AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 September 1924, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

UJBTnAI.UN and n.z. cahi.k association WORLD FLIERS. NEW YORK. Sent. The I'nitcd State-, round lie wurbl 111. i . lone .it in cl lien- 11 "in B" Inn. They were greeted by cheering saiuls. including tlie Prince of Wales and Sir Estue Howard (British Ambassador). The lliers expect to complete their world circnmJinvigalion at Seattle within ten days. BRITAIN V. C.S.A. NEW YORK. Sept. S Louis Lacey, the back and captain of the British Polo team, will be unable to play in the liisl game against the I'nitcd States to-morrow, because of all attack of shingles. Major Atkinson will lie at hack. Major Httrildall number three. Major Phipps Hornsby number two, ami Major Kirkwood number one. It is likely M'ajot I i urmlall will act as captain. The announcement that Lacey has withdrawn is deemed hy American newspaper snorting writers as a veiv l.cvourable development lor the American team. I.aeev was to have been captain. and is thought hy all to he the lfcst plsiyiT in tin* Urni- s «» ti_*iim• IJotli tininis oxoreisoil yrstiTilny, tilt! Americans merely knocking the hall aroiiml tlm held in order to keep their inusiios limber. Ihe Brilisoers played a scrub team, wherein Major 1” i’ips-1 lornsby was one ol the players, ami which team won by > oft. .Notwithstanding this deleat. the clitics reported that the British team are improving daily and it Lacey could only participate, the outlook was good lor a dose contest. The popular min ib.. match is the greatest

ever seen in this country, notwithstanding the postponement oi the first name from last Saturday. Practically ~u tickets, whereof forty thousand have been sold, have been returned. The second match is set .low Saturday. and the third fur next week, jin»'i;iMv <»n WYilnosiisiy.

immxck ok walks. (Received tills day at il.'-’os a.m.) NEW YORK. September Kb A mc»agc ftmn Syo-scl states that in tlic ii.itrse of a rough game polo a piece of dirt from the hoofs of a ponv lodged under the eyelid <>t the prince of Wales ami caused him «ouMilcraUo pain. The game was stopped at the end of the sixth i cried when the Prince drove to Mr Burden's home to await the physician, who removed the dirt.