AMERICAN CABLE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1926, Page 3

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS.

CANADIAN POLITICS. OTTAWA, A uly 1. Air Aleighen’s Government was defeated by one vole on a Liberal motion amounting to one of no-confidence, namely, “ that the actions of the Act-ing-Ministers in the Huse of Common are a violation of the privileges of the House.” A dissolution is now expected. The motion was carried by 9G to 05. Tlio Progressives voted against the Government. STEAMER’ SINKING. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) SAN FRANCISCO, .July 2. The freighter Reiyo Maru from San Francisco to Yokohama radioed that •she was sinking off one of the Aleutian Islands and the crew of thirty were preparing to take to the boats. OBITUARY. NEW YORK, duly 2. Obituary.-—Frederick CimlifFe Owen. DRY LAW WARFARE. NEW YORK, July 1.

A prohibition fleet of eight small vessels will he placed on Lake Michigan on Saturday, for action against Canadian liquor smugglers.

Meantime an international situation has been created by United States coastguard cutters in their pursuit of a Canadian liquor vessel on Lake Erie. The members of this rum runner’s crew state that a cutter fired on them four and a half miles on the Canadian side of the border line, hut the coastguardsmen declare that they mot the vessel in American waters and that they did not fire until the craft started away with a member of the American cutter’s crew, who had hoarded her to investigate.

The chase was continued for several miles, the Americans firing a darsen rifle shots on tho Canadians. Both craft were beached in Canadian waters. The rum rimer’s crew compelled three of the Americans to surrender and wado asliore, when they were held by Canadian customs officers.