AMERICAS CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1928, Page 3

AMERICAS CABLE NEWS

Australian Press Assn.—United Service

“BIG BILL’S” CAMPAIGN. NEW YORK, Aug. 23. A Chicago message states: 'Hie Mayor of Chicago, “Big Bill” Thompson, apparently has won his lint tie against British influence in America (as cabled on March I.9th), lor Mr V ■ J. Bogan, the new Superintendent of Schools, has eliminated all of the six histories which Mayor Thompson attacked during the trial of the former Superintendent, Mr MeAndrew, from school study here, on the ground that these books arc pro-British. Ibe single history which remains available to the schools is Gordy’s “History of the United States,” and that is retained with a request that the picture “Resplendent Redcoats” be deleted and replace by a portrait of George Washington .

FROST DAMAGE. WJINNIPEG, Aug. 23. Serious damage to the wheat crops by froSt last night is reported from many widely-separated points in Saskatchewan and from a number of places in Alberta. It is impossible to tell how much damage has been done until the threshing, l>ut where the crops are green and late, the loss will lie serious. The principal damage is confined to .Saskatchewan, which is the chief wheat province. U S A. TOURISTS. 'Received this dav at. 9.30 a.in.l NEW YORK, Aug. 23. The determination of the tourist agencies not to include Australia in world cruises is apparently not being relaxed. The Raymond AVhitcomhe Company lias just announced its 1930 plans, which indicate an itinerary of twenty-nine countries. Australia and New Zealand are not among them. PRINCE GEORGE IN CANADA VANCOUVER, August 23. Prince George has arrived here to join the cruiser Durban as a lieutenant He will remain in Vancouver for several days. FREIGHT RATES. MONTREAL, Aug. 24. With the departure on Thursday, of the steadier Baron I for Neu Zealand ports, under the charter ot Hie New Zealand Shipping Coy. and Canadian Conqueror, the Canadian National Steamships new freight rate, representing a big reduction to shippers, are in force. There will be a general rate of five dollars a ton on first class cargo. The New Zealand Shipping Company was formerly as, high as twenty-five dollars a ton, though, the amount carried, between the Dominions was relatively small. The change is virtually a rate war.