AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 December 1924, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

IUtiTU,. MAN AND N.Z- C AULt AUSUCIAIIU,-. AAiEKiCAN FLEET MANUEL VRMS. JAPAN’S I-FAILS. AYASHLNGTON, Dec. ]. The L'.S.A. State Department is now i-onlerrtng with ilie proper ilrilisli ollteiuls regarding the visit of the American Fleet to Australasia, and il is understood that it has been officially assured that the proposal meets the British Government's approval. Japanese sentiment appears to be vigorously opposed to the entire Hawaiian manoeuvres, as well as the Australasian visit, although no responsible Japanese utlieial here or ill Tokyo is desirous of expressing open disapproval. The Japanese Government has not lodged any otlieial protest, and it is not believed that any such will be lodged.

'I lie Tokyo newspapers continue an agitation against Pacific naval manoeuvres, and the Japanese officials here privately express the opinion that these war games in the I’acttie are not warranted, and that the Australasian visit is unwise, the whole thing assuming the appearance of an anti-Japanese gesture. 'I in- F.S.A. Navy Department repulses all intimations that these manoeuvres are in ap.v way aiili-Japaucse. They point out- that the proposed war games were planned years ago as the general technical strategic problem' ol American defence.

There is a tendency among the Japanese here to raise, the question of whether Air Secretary Roosevelt's action in sending the licet around the wo,-Id and its visit to Australia could not be construed ns a demonstration, the aim ol which, is to iulllieiice Japanese foreign policy generally, and especially in the Pacific, and whether the lt)2o manoeuvres are not open to tininterpretation that the l nited Slates again aims at tin- delimitation of tin Japanese Pai-ilic outlook and of Japan s foreign outlook, by indicating that American naval strategy now centres in the Western Ocean, and not in the Atlantic.

American otli, inis deplore a- Jingoistic the fulminations of the Japanese Popular Press. They poinL out that the Fniteil States Congress, which has questioned approval ol the Meet s Ittel outlay for ibe Australian visit, will probably take a definite attitude that any unwarranted expression ol antiAmerican sentiment makes e-sent nil tin* manoeuvres and the visit, 'lints tln* whole question would tend to engender an undesirable Iceling, .inst as tbJapanese opposition to the Japanese immigrant exi lic*’m by America, brought forth Coiigressiomd counteropposition.

JAP A! IGR ATM IN. AIK.NICO CITY. Noy. 2!L The Alexii ail penate has unanimously ralilied a Alexii-o-.lapanose treaty. Each Goveritmer,t agrees not to bold the other responsible for damage sod civil owing to |-i‘Volittions. Ibe loci, specifics that Japanese immigralion to AH-xi-i-i, may be limited according H> the laws and interests of th<- t e.pi-it iv*countries. Ab-xim is at liberty to study .iii<l d,-- id- l-> what \tt't Japauiimndy.t at ioll is itesifa blc. ID'S It 'ID AMFRICA. PI'ENOS AYRES. Nov. 28. Fighty-five tlionsand immigrants entered tin- Fnited States clandestinely during the last liscal year, so the l uited States Secretary for Labour. Mr Davis, told the American Club here, lie said that much of the illegal immigration came over the Alexieatt borders. It was est ima ted tit:* t Ho.01)1) seamen who arrived in the I'nitcd Stales norts never took a return journey. Mr Davis wanted figures as showing what would happen if I'liiicd States threw its immigral ion doors open. Il was estimated ten million Kuropeans wanted to enter the country, but il could not absorb this number economically.

TWO POLICEMEN SHOT. NEW YORK. Dec. 1 Hugh Stewart. a hank cashier

Chicago, was driving his wife home in a motor ear at midnight when iie m tired that another car was following, lie spi'i-dcd up. hut the pursuers did likewise. On reaching home his wife jumped out and Sfewart drew a revolver. tired two shots mid killed two in the pursuing ear. They proved to he policemen who thought the Stewarts carried kidnappers they were trying to catch.

TRANSMISSION OF PHOTOGRAPHS. WriIEI.ESSKD TO F.S.A. ißeceived this day at 0.2.7 a.iiiT NEW YORK. Dec. 1. In the first public demonstration of cabled idioto radiograms ten photographs were successfully transmitted from England to America. The negative was placed in a photo radiographic apparatus in Manoui House. London, and twenty minutes later the picture was received complete al the New York offices of the Radio Corporation of America. From Loudon the picture was carried by wire tor two hundred miles to a high power radio transmitting station in Carnarvon. Wales, and from there it was Hashed through tu the wireless receiving station ut Long Island and thence by wile into New York.