AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 March 1929, Page 5

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AVAR TREATY SIGNED. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). WASHINGTON, March 2. In a formal ceremony at the office of Secretary Kellogg seven British countries ratified the renunciation of the war treaty to-day, Ambassador Howard signing for great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and India, Vincent Massey for Canada, William Macaulay acting Free State Minister, while Germany Italy and C/.ccho Slavakian ambassadors signed. France, Belgium and Japan will sign later when ratification is received by diplomatic representatives here. CANADA’S TR\ DE BA LANCE. OTTAWA, March 1. For the fiscal year ending March thirty-first Canada has a net surplus of 09,782 dollars. Air Robb announced presenting the budget to Pariameiit the net debt was also reduced to /0,090.000 dollars and there was a favourable trade balance of 154,000,000 dollars for ten months of the fiscal year. He stated forty two per cent, of the total expenditures could be attribwetd to war obligations. No direct reference was made to the fiscal policy in relation to the limited States hut Minister referred to Canada’s increasing foreign trade in a way which suggested Canada has adopted the policy of “watchful waiting.” He declared “it is our desire to trade freely with any and all who are willing to trade with us, but other things being equal the policy is of favouring those countries which favour our products.’ CRIME LIST. NEW YORK, March 3. Chicago Health Department announced there were '498 murders in the city in 1928. Homicides far outrank some of the common diseases and even surpasses influenza. The killing rate is 10.1 per cent per one bundled thousand or of every 79 persons one was killed by violence.