AMERICAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 February 1928, Page 3

AMERICAN NEWS

(Australian & N.Z. Cablo Association.) FLYERS RECEPTION. NEW YORE, Feb. 4. A message frim New Orleans states Costos and Lebrix arrived after a ten hour non-stop flight from-Mexico City. They were received with a tumultuous reception. They will continue to New York and possibly fly thence to Paris. * PRESS CONVENTION. WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. President Coolidge addressing the Washington journalists declared the press is the guardian of the public conscience, hut evinces a harsh critical attitude. Ho added: “Whenever any of the press of our country undertake to exert an influence on behalf of foreign interests the candour of the situation would be greatly increased if foreign connections were publicly disclosed.” PAN-AMERICAN INTERESTS. HAVANA, Feb. 4. The Argentine delegation launched an attack against intervention in the affairs of Pan-American nation. This is considered to be in reference to Nicaragua, and may frustrate the efforts to modify the Pan-American international law since, it is believed, the United States will not permit an expression against intervention in tho proposed code.

RACQUETS. NEW YORK. Feb. 4. Clarence Pell and Stanley Mortimer to-day lost the national racquet doubles championship, which they held since 1915, being defeated by tho English team, J. C. F. Simpson and O. N. Bruce 16—15, 15—8, 15—11. KELLQG’S SURPRISE. (Received this day at 11.0 a m.' WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. .Mr Kellogg expressed surprise at M. Briancl’s statement that the question of the .reparations of war debts might ho the subject of an international conference this year. - Ho declared no such suggestion had been made to the United States. Mr Kellogg also announced lie intends to leave to-morrow on an official goodwill visit to Ottawa, where lie , will remain till the ninth of February. RE-DISCOUNT IRATE RAISED. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4. The Federal Reserve Bank raised re-discount rate from three and ahalf to four per cent. TEMPORARY WRIT WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. ' Robert Stewart obtained a temporary writ of Habeas Corpus until February 7th. under the bond of one thousand dollars. CANADIAN TRADE. VANCOUVER, Feb. 4.

“Canadians in Australia find difficulty in convincing that Canada lias not treated the treaty ns a scrap of paper,” said Mr .T. H. McDonald, manufacturer, just returned from Australia In an address to the Board of Trade. He considers tho loss of preference on Canadian lumlxfjf is due to the imposition of the dumping duty on butter from Australia, and declared that the criticising of the Canadian policy is well founded. ' If Canada traded with Australia on the same basis per capital as with New Zealand, Canada would sell goods worth eighv-five million dollars. “TO DIE ON ALTAR.” MEXICO CITY, Jaw. 27. B} S leading American women here

rate. have received anonymous letters warning them that they are slated to die on' the altar of Nicaraguan freedom. The .writers of these letters admitted that thev themselves were members of the “Olie Front Society," declaring that they were ready to resort to all means, legitimate or illegitimate to oppose the United States Imperialist pol icy ili La tin Am ei