AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 April 1929, Page 5

AMERICAN ITEMS.

CAPTAIN RANDALL FREED,

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

NEW YORK, April 9

News from New Orleans states C'a) tain Randall and the crew of the I’i Alone were dismissed to-da.v by Unite States Commissioner at the request o the District Attorney.

FURTHER PARTJCTLARS. (Received this day at 11 a.m.) NEW ORLEANS, April 9

In ‘moving f:r the dismissal of the ‘‘l’m Alone” crew, the district attorney, Mr Ta!!x>t eontomb'd. nevertheless. that the cutter’s action was justified and said he asked dismissal on the authority of the attorney-general, but stated: “This will not proju dec the Government’s status in the sinking.”

Mr Talbot declared any further indemnity action would have to ho handled between the United States and the Canadian Governments.

Randal! and the crew who were present were visibly relieved. Randall said: “Thank God. I’ll go to sea again some day, but it won’t be as a rum-runner, I’m through with that.” The Captain said he and the five white members of the crew leave tomorrow overland for Montreal.

NAVAL LIMITATIONS

WASHINGTON, April 9

An informal meeting of delegation*from Legislative establishments of five world powers in August to discuss naval armament limitation, was described bv Mr Britten (Chairman of the House Naval Committee), the initiator of the plan as an assured fact. He says the meetings will take place at Biarritz. Fiance, or Geneva, after a session of the Liter-Parliamen-tnrv Union.

AUSTRALIAN BOVS

(Received this day at 8.30. a.m.) OTTAWA. April 9.

On a goodwill mission IGO hoys from the Young Australia League are paying their first visit to Canada’s capital. They arrived yesterday and received on official welcome by Mayor Arthur Ellis and a spontaneous Tin hi it* acclaim. They will remain the guests of the City Board of JTradc group and Service Clubs till Friday, when they will go to Toronto.

U.S. AMBASSADOR. WASHINGTON, April 9. Although White House is silent, it is learned to-day that former Viec-Pre-sident Dawes has been proposed to the British Government as Ambassador.

ED UCATJOX CONFERENCE

(Received this dav at 8.30. a.m.) VANCOUVER., April 9.

Addressing the conference of the National Council of Education, Sir Archibnild Strong stated; “Life 'today is staggering under a burden dazzled by gold and by material things, but .to bold that such a condition is permanent is as wrong as to deny the presence of such a burden. The whole history of the past is ground for the belief that, these will lie a literary revival. Wherever there is suffering, wherever there is faith in life, higher spiritual values are still alive. Time was common to all, but leisure is the priceless property of civilised man.” The speaker sketched the history of English literature. Referring to the changed conditions lie said the greatest 'tragedy of literature was the divorce of poetic drama from the theatre. He urged means to overcome the situation would be to establish national theatres.

George Jeffrey, of Adelaide, urged Canada should pay more attention to sheep raising. He added:—“These British Columbia hills will lie grand for sheep, hut as long as you don’t think so we shall he glad to ship you wool and mutton from Australia.” The. '.Conference ilins aroused [tremendous interests. Thousands are being turned away from the meetings.

CANADIAN NOTE

(Received this day at noon.) WASHINGTON, April ft. Canadian representations against the sinking of the I’m Alone were presented to Secretary Stimson by Vincent Massey to-day. The contents have not been revealed.

OTTAWA, April 9 Exchange on Montreal is I.So.

WINTER WHEAT. WASHINGTON, April 9

'The conditions of winter wheat in grain-producing States at Ist April was far higher than a year ago. To-day’s report indicates a winter wheat crop of 591,312,000 bushels this year against 563 millions indicated in Ist December, 1928, and the final 1928 crop d" 578,961,000 bushels.