AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1927, Page 3

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) THE INTERESTING ISSUE. (Deceived this dav at 9.30 a.in.) NEW YORK, Nov. 13. Mr Borah, addressing the New York women’s committee for law enforcement, said the issue in which the people of United States were interested above all others was the eighteenth amendment. He added- “ Everybody except the deaf and dumb, and the candidates for public office, will ho discussing it. The peoplo of United States under a. proper leadership will enforce any law which they are unwilling to repeal or repeal any law they are unwilling to enforce. Let us not play this game below the intelligence, courage and character of voters. The mere political expediency in the clear sunlight of this issue, is both discreditable and futile. Wo know that the spirit of lawlessness has come to a most stupendous problem in our national life. We know from the decisions of the Supremo Court that wo are passing through a period" in which corruption lias reached the very d rr >>-s of V bite House, and dominated the Cabinet and robbed tlio people of their inheritance. The speaker concluded with an appeal to candidates to announce their position regarding the eighteenth amendment, and added that Bhnian alone could bring political parties to support the amendment.

GAMBLED FOB, LIFE. VANCOUVER. Nov. 4.

The Ityoyei Mara, a handsome Japanese (fishing smack, of 70 tons, and apparently valued at £SOOO, was found drifting in the open Pacific, ICO miles off Vancouver Island, or. Monday, with two dead men aboard, hut it was not until to-dnv that documents aboard were translated, and showed what hail happened on the fateful voyage across the Pacific. On December 5, of last year, the vessel, left Mizaki, Japan, with a crew of 12. , Early in January the crankshaft broke. “The eight bushels of rice we had aboard were exhausted,” stated Captain Miki’.? painfully written record. “Xo ships have passed us, all hope is gone, and death only is awaited. This is written on March G. AVe have decided to die.” In a corner of the cabin a neat pi e of human hones is evidence that they drew lots, and, one after another were killed by the survivors, who still hoped for rescue. Finally, drifting clear across the Pacific the iemaining two themselves died of starvation, probably two months ago.