AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 January 1929, Page 5

AMERICAN ITEMS.

IN THE SENATE. <United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyr ght). (Received this day at 1.110 p.m.) WASHINGTON, January 21. Washington is alarmed at the continued delay in the Naval Building Bill. Republican leaders held a conleieuee with Mr Curtis and decided to use strenuous efforts to prevent a blockage of the measure. A conference was called by Chairman Hale of the Senate Naval Committee, who complained that his Naval Bill was being buffeted by Appropriation Bills, which have the right of way. He said we suspected a subtle filibuster against the Naval Bill .md asked co-operation of leaders to prevent delay, 'fearing if delay continues another week, the Bill will be involved in a (iilibuster which will prevent enactment before Itli .March. Ihe leaders agreed to have the Senate meet an hour earlier and adjourn an hour later each day to hasten the appropriation bills and agreed that night sessions might be necessary next wee v if the way was not cleared. He stated |,e would, at any rate, not permit the bill to be jeopardised. NAVAL TRAGEDY. five u.s.a. men drowned. WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. A boat, from the U.S.A. destroyer “Whitney” struck a barge and overturned in the Balboa Canal Zone. Til ere were passengers in the boat, who wcic thrown into the water. Two officers and three men were drowned. Captain Giles, commanding the Whitney, was one of those rescued. QUAKE DISASTER. OVER 800 CASUALTIES. CARACAS (Venezuela). J;:n. 20. A despatch from Cuniana reports that 8(H) persons were injured on Thursday in an earthquake. Twenty-eight people are known to be dead.