AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 20 August 1928, Page 2

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Australian Press Assn.—United Service TWO HUNDRED DEAD. STORM DISASTER. VANCOUVER, Aug. 18. A message from Port Au Prince. Haiti, states that it is estimated that two hundred are dead, and that ten thousand are homeless, while many villages have been wiped out, as well as incaeulable crop damage having been caused, as the result of a tropical storm on Friday. The storm was the worst experienced for forty years. Tlie damage to the roads, wire communications, and public services approximates one million dollars. Many small coastwise craft were sunk, or liurled damaged on the beach. Torrential rain continued for twenty hours, the wind reaching hurricane force.

REVOLTING MURDER. VANCOUVER, Aug. 18. At Parry Sound, three train robbers, fleeing after looting a mail car of £2OOO routed a good-natured farmer out o? bed to help them, when tlieir stolen automobile got into a ditch. Then they shot him dead for his pains when pursuers overtook them. One robber was captured with his pockets filled with stolen property. The other two escaped. ROW AT WOMEN’S CONFERENCE 1 . HONOLULU, Aug. 18. A storm was aroused in the Women’s Pacific Conference by Mrs Robertson sending a cable to the “Sydney Sun” quoting Doctor Stanley as denouncing flappers. Indignant denials followed, Dr Stanley asserting that she never said it. The round table sessions being closed to the press,--it is not easy i cheek the statement directly, lnit Mrs Robertson, being an accredited delegate, was present. Her notes show the statements as sent, hut these probably were over-emphasised by an absence of the context.

Independent correspondents express little doubt that something of the kind was said, and they point out that the occurrence illustrates the folly of barring the sessions to the general press.

COOK MEMORIAL CEREMONIES HONOLULU, August 20.

. The Capatin Cook ceremonies shifted to-day to Kealakekua Bay, where parties from Cornwall, Dunedin, Brisbane and the United States battleship Pennsylvania landed and participated with Haawiians in full regalia, officials placing wreaths ifrom all countries represented on Cook Monument erected in 1874; also wreaths from British War Veterans and Pan-Pacific Women’s Conference as tlie ships guns roared salutes.

Sir J. Carruthers said: “If you wish a monument to Captain Cook, behold Australia, New Zealand and the South Sea isles. “ A native feast followed at which four thousand were fed. The cruisers return to Honolulu on Sunday. The Brisbane and Dunedin leave for Australia on Tuesday at daybreak. The Cornwall proceeds to Shanghai. PAN-PACIFIC CONFERENCE. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) HONOLULU, August 18. The Pan-Pacific Women’s Conference adjourned after adopting resolutions of a general nature in accordance with twelve principles previously announced. Australian and Philippine delegations resolved to protest against sending to their countries American cinema films depicting scenes of vice and - crime. Miss Eleanor Hinder (Australian delegate from Shanghai) was retained as permanent continuation secretary with headquarters at Honolulu, to co-ordin-ate the activities of the groups of the various countries.

The next conference will be held in China or Japan, in 1930, most likely Shanghai. Hume Ford said it was the most significant and far-reaching conference ever held in Hawaii. Most of the Australian and New Zealand delegates sail on August 29th.