AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 November 1922, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN ANI) N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. DAVIS CUP. (Received this day at 8 a.m ) NEW YORK, November 4. The Chicago “Tribune’s” Honolulu correspondent says Veron Prentice, a member of the Tourney Committee of United States Lawn Tennis Assn., lias announced that the Davis Cup Committee is considering a new plan for Davis Cup matches next year, by which tl;e contestants would be divided into European and Pacific. Japan, Australasia, Phillipines, Hawnin, and Western ifemispliere countries would come under the Pacific zone, and preliminary matches b’tween the latter would lie held at Honolulu. Japan and Australasia had expressed approval and willingness to play at Honolulu. RECORD NON-STOP FLIGHT. (Received this dav at « a.m ) NEW YORK, November 4. ,A message from Indinimpolis states while failing in an attempt at a nonstop trans-Continental flight from San Diego (California) to New York, Lieuts Mac ready and Kelly broke the world’s record for a non-stop long distance monoplane flight. They reached Indianapolis 2.050 miles before the engine burned out, forcing a descent.

PA N-PACIFTC CONFERENCE. (Deceived this dav at 8 am.) HONOLULU, Nov. 3. The Pan-Pacific Conferenced passed a resolution favouring a Convention at Honolulu in 1924. to consider the conservation of resources, stressing the restoration of Pacific fisheries suppression of opium traffic and bad cinemas. A resolution favoured n permanent pan-Pacific Chamber Commerce and advocated decimal currency and Governmental extension of radio eommunications.

U.S. POLICY. fßeceived Hus dav at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK, November 4. At Cleveland, in another congressional campaign speech. enunciating the foreign policy, Mr Hughes a. said “We do not covet any territory anywhere on God’s Ino'd earth. We are not seeking a sphere of special economic influence or endeavouring to control others i'o- enr aggrandisement. IVe wish to protect just, equal rights for Americans everywhere in the world. We wish to maintain equally the commercial opportunity called' the open door. Our doors are just- as open ns anybody else’s. Wo desire to see a peaceful settlement and wherever we hnv bad a eliano to promote peaceful settlement in this troubled world, we have taken it, hut we cannot change cherished policies regniding European States. These policies have a background of history and national convictions. Respecting the requirements of national safety, of our potential helpfulness will be diminished not increased. bv mixing in matters not our concern.