CANTON ISLAND.
dispute over ownership. BRITAIN AND UNITED STATES. WHAT NEW ZEALANDERS FOUND. United Frees Asen.—Elec. Tel. Copyrtg-nt (Received July 15, 11 a.m ) LONDON, July 14. In tlie House of Commons '.Mr w. Ormsby-Goro Informed Mr Arthur Henderson that when the New Zealand solar eclipse party arrived at Canton Island it found the United States tender Avocet anchored there. The captain of the Avocet intimated that the United States did not admit British sovereignty over the island. The position thus disclosed is now being considered.
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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20246, 15 July 1937, Page 9
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85CANTON ISLAND. Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20246, 15 July 1937, Page 9
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