AMERICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 9 October 1922, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS

\USTItAI.IAN AM) N.Z. CAUI.E ASSOCIATION. PROHIBITION ENFORCED ON ALL U.S.A. SHIPS. W ASHINGTON, Oct. 7. The Attorney-General. Mr Dougherty Luis ruled that the sale or carrying ol liquor in all vessels. American or foreign is illegal within the three-mile limit. This decision, which has been approved hy President Harding and Mr Hughes 'Secretary of Stale), ends a_ peculiar situation in which the American Shipping Board vessels have been advertising liquor aboard while they are consi lie red American territory, and to he thus under the prohibition law. Mi Dougherty ruins also that foreign ships cannot earrv liquor, even as stores, within the three mile limit, which will seriously affect British shipping. It is expected that the shipping interests will wage a stiff battle ill the Supreme Court. EFFECT OF DRV LAW. .Mr Lasker (chairman of the Cnited States Shipping Hoard) declared that i!c.. Dougherty liquor ruling is a heav.t blow to the 'United States merchant marine. The American trade to the Orient is menaced. Both the Pacific and Atlantic ports will suffer, to the advantage of the Canadian ports.

LONG AVIATION FLIGHT. NEW YORK, Oct. 7. j At San Diego. California, Lioutenunts Kellv and Aim-Ready, ot Lnited States Army, broke the world’s record in a sustained flight, remaining in the air thirty-five hours eighteen minutes thirty seconds. They ascended at o.oti i -i Thursday morning, and descended at o.M on Friday evening. WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP. NEW YORK. Oct. (i. At llulton, in Pennsylvania. Hagen is leading Sarazen two up at the end of thirty-six holes, of a seventy-two boles match, to decide the world’s golf I '.aiopionsliip, for a purse of three thousand dollars, the biggest prize in golfing history, ’! !■.. remaining thirty-six holes will le played oil Saturday at Rye, New York. GOLF. NEAV YORK. Oct'7. At Rye. Sarazen defeated Hagen Mine and two. AMERICAN LI QI’OR LAW.

(Received tliis dnv at 8 a.m.) | WASHINGTON. Oct 7. i Air Harding announced the post- | ponoment of the afiplieation of Air Doughertv’s ruling, cabled on Oct. , tilth until October 14th. The ruling ! prohibits American ships carrying li<|uor anywhere. Diplomatic opinions are of opinion that the edict will pro- ; bnblv cause international friction. t acFmiMTT- ii—it ■ niw vmmmm