AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 June 1925, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

[Australia A' X.Z. Cable Association.]

AX ARCTIC THAU EDI'. NEW YORK. June 2t

Mr 11. A. .Snow, a big game hunter and explorer, has just returned from two years ol photographing and exploration in tlie Arctic regions. lie has announced Hie discovery of the remains of the missing members of Stefansson’s North I‘olc expedition of 191 A. on Herald Island. This discovery "leni's no the mystery concerning the fate of live men tiers of the crew of one of the two parties into which the expedition was divided. The two parties quitted their sinking ship, the Karliik. and started back to civilisation. The party led by Stefansson arrived safely, hut the other led by the ship's doctor, were net or again heard from. Their bodies were sixty-five miles from where the Kurluk was lost.

AI'ST R A I.IA A'-C'A X A 1)1 A X TH FA T A'. OTTAWA. June 23. The “Montreal Star'' says: ‘‘Now Hint the long-delayed trade treaty with Australia is before the 1 lon so ol Commons, with a very limited time for its discussion, it is to be hoped that Parliament will not bungle the issue. The treaty will establish preferential relations with Australia for the first time in our history. Every past cll'ort to brine about such an agreement has proved abortive, though New Zealand lias lung enjoyed preferential relations with m-. The present situation is that wo have an opportunity In conclude an agreement that will certainly provide luaeliinery for a stthslantial increase in ear Australian trade. We cannot afford deliberately to neglect such opportunities, given the necessary safeguards for our established indtls! I'ies.” OTTAWA. June. 33. The Canadian-Australian Trade Treaty lias passed through all stages of the House of Commons. It now goes lo the Senate. When the Bill was up for the second reading, a division was called for by the Progressive members, and the treaty was supported by eighty votes and opposed by forty-two. I lie Onposition to the treaty came mostly from the Conservatives. YAXCOCAT'fTI. .Time 23.

British Columbia fruitgrowers are protesting vigorously to Ottawa against: the proposed treaty, as affecting limit and vegetables produced in ( ttiiada. for which there is no reciprocal agreement. and lack of provision for a removal of the apple embargo.