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HONG KONG,
1888- DUNLOP the Pioneer
1932 DUNLOP still the Lender
YORKSHIRE
BEATEN
Hampshire Surprise
at Leeds.
'KEATON'S THIRD CENTURY
Sutcliffe and Hammond Score Centuries.
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London, Yesterday. The sensationar defeat of Yorkshire at Leeds, in spite of a century by Herbert Sut- cliffe, by Hampshire the feature of the mid-week cricket programme. This is Yorkshire's second defeat of the season and Hampshire's first victory.
Keaton, the young Notta
Trent Bridge, and is making
to his effort and the bowling of
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SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1932:
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BRITISH TENNIS STARS WIGHTMAN CUP
ELIMINATED
DISAPPOINTING DAY IN FRENCH TOURNEY
PERRY, LEE AND BETTY NUTHALL AMONG VANQUISHED,
COCHET ALONE MAINTAINS FORM
Auteuil, Yesterday.
Britain experienced a very bad day in the French Lawn Tennis Championships here to-day when all her players were eliminated by Continen- tal opponents.
TEAM
Britain Relies On
"Old Guard.
YOUTHFUL TALENT
UNRECOGNIZED ❤
London, Yesterday, The British ladies" Wightman Cup lawn tennis team to play) against the United States Invaders at Wimbledon Friday and Saturday has been selected as fol- lows:-
on
1. Miss Betty Nuthall 2. Mrs. E. Fearnley-Whittingstall
(Eileen Bennett).
3. Miss Mitchell.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
MURDER IN "JAPANESE MANDATE
A FLAT
Five Shots After Cocktail Party.
IN MANCHURIA”
RUMOURED STATEMENT
KENT MAGISTRATE'S SON BY LORD LYTTON DENIED
KILLED
Knight's Daughter Under Arrest
Husband in America.
London, Yesterday. Mrs. Elvira Barney, daughter of Sir John Mullens, the Government Broker, has been arrested 4. Mrs. King (Phyllis Mudford). charge of the wilful murder of Reuter. Michael Scott Stephen, son of a The selection will disappoint. Kent Magistrate, who
was found
on &
batsman registered his third
and the cautious policy of the shot dead in her flat on June 1. century of the season when he
selectors in playing safe by retain- Mrs. Barney is the wife of John scored 108 against Derby at Menzel, the Czecho-Slovakian champion, ac demned. Betty Nuthall d Elleen singer, who is at present travelling ing the old players will be con- Sterling Barney, the American great strides in the gaining of an complished one of the biggest feats of his career Bennett, of course, were obvious in America. England blazer. Notts, thanks when he defeated Fred Perry, the British player, promising young players, notably was made after the guests of a cock choices but the omission of all the The discovery of Stephen's body in the quarter-finals here to-day. Perry was fan-Miss Kathleen Stammers, reveals tail party had left for home, when cied in many quarters as the ultimate winner, even a sad lack of enterprise, against the challenge of Henri Cochet, and his The team, comprising four ex- sensational defeat by an outsider has cast gloom presented England previously, is perienced players who have all re- over the British camp which was most optimistic quite a strong one but appears less formidable than the U.S. team. regarding Davis Cup chances in view of Perry's which is headed by the redoubt- much improved form.
HOME CRICKET SCOREBOARD
Middlesex beat Gloucester-
shire by 106 runs at Lord's.
Middlesex: 131 (Parker 5 for 73, Goddard 5 for 44); 367 (Hulme 106), Gloucester: 133 (I. A. R.
Peebles for 34);
Britain experienced a very bad day all-round, H. G. N. Lee, who had given rise to optimism by his defeat of Rene Lacoste, succumbed to the on- slaughts of De Stefani, the Italian champion, and Betty Nuthall sadly disappointed when she lost to lanings and 86 runs at Trent final round of the Women's Singles.
Mme Mathieu, the French champion in the semi-
259 (Hammond 113),
Notts, beat Derbyshire by an
Bridge.
Notts: 405 for 8 dec. (Kee-
ton 108).
Derby: 102 and 217 (Lar-
wood 5 for 49).
Northants took first innings
points from Kerit at North- ampton.
Kent: 183 (V. W. C. Jupp
7 for 47);
282 for 5.
Northants: 211.
Sussex defeated Cambridge University by an innings and
60 runs at Cambridge.
Cambridge: 72 (Tate 4 for
28);
151 (Wensley 6 for 66). Sussex: 283 for 8 dec. (Cook
141).
Essex defeated Glamorgan- shire by 81 runs at Cardiff.
Essex: 260 and 294 for 3 (O'Connor 112 not out). Glamorgan: 181 (Nichols 6
for 46);
842 (Davies Eriery, 175,
Eastman 5 for 86).
Hampakire defeated "York- ahire by 49 'runs at Leeds.
Hants: 199 and 203. Yorks: 188 and 170 (Sut- cliffe 104 not out, Ken- nedy & for 77).
Leicestershire took first inn- ings point from Somersetshire at Leicester.
Somerset: 288 and 81 for 2. Leicester: 246.
Surrey took first innings
points from Warwickshire at
Edgbaston.
Warwick: 248.
Surrey: 238 for 5.
Lancashire drew with Ox-
· ford University at Oxford.
Oxford: 159 (Bibbles 6 for
381 (Brooke 128).
Lanca: 834, for 4 dec.
(Tyldesley, E. (124);- 121 for 2 wickets.
The All-India touring eleven delented Norfolk:by 128 runs (at Norwich!
101 ́ond 204-fors
Menzel lost the first set at 6-2, Ferry and Staleness? but so fierce was his onslaught in Being in an
easy half of the
able Helen Wills.
INDIAN CONSTABLE FOUND SHOT
Fatal Bullet from Own
*Revolver
KOWLOON TRAGEDY.
five shots were heard.-Reuter,
FOUR HOME RUNS IN
ONE DAY
Gehrig Makes Baseball. History.
BREAKS 36-YEAR OLD RECORD
GENEVA WATCHES EVENTS
Geneva, Yesterday. Viscount Saito's initiatory statement yesterday has resuscitated interest in the Far East and consequently a crop of rumours have arisen. Careful enquiry, however, proves that so far as the League of Nations is concerned there is no new development sufficient to justify an interruption of the revision of the Assembly's programme, particularly since Japan's withdrawal from Shanghai.
The Lytton Commission's report is nof expected for some time.. It has been ascertained that the Chinese have not made any furthér application_regarding the report of the Lytton Commission's pro- cedure in Manvhuria since the request of Dr. W. W. Yen for informa- tion on how far Japan had carried out its agreement to withdraw
from the Railway.
· “Lord Lytton suggested nothing of the kind,” was the authorl- Lytton had recommended a Japanese Mandate in Manchuria. lative response to the enquiry concerning a rumour that Lord Reuter.
GOVERNMENT DECIDES
Future of City Hall.
MORGAN TO THE RESCUE
$100,000,000 to Help
· Bond Market,
RELIEF FOR UNEMPLOYED NO INTENTION TO RE-ERECT
ON SITE Philadelphia, Yesterday, President's Opposition to Dole thirty-six-year-old major Baseball Lou Gehrig to-day tied the
Provisions to Be Made Government and Financial League's record when he hit four leaders in America are co-oper for Public Amenities. home runs in one day. As the slag to combat the present busi sult of his amazing feat the New head depression. The Caur of The Government is disposing of York Yankees outslugged the Phil- American finance, Mr. J. Pier the question of the future of the the second set that he dropped draw Perry was tipped to reach the Water Folice Station was found An Indian constable attached to
adelphia Athletic by 20-18, pont Morgan has announced the City Hall by deciding to resume It will be recalled that Gehrig formation of a huge $100,000,000 possession of the entire property. but one game to level the match: the final without experiencing scri- dead on the road-side at the junction tied with Babe Ruth, his team corporation to bolster the bond A part of it is to be sold and the In the third set, however, Perry oua opposition, and in some quar- of Gascoigne and Jordan Roads in mate, for the home run crown last market which has recently seen remainder is to be develope un- again showed definite superiority ters was fancied as the ultimate the early hours of this morning credit. This season he has scor- in the value of securities.
year with 46 home funs to his an unprecedented depreciation der a general town planning and won comfortably by 6-2, Then winner. This was the first time The revolver with which the fatal ed ten, gine less than Jimmy Foxx came the tennis which thrilled the that he has met Menzel in a cham-shot had been fired. was still
The City Hall, it will be remem An appropriation for $2,800,- packed galleries. Menzel threw pionship match, but he was fully tached to the constable's lanyard. all that he knew into the game and expected to win
000,000 for the relief of unem- bared, was condemned "mi as he defeated
In the same gams Jimmy Foxx ployment has been favourably re-the Building Authority of the It is suspected to be a case of registered his nineteenth home run ported on by a committee of Con- Public Works Department and it driving beautifully on both hands Lyttleton Rogers, the Irish cham- he levelled the match at 6-3, and pion, who defeated Menzel in his
suicide. showing even greater brilliance in path to the final of the British F.G. B.151.
The man's name is Charag Dia, Cochrane, Combs and Lazzeri also posed by President Hoover and sinalur of the year. Govern
Babe Ruth his fifteenth gress although it is bitterly op has been closed to use since the Baz the final set
He had been in the won a meinorable Hard Courts Championship at match at 7-5. Perry's magnificent Bournemouth.
the Secretary of the Treasury,ment's resumption of the City Hall service of the Hong Kong Police; But every cham-
Resnits of other games were as Mr. Ogden Mills, both of whom is provided for by an Ordinance Force since December 28, 1920, and powers of recovery entirely for- pion has his off day and Perry's
are antagonistic to any legisla- the draft of which is published in Book him in the later stages in the defeat must not be taken too seri-is described as a man with great
tion savouring of the 'dole" the Government Gazette. face of the dazzling display of his ously, though great anxiety has Intelligence, being far above the
Objects and Reasons Czecho-Slovakian opponent.
system.
New York, Yesterday. The objects and reasons give the Mr. Pierpont Morgan has an-history of the City Hall alte which nounced the formation of a great by indenture of: Crown Lease was security investment corporation the granted by the late Queen Victoria, object of which is for supporting subject to the payment of the the Bond market. $100,000,000 has Dominal sum of $5 and reserved ren- already been subscribed. Reuter's tal of $1 per annum for the term of 999 years from March 1, 1986. Washington, Yesterday. The lessees were Messrs. A. Tur-
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CHINESE RAILWAYS ORDER 8 BRIDGES
ENGLISH STEEL FIRM SECURES BUSINESS
FOR
NANKING - PUKOW FERRY
BRITISH IRON AND STEEL FIRM TO RE-ORGANISE,
average Indian constable.
At-
He was 40 years of age and spoke good English. He passed out of the training school in April 1921, and; since that time had been stationed at Tai O, Central, Toua Wan and] Tzim-tea-taui.
of the Athletica.
and
bit home runs.
follow:
Brooklyn 5 Boston 5,
Wilson hit a home run. Pittsburgh 6 Chicago 5.
Piet and Juryes hit home runs. Detroit 1 Cleveland 8. Detroit 7 Cleveland 10.
Jerrell bit a home run.
A native of Mohl Gate, Lahore LORD STRICKLAND
Province, he was a Mohammedan.
He was first appointed First Class constable on May 28, 1926, and was reduced to Second Class on Decem |ber 24, 1980, being reinstated to his] First Class rank on June 25 lant
year.
APOLOGIZES
Maltese "Church-State" Dispute Ended.
Malta, Yesterday,
American Service.
scheme..
BEARY PILOTS UDAIPUR TO VICTORY IN THE OAKS
Gordon Richards Second en Will O the Wisp
In the House the Ways and Meansing, J. Macdonnell, and Phineas Committee reported favourably on Ryrie. There was the usual lessee the Garner. Bi appropriating covenants in the Identure, includ $2,800,000,000 for the relief of uning a $10,000 building covenant.
(Continued on Page 6.): employment President Hoover and Mr. Ogden Mills both bitterly op Deceased was found lying on the| An amazing unreserved apology posed the measure. footpath at the rear of the Diocesan to the Bishops by Lord Strick- The Democratie Caucus Repre- Girl's School by a Chinese pedes land for his antagonism towards sentatives voted in favour of sup trian who reported the matter to the authority of the Church has porting the Garner Bill (sponsored the first Indian constable he saw, at dramatically ended the Church by the speaker, W. Carner) in its about 8.80 a.m.
The bullet, which must have gult of the apology, the Bishops
State dispute here. As a re-entirety.
Economic Conference. caused instantaneous death, enter have withdrawn the pastoral The United States Government ed the right temple and emerged letter issued in May, 1980, en- favours the wide membership joining the electorate not to proposed for the World Economic P. C. Charag Din went on duty vote for the Strickland party. Conference including Russia, the Sir George May stated that at midnight and should have re A representative of the Chin- the committee was convinced turned from his beat at 4am apology sent to Count Della question of the stabilisation of The terms of the Strickland Argentine and Spain, while as the ese Ministry of Railways has that "the main value of the tariff Searchers were sent out from the Catana quoted in the new pa silver will presumably be dis- given an ordar. to the Dorman would be to afford the industry Water Pollen: Station at 4.80. Longs Company for eight ap-an opportunity of putting itself proach bridges on the projected in order on lines best adapted to Nanking-Pukow ferry,
London, Yesterday.
this country and the, diversified nature of the demands, which must be met.”
Recommends Permanent
Tariffs,
To Reorganise Steel Industry,
London, Earlier. Proposals for the re-organisa- tion of the iron and steel indus-1 try will be worked out by a Na He emphasised that if the tional Committee headed by Mr. present abnormal competition Charles Mitchell, Chairman of continued the Committee would the Dorman Long Company, it not hesitate to recommend the was assisted by district, and continuance
the present
small specialised committees it emergency duties of was announced to-day by Sir cent as long as it George-May-
of the Provided tha
firma
L1/8 per
ecessary.
and steef its
of the Im Be
Sory Committee. Jackyin view.
to achieve
Beuter
above the left ear.
toral letter are "Lord Strickland cussed. Mexico, Peru and China to Count Della Catana: he sin and other silver users should be cerely regretted that in debates represented. Reuter's Ameri- HUMANITARIAN POLICY IN in the English Maltese Parlia can Bervice.
PRISON
Senorita Kent Resigns in Spain.
SEAWW Madrid, Yesterday.
Senorita Victoria Kent has directorship of here as a result of the
ment and on other occasions, in defending himself against poll- the Church, and her authority tical opponents, he clashed with
and used words that should be wlthdrawn end which he does hì fact withdraw. Wherefor he humbly and unresery
(don'
TANGANYIKA - GOVERNMENT
ISSUE
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Lists Cloves
London
London, Yesterday: The Oaks Stakes, the second classic to be run at Epsom... disappointingly small field of within three days, attracted a
twelve starters...
· Beary made up for his Derby defeat by piloting Udaipur (10-1) - past the post twa lengths ahead of Will' 'o' thế Wiep ~ (8-4) with Gordon Richards up. Guidecca (10-1) with Weston a his rider secured third place being two lengths behind Richards” mount.Ne
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