▁ 2 0 1 3 ) ▁ ▁February ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁( M ond ay ) ▁The ▁Canadian ▁province ▁of ▁Quebec ▁held ▁a ▁general ▁election . ▁The ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁led ▁by ▁Louis - Alex and re ▁Tas ch ere au ▁was ▁re - elect ed . ▁Australian ▁cr ick eter ▁Bill ▁P ons ford ▁made ▁ 4 2 9 ▁runs ▁to ▁break ▁the ▁world ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁highest ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁score ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁third ▁match ▁at ▁this ▁level , ▁at ▁Melbourne ▁Cr icket ▁Gr ound , ▁giving ▁the ▁Victoria ▁cr icket ▁team ▁an ▁inn ings ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 , 0 5 9 . ▁D ied : ▁Count ▁Er ich ▁K iel man se gg , ▁ 7 5 , ▁Aust rian ▁states man ▁ ▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁( T ues day ) ▁At ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁an ▁air ▁conference ▁in ▁London , ▁Director ▁of ▁Civil ▁A viation ▁Se ft on ▁Bran cker ▁predicted ▁that ▁within ▁five ▁years , ▁an ▁air plane ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁travel ▁from ▁London ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁just ▁twelve ▁hours . ▁ ▁February ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁( W ed nes day ) ▁Italy ▁rat ified ▁the ▁Washington ▁Naval ▁Tre aty . ▁The ▁musical ▁play ▁Wild flow er , ▁with ▁book ▁and ▁lyr ics ▁by ▁Otto ▁Har bach ▁and ▁Oscar ▁Ham mer stein ▁II ▁and ▁music ▁by ▁Herbert ▁St oth art ▁and ▁Vincent ▁You mans