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Hokitika Guardian, 19 January 1925, Page 3

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ICHTBALJAM AND N.Z. I ABUS ASSOCIATION. AMERICA AND JAPAN. AVAR UNLIKELY. (Received this day at 3 a.m.) WASHINGTON. Jan. 17 Frederick .Moore, American adviser to the Japanese .Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokio. addressing the Federation of a Women's (Tub here, declared that the Japanese Foreign .Minister. after the passage of the Exclusion Bill, notified the American Rovcrnment and the public that the Mea ol war was entirely outside the minds ol the Japanese officials. Nevertheless, the supporters ul the big navy idea in the United States used the popular resentment in Japan as the reason lor furthering their naval projects. 1 he popular feeling in .Japan was that this attitude was not only insulting, hut menacing.

All- .Moore claimed: “There has been no Jingoism in Japan .since the putting down of the military party, except among those who leel that Japan should be prepared against the possibility of the United States forcing war upon them. Ihe Japanese Government understands the situation, and knows it can neither compete with nor go to war with a country like the United States, which is overwhelmingly powerful, and the dominating factor in the Paoilie.” Air Moore quoted Admiral Kato as saying that “No power, or no possible combination of powers, could make war on the United States.” Air .Moore added that the sayings and writings of the American Navy Leaguers caused considerable anxiety in Japan. SENSATION IN HIGHLANDS FATHER SHOOTS SOX. LONDON. Jan. 18. A sensation has been caused in the Highlands by the death ot Gant. John .Middleton, aged -U), an ex-officer ol the Black "Watch, and manager of the iantily’s estates in Perthshire. It is alleged that his father. .Major William Middleton, a septuagenarian, while handling a double barrelled gun, fatally shot his son at his mansion at Baldarnooli. The elder .Middleton, who recently has becu strange in his manner, was detained on a charge of murdering its son, and collapsed under examination, being placed in the prison hospital. ('apt. Middleton was seriously disfigured hy the explosion of a bomb in war time. CAPTURED BY PIRATES. PEKIN, .Jan. 18.

Tlie Chinese owned steamer flongwliii, flying the British flag and carrying .several hundred Chinese passengers and general cargo, was captured b\ pirates, while en route from Singapore to Hong Kong. The pirates, numbering over thirty, embarked as passengers at Singamire. and live days out surprised the captain and oflicets at the revolver point while they were having breakfast. The pirates dismantled the wireless equipment and for three days completely controlled the vessel. Ibe officers and crew wcie compelled to work tin' vessel, which was taken to Bias Bar. where the marauders escaped with considerable plunder. I here were mi casualties. EXPECT NOTHING FROM KEI l LLICANS. A 1 ANGELA. Jan. D-.

Addressing the Senate. President Manuel Jiiezon declared that the Filipinos had . definite!v abandoned their expectations of independence tor the next four years, or so long as the Republicans hold office.