AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 18 September 1928, Page 3

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

EMIGRATION FEARS. Australian Press Assn.—United Service OTTAWA, September 17. Bishop Lloyd of the Anglican Diocese or Saskatchewan, speaking at Hamilton, Ontario, said that the British connection in Canada and tlie preservation of British sympathies and ideals and even tlie English language were threatened to a grave extent by the wide open door of unrestricted immigration, which was flooding the three Prairie Provinces with 11011-pre-ferred Continentals.

FARRELL BEATS HAGEN. NEW YORK, Sept. 17. At Mount Vernon, Farrell has squared his series of golf matches with Hagen. Farrell won their fourth match one tip in a 36 hole encounter. AMERICA'S WHEAT YIELD. RECORD CROPS. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.l WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. Mr Jardine declared that American farmers will not he harmed by the agricultural surpluses this year, despite the forecasts of record crops. He pointed out that despite the fact that the United States wheat crop will exceed last year’s by thirty million bushels, and Canada was expected to harvest the greatest crop in its history, it was anticipated that the surplus will largely be offset by the rye shortage. However, he advised American farmers that “it would be unwise to sell any more wheat at present than is necessary. since wheat is lower than its economic position justifies, and heavy selling is certain to injure farmers’ interests.

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. " NEW YORK. Sept. 17. The total Stoclc Exchange sales for the year to-day passed the 1927 record, the aggregate to date ljeing 575 million shares. FURTHER. REPORTS. NEW YORK, Sept. 17. Incomplete reports list eight dead and one hundred injured as a result of the Florida storms. Many inland towns have not reported. The storm cut a swath nearly one hundred miles wide across from Palm Beach to Tampa, with the greatest damage apparently on the East Coast between Delray and Fort Pierce. A message from Miami says Best Palm Beach damage runs into millions. Not a chimney is standing. There is no check on the deaths. The wind was estimated at 125 miles an hour. Miami is comparatively undamaged. Two motorists from Palm Bench sav hundreds were cut and bruised and sustained broken limbs. Hardly a building escaped damage. The public utilities are paralysed. A New Orleans message states general desolation from Haripano to PainBeach is reported from Miami.