AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 March 1928, Page 2

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

By Telegraph—Press Assn., Copyright. AIR FALL’S STORY. NEW YORK, March 21. Senator Walsh and Chairman Nye are going to El Paso on bell.7i 1 ol the Teapot Dome Committee to hear Falls story. VIOLENT SHOCK IN AfEXICO CTTY Al EXIL'D CITY, March 21. A violent earthquake shock occurred in the city on AVednesday night, uhich lasted two minutes. It caused great alarm but only minor damage is reported. U.S. RADIO-CABLE TRUST. NEW YORK, March 21. The Maekay Cable and Telegraph Company* of the International Telephone and Telegraph Coy. have announced a merger of their facilities in a corporation to he known as the International Communication Coy. providing to a vast extent, national and foreign land wires, cables and telephone, and a system of radio. This fusion will ft is believed. in some quarters, precipitate “war ’ uith the British Combined. NO TRACE OF “ENDEAVOUR.” OTTAWA, March 21. A Canadian living officer, .searching in tbe State o.{ Afaine for Hincliclitfe. reported on Wednesday, night that no wreckage bad v von seen during tbe day’s operations THOMPSON’S VICTORY. NEW YORK, March 21. .Mayor Thompson, of Chicago, won a six months’ fight against Prohibition propaganda, when tin* Board of Education voted 8-2 to remove William MncAndi-ew. Superintendent of Schools. The Board held that all the charges brought were sustained by evidence. STUDENTS’ STRIKE. (Australian Press Association it Sun. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) VANCOUVER, March 22. At Kingston three hundred medical stud-.nts of Queen’s University are oil strike as a protest against the suspension of three senior students for attending a dance against orders. Tbe entire student body of fourteen lmncl red is expected to join the strike. (ONSCRPTiOX OF WEALTH. OTTAWA. Ala roll 22. The Government is opposed* to a resolution introduced by AYillian Irvine (United Farmers of Alberta member for AVesitukiwin) proposing, conscription of wealth in the event of Canada being at war. The resolution covers all natural resources and essential services, including transportation facilities and industrial plants, coinin' 'eial and financial agencies. Colonel J. M. Ralston. Minister of Denfenee, declared the passage of the resolution might indicate to the uoild that Canada was thinking of war at a time when all enedavours were toward-* peace.