AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 April 1929, Page 5

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AI EX I CAN BATTLE. REBEL LOSSES REPORTED. (United Press Association—Bv Electric Tel eg. -pli—Copyright). AI EX ICO CITY. April L It is officially announced here flint more than one thousand roheis w< nkilled in an action fought at La Reforma on Wednesday, that live hundred were wounded, and that more than one thousand were captured, hut tlie Federal Army’s casualties are not announced. ESCOBAR’S REVOLT. NEW YORK, April L An El Paso dispatch states that Escobar's revolt in Alexico appeared to he definitely crushed, with the capture* of tin l main infantry troop and . rains of the rebels near J inline/., anil Escobar himself is reported to have lied northward toward Chihuahua City. PETROL CONTROL. WITH RESTRICTED OUTPUT. WASHINGTON, April 3. At the conference between the Federal Oil Conservation Commission and the American Petroleum Institute, •senator Borah stated that it. appeared that the Rova.l Dutch Coy.. the Standard Oil Coy., and the Auglol’ersinn Coy. were engaged in forming an international monopoly, and in shutting off tho possibility of cheap oil reaching the consumers Horn R ussia. Mr Wilbur, the Secretary of the United States Navy, stated that, the need for a conservative oil policy was acute, as the supply situation would become critical within eight or ten years. Tiie Slates of Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming have protested to President Hoover against his policy of oil conservation. It is now anticipated that the oil interests will proceed with a plan of voluntary curtailment of production, testing the issue in the courts. YOUNG AUSTRALIANS’ TOUR. OTTAWA. April (>. The young Australians arrived at Quebec and attended a welcome, dinner of various public- bodies at Chateau Frontenac. where Alavor Auger presented the Coat of Arms of Quebec. The visitors were entertained to-day at a luncheon at the Kiwijnis Club and this afternoon inspected the Anglo-Canad-ian paper mills. They find much novelty in the snow-covered landscape.