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Hokitika Guardian, 14 February 1928, Page 2

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Lly Telegraph—Press Assn., Copyrigh 11A DIO TELEPHONE SERVICE. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. A radio telephonic service betwee here and Berlin was formally inaugi: rated to-day with conversations 1* tween high officials of the two Govern nients. INTEH-IMPEHIAL TRADE VANCOUVER, Feb. 11. Captain H. L. Seligson, 31. P., o South Africa, sailed by the Niagara oi a tour of Australia and New Zealand to map out a scheme to foster inter Imperial and international trade rein tions, THIRTY-NINE DEAD BODIES. VANCOUVER, Feb. 13. Twelve were saved from the burn ing Hollinger Gold Mine. Thirty-win are dead. All the bodies have beei located. PAN-AM ERICANJSM. HAVANA. Feb. 10. The Pan-American Conference de loaled a resolution, by twelve agains sis. which would have given the Pan American Union political |rower, am made it practically an America! League of Nations. PII ESI D K NTIA L EL EtTTON WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. Mr Hoover has made an open de duration of his candidacy for Republi can nomination for the Presidency. lie has pledged himself, if electei "to carry forward tire principles of tb Republican Party and the great ob jeetives of Mr Coolidge's policies.” Mr Hoover does not propose to tin de.rtakc an active campaign, owing b his obligations as Secretary of Com merce. His ease will he left entire!; in the hands of friends. His candi dacy was announced from Ohio for tin purpose of openly challenging tin strength of Senator Willis there. Thi action is regarded here as a darinj and crucial one, sii\ee his success ii tliat State is calculated to influenci the lminstnicted Eastern delegation While politicians will carefully watd the Ohio popularity contest, some ob servers predict that if Mr Hoovei sweeps Ohio, this will practically de eide the outcome of the Kansas Cit; Convention. TOTAL DEATH ROLL, 39. (Received flu's day at 5.30 a.m.) OTTAWA, Feb, 13. The total death roll at Hollingei Mine fire is thirty-nine, and is tin largest ever reported in a mine disas ter in Ontario. The tragedy is flic first of the kind in North America, ; fire in a quartz mine having previously been unknown.