AMERICAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 January 1928, Page 2

AMERICAN NEWS

(Australian ifc N.Z. Cable Association.) THE HICKMAN TRIAL. NEW YORK, Jan. 25. AVlien the Hickman case came on today. huge crowds gathered at the Hall of Justice and threatened the accused man and his counsel. After the judge announced that lie would assign the ease to another court, in effort to satisfy those who had charged him with being prejudiced. the ]ml ice took additional precautions to guard Hickman against lynching. F.S. NAVAL EXPANSION. WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. Rear Admiral AfoAVv, Budget Officer of tlie Navy Department, informed the House Naval Affairs Committee that the five year building programme was just as important to the Country as farm relief, flood control or any other problem involving large slims of money.

He said the United States had a large seaborne commerce, which must be adequately protected, as if it was endangered it was not certain to disturb internal conditions, and might extend to a panic. Rear Admiral MeVey pointed out the Navy programme to Congress was irrespective of the outcome of the Geneva Conference.

On being questioned, he was unable to explain why the Navy now thought it needed forty-three cruisers, whereas in 1925. it was represented that anywhere from twenty-one to thirty ships of this type were all that the 11 avv reqtlired.

CAN A DA’S PAR IJ AMENT. (Australian Press Association & Sun. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) OTTAWA, Jan. 20. Parliament was opened at three this afternoon with shovels. Sixteen inches of snow fell yesterday, followed by a sub-zero temperature. A greater pomp than ever marked the ceremony. Hold Willingdoii read, the Speech from the Thorne, with her Ladyship and Party on the left of the Throne. Many nations were represented by their Consuls and the first Minister from the United States was present. Hon A. L. Ainery was a spectator. Mr Bennett, the new Tory leader, was in his place. OTTAWA, Jan. 27. The Speech from the Throne indicated that trade treaties between Canada and ‘‘certain foreign countries ” would he submitted to Parliament, also the question of Canadian Ministers plenipotentiary to be sent to Paris and Tokio. No reference, however, was made in the Speech to an Australian OTTAWA, Jan. 2(5. Ail early debate on the Australian treaty is expected following an attack yesterday by the President of the Dairymen of Manitoba, who said large quantities of Australian butter at winter price made Canadian competition difficult. The increased bounty enabled Australian produce to be delivered at Vancouver at the transportation cost of three cents per pound and a total cost of thirty-six cents per pound. Transportation cost to prairie producers of 3 cents made competition on a parity, treaty. SENSATIONAL ( 11ARGliS. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2(5. Sensational charges featured the resumption of Sinclair Burns contempt trial. The attorney for Burns told Justice Sukhois that a woman defence witness had been struck in an hotel room and robbed of a letter bearing on the character of the State’s star witness. Justice Siddons stated lie assumed the police would handle (lie charge. Later, Burns himself declared, the rooms of many ol his operatives had been entered and documents stolen.

A 'ROUGH TRIP. (Received this dav fit ft.3o a.nO NEW YORK. Jail. 20. The Aquitania lias arrived. She was delayed for two days by the worst weather in the Commander’s memory. Stroup; (rales whipped the sea into mountainous waves which broke tin windows in the upper deck portholes and deck equipment. Waves once dashed against the captain’s bridge. 70 leet above the water-line, with such impact that the windows were broken and the officers within drenched. Captain Dittle said it was the worst weather he had ever experienced. U.S. AEROPLANES. WASHING TON. Jan. 20. Rear-Admiral Moffett, chief of the Navy Aeronautic Bureau, told the House Naval Committee that 759 new aeroplanes will he needed to man five now aircraft cruisers. Twenty-six now cruisers were provided for in the building programme, these being additional to a thousand planes provided for in the live-year aviation programme which is now being carried out. Moflett stated each carrier needed seventy-five planes for active service, and 'about half that in reserve, while each cruiser needed six. He asserted that each plane would carry a bomb capable oi demolishing a cruiser.