AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 December 1928, Page 5

AMERICAN ITEMS.

STOCK EXCHANGE. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copy right). NEW YORK. Doe. 1. Canadian Marconi, which had a sensational curb market rise several days ago in London on the news of cablewireless amalgamation, reaching a high point of 28. j, suffered a serious relapse during the past two days upon dissemination of the interview with the Chairman of the Board, appearing in the Toronto “Financial Post,” and quoting him as stating that over three dollars a share was too high a price. Stock dropped to 17 and trading therein was suspended. To-day stock opened at 11-J, lost 5 points and dosed at 10J. One hundred and four thousand shares were traded within forty minutes. FOOTBALL DEATHS. NEW YORK, Dec. 1. College and High School football for the two months’ season just ended resulted in nineteen deaths to players, the highest since 15)25, when 20 were k : I led and one hundred seriously injured. 'Flic average age of the dead is 10. WEDDING AT NEW YORK. COSTS THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION. (Received this day at 11 a.m.) NEW YORK, Doc. 2. At Pleasantville, New York, Count Folkc Bernedettc, a nephew of the King of Sweden, was married to Estelle Manville, daughter of H. E. Manville, an American multi-millionaire. Prince Gustaf Odolf (eldest son of the Crown Prince of Sweden) was best man. The ceremony and reception is estimated to cost three-quarters of a million dollars. It was an episcopal service.