AMERICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 March 1925, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS

[Reuters Telegrams.] V.S.A. FLEET. SAN FRANCISCO, March G. The itinerary of the Pacific Mattlo Fleet when it goes on the cruise to Australia and New Zealand has been decided. After the manoeuvres, off Hawaii m .lane, the Atlantic Fleet and most of the auxiliary ships will return to then regular stations. The remainder ot the fleet u ill ,c divided into two fleets. The first fleei will he at Melbourne from July tutu to August 3rd. ami in Wellington, New Zealand from August 8 to August ‘ The .second fleet will he n, Sydney from July 18th to August 3rd and m Auckland from August <th to -Ith.

V.S.A. LTQUOR LAW. NEW YORK, March 5. The Dutch’ schooner Zeehoi.d, which with a cargo of wines valued at two hundred thousand dollars, was seized fifteen miles off shore m ■-• , ‘ been ordered to be forfeited under ®" unprecedented ruling of federall Jiulg. F P L Garvin, authorising the Government' to confiscate vessels landing or purporting to land liquor m the Haled States from, any point on the Ugh sons This decision is consideied t unique and far-reaching, in that it upholds for the first time, the Government's claim to the right to captmc and confiscate alien rum smugglers outside the twelve mile hunt, as well as inside the three mile hnut.