AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 January 1925, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z- CARLS ASSOCIATION. MARY MiNTKE’S MONEY. VANCOUVER, January ‘29. A Los Angelos message states that 31 ary Miles Minter’s quarrel with her mother over money, which has exei; ted filmdom’s gossips oIE and on for several years past, finally got into court to-day, when the motion picture actress brought a suit for an accounting of funds which she estimates at millions of dollars, and which she alleges her mother received as her guardian during her screen career. The complaint recites that Mary was horn on the first of April, 1902, and from the time that she was six years of ago she has worked before the camera, her mother managing her affairs. Mary alleges that her mother received large sums on her behalf which were expended or invested in the mother’s name, notably a total of seven hundred thousand dollars from one corporation with which Mary Miles Minter was under contract for years.

GOLD FROM AMERICA. NEW YORK, January 29. The export of gold has been swelled to more than seventeen million dollars by unusually heavy cosignments to India and Australia. The heaviest daily movement since the outflow began early in 'December brought the past month’s total to nearly eightyfive million dollars, a figure unparalleled since, tlie outbreak of the world war. NFAV YORK, January 20. Since December Ist., Inst, the United States stores of gold have been reduced by about 128,000,000 dollars. The consignments to Australia have exceeded six million dollars. SUBMARTNE A S H OR TO. NEW YORK, Jan. 29. The submarine S. 48 was piled cu some rocks near Plymouth, New Hampshire last night and early this morning it was reported in a dangerous position. Heavy sens carried away her radio. Help was sent, but was mmole to reach the vessel, and grave fears are entertained for the salety of her crew of 35.