AMERICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 February 1930, Page 5

AMERICAN ITEMS

CANADA AND AUSTRALASIAN TRADE.

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Oopyrigh l).

(Received this day at 10 a.m.) VANCOUVER, Feb. 13

Mr W. R. McMillan, a local lumber magnate, addressing tnc Trade Board, declared that the Australian Treaty was of great value to British Columbia despite the criticism in some quarters. For every million spent with Australia six million was returned. Irritation was felt in Australia over the application of the Dumping Act on butter sent to Canada. It constituted a tangle in which New Zealand was favoured. Last year Canada bought only 90,000 dollars’ worth of Australian butter, but 860,000 dollars’ worth from New Zealand. There was little justice in that. 14 Government should be urged to ensure that the Treaty would not be jeopardised or abrogated.

BANK RATE REDUCED. NEW YORK, Feb. 12. Boston Federal Reserve Bank has reduced its re-discount rate from four and a half to four per cent. WHAT’S IN A NAME. (Received this day at noon.) VANCOUVER, February 13. A bill has been introduced in the legislature by Dr. S. E. Borden to prohibit all except medical practitioners from using the title of Dr. Chiropractors have an organised plan to fight the bill and are supported by two hundred through the Dominion. CANADIAN POLITICS. VANCOUVER, February 13. A report from.Edmondton states the Conservative leader, Mr Bennett claims there are definite indications there will be a Dominion election during the coming summer.

EGG POOL.

VANCOUVER, February 13

A message from New Westminster (British Columbia states the egg pool annual reports shows 5,463,275 dozen eggs valued at 1,897,716 dollars were handled in the fiscal year. This only includes nine months. The pool reserves one cent per dozen for pool purposes. The annual meeting is on March 6th.