AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 June 1922, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

• TJ3TRALIAN AND N.Z. OAUI.E ASSOCIATION

SOVIET CONCESSIONS. I NEW YORK. June 13 ; Doctor Haulier, of New York, has returned from Russia, and announces President Lenin has granted him a concession in the Ural Mountains at Ekat- [■ orinshurg of approximately 1000 square miles of country. He states this tract contains vast deposits of asbestos and aluminium. He has already begun activities there, and has introduced modern machinery. Dr Haulier has displayed a letter written in English, and dated May 10th, in which M. Lenin says he has been very sick, but is now much bettor.

HOXING CONTESTS. (Received tliis day at 9.50 a.nt.)

NEW YORK, June 14. The action of the State Boxing Commission in accepting Harry Wills forfeit of 2o!10dol.. accompanying the challenge to Dempsey, is regarded as indicating aonrova.l of a mixed bout, and disapproval of the suggested match with Brennan in September. The Commission may now call on Dempsey to accept Wills’ challenge or forfeit his New York license. This Dempsey is thought likely to do, though it would be easy for him to side-step the match hv demanding an exorbitant price. The opinion is growing that Dempsey does not desire to meet Wills, who is his physical match, preferring to choose easy marks like Brennan and Carpentier to retain the title and make money before risking the crown with the only opponent who would have a dhance.