AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 June 1928, Page 2

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

.United Press Associafion. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Ct)-(1 PER ATIYE FARMING. VANCOUVER, June 6. A message from Regina states an efficient service in widening the field of usefulness, making agriculture more profitable, improving quality of products and efforts to regulate tlie world acreage of different crops, were the objectives which the- Premier, Mr John Bracken, urged tlie Wheat Conference to seek, at the night session. “In ten years,’’ lie said, "if you do your duty, co-operation will be the great movement in the world for tlie amelioration of the economic conditions among the masses of rural people.’’ He referred to the interest with which the Canadian farmers watched Australia's experiments in State co-operation.

TO AI PIKENEY. NEAV YORK. June 6. At the United States Military Academy at AYost mint, lorn . Hoene\ staged exhibition bouts with two of the cadets. Corby and -Alu.se. before great crowds, who were attending the graduation exercises of the military academy. ANOTHER. ANTARCTIC PARTY. NEW YORK. June 7. Douglas George Jeffrey, a retired British banker, and a member of one of Shackle-ton's expeditions, announced to-day that he will head an -Antarctic expedition of tliirty-five men and two planes leaving in September and returning in May. AMERICAN PRESIDENCY. , (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.A NEAV YORK, June 7. President Coolidge’s intentions are again becoming prominently discussed in rumours and reports and the views expressed by politicians have succeeded in more definitely befogging the situation. Certainly as concerns the outcome of Kansas City convention it is frankly admitted to-day that anything may occur when tlie nominating body meets, hut an interestingly rough discussion which has arisen lias east a clear light upon some underlying strategy that will actuate the bigger forces at. the meeting. It may not he far from the truth to sav that Republican politicians do not want -Air t oolidge. yet amazingly enough, they now are concentrating upon Kansas City'with every Intention to vote for Coolidge to the hitter end if necessary.

Even should he announce on 12th June that he would not accept nomination, if it were tendered, it is an open secret that Hoover’s foes who are principally theJactions behind Louden, Dawes, and such other figures as "Watson and Curtis, would stop at nothing to defeat their opponent, and a simple plan they have evolved is said to be that should Hoover begin to lead during the balloting, they immediately would begin to vote for Coolidge, producing a deadlock. Ihe Hoover taction is likely to do likewise should Bowden or Dawes begin to lead, and in the event of a deadlock it is possible that the so-called dark horse, a fairly unknown and politically colourless individual may he chosen. h promises to he a convention of secret conferences between old-time politicians, with delegates awaiting orders as to how they shall vote, and is likely to be reminiscent of the Republican convention of 1920.