AMERICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 June 1925, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS

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CANADA'S A nr. OTTAWA. June

The Ct'nadhm Government hopes to moke ini appointment of a Canadian •Minister to Washington shortly, so

I’remier King anmnineed when a vote of sixty thousand dollars for Canadian representation in the United States ea-mc! up for consideration. The Premier said the Government found it difficult to find the person it wanted to represent Canada, and referred to the necessary personal expenses which went with the post. BOX KS ON I! AI I.S. NKW VOliK, .fane 2. A plan to blow no elevated train:’, was frustrated early on Tuesday morning hy the finding ol two hoxe,s, believed to contain bombs, projecting over the tracks at two stations. The police threw the boxes into the river. BARK AOK of EGGS. .NKW YORK. June 2. Two hundred military police and detectives were unable to prevent an outbreak when (I'cmeral Owen O’Duffy, chief eoniiiiissinner of the Irish Free .State Civic Guards at Dublin, was about to review the 105th. infantry Regiment. The disturban e was ultimately quellod after twenty women had been ejected from the Armoury. Kggs were burled at the Irish general and lie was greeted with a tempestuous chorus of cat calls, and cries of "Traitor.” He stood his ground and met, the barrage of eggs bv grinning upi at the balcony, from whi •! tile missiles came. Boon (phot was restored and ho reviewed the regiment. Following these proceedings a free-for-all fight started, with the general in the. middle. Police reserves had to he called ou fto disperse the crowd and rescue Con oral f)'fluffy. I

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