AMERICAN CABLE NEV.'S

Hokitika Guardian, 10 March 1928, Page 3

AMERICAN CABLE NEV.'S

By Telegraph—Press Assn., Copyright. OTTAWA, .March S. Another more startling development as a result of Canada’s changed relationship with Britain is imminent. From authentic circles it is learned the Premier contemplates utilizing the opportunities of the new status in the British Commonwealth to make a drastic change in basis and personnel ol the International Joint Commission. Heretofore the authority of the Canadian suggestion that the hotly had its source at the British Government. the Premier holds the section should he named by Canada in the country’s own right authority. Ihe ( Imirnmn s, C. A .McGrath, resignation which had I,e'en in the hands of the Government for three years, has not been accepted. I.mt ;t is stated the Premier has asked for the resignations of two other mem |,ers Sir Win, llenrst. exPrcmier of Ontario, and H. A. Powell, of St. John's. r.S. OJB SCANDAL. ME AY YORK. March !h The New York “ 'World ” states that while the witnesses to-day belore the Senate Oil Committee, continued to disclose how Liberty Bonds from the defunct Continental Trading Company were passed on to the Bepuhlican Party Treasury and a group of prome j nent millionaires. including Mellon and oil magnates, who underwrote the scheme, and advertised it widely on behalf of Harding and Coohdge m a foreign language in newspapers here; efforts are now being made to create a aiant oil corporation with total assets of five hundred million dollars, m which all the Sinclair interests \mll disappear from the names ot the vniious corporations in which they arc now interested, hut will continue to own c r |he Sinclair manv millions ol stoi k. . Consolidated Oil Corporation and M. - and Oil Company will he the principal ■ n f its huge extent, may possibly hay ■ lo face the action of the Federal Trade - Commission, along lines »' i than a decade ago broke up • , . Standard oil interests into coust.uuul 1 parts. t PROPOSED ANNEXATION. WASHINGTON. March . . Senator Binglmm introduced « U" 1 resolution for United States annex tu of the island of Tutu a Eastern Samoa group. 1 I* stated chieftains m the islands ■ t given an unqualified consent to annexa l * tion. d CANADITGTTOUrnCS. y ‘deceived this dav at 9.30 a.m.J ■c VANCOUVER. March 9 ,1 A 51 ,„,, (ritlfism Ol iZ* LX* a. of the Progressive Libei, * meet, ". K 01 -he agreement reach* Association. llu • r f n : t : s bad been more to the benefit ot But.Columbia than to other ■ U would have been tar m«.e u W of Brigadier General J. A. >" those associated with him to J “I si s,,.l io H.<• ~*** so than to have opposed it. 1,1 NEAV YORKER S Ur.ATT NFAV YORK, T larch 9. A message from Atlantic ( it'. Tersev states Rodman AVnnnnmker. ■ Xew York and Pbilndelpbia merclmr iv ' one of the earliest supporters ot a\ ' ed | tion, died May.