AMERICA.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13812, 25 January 1909, Page 5

AMERICA.

WANTON MISCHIEF-MAKING. Press Association-By LONDON, Jan. 22. The New York correspondent of the "Times" declares that the San Francisco wanton mischief-niaking is dictated solely for local party purposes, siiicc there are considerably more Japanese leaving the United States than are arriving. SAN PEDRO HARBOUR. PRECAUTION AGAINST INVASION. ■ • ■-,'.., ';■ NETV YORK, Jan. 22. Presidpnt Roosevelt has forwarded to Congress the General Staff's recommendation- for the fortifications of San Pedro harbour; California. It is urged that it is impossible otherwise to prevent an Oriental Power, within a month of hostilities developing, landing a hundred thousand troops at Los Angeles, and three hundred thousand within two months; The War: Department declares that the projected fortifications have no connection with the recent Japanese troubles. Mr Hearst demands that the fleet shall return to the Pacific, and be kept there, since complications are developing which threaten war.

NEW BATTLESHIPS. Received 4.15 p.m., Jan. 24th. WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. The House of Representatives voted the funds for building two battleships. THE ANTI-JAPANESE BILL. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23. Tho Chamber of Commerce Committee who recently visited Japan, unanimously petitioned the ' State Legislature to defeat the anti-Japanese Bill. The Committee were convinced of the Mikado's and the Government's absolute good faith regarding tho restriction of immigration to the United States.