AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 February 1925, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

sUBTBx LI AN AND N.Z. CADLE ASSOCIATION EX PE XSI V ]•; W HIS KY. NEW YORK. February 5. A bottle of whisky was all that Sa imiel Suin' and his associates got for the £13,000 they collected for the purpose ot giving the former United States Attorney-General. -Mr Daugherty, a bribe, according to the testimony i f Saiir and other officials of the Cramer Stock-selling Company, in the trial of Gaston .Means, alleged to be connected with rum-running, for alleged conspiracy. Saiir and his friends had been charged with using the mails to sell false stocks in the Glass Casket Company. They had made so much money that they willingly provided a huge bribe to avoid being sent to prison.

“.Means brought us a bottle, cracked a few jokes, helped us to a drink of liquor, anil went away with the money, lnu the next week we went to trial just the same, and were convicted,” mom led Saiir.

AMERICAN NAVAL CRUISE. WASHINGTON Feb. 4. The Senate and House have no': agreed to a joint committee’s report on naval appropriations completing legislative action. The Bill now goes to the President u ith all provisions for the Australian and New Zealand cruise remaining as when reported by the Senate Appropriations Committee. famous RECORD broken. NivW YORK, February •!. U Newark. New Jersey, Nurmi, while running in a 2J mile race, broke Alfred Shrubb’s record for 4000 yards Nurmi's time was lOmin oosco. DAVIS CUP CONTEST. NEW YORK February 1. Italy has sent in a challenge lor the Davis Cup. WORLD COURT SCRAPPED. WASHINGTON, February 5. Thi? World Court proposal has been virtually laid on Die shelf by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee so far as'this Congress is concerned. The services for Sunday next of the Cnureh of England in the various centres are notified in this issue.