AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 August 1929, Page 5

AMERICAN ITEMS.

FATAL ACCIDENTS. ,

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

NEW YORK, August 11. News from Dallas (Texas) states that thirteen .persons were killed when a train struck a truck carrying u picnic party at a grade crossing. News from• Sacramento (California) states that six Chinese, while returning from a wedding, were burned to death in an automobile collision. A MAD STUNT. NEW YORK, August 13. A Chicago message states Jack Cope a veteran, is the creator of a new record for a delayed drop. Going to fifteen thousand feet altitude, lie stepped off a plane and dropped thirteen thousand feet before lie released the parachute cord. ’Hie terrific strain almost wrecked the parachute but Cope managed to land safely. OBITUARY. • VANCOUVER, August 12. A Toronto message states Sir Edward Kemp died there to-day. EMPIRE GAMES. (Received this day at noon.) MONTREAL, August 12. The Executive of the Games Committee announced to-day that the British Empire games will fce held at Hamilton, Ontario, on August 16 to 23, 1930. / EMPIRE MARKETING. ißeeeiverl this dnv at 12.25. p'.m.) VANCOUVER, August 12. Premier Tolmie ‘ announced to-day that the Provincial Government is cooperating with the Empird'Marketing Board and will pay freight from Britain to British Columbia on importations of purebred livestock off approved breed, conditional on the animals not being sold outside the province within, a period of three years.