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Steaming into Pearl Harbour, Honoluin, show on the map. under cover of darkness the destroyer Sicard, above, was zammed by the destroyer Lea. The destroyer convoy was leading the bigger ships through an imaginary "enemy" network of submarines. Richard Chadwick, gumer's mate, of Blissficki, Michigan, was killed. This ended the first phase of the most ambition naval operations in American history.
ROBINS ON FORM
(Contiamed from "Page 43
Hampshire are employing a new method. They are advertising for one. In the county handbook now being circulated is the follow-
There is a better opportunity now i than ever before for any young man of the required standard in, ability (and ambition to claim a place - în the county eleven as a good medium- paced bowler.
This of course, refers indirect- ly to the loss of that stalwart bow- ler Alec Kennedy, who has retired
from county cricket to become a
coach at Cheltenham.
Every member of the South African cricket team has in his possession a handsome memento of his Jubilee year visit to Leices= Iter.
wrist watch bearing an
The Vengeance Of Moma Kanoption of the player's name
(Continued from Pagé 10)
terpreter was missing, said the ser geant and had not been seen since they halted at the last village over jen hour ago.
Bombay. Marselles & London.
Straits Colombo, Bombay. Marseilles Havre, London, Ham-to?
barg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hel Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Bombay, Marseilles & London.
and Leicester, 1935, was pre- sented to each player at the con- Swiftly plans were made to en-lension of a dinner given by Mr. circle the ambushers. The small A. Hartopp at the Grand Hotel. police detachment was divided into Leicester. two, and only a single constable
The watches are small and ́ale- left behind with the loads and car- gant enough to suit a lady's wrist. riers. Half the available force and the married members of the crept across the team are already contemplating stream after the Bush Cow, along joint ownership. the path he had mentioned, while the remainder under Upton took up Snowstorm Holds Up Game their position for the attack on the
"Where the devil can he have goti
mattered Johnson impatiently. under Johnson Further questioning was cut short by two sudden short blästs of a whistle sounding argently from the direction of the advance guard. Obediently the columm closed up
near side of the stream.
The complete success of the sur
Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, Loato a halt in answer to the sig prise attack is recorded in the flesDerbyshire
&
Even the tired carriers were now on the alert as the two Europeans moved hurriedly up to the head of the column.
wome
at Headquarters.
poisoned discovered in his
*
There was plenty of incident in the play at Chesterfield,where took first innings Įpoints against Yorkshire
First, a snowstorm held up play for an hour. Then, Aldeaman hit
Finally, Sutcliffe and Mitchell went for the runs, to put on 89 in
45 minutes.-
don, Botterdam Antwerp Bal Bombay, Marselles & London,
Bash Cow never left the District Throughout the engagement the Bombay, Marseilles & London,
Officer's side, and it was not until a century a 6 and 16 fours were Marseilles Havre, London, Ham-
They had not long to wait The collapsed, after "Cease Fire" had
among his figures—to give Derby- burg Rotterdam, Antwerp & Round a bend in the path ahead been blown, that the
shire a lead of 266 with four wie- the advance guard driving arrow-head was
kets standing. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
before them an enormous figure, left shoulder. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, Lon-clad in a filthy native gowIL.
He died three hours later, after den, · Rotterdam. Antwerp & "Good - Lord!””
erclaimed Upton the column had reached Hal
camp. "It's Moma Kano!”
Satcliffe paid the penalty of Bombay, Marseilles & London, The gigantic ex-constable appear in the little mud hut. Et by a ing three 4's in an over off Pope,
Only two Europeans were with him
daring, but he hit so hard that, tak Bombay, Marseilles, Hatre, Lon-ed to be in a very exhausted condi- fickkering kerosene lamp which he cracked his bat. Mitchell hit
don, Hamburg, Antwerp, Rot-tion. He was swaying on his feet, threw weird shadows on terdam, & Hall.
and made no attempt to shake off
to the Worthington for a 6 before being Marseilles & London
grass roof above. the corporal's grasp. The corporal
caught The District Officer had to lean Smailes-sent in to get runs quick- 5th OctBombay, Marseilles, Havre, Lon-¡explained how the wanted man had over him to catch his last words - {ly-fell in the same ovez,
near the boundary, but
"What does be say?" asked with four men out for 102. and Upton gruffly.
"He says he has paid his debt to Yorkshire were in danger, but rain still 164 runs short of victory, the White Men," answered Johnson.
jcaused an early fuish, Upton opened his mouth to speak, but no words came. abruptly and stumbled out into the
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17
staggered suddenly into their path Bbay, Mats. Havre Lidon. Hbg out of the bush, and had demanded --- Edm, A'werp. & Hull
"I think this is my palaver.... began Upton
“Just 2 moment," interrupted Johnson quietly "Let's hear what be has to say first."
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Although they spoke in English, the Bush Cow appeared to realise that he had permission to speak. Automatically his tired feet came together to attention, and he ad- Singapore, Penang, Rangoon and dressed himself to the District
Caletta.
Officer
"Bature, the Bassas are waiting to ambush you by the stream in the middle of the wood. There are nearly four hundred of them.
In-
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His words were greeted with an incredulous ailence, which WX33
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He turned Alderman's Coaching Post
Alderman, the Derbyshire bats man, who is on Burnley FC open-to-transfer list, has decided not to play football next season.
SANDHAM'S He is going to New Zealand to take
CENTURY
(Continued from Pagé 6)
A. D. Nourse's beautiful foor- work fell to pieces before Geary at He, however, kept out the veteran's faster ball, being bw
Leicester.
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It was the purchased confession of one of the paper-hangers, who had worked all night in the hor ried transformation of Boom 342 that started the unravelling of the mystery.
The Solution
By the time the story reached. she might repose herself until such me it had lost all its content of Mrg Wells, a charwoman at time as she could recollect it what grief and become as unemotional Clapton, E., was left in a man's hotel she really belonged as an anagram baked few
to 2 medium paced delivery. voice demanding:
Cameron, the wicket-keeper, was caught in the trap- "How do we know that this re- Manila, Robani, Brisbane, Sydney derer is telling the truth?"
Melbourne & Hobart
· Again the Bush Cow seemed to
Rowan's Great Promise
will published recently all his For always there was in his ever years ago it was a kind of circulat understand the tone, it not the EA. Rowan is winning high household and domestic (but not polite voice the unspoken reserva ing parlour game and one was words, of Upton's question to the praise, being a hatsman of quality ornamental) china and glass, and tion that the whole mystery might challenged to guess what had hap Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan District Officer. Without taking who could fill any position in the cooking and household utensils, be a thing of her own disordered pened to the vanished lady and Hong Kong to Australia.
Hong Kong to Sydney ——-19 days.
his eyes off the latter, he continued: batting order. There are many brooms brushes, dusters, rubbers invention. Then, and in the des
"If you do not believe me, Batare,who think he should displace his and cleaning materials.
Perhaps you yourself have al- you will assuredly die The Bassas skipper as 1 J. Siedle's partner. The will is that of Mr Victor was only
troying days that followed, she read surmissed that the doctor are mad with drink, and will not His sound defence and richness of a
too keenly aware that had recognised the woman's-zil- of Ickburgh-road, Upper, these evasive people the personment as a case of the black plague hesitate to attack.”
stroke-play may win him outstand Clapton, retired boot manufacturer, nel of the hotel, the attaches of smuggled in from India, that his "How did you get to know of this,ing fame among the South African who hed in March, aged 77, leave the embassy: the reporters, the of first Instinctive step, designed only Moma.?" The District Officer's batsmen Even a slight crouch in ing $14,460
ficials at the Surete were each to give time for spiriting her out of He also gave three vases to his and every one behaving as if she the threatened hotel, had, when she housekeeper, Dorothy Apps, “as a had lost her wits, all that she had done for me in my small token of my appreciation-for
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|agement which the Buth Cow knesrj
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Rowan might easily have played "The Bassas were my friends" for Cambridge Eniversity instead the Bush Cow mid simply "So If for South Africa His uncle, a went to them when I ran away. I magistrate in Durban, who takes o have tried to turn their hearts keen interest in Rowan's cricket. from this evil purpose, but they wanted to send him to the would not listen to me. For three sity His parents said Not
The uncle is now England days they have been holding secret meetings in the bush and drinking watch the cricket, When I told them I should warn
not able to make. you, they tied me up with ropes; graduate he has
as be
but I escaped this morning and handsome present for every have come straight to tell you.”
Even the sceptical police officer was now convinced by the obvious sincerity of the Bush Cow. The two Europeans held a hurried con- sultation.
At length Tohason turned to the Brah Com
Is there any other way over the
* A Hagh Plots?
Her only aid and comfort aforesaid Engishman who a lovely lady in distress had to him in the stree His help, elec of the season at Edgbaston with 108 heve her again
in the Warwickshire » total
which songs
He prove (strength becaus
of well-born
died that afternoon, widened into conspiracy on the part of the police to suppress, at all costs to this one nary notice, which, had out, woul Trave
and
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