AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 February 1928, Page 2

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

By Telegraph—Press Assn., Copyright

HICKMAN’S TRIAL. NEW YORK, Feb. 0

At the hearing of the charge of murder preferred against Hickman, at Los Angelos, four alienists testified that Hickman was sane, and able to distinguish right from wrong. STATUE OF CHRIST. MEXICO CITY, Feb. fi. Hainan Catholics here accuse the Federal military authorities of instigating the Agrarians who destroyed with dynamite the great statue ol Christ at Cuhilcto. U.S. PRESIDENCY. WASH INTON, Eeh. li. Ihe high point of interest in the Presidential campaign will probably be reai lied in a lew days when the two most prominent aspirants will openly enter the field. Senator Hoover is filing his name in nine States in the so-called primaries, where delegates to the National Convention are chosen. Offices on behalf of Governor Smith will be opened beie and in Virginia. Hoover’s move is for the purpose of consolidating bis great popular support and to frustrate bis enemies, who have been working sub j-osa against his nomination. Governor Smith’s efforts are looked upon as attempt to face the religious issue in the Southern States, where the former strength of the Ku Klux Klan and the Roman Catholic question are likely to give him greatest difficulty.

OIL KINGS’ AVAR. NEW YORK, Feh. li

Strong intimations are coming from oil circles in New York that although Delerding has cancelled Hie proposed trip to America, another representative of the Royal Dutch Company is proceeding to New York, anil there are strong prospects ol an early settlement of the oil war.

IT.S. IMMIGRATION. AY A SUING TON. Feb. 0. The Immigration Hill has been introduced into the Senate, with the approval of the Secretary for Labour. Mr Davis, under which the quotas Irom Britain and Northern Ireland will he more than doubled, and a nett increase of ,19 927 immigrants over 1927 "ill lie allowed. The total for 1927 was HI 7.727. CUBA SATISFIED. (Received this day at 9.110 a.in). HAVANA. Feb. 7. President Machado, interviewed, defended the United States against the critics, accusing it of Imperialistic actions. lie pointed to Cuba as an example of the United States policy, and said Ins Government had received only the most polite attentions and had never been interfered with in any way. PROHIBITION LAW. (Received tins day at 8410 a.m.) •WASHINGTON, Feh. 7. The House Appropriations Coinmitce approved of the expenditure of nearly thirty million dollars tor lederal piohihitinn enforcement for the next fiscal year. The Committee have published a report stating that there are one hundred thousand drug addicts m the United States, including many professional persons and children. It also stated that the illicit liquor traffic is growing, due to the substitution of a scholastic type of dry agent for husky officers. The report urged the necessity ot separating youthful prisoners Irom older criminals, to prevent the latter teaching the former their occupations, especially counterfeiting, while imprisoned.

WHEAT MARKET. NEW YORK. Fob. 7. Chicago wheat quotations are : March 129; cents, May 129, July 129;.