AMERICAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1927, Page 2

AMERICAN NEWS

'Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) OIL COMPANY MjERGER. NEW YORK. Nov. 11. A message from Philadelphia states James Vandyke, Chairman of the Atlantic Refining Company, confirmed an agreement his company had made with the Union Oil Company of California. It- is staled the two companies have agreed to incorporate the Australian Company to he known as Atlantic Union Oil Company Limited, for the purpose of consolidation and expansion of their respective businesses in Australia and New Zealand. Vandyke said arrangements are now under way for the erection of modern ocean terminals at Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland and Wellington. Internal distribution will ho made from these terminals hv tank car. tank waggon and service stations, paralleling to a large degree the methods employed in United States. The question of refinery and manufacture of petroleum products, however, is not under consideration. It is purely a. mercantile effort, holding the company under tho name of Union Atlantic Coy., which will equally be owned by the Atlantic Refining and Union Oil, which are in progress of incorporation in Delaware, for the sole purpose of handling the financial affairs of the new Australian company. These plans will have no effect upon any other business activity of either of the above companies. RECORD AIRCRAFT CARRIER. NEW YORK, Nov. 12. A message from Canulen (hcw Jersey) states the aircraft carrier Saratoga. the largest ship over built in the United States, will To moved shortly from the ship yards to the Philadelphia navy yards. The Saratoga which has been under construction for seven years will ho formally placed in commission on November 10th. The craft is 888 feet long and 10(1 feet wide at Ihe flying deck, and will displace 33,000 tons at a service load. FLYERS WELCOMED. NEW YORK, Nov. 11. The Atlantic flyers Ruth Elder and Haldeman arrived aboard the Aqui(anin. They wore met by a city tug and escorted to the City Hall and presented with a scroll by the Mayor, before a large crowd of wclcomcrs.

CANADA’S OPEN DOOR. OTTAWA, Nov. 12

At. its conference of provincial Premiers to-day, Mr Forke, Minister for Immigration, announced that the unlimited acceptance and placement of farm and houseworkers from tlie British Isles, would he the Federal Government’s immigration policy in the future.

HYSTERICA.!/ VISITOR VANCOUVER. Nov.

“Never again. I‘m through with Australia,” Madame Alda said on arrival by the Aorangi, in an interview while awaiting her baggage at the Customs shed. “What a place,” she shouted, waving her arms. “The people are simply loathsome, the hotels are abominable, the theatres are unendurable and the railways unsuffernble. There is no heat, in that country. I didn’t find a concert ball with a temperature higher than an icebox, and me in the most decollette gown. I’d rather sing in this shed. New Zealand is different. It is a lovely place with lovely people, and a lovely climate.

The reporter here interjected “Of course that’s your birthplace.” Madame Alda replied: “I left New Zealand when an infant, so it is not a question of local pride. I like New Zealand and T loathe Australia.” SORDID JUSTICE. 'Received this day at 8 a.m.) WASHINGTON. Nov. 12. - What Government officials declared to he one of the most sordid chapters in the history of American justice, was I disclosed to-day when the oil jury tamI pering investigation revealed new sensational aspects. One of Burns’ agents, a former army man with a good record, had been employed spying on the jury, and finding it distasteful decided to ask the advice of some one in public life. He is a Pennsylvanian, and learning that Governor Pint-hot of that State was in Washington, called on him and told him “ the funny business.” Accordingly, Pincliot made the agent reveal it to Government counsel Roberts, who suggested that the agent continue his duties and report back to him all that was occurring. It is now disclosed from his agent’s evidence before the Grand Jury to-day that the detective agency’s allegations, cabled on 7tn Nov., that the Government had been tampering with the jury, were false ; that the agency, when the jury tampering was discovered, introduced much false evidence before the Grand Jury to clear itself and its detectives and afterwards boasted that the Government “ was running around in circles and getting nowhere?”