AMERICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 January 1925, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS

[Kluxers Telegrams, j WORLD’S WHEAT. 'Kouoiveu tiiis ilav ui. u.-to a.in.) OTTAWA. Jan. 23. Canada’s latest estimate snows that last year's wheat crop in the world was ;>i 3,i.ilibOOD bushels less than tor the previous year. A serious shortage ol wheat and rye is threatened during the last half of tins year, says the Department ot Agriculture.

A GUN FIGHT. .Received this day ar y.'Ai a.m ) NEW YORK, Jan. 23. A telegram from Herrin. Illinois, says that Glenn Voting, a Ku Klux Klan liquor raider, and his assistant, George rorhes, were killed in a hotel lobby in a gun light with the deputy sheritl. i la Thomas, who, also was kilted. Several others wore wounded in the melee, which action was so fast and furious that, the spectators were unable to agree as to what happened. The Khuisnien are patrolling the streets, hut the military are on route to prevent lurtlier outbreaks. NURMI DEFEATED. NEW YORK. Jan. 24. At Brooklyn, Paavo. Nurmi (the Finnish runner) met his first defeat in America to-night, when Guuiinr, his fellow countryman, led him to the tape by one yard in a two thousand dash, hut hutli broke the previous world’s record for the distance. Nilson won I he hundred yards handicap.