AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 June 1924, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

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[Reuters Telegrams.]

RECORD .MOTORING

500 MILES IN 5 HOURS

NEW YORK, May 30. At lndanopohs, Joe Royer, ot Detroit, driving relief, piloted L. Corum’s *

eight cylinder speedster to a roeorn breaking victory at the twelfth annual five hundred mile automobile race. Comm drove in tho first portion of the race.

Karl Cooper was second anil Jimmy Murphy third.

The winner’s was o hours, 3 miiu'.tes 23J seconds, or an average of 9$ miles per hour, which is more than 3.J miles per hour faster than the previous record. Mr Henry Ford was referee. He injured the twenty-two drivers’ lives for ten thousands dollars each. There were no casualities. U.S.A. FOREIGN POLICY. PRESIDENT’S DECLARATION. WASHINGTON, May 30. The suggestion that American adherence to a World Court was contingent upon her disassoeiution from tho League of Nations was spurned by President Goolidge in ;his Memorial Day address as unworthy of American principles and traditions. 11c said: “If we receive anything, we must surrender something. We may as well lace the question' candidly, and if wo are willing to assume these new duties, in exchange for benefits that would accrue to us, let us say so.” He renewed his endorsement of the World Court l>hm, and said lie would not oppose other reservations, but “any material changes which probably would not receoive the* consent of many othe'r nations would he impracticable.

The President warned his hearers against leaving the country undefeudtod, because, lie said, history bad shown that there had been, anil would be, a tendency for one nation to encroach upon another. He stated, however, that he was opposed to every kind of military aggradisement, and to all forms of competitive Armament. America should do its part in making the first ideal limitation of armaments bv an international agreement. JAPANESE PROTEST. WASHINGTON, May 31. The Japanese protest against the Immigration Bill was delivered to U.S.-A. Secretary Hughes hv Ambassador Hanilmra shortly before noon on Saturday. It is expected that it will receive several days’ study before any formal announcement is made regarding tho attitude of the administration town it Is it.

FLEET TOUR. OTTAWA, May 30. Air MacDonald, Minister for National Defence, has announced that the Dnminiou-of Canada will give tho officers of the British Squadron an i fficin! welcome at a dinner on their arrival at Yictoiin. Subsequently a party of tile officers and two hundred and liftv of the men will lie given a tour of Calgary and Edmonton, returning via the Yellow Heads. Tho Government, of Alberta will co-operate in tbe tour.