MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 September 1928, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS.

TORNADO DAMAGE. Australian Press Assn.—United Service NEW YORK, Sept. 14. Twelve arc known to be dead, scores injured and a million dollars of damage, as the toll of tornadoes in Nebrcslta and South Dalnata yesterday. A message from Boston states that wind and lightning storms in Now England yesterday caused one death and heavy damage.

SPRINT CHAMPION WELCOMED. VANCOUVER, September 11.

Following a u ; vic banquo>« to-night, the parliamentarians leit fn.* Kamloops, on route to the east. Their departure passed un-notced, in the tremondouH ©xcitcmeii t .caused by tho homecoming of Pcry Williams, the Olympic, sprint champion. Thousands thronged the streets and a cheering procession over a. mile, long escorted the runner, his mother and trainer to Stanley Park, where a huge crowd gathered. Tho whole of the city practically made holiday. Bob Crainger (trainer) was presented with a purso of five hundred dollars, i wonty five thousand dollar fund to provide Percy with a university education is being raised. The Premer, Senators, members of Parliament and civic ofiicinls united to honour the local hero. The Mayor presented him with the city s gift of an automobile.

MIGRATION MENACE. OTTAWA, September 14

Addressing the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada, the Fedora! Minister of Labour, Hon. Peter Hcennn, alleged that a well-thought-out campaign was being conducted in Britain to stampede the Canadian Government into bringing British unemployed to Canada by the ship load. He asserted that this propaganda was motivated by the desire of certain interests in the Old Country to solve the-political problem, and was encouraged by persons in Canada who wanted to flood the labour market.

“It is a lie,” he declared, “to sa.' that the British unemployed do not want work, and that they are content to subsist on the dole. They want t> work, and so false reports that there are lots of work and high wages in Canada are eagerly received.” Mi* Heenan defended the movement of British miners to Canada for harvest labour, as being separate from the immigration policy.