AMERICAN CABLE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 April 1926, Page 3

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS.

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.]

LIQUOR ENQUIRY. WASHINGTON, April 23.

Superintendent Dinwidclo of the National Temperance Bureau testified before the Senate Committee that no one contended there had been a complete enforcement of prohibition, yet the results were encouraging. He claimed that beer and liquor interests denounced the. law on the ground it deprived them of personal lilierty and in the

J same breath they say they can get a I ! they want anywhere, because the lav is not enforced. • Patrick Murphy, a former bar tend > or, testified that conditions were bat ! under the old saloon system, lie said 1 “I have seen man after man shot ant ! killed going over the harder States hut we have better conditions and hotter officials now than ever below. Arrests for drunkenness bad increased since prohibition; because nobody wa> ever arrested for drunkenness in Hie days of saloons. May Dover of Chicago denied that stills were operating with the knowledge of the police. He declared the police were doing everything possible to clean up the city with considerable effect. HONOLULU QUAKE. HONOLULU, April 22. The sharpest earthquake felt there for years shook the island of Hilo today. it was the accompaniment of the latest outburst of the volcano Afatiiia Lon. Olio building on Llio island was shaken eight inches from its foundation. Tho hivn flow to-day was less noticeable, but there are more villages endangered. Hundreds of cattle on the Hilo Ranch stampeded to the mountains when the Ranch buildings were set afire by tile lava. CANADIAN PROTEST. (Received this day at 9.0 a.m.) OTTAWA. April 23 A delegation comprising over three thousand poured into the city to-day, the object: being to urge upon the Government- that the customs tariff on viuomohiles lie not reduced as reported in the budget brought down last week. They came from Ottawa and other Ontario cities and municipalities by special trains. At a meeting held in the largest theatre in Ottawa to organise >a march to Parliament Hill, a memorial was adopted for presentation to Premier Afackenzie King, slating “Tho sudden drastic and unexpected proposal to reduce the duty on automobiles causes feelings of the gravest concern.'' A hush occurred when the whole details of tho parade worn being outlined, the Premier ami Air Robb, Minister of Finance unexpectedly walked on to the stage. The applause which greeted Air King’s appearance and a. short speech was turned to a demonstration of nprovnl when AftRobb, after explaining that Government would he glad to consider the arguments to he presented, issued a warning that “ We intend to stand by our guns and leave it as it is now. so far a I am concerned.'-’ FRENCH OFFER. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.l WASHINGTON. April 23. France to-day submitted a new offer for a .settlement of her War debt’s to the United States, amounting to SSI. 000.000,000.