AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 April 1927, Page 3

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.]

MINERS RESCUED. NEW YORK, April U. AH the Ilenryetta miners were rescued on Thursday. AUSTRALIAN COMMISSION. • NEW YORK, April 14.

At the Australian Industrial Mis- 1 sion the position of the press was re- < ferred to the Australian Commission. - Although he expressed «:i desire to meet Mr Grnyndler and talk matters over the interview did not eventuate. ■ The Commissioner leaves to-day lor a ■ week’s visit to Cleveland. The Mis- I sion is meeting again to-morrow when the position of the pi ess "ill )L mussed, Grayndler did not accompany the Mission on its inspections ycstor. dav, spending the day m New oyIn'view of the decision which the Mission reached on Monday the press is refraining from disclosing tit at • > hoping the Commissioner could .adjust matters in accordance with the Cm - crnment’s wishes. Mr Murphy to-day officially infored the press ol the cision, apparently indicating the end of the negotiations One mip ’. , representative considers they .shook, flake a strong stand against the rilovecs representatives and admit the press even if Grayndler should resign. Melimes is Grayndler’s strongest supporter, although the threat of « s, I t brought the others into hue A - other" reason given by ( rum ei- lor exclusion of the press is that t ,lovers will not disclose confidential a. - the presence of the pits.. t son is amusing m view ol tl that indi.striaists lv»vo been ordinarily keen to give the l" l h - publicity regarding then- methods. U.S.A. NAVY. WASHINGTON, April 14. Ah- Butler Chairman of the Naval Committee of the U.S.A. fouse called at White House, after which ho piedieted failure of the Three-Power Naval Limitation Conference. Mr Butler declared that the Uni States has no ships to sacrifice. I hereto re America will lack the 1 1() "< influence arms limitation at the Con declared that the United States was able to force disarmament at the 1921 Conference because slit then had a strong navy. Senator Hale, the Chairman of the senate Naval Committee, also called at White House, after which he stated that Congress next session would pi oeeed with a cruiser programme it the Conference failed, hut he expressed himself as hopeful of the Conference results. ’QUAKE DISASTER. SANTIAGO. Aprl 14.

There was an earthquake here earlv on Thursday morning. It did consul orahle damage to the buildings of the c ity. The wire communications have been disrupted, and fives started. BUENOS AYRES, April 1-1.

Ten persons were killed and fifty injured. and considerable damage is reported, as the result of an earthquake yesterday in the Mende/.a Province of Argentina. The area is 020 miles westward from Buenos Ayres, and one hundred miles north-east from Santiago de Chile. . The town of Memleza has been visited by earthquakes previously. One m 1801 destroyed all the buildings. SANTIAGO HE CHILE. April 14. The police report seven dead, and fifty-five injured, mostly in the residential sections, through collapse of houses as a result of the earthquake.

U.S.A. FOREST FIRES. NEW YORK, April 13. There arc hundreds of forest fires throughout six of the New England States and in New York State. 'I he (irt s have laid waste thousands ol acres of woodlands, and have endangered many farms and towns, also resulting in one death thus far. I here are also fires on Long Island, which have menaced some of the finest estates in America, and over one thousand volunteer fire fighters, besides regular forces, have been working for several days to save small towns contiguous to New York city.

In several cases I'm sparks have ignited town buildings, which could not be saved.

There Inis been dry spring weather, virtually amounting to semi-drought, through the north-eastern seaboard. This lias heightened the danger, particularly since these fires are occurring in the most densely populated districts in America.