AMERICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1930, Page 5

AMERICAN ITEMS

“THE IMPENDING STORM.” (United Prdfcs Association—By Electrio Telegraph.—Copyright.) “ . MONTREAL, August 28. •It is revqaled that Mr Somerset de Chair, soil of Admiral de Chair (exGovejrnor of New South Wales) a Baliol College student, lias written a hook* entitled “The Impending Storm,” which has been published in five languages. NEW CANADIAN PARLIAMENT. OTTAWA, August 27. The new Canadian Parliament opens on September Bth. KING’S DOCTOR HONOURED. VANCOUVER, August 27. A mesage from Winnipeg states that Lord Dawson of Penn (the King’s medical adviser) was created an Indian Cree Chief to-day with a colourful ceremony. Translated, his Cree name means “Big Medicine Man to Big Chief.” ARGENTINE PRECAUTIONS. PRESIDENT’S PREPARATIONS. (Received this day a* noon.) • v;BUENOS AIRES, .August 28. The newspaper “La Prenta 1 ’ on Thursday stated the roof of President Vrigoyeu’s .hiouse bristles .with machine guns and that the provincial railway management has orders to hold a train ready at a moment’s notice to convey troops to Buenos Aires.

CANADIAN TARIFF. SUGGESTED ACTION. ’ OTTAWA, August 23. Political go/sip regards Tariff action as probable in the September session of Parliament, with one of three courses likely, in the brief peiiod available. . There are: , (I)—A measure in nature of a flat tariff increase. . (2) —provision for an advance in the tariff on certain specified imports. Or (3)—A hill increasing the duty generally except on stipulated commodities., ..