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Hokitika Guardian, 20 May 1925, Page 2

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AMERICAN MS. [Ift'CTER? Teeeoramb. | THK HUSH FLA'S MOW VOIIK. May IF. The North Oerman Lloyd steamer Bremen sails on I nesduy on her initial trip to Ireland. A\ lien she sails, the liner will ily the Irish ilae at her lnast-hetul. 'This will he the lir-t lime for live hundred years, so it is said, that the Irish line, has L.en flown at the masthead o! a vessel at sea. ‘FAN ADA AND Al'S IK Aid A . OTTAWA. May IF. The I est-iniunited opinion here indieates that, there is little likelihood that an Ails tra lia n-C'anadia n larill

treaty will lie presented fur consideration by the Canadian Parliament this session. Tiie position. i:i the simplest form, seems to he that Mr McKenzie King's (hi vein meut is not prepared to pi t - ".it the ’I realy in its present

shape. t,.r tear that the opposition to il may he too pov.ertul. I here i> a hope that further concessions may he obtained Irum the Australian Guveni-

inent. giving the measure a greater chance of acceptance by the Canadian Parliament.

It is pointed out that this will take Lime, even if -Mr lto-sh- mission proves successful. There is little probability that he will lie aide to mt.ro than begin his discussions at Melbourne before Parliament will he prorogued. It is expected that this will occur on or before the loth, of July. The Government is being interpell-

ated on this question, refused to express an opinion. smallpox epidemic in F.S.A. NEW YORK. May 18. A mild outbreak of smallpox is prevalent throughout a large fart of tin' I'nitod Stales, thirty-four States reporting more than the usual number ol eases. Public Health officials. while eareiul to urge that there is no cause for alarm, are i.et ertheless doing everything pos-dhlc tu make vaccination general. President ( oolidge set the example in Washington, following which pra-tieally a.! I the Cabinet mein Iters, ndministra I inn officers and stall were also vaeeinaled. Mayor llnyhm. uf New York, followed suit at the request of the Health Commissioner, who recommended all members of the public to do likewise. New York inuiiicii ality granted eighty thousand dollars as a sneeial appropriation to fight the disease, six new eases being recently reported in one day. Tin"-outbreak generally is believed to he most severe in Southern California, hut no definite figures arc available, as the ollieials are anxious m avoid causing nr,due alarm.