AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 October 1928, Page 5

AMERICAN ITEMS.

COLLIERY DISASTER,

(United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

NEW YORK, October 22

At Beck ley,' West Virginia, six miners were killed by an explosion, at Macalpin coal mines. . The bodies have been recovered.

SHIPPING MAGNATE.

(Received this day at 10 a.m.)

NEW YORK, Oct. 23

Lord Kylsant has arrived. He declared that the-prosperity of Americans was so great that his Company felt justified in increasing their expenditure for the purpose of improving the Trans-Atlantic Service in every way possible. A new electrically propelled liner, which will be shortly placed in the service was built in accordance with this policy, and the Company bad a reasonable certainty of fair returns on its investment. ■

A BIG SUIT,

SAN FRANCISCO, October 23

The Anconda Copper .Company has lost the final round in the Supreme Court and must pay an old prospector, George-. Campbell Carson, £6,000,000 for his patent blast furnace.

NOVELIST DEAD. \

NEW YORK, October 23 George Barr McCutcheon, the novelist, died suddenly to-day.

MR OOOLIDGE’S VIEWS. (Received this day at 10 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. It is stated at White House that Mr Coolidge feels that the chances of holding another Naval Armaments Conference before 1931 have been made very remote by the failure of the AngloFrnch attempt to reach a. naval agreement. On the other band, however, he is gratified by the changed attitude shown by both countries in correspondence relating to the proposed agreement for whereas France objected to Mr Cool id go’s invitation to a conference, she has now shown her willingness to,. 1 approach the naval problem. Mr Coolidge also feels that Britain’s position lias revealed a willingness to adjust the naval policy to the realities of the problem. His view therefore is that Britain might be willing to make further adjustments to meet the American position.