AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1929, Page 6

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AMBASSADOR’S STATEMENT

AN EXPLANATION,

(United Press Association—By Electric

Telegraph—Copy right).

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16

When the statement from the British Foreign Office 1 “It is unlikely His Majesty’s Government will consider the position and make any further communication on the subject of naval limitations for some time,” was prought to the attention of Sir E. Howard by a New York “Tribune ’ correspondent, the Ambassador said his statement, cabled on February loth, “Contained nothing to show that 1 was speaking on behalf of my Government. I was indeed merely giving a personal opinion asked for, which was that the present situation warranted the assumption that some efforts in this direction will be made before long, namely before next Washington Conference at any rate.”

The correspondent adds that Sir E. Howard was in perfect agreement with the cabled dispatches from London tonight, that there has been no change in the situation since Sir A. Chamberlain’s statement in the Commons on the 6t liFeibrunry, that the Government was examining the question of Anglo-American relations based on naval conditions of both countries, but that nothing was expected to follow for some time. There was a tendency in Washington yesterday to attribute Howard’s statement to domestic politics.

DEPORTATION BILL

WASHINGTON. Feb. 16

Ostensibly aroused by the Chicago the 6th February, that .the Govern-to-dav incorporated an ' amendment into the Deportation Bill and passed the measure providing that all aliens if convicted as gunmen or it receiving a single sentence of a year or more for Volsted violation, shall be deported. ’

NOT OFFICIAL.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16

Sir Esmc Howard said on Saturday that lie had expressed only his personal view in saying it was the intention of the British Government to initiate efforts to bring about further naval limitation. He said the declaration could not be construed as official in any’ respect.

ARMAMENTS TRADE

U S.A. SECRETARIES EYE TO

“BUSINESS.”

WASHINGTON, February 16

Testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Senator Capper's resolution to permit the President to place an arms embargo against an aggressor nation in war, Mr F. Kellogg (Secretary of State) said that it would not be a neutral act for the President to determine,which was an aggressor. If such a power wore granted,, he said. “You would, hardly expect him to use it.” He suggested that it-would not lie improper for the President to place an embargo on two countries at war, Out he .doubted if such an embargo would be. of any value, because arms could fie obtained from other source's.

INSURGENTS J^YNAMITE TRAIN MEXICO' CITY, February' 1.6.

A newspaper dispatch says: The .entire military escort of a passengei train in the state of Miehoacan, believed to number from twenty to fifty and the engine crow, were killed when a train as dynamited by the insurgents there.

CANADA’S TRADE. OTTAWA, Feb. 16

Canada’s trade for the twelve mouths ending .January 31st totuike 2,601.898.765 dollars, an increase ol 207,000,000 dollars over the cor re.ponding period last year. The domes tie exports totalled 1,362,129,955 dollars. an increase of 45,(J'X),0!X) dollar:, The imports totalled 1,239.769,806 dollars, an increase of 152,0!>J,000 dollars.

The duty collected was 195.220,-985 dollars, an increase of twenty-six millions.