S. OR AFT. NEW YORK. Sept. Ht i. The l-'ederal Court upheld the indictment of Huston Means, a former Department of Justice Agent. Ins Set - ivtnrv Elmer Jarneke. and his Attoruev. Thomas Kcoder. on charges that thi'v rctviwtl lr.onov wliit-li t'h\v represented wa- to l.e used in bribing „f the former .Utorney-Ceneral. Mi Daughertv. and other (iovernment ollicialsT

WORLD FLIERS ARRIVE. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 25. The world Hiers arrived at Sm Francisco this afternoon from Santa Alwnhi eii. FI RPC'S PROPOSAL. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25. P'irfo after iuiiMiltatioii xvith Tex Rickards annunced he xvonh! light Jack Bciiault or Tom Hibbons this winter, if allowed to remain in this country. A PAINTER’S COMMISSION. SAX FRANCISCO. Sept. 25. A me.ssa-e frnin Danbury. Conueelicut .-talcs ChaiU-s Periotli of Danbury lists received a < omiuj'-ion from the Prime of Wales to paint some of his blooded stock on his Canadian farm. Pernigolti met the Erin t- during Hie Syo.sset visit. AN AMERICAN PROTEST. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 25. A telegram from Philadelphia Kays, a .speaker at the ceremonies commemorating the first mealing of congress, de-niiiiiii-i'il the i ropo-al relative to government owne:ship of railways ttml public utilities as one.onovoie and enema ments upon the l ights. He said it xvas dillicult to retom-ile lire American ideal of a sovereign people, i-apa’ole of c.xvning and managing their own government, with inability 1> o.xti ami manage their own I usiu—s. “If we wish to maintain xvhat our fathers established, we shall do w.-l! to leave a people in owiii-rs':i;i ,-f their l rorerly. control their (.'iivcriimenL i-nder the protecticn ,f their courts. He .-ail (.'overiunent ownership of railways would' mean iT'e Ins- of | id-lie revenue, estimated at -ix hiiinlred million dollars yearly, w ith the resultant increase in taxes on farm-

ei-s of thiity to forty je.- i-rnt.” When we reea'l the a]'P.illiug loss and iliflieulty in management of there- thousand live hundred million dollars xvortli of ship-, we sliotild undoi'htedly hesitate in taking on ten times that value in public utilities.”

IIIG HOTEL IH.AZK. (Received Ibis day at. S a.i11.) YAXCorVKII. Sept. 27. 'I’ll" hoi "I 1 *e|ninii|e. jo Delmonle, t alihirnia. li e eeni e i| a | laygroiilul known intermit iiri'l.v in tourists mid sportsmen fer its l enity and golf links, was destroyed by lire, fix hundred guests escaping in their night attire. 'The less is a million dullm.s. WORM) ELI MRS. SAX FRAN't •ISC 'O7 So. 1. 27. ’ldle world fliers reached Eugene. (Iregun and end their flight on Sunday hy going from Eugene In Seattle. A RECORD SPEED. XMAY YORK. Sept. 27. Lieut. David KiUenhoi'.se of Fluted Slates Navy, living a. Cuitis.s .seaplane racer broke hi- own woi’hl'.s seaplane record lor a thirty .miiii te flight attaining mi average speed nf 2271 miles per hour. A SCIENTIFIC SFCGESd'IOX. NEW YORK. Sep. 27. Sir Chillies A. Par-oils, addressing i lie American Society of Civil Engiil cer-, advocated internatiuiial eo operation in sinking a shaft twelve miles towards the eeiilre of the earth, to oh lain scientific knowledge, especially regarding I lie possibility of the exist, mil' of new chemical elements and unknown metal- li.'iti ier than such as are already known. He said the force of gravitation would draw such elements downwards from the earth’s crust. He added: " We know nothing of what is below our feet. I am convinced that it would take forty years to penetrate twelve miles, and it would take twenty million- sterling in tiumiiv the enterprise. lirilish scientist- mid the nlfii i aI s of the Royal Observatory at Green wieh are greatly interested in the scheme. It i- a practical engineering project. I would have the shaft twenty feet i i diameter, lined with granite and special machinery should he installed in dispel the heat. Sueli an undertaking, owing \to the scientific iiilormation ii will reveal, i s ni greater importance than a Polar expedition. The spot where the shall is sunk ought to he determined hy geologists. PRINCE OF WALES. YANCOFYKH. Sep. 27. The Prime of Wale- will spend only a few days on his Alberta ranch. Ile leaves High river on Wednesday, lor Ymicouv.r, arriving on the Ith ()e toher. and crossing next day to Victoria. lie returns to Calgary on October !.ih. proceeding immediately to Eastern points, lie i- due at Government House, Ottawa, on Oetoher loth. The Prime i- suffering from a severe c.,ld. mid he saw no visitors to-day. lie embarks by the Olympic for Eng lang about October 22nd. lie dined nil Wednesday night at his raneh. mill is talcing u thorough interest in the business affairs nf the ranch while living a simple life. THE PR I NCI"IM.OOD STOCK. A iie-sage from Danbury. C'oiineetii it!. states Mr Charles Perrigotti, of Dmihurv. Inis received a commission from the Prim -of Wall -to paint some of the latter's blooded stock on his Canadian farm. Mr Perrigotti met the Prince during his Syossett visit. NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR. NEW YORK. Sept. 27. Govorin r Alfred E. Smith, has boon nominated hy the Democrats, mid will ■„> a candidate fur r. election to the dovcriiin'shii) of X<*w York State.