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MAIL.
HOME POLITICS.
Labour Flirting with Liberals.
TO FIGHT THE TORIES.
London, Yesterday.
BOXING.
Police Fight the Somersets.
BUT NOT DISGRACED.
An interesting boxing tournament For the second time in a fort-in which members of the Hong Kong Police were opposed to men of the night, Mrs. Snowden gave a lun-
Somerset Light Infantry, was held cheon at Downing Street yestoday in the gymnasium at Police Head-
prominent Labourites and
Including Mr. Liberals, George and Sir Herbert Samuel.
This has occasioned talk of a new
to
Lloyd quarters last evening.
There was a large attendance Included H.E. the G.O.C., which Major-General J. W. Sandilands, Liberal-Sociallst alliance, but it was C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.. the Hon. Sir definitely stated to-day that no re-foseph Kemp, K.C., C.B.E., the Hon. ference was made in the speeches at the luncheon to any future Liberal E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G., and Lleut-Col. Litle, D.S.O., 0.C. Labour political pact. The discus- Somersets.
sion centred solely on the practical Although the Police won only one details of a non-party campaign
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against what was described as the of the ten bouts on the programme, P.O. Box 22.
"inaldious efforts of the protection-they were by no means disgraced. All their men put up very sporting (a) Is the present currency
most advantageous for theists.".
Free trade Conservatives will be ights. There were only two knock- outs and one bout was stopped in purposes of the trade of this
Invited to participate in Colony?
campaign. Commander the third round because L/S Russell extensive
All the Somerset men deserved Kenworthy and Major Nathan of the Police was unable to continue. have been appointed joint conveners their wins because they were the
more aggressive. of a committed to direct the cam- paign. The former declared to-day, that Mr. Snowden and Mr. Lloyd George might well appear together on the same platform to advocate free trade.
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Some Comment. P.C. Hemsley put up such a good Lloyd that the fight against Pte. judges could not. decide between Mr. Spero, the Labourite member them after three rounds and called for Fulham Weat, is resigning on for an extra tound, after which the WAS given to Lloyd. account of ill-bealth, and it is stated! that no Liberal candidate is likely Hemsley did not deserve to lose, and in draw would have been a better: to be nominated for the consequent indication of the abilities of the by-election-Reuter,
CAPE FLIGHT.
London, Yesterday.
decision
two men.
P.C. Clark scored a fine win over Pte. Jones. He exhibited a clever right which Jones could not avoid. Two good Police boxers, Hayes and and Jessop, were unable
to fight on The Duchess of Bedford Captain Barnard left Croydon account of illness.
Before the interval Warder Spoors aerodrome at 1.25 p.m. in a Fek-
their gave a very fine exhibition of weight ker-Jupiter monoplane, in
back within eighteen days, thus set up a new record.-Reu- ter.
attempt to fly to Capetown and lifting and bar bending, which
and earned for him much applause.
Prizes were presented by thei General after the tournament, and to every one's satisfaction, P.C. Hemsley was awarded the best loser's cup.
KASHMIR
All the bouts were of three rounds duration under I.S.B.A. rules.
Results.
The results of the fights were:- Lightweight: L/C. Cullen (SLI) beat P.C. Drewery (H.K.P.) on points.
Adam
Welterweight: L/C. (S.L.I.). K.O. L/S.
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