AMERICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 31 March 1925, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS

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WASHINGTON, .March 28,

The United States Immigration Bureau is puzzled over the realtively large number of Irish immigrants to America, who have been rejected because of heart ailments. The officials of the Public Health Service who are charged with the physical examination of all aliens desiring to enter the United States, attribute the abnormally high heart disease rate to the conditions existing in Ireland since 1914. The teeth conditions of these people have also been had. Immigrants from England, the officials state, are also lieing rejected because of heart trouble.

It is stated that in the adult ages from twenty to (M years, the mortality rate from diseases of the heart in the United States is uniformally higher among the Irish than among the English, Welsh or Americans. U.S.A. DEFENCES. WASHINGTON, .March 27. The institution by Secretary Wilbur of an inquiry into the navy’s failure to hit targets by anti-aircraft gunnery during the manoeuvres some time ago off San Pedro, has re-opened the air controversy, and has stirred both the Navy and the Army Departments. The reports indicate that 44 antiaircraft guns, mi eleven dreadnoughts, in twenty rounds of fire, tailed to make a. single hit on eight sleeve targets towed by an aeroplane at an altitude of six thousand feet.

Recent Army tests, held for the purpose of disproving General .Mitchell’s contentions concerning the intfficiencx of the anti-aircraft guns sho weir oul\ one hit, and Secretary Weeks and Secretary Wilbur have requested the Departmental experts to study the entire question ot anti-aircraft gunnery. Further anti-aircraft tests will fie made during the Hawaiian manoeuvres. The Congressmen have begun t< comment on the gunnery inaccuracy, many of them claiming that Genera 1 Alilcliell lias been proved to be right, and that the available defence against aircraft is negligible. It is indicated that the entile question of the value of anti-aircraft gunnery will be reopened and thorouglilv thrashed out during the coming session of Congress.

AVIATION l:A< if:-. HR ITISII ENTRANTS. WASHINGTON. .March 30. Two British engines will he elite red lor the Schneider races at lialtimori on October 2nd and 4th, according ti word received by the National Aeronautic Association. The Royal A ere Club will enter planes.

CANADIAN TRADE. OTTAWA, A larch 30,

The imports of foreign goods inti Canada show a decrease, and the exports of domestic commodities show ar increase, for the twelve mouths endec February 28th. as compared with tin previous period. The value of foreign goods importer was 799.278.04(1 dollars: as compared with 808.338.810 dollars in the | revioin period.