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A lorry driver was charged before- Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy yesterday morning with dangerous driving, and with failing to report the accident,
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The defendant was coming out of Kennedy Road a few days ago at | a rather high speed, with the result that a private car, in avoiding a collision, ran into the wall of the Naval Hospital and was damaged. The defendant said he sounded his horn forty feet before he rench-6.00. ed the tuming and was not going fast,
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COTTON TARN-There is still very little bancs doing as rutes have His Worship remarked that he pensate for the fall in exchange. fiat come up nearly enough to com- could not see what else the defend-orations are purely nominal:
No. 10 at 8:40 to $160, No. 193 at $145 to 1, No. 16s at $100 to $170, No. 208 at $175 to 8190 100 bales. Shipments mil. Sales 500 Arrivals bales. Unsold stock 13,400 bales. Bargains 13.200 bales,
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Sul-Inspector Alexander replied that it was necessary to crawl out of the road, and many people stopped before 'rounding the cor-i Пег If the lorry was about sixteen feet long that did not leave much. room for an approaching car to pass. He added that there was no signboard or policemna, as most of the road was closed to traffic.
In imposing a fine 83 on the first charge, his Worship remarked that it seemed the defendant was driving quite slowly, but not slowly enough. The defendant was fined 37 or the second charge.
HOLBEIN PORTRAIT OF QUEEN MARY?
ART DEALER'S LUCKY PURCHASE.
EXPERTS' ENTHUSIASM.
Among pictures belonging to the late Rosalind Countess of Carlisle sold in England on May 6th last wis the portrait of a girl in the dress of¦. the early part of the 16th century.
It was at first thought to be by the Dutch painter Antonio More (Sir Anthony More), "who "painted the well-known portrait of Queen | Mary, daughter of Henry VIII,
which is now in Madrid.
del
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Sesons-Local stocks very low. SUGAR.-Market steady,
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The purchaser brought it to Ber-profits and a share borus of one A rise of fully half a million in in to show Professor Wilhelm von Hode,
share for every two held are the curator
of the Emperor features of the report of Carreras Frederick's Museum, the greatest (Limited), one of the biggest of the Eving authority on Eolbein, He
independent tobacco firms in has pronounced it z portrait of Princess Mary before she became Great Britain, for the year ended Queen, pained by Holbein
It is the greatest artistic dis covery of the century," said the Enged professor. It has all the characteristics of Holbein's style and must be by him. Nobody else could have painted it. The paint ing of the hand is his alone."
And he spoke of the wonderful violet of the Princess's dress.
The Same Chin,
The picture was shown to Dr. Friediaudet, another leading Ger- man authority, and a Press repre- sentative found him while compar ing a photograph of the portrait with prints of other portraits of the Queon. The photograph shows a comely girl of about 24, and the others show the rather wistful face of an elderly woman.
"But look," said Dr. Friedlander, "the curve of the chin is the same. We can hardly doubt that the pic- ture is a portrait of the Princess, and I think that very probably it is by Holbeia."
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Sumptuous Dress of Crimson- Maroon Velvet.
The picture was purchased by Mr. F. Sabin, the well-known Bond- street art dealer.
October 31st, 1026.
The report shows an available balance of £1,390,387; against £889,447 for the previous year. A final dividend of 35 per cent., tax free, ie recommended, making the total for the year 50 per cent., tak free, on the Ordinary and A Ordi- nary shares.
For the previous year the dis- tribution as at the same rate, but on a lower capital, as shareholders a year ago received a bonus of.one share in four.
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From last year's profits £125,000 a placed to taxation reserve (against £70,000); 292,918. to ployees super-annuation find (against £12,473), leaving £21,153 (against $2,443), out of which it is proposed to capitalise £300,000 for the bonus issue, leaving £621.153 (against 5000;443) to go forward.
BOBBY" ABEL'S STRUGGLE
WITH ADVERSITY,
FORMER OVAL IDOL.
Those who knew Robert Abel- "Bobby" always to every man in the Oval crowd for 20 years or so
When he acquired it it was cover- ed by thick layers of dirty varnish Which completely hid the brilliant must have been shocked and sad- background so typical of Holbein's dened by the news that the old portraiture. The whole picture is Surrey cricketer has fallen.upon enamel-like in quality, and the fea- hard times. Luck has been against tures are drawn and modelled with him. His eyesight has failed-be that tenderness and delicacy of is practically blind and his busi which Holbein alone held the secret. ness as an athletic outfitter has fail-
The Princess is depicted in a கம். sumptuous dress of crimson-maroon Bobby." Abel was never u D velvet, from the widening sleeves to squeal. He takes bad luck with of which protrude the slashed sleeves of the undergarment.
The picture is in a marvellous state of preservation and has lost none of its early, freshness and purity of colour.
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The joint Commission of the Dail Eireann and the Irish Free State Benate set up to make recommen- dations as to the unified government of the proposed Greater Dublin, issued its report last month.'»'
Grenter Dublin, it says, should be governed by one elected central authority, consisting of a council of 75 members with two smaller councils for the administration of local affairs in the northern and southern areas.
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the courage that he showed when ing Harrow football," said Dr. "There is no question of abolish The suffered a bang in the ribs from Cyril Norwood, headmaster Kortright or Ernest Jones, or any Harrow School recently, to a press BRIGHT SONGS. GOOD MUSIC. other of the old time bowlers who representative with reference to the had far more speed than anyone of issue whether Eugby or Association recent sean.
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Ti Centurioa,
For year he was the most po pular of Surrey batsmen at least as popular as Hobbs is today.
Here are some facts about Abel's pchievements:-
In each of the eight seasons from 1893 to 1902 he scored over 2,000 runs in first-class cricket.
In 1899 He scored 357 not out against Somerset.
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In 1901 his Aggregata of runs reached 3,300.
His number of centuries in Erst- class games was 74.
In addition to all this he was useful slow bowler and a good "field frat at slip and later at point. There will, according to the re- Dr. W: 6 Grace, under whose port,, be a city manager, who will captaincy Abel played in Test control finance and submit his matches both in England and Aus budget to the council of 75 for tralia, once said: As a bataman public examination. The chief ser- he is in the first flight, having ex- vices will be administered by direc- ceptionally strong defence and for Ears, and there will be no Lord his nizo he hits hard all round. His Mayor of Greater Dublin.
pluck and cheerfulness are really frst-rate."
Dublin is at present administered by three business. Commissioners, each under 20 years of age, who replaced the old ineffective car poration.
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At present we play Association, and my proposal is that wo should replace it by Rugby. That does not in any way affect the playing of Harrow [a .com. bination of both], which grown up with he school and is caturally full of tradition,"
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