AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 April 1925, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION KKAIt OF IIIXDKXBrBO. NEW YORK, April 29. The fear that President J 1 imlenburg , will begin to build up* a gigantic military machine in Germany was expressed by Air James Gerard, fomcrly United States Ambassador to Germany during war lime, who to-day declared: “Europe will Ifccqiuc onto more armed camp if Himfenburg remains in power. If 1 were a German, I would have voted for llindenburg, as la* will unite the factions of Germany, put down the Reds, face the Soviet, and raise hell with the Allies. U S.A. WAR GAMES. THE RESULT. WASHINGTON, April 28. Informal ior. received from the hatteiship Pennsylvania, off Honolulu, stalls the U.S.A. Navy’s Hawaiian war games ended to-day. when the umpires decided the invading fleet was in a clear position to achieve its mission and capture Oahu, which, from the run id of the actual strategy of Ameri au defence, must he amply defended against capture by a real enemy. It is regarded that a properly organis'd superior force under good weather conditions, such as favoured He present invaders, can land on the north coast of Oahu and take the island by assault. The marine, force is considered to have accomplished this, although they suffered so-called casualties. estimated at titty per cent. 1 lie invaders, however, mechanically did not lose one battleship.