AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 December 1928, Page 5

AMERICAN ITEMS.

ROBBERS RAID BANK. CASHIER’S PLUCKY ACT. (United Press Association—By Electric To I eg r a p h—Copy ri g h t). VANCOUVER, December ID. A message from Seattle states that two robbers descended upon the hirst National Bank at -Coquille, Oregon, and took possession oi the bank as it opened ‘lor business at nine o clock, b n the cashier, Webb, saw them coining and dashing in the vault he opened lire with a rille in reply lo the robbers fusihule. They snatched four thousand pounds, and ran for a motor-ear. bin had not gone lilty yards before a bulb'!, pierced a lyre. In a running light, oik* mlilier w:i.~ |.,ilh'd. and the second eupl tired and the numov was recovered.

FORD SHARES. NEW YORK. Dec. IS. If is estimated licit more than hall the forty per rent, of stocks said by Lard of England, found their v.ay to New York, either ihroiigh subscription allotments, or purchases made on the Loudon market, hy New A ork dmders. || is anparentlv against I lie express wishes of llenrv Ford, that the greater part of the Comoany’s recent stock issue remains with small imeslms. England has approximately two hundrod thousand shares, traded in the nrh market, opening at 90; ami closing at 80 L

INFLUENZA IN U.S. WASHINGTON. Decemher 10. Complete reports from 'fnrty-lw--States on file hy United States Public Sendee indicate over seven bundled thousand persons are :i(lli‘tto 1 with intlucii'/.a. aliliough the ollmial cepoi L accounted for only IM.Oto u-w eases for the week ending loth Dei ember ollicials estimated these are less than one-lifill of the total number.

INS.PECTION OF aircraki. NEW YORE. Dec. 10. A message from KarmingdaK Lon;: fslaml. states P,r.in<mead Hughes and Nosl.it arrived there iu-day from Washington in « monoplane ' with which thev are making an inspect,on tour of aircraft plants in l mted {stales.