AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 May 1925, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION UAD.ro PHOTOS. MOW VOI!K, May 7. Almost perfect pictures of the i'.S.A. war names at Hawaii were reproduced here after hemp; transmitted hv wireless ami wire across L’B7-1 miles of ocean ami '277 1 miles ol land. Ihe pictures were received by the Radio Corporation of Amci'cia, just twenty minutes after being developed, and adjusted to the transmitting apparatus at Koko Head. Hawaii. Inman been relayed five times during the hriel intcrim. This experiment is hailed as a new and important stride in tlie transmission of pile loom pi is. It was eonilucted through to-operaiion ol the War Department, the Had.'o Corporation and the Wire Companies. ATLANTIC BUM LOW. MOW VO UK. May 7. Tlie destroyer Cunningham. which is engaged in scouting duty for the Dry Armada, has reported the arrival on Thursday of four new shi[>s in the Hum Row, including a large German liner from Hamburg. All were apparently unaware of the net into which they had been drawn. IJUM RUNNERS. OTTAWA, May 7. The “Toronto Mail ami Umpire ” publishes a dispatch from Windsor Ontario, in which Mr John Redd, lormer Crown Attorney, referring to reports that the American authorities are preparing a prohibition enforcement fleet for the Great Lakes, states: “1 consider such proposals of the American authorities an outrage. They are almost sure to result in internation complications. The American Government has no right to use firearms within the three mile limit. In a matter such as this—that is the enforcing of purely domestic sumptuary legislation—the United States has no judisdiction oil the Great Lakes beyond its water boundary line. T intend to call the attention of the Canadian Government immediately to this new situation.” It is understood the Canadian Government lias not officially been advised of auy intention on the part of the United States to establish a rum fleet on the Great Lakes.

('ai)iuliiin official circles will closely watch such developments, hut cloiiht is expressed whether any action will be taken pending the ratification ol a rum-running treaty which has been approved by Canada and the 1 nited States. WOMEN'S council. AV A Sin NT! I TON. May 7. The Australian Delegation to the International Council lor AA omen has cabled congratulations to the British House of Commons on its unanimous acceptance of the principle that women should have {lie right to retain or change their nationality on marriage. The delegation, moreover, expressed a desire to see that Australia will he the first dominion to follow this important vital step. Miss Board, who is a member of the Education Committee, is trying to obtain some definite opinion from the y Council concerning the methods ot dealing with abnormal and mentally deficient children. The Australian delegation is against a suggestion that the Council should advise women to enter the diflcrent political parties, because the International Council and all National Councils being non-partv and non-political organisations, they' loci the Council should not offer any suggestion tending to help the Party systems. It is probable the Laws Commutewill frame a resolution asking * lathe question concerning the nation:* itv of married women be referred B the League of Nations, deeming thi problem so important as to call for tin opinion of eminent judicial authori ties.