AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 October 1929, Page 5

AMERICAN ITEMS.

A DEBATE. (United Press Association—By Electric ', •, fele^r,aph—Copyright). (Received, this day at 8 a.m.) VANCOUVER, Oct. 20. Victoria College, New Zealand debaters, taking, (.tie negative, resolved that the British Empire is in danger of disintegration, opened' their North American tour on Saturday,-'defeating the university of British Columbia; STOCK MARKET FALLS. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) NEW. YORK, October 21. Reactionary forces took control of the Stock Market to-day and with a devasting sweep .reduced the values of lifted securities to the lowest levels reached on the current decline. In two hours, whereto trading was limited to active issues, passed through one of the widest breaks in history. The final quotations revealed net losses, ranging from 5 to 25 points and the aggregate depreciation in open market values was estimated at a million dollars or more. The total turnover 3488 thousand shares, representing the second heaviest volunieffor Saturday since the Exchange was established. Westinghouse electric lost eighteen points, American Can eleven, American nine, Auburn Auto 25. ZEPPELIN SERVICE. (Received this day at 8 a.m.l VANCOUVER. October 21.

A paragraph in the New York “Herald Tribune” says a regular transAtlantic Zeppelin service is brought nearer by the incorporation in Delaware of the International Zeppelin Transport Company. It also says another group of bankers are planning a Pacific Zeppelin service, first to Hawaii and later to the Orient. ACTOR’S DEATH. BUENOS AIRES, October 29. Theatrical circles are distracted by the death ,of a well-known actor. Humberto Zurlo, and the critical illness of the leading actress. Carmen Mas, and less serious condition of eight dther members of the same company, all of whom contracted paittacosis from a pet parrot. It is revealed that the parrot which played a minor role at the theatre recently began to pine, upon which it was petted and taken care of by members of the company who a r e now attacked morfei or le.'js seriouslyby the disease from which the parrot was the first to die. AVIATOPS OVATIONED. VANCOUVER, October 19. A message from Oakland, California, states the Russian Moscow-to-New-York aviators received a tremendous reception on arrival on Saturday from Vancouver, en route for Washington.