AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 October 1929, Page 5

AMERICAN ITEMS.

MR. MACDONALD. (United Press Association—By Electric telegraph—Copyright;. OTTAWA, October 22. Mr Ramsay MacDonald left Mon. treal on Monday night for the forest regions in “the Lake St John district, in order to rest until lie sails tor home on Friday. ; N.Z. DEBATERS. VANCOUVER, October. 22. A Calgary message states, supporting the affirmative that the emergence of woman from the home is a regrettable feature of modern life, at Mount Joy Hall, the New Zealand University debaters gamed the decision over Calgary. ; 1 EXCHANGE. (Received this day at noon.) MONTREAL, Octobes 22. (Exchange on Montreal is 4/92!). WHEAT PRICES. NEW YORK, October P2. ’Chicago whea.t: December 129 A, March 1381, May I4oj.

( MARKET IMPROVES. r.->i NEW YORK, October 22. Confidence in Wall Street was restored overnight and the market staged a good come-back, shares advancing from one to fifteen points in . many instances while others increased as' much as thirty points. The tickers caught up and the market seemed normal again at the close, principally encouraged by statements of Charles Mic-haell, of National City Bank and the Yale Professor, Irving Fisher. Steel which had dropped surprisingly yesterday led in turn for a better day. MR MacDONALD RESTING. (Received this dav at noon.) ‘ OTTAWA, Oct. 22. A Chicoutini (Quebec) message states: Ramsay MacDonald, wearing holiday attire, stepped from a. special train at noon to-day. The Premier a'nd Miss Ishbell had changed into costumes suitable for/two days’ rest and relaxation. The former wore a brown golfing suit and the latter was dressed in a tweed with tam’o’shanter.

The special train carried no other passengers, newspaper correspondents being left behind. The Premier desires a holiday absolutely free from official engagements and interviews. ! Mr MacDonald is the guest of E. A. Dubuc, M.P., of the Federal constituency ofChicoutini'.