AMERICAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 September 1928, Page 2

AMERICAN NEWS

Australian Press Assn.—United Service RUM-RUNNERS’ RUSE. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) VANCOUVER, Sept. 17. ' Pious inhabitants of Willfleet, one of the oldest -Massachusetts coast towns, are stirred up over the use by bootleggers agents of the church tower electric lights for signalling the rumrunners nearby the shore where they have landed cargoes. The town clock is in tile church tower. Tne agents obtained a key of the basement where tho lights are controlled and flashed a code.

i ' BANDITS HOLD-UP. NEW YORK, September 18. Led by a woman, three bandits, all. armed, held up twelve persons at a . card game, and collected £IOO kind escaped. One of the victims was ar policeman, off duty, who was unarmed. '

DISASTER QN LAKE HURON. NEW YORK, September 17. A report from Owen Sound, Ontario, states the passenger steamer Manaseo has foundered in Lake Huron, and that only five men out of a total of twentyone aboard were rescued. BRITISH EMIGRATION CAMPAIGN 'VICTORIA, Sept. 18. The placing of British settlers on the land in British Columbia was discussed at a conference between the 1 Provincial Government and Lord Lovat. The Premier, Mr Tolmie, offer- r ed the fullest co-operation, and said the Government was ready to assist when any definite plan had. been formulated. •..... Lord Lovat will sail for New Zealand on Friday,

NEW SUGAR CAME. FOUND IN NEW GUINEA. (Received this fiav at 9.3 i? a.m.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. The U.S.A. Department of Agriculture has announced that 'tho American New Guinea expedition, whoso venture was cabled An April 23rd, departed from Port Moresby on September 10th, after having collected 137 varieties of sugar cane in New Guinea, including one variety that prove?' to be a new species. It is a hard, straight cane growing to a height of thirtythree feet. Cuttings are being shipped to Washington, under refrigeration, for growth under observation. Duplicate cuttings are being planted at Sydney, as a precaution against loss during shipment.

GRIME'S TRAINER MURDERED. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m). NEW YORK, Sept. IS. An official investigation has begun at Eddyville into the death of Walk -Miller (Grime’s manager) following on an announcement by physicians that there were two bullets in his head, either one of which was sufficient to cause death, before the other shot was fired. Friends of Miller are unable to advance a reason for the presumed murder. They declare he was well known and popular.

KIDNAPPED. NEW YORK, Sept. 17. News from Detroit states that Samuel Low, President of the Carling Brewing Company, I,ond6n, Ontario, has been kidnapped there, and is held, for 35,00(1 dollars ransom. The policehave unSoecussfully- attempted to trap the kidnappers.