AMERICAN CABLE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 February 1926, Page 2

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.]

BED SNOW. NETV YORK, February 12. A curious phenonmenon has been witnessed at St Paul in Minnesota. When the inhabitants awoke, they found the city covered with a thin layer of red snow, the hues varying from copper colour to bright, red. Mr J. Byker, the Government Meteorologist, ascribes the phenomenon to volcanic dust by freak air currents, while other scientists believe that it has been caused by the Protococcus Nivalis, a low grade plant which occasionally covers large areas of the Arctic regions, but width has nevei been known so far south. BIG TAX Ctrl’. WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.

Tho F.S.A. Senate, late to-night, passed a tax reduction bid providing for a saving of 45G million dollars in their taxes this year to the payers of the Federal income taxes. The bill has boon sent to a conference for adjustment of points that are in dispute with the House of Representatives. NORTH POLE PROJECT. NETV YORK. Feb. 13. Captain George TT ilkins, an Australian is now en route to Point Barrow in Northern Alaska, whence he will hop off in March in an attempt to lly over the North Pole to Spitsbergen. “He will never make it in a plane,” said Caotaiu Roald the Norwegian explorer, to-day, at Sacramento California, where lie is now sojourning. “I learned the lesson on niv last voyage that it is almost ccriain death or ultimate destruction to land »n the ice floes. NEW YORK. Feb. 12. \ message from Nonamt. in Alaska, stat'd that Wilkins’ trnns-Poinr Expedition supply party have returned. Their snow motors were damaged, occasioning a delay of many hours. They only travelled three milc.s after yesterday’s start on the Xenana River.

r.S.A. COAL SETTLEMENT. fx’EAT' YORK. Del). 14. Tim coal strike has just been settled after lasting for 150 days. It is estimated that tho cost of the stoppage lias been a billion dollars. In its effects, which have been felt throughout the entire nation, it was most disastrous that the Pennslyvania region has ever known. One of the most important features of the agreement is the substitution of collectiv.o bargaining for arbitration for the settlement of future disputes. this having been a stumbling block to many previous efforts to settle, owing to tbc miners’ firm op-

position Do arbitration. Widespread bankruptcies were imminent at tbc time tliivt the settlement was made. Many business bouses were remaining open only as a matter of form.

In Pennsylvania, buying was completely stopped, business credit disappeared, and thousands of clerks, stoic workers and others were unemployed. besides the miners themselves. Many of the latter were mi the point of starvation, with the suffering from hunger, cold ami business paralysis, never before equalled, notwithstanding which the strike was conducted in Scranton, necessitating police intervention . COUNTESS OF CATHCART. NETV YORK. Fe\ 13. 'The Countess of Cathcart has made an appeal against the decision of Ellis Island. U.S. A. immigration authorities, excluding her from th: j country. The appeal vjll be heard by the Secretary for Labour on Monday. CountsCat’uart has secured the right io have attorneys oppeaf for her. The possibility of wealthy Americans being horned from European 001111tries as a reprisal from the U.S.A. imigration authorities excluding Countess Cathcart. is being discussed here.

It is recalled that the Earl of Craven with whom Countess Cathcart is charged with misconduct, was admitted to this country last November. LONDON. Feb. 13.

’file “Star” commenting on the Countess of Catheart being prohibited from landing in New York, because she has boon divorced on the grounds of adultery, and of being guilty of moral turpitude, says: “It is comic. Countess Catheart rightly asks: ‘ITow could your host people travel abroad if Kurope were barred to divorcees?’” The paper adds: Perhaps there is a difference inasmuch as Americans are easily divorced, on the smallest pretext, anil not that of moral turpitude. The first act of the divorcees in America was usually to come to London or Paris on a honeymoon trip.”