AMERICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 April 1930, Page 5

AMERICAN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN RAISINS

BRITISH COLUMBIA MARKET

[United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.]

VANCOUVER, April 5

An improved market for Australian raisins is predicted by British Columbia where it is stated that the maimer pi packing the Australian fruit, ns well as the quality, lias materially improved. In the past Australian fruits have not been able to compete with California products here, but now the position is reversed. It is understood that large orders are now being placed by the British Colombia wholesale dealers for their Christmas trade.

UNITED STATES EXPORTS

WASHINGTON, April 6. United States exports to Australia are expected bv Government officials to decline fifty per cent, this year, as the result of the existing business depression in Australia and the tariff measure just - enacted. Exports to Australia last year equalled three per cent, of the total United States exports.

OIL WELL CONE BURSTS AGAIN

(Received this dnv at 8 n.m.) NEW YORK, April 5

Further news from Oklahoma City states the oil gusher blew off the cone and is again geysering vast streams of oil and gas in the air. Engineers will make one more attempt to control the Well. The force of the eruption is in no way abated. Thereafter they intend to destroy it by pumping in cement until completely it is dammed, in order to end the vast damage and increasing fire hazard. Troops are patrolling the area for miles.

SPEED TRIALS DELAYED

NEW YORK, April 5

The Contest Board ,of the American Automobile Association lias issued the following announcement concerning Don’s speed trials—“ The design of the Silver Bullett in which DOll hopes to better the world’s automobile speed record, makes it imperative that the course be in the best shape and and extension sanction has been made for him 'to make his runs under most favourable weather and beach conditions. The delnys\ that have occurred Have given rise to unfounded rumours that the noted driver had been prodded. Such an impression has crept into the British press. It is absolutely without foundation.”

A message from Daytona beach states rough conditions on the beach prevail. Don intimated that while the car will be ready on Sunday the tests will be postponed indefinitely.

A GLIDING TOUR

VANCOUVER, April 6,

A Buffalo report states Frank Hawks has almost completed a transcontinental glide. Three times since last Sunday when he started from Los Angeles his top line from the aeroplane has broken but he has merely glided to earth and made a perfect landing each time. He has covered five to six hundred miles daily, sleeping at an hotel each night. To-day he came from 'lndianapolis. He slipped the towrope at five thousand altitude and dropped down half an hour later in front of a hangar.