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Hokitika Guardian, 25 April 1921, Page 3

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CABLE NEWS.

’ | AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. j HYTHE CONFERENCE ADJOURNS. (Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, April 24. ’The Hythe Conference adjourned till Sunday. VON SIMONS IN TROUBLE - BERLIN, April 23 A serious crisis imminent in Jmperial Prussia. It isgenerilly agreed that Von. Simons’ position is now untenable. CARPENTIER IN TRAINING. (Received this dav at 11.30 a.m.) W YORK, April 20. Captain Mallet, Carpenter's American representative, has announced that Oajrpeintier will train at Manlmsset, Long Island, where lie has leased a farm with buildings suitable for a gymnasium. / RECORD BREAKING. (Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, April 23. At Ridlands, California, Amateur Athletic Union meeting, broke four world’s record, and had a fifth that tied with the record. The 100 yards was run in 9 3-5.; ran the 100 metres in 10 3-5., lowering the record by one fifth; two hundred metres in 21 1-5, lowering tho record 1-5; three hundred yards 30 1-5; three hundred metres 33 1-5. The latter beat M. J. Wefers record standing for twenty years by nearly three seconds. Robert Weaver, President of the Athletic Union had charge of the meet, and was the starter, hence the records ■ are likely to he accepted as official. j