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BRITISH AMATEUR HOME BY-ELECTIONS FEDERALSTRUCTURE
GOLF:
SMITH 2 UP ON FIRST 18 HOLES.
[TROVAN BEUTER's agency,)
LONDON, May 22. The sun favoured "Young Eng- land in the final which provided filling climax to a remarkable meeting.
The Analists, the youngest in the history of this classic event, de Forest and Smith, are 14 and $2 years of age, respectively. This re- presented a new school in anuteur golf, as neither has any claims to fame.
.
The importance of the occasion, however, settled lightly on their shoulders as they chatted near the first tee before the start.
The first hole was halved in five, de Forret missing a great chance by poor approach. De Forest was trapped from his approach ́at the second but recovered well and snatched a half in Ave. He took the lead at the third where he
laid his opponent three-quarter
styrnic,
LABOUR RETAIN SEAT.
THROUGH REUTEN'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, May 22, The by-election at Rutherglen, due to the death of the Labour
member, Mr. Wright, reulted as. Follows!--
Mr. David Hardie, bro
ther of the late Mr. Kier Hardle Lnhour}] 18,736 Mr. Mong (Conserva
tive)
.
16,633 Conservativer Head Foll.
LATER. The by-election at Stroud, owing to the resignation of the Conservas tive member, Sir Frank Nthon, re- suited as follows:-
Mr. Robert Perkins
(Conservative).......... 17,041* Sir John Maynard'.
(Labour)
'10,088
Mr. Stanton (Liberal)... 7,907
HOME BOXING.
TEDDY, BALDOCK BEATEN,
(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENGS.]
LONDON, Hay 21. Al Brown, the world's bantam- weight champion, defeated Teddy Baldock, the British hope.
The fourth was halved in four. Smith with n three squaredi at the short fifth, where de Forest putted weakly. De Forest had a splendid iron-shot at the sixth but had to
The referee intervened in the he content with a half in, four, twelfth round of the fiftem round owing to his opponent's good puit-contest when Baldock was on his ing.
knees for the fourth time in that The seventh and eighth were
round. As both boxers bought at halved. A pinar drive and his taking nine stone the title was not'at three putts cost de Forest the ninth. Smith WLS 1 turn. Stores T-
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De Forest squared at the tenth, Smith approaching weakly. Smithi won the 11th and 12th, de Forest being hunkerened at both these holes.
The 13th and 14th were halved. De Forest had a masterly approach at the fourteenth hut missed a two feet putt.
The last four holes were halved and Smith was 2 3p at the end of the morning round.. Scores -
Smith
De Forest
ON
LONDON, May 21, Semi-final Result.
stake.
The Panama negro sent Baldock to the boards four times in the tweith round, once for a count of eight and three times for a count of nine. The winner reigned in blows from all angles, and it was when' Baldock was on his inces for tht fourth time in the twelfth round that the referee intervened.
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IRISH SWEEPSTAKE ON
THE DERBY.
£200,000 DAILY,
(THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.}
LONDON, May 22.
A rush of money, swelling the
COMMITTEE.
GANDHI'S ATTENDANCE
DOUBTFUL.
[THROUGH CUTER'S AGENCY.}
SIMLA, May 2. Well-informed circles are most doubtful whether Gandhi will at- tend the meetings of the Federal Structure Committee in London, bogiming on June 21.
Practically the all delegates have
agreed to sail from Bombay on June 13, aboard the P, & O. liner Cathay,
BELGIAN CABINET
RESIGNS.
DISAGREEMENT OVER FRONTIER DEFENCES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BRUSSELS, May 21.
The Catholic-Liberal Cabinet has resigned, aa the result of the Liberals disagreeing with the Premier's, M. Jaspar, acceptance of a Catholic amendment reducing the credits for the crastruction of frontier defences from 990,000,000 to 175,000,000 franes.
GERMAN AVIATRIX
CRASHES.
:
BOTH LEGS ·BROKEN.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, May 21. The German airwoman, Fraulein Schultes, who, necompanied by the airman Sackmann, left Munich to- day en route to Tokyo in a small sports machine, crashed in thick fog at Passion Fraulein Schulten' legs were broken and Sackmann was also severely injured.
WHEAT GROWERS' CONFERENCE.
BREAK-DOWN FEARED.
(THROUGH REUTER'A AGENCY.)
LONDON, May 9,
De Forest hent Tulloch one up. Martin Smith beat MacCormack subscriptions to the Trisk sweep-down owing to the failure of the
ane up.
Two Englishmen in Final. At Westward Ho two Englishmen will contest the final, thirty-six. holes, to-morrow (Friday), the only remaining Irisliman, Dr. MacCor mack, and the Scotsman, W. Tul- loch, having been defented in the semi-final,
In his match with de Forest. Tulloch won the first hole and halved the 2nd and 3rd, de Forest then won the 4th, Tulloch being bunkered at this hole. Tulloch again took the lead at the seventh, but de Forest squared the match at the short eighth.
Tulloch was too strong with his approach at the ninth, de Forest taking the lead to turn one up.
Playing a fine run up shot at the tenth de Forest increased his lend to two up, theo went further ahead at the eleventh where he holed a Bve-foot pati
It is stated that there is a grave danger of the, Conference of wheat growing countries, which is now being held in London, breaking stake on the Derby to an climated Committee to find a scheme, which extent of 0.000 daily in being would likely be acceptable by the
Conference. received at the Dublin offices.
Consequently the plenary session, which was to be held to-day has been postponed to May 23:
DAVIS CUP TENNIS.
START MADE AT MONTREAL.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
COPENHAGEN, May 21. Denmark secured lend of two matches to one in their third round Davis Cup match with Peland to day by winning the doubles Ulrich and Henriksen (Denmark) defeated.
Stolarow and Toczynski (Poland)
6-4, 7-9, 30, 63, 64,
MONTREAL, Yny 21. The United States-Canada con-
tests started as Montreal to day, Shields (U.S.A.) (Canada) easily, 8-6, 6-2, 0o
best Wright
LATER Canada has drawn level. Marcel
COAL INDUSTRY.
OUTLOOK BRIGHTER.
[OMITIAN WIRELESS SERVICE] ...
Reay, May 21. coal situation was discussed by the A more hopeful phase in the Excutive of the Miners Federation in London to-day.
23, 1931.
FATAL FIRE IN JAPAN.
JAPAN FEELS THE PINCH.
GREAT DIPLOMAT LEAVES PEIPING.
EIGHT-STOREY BUILDING REDUCED TO ASHES.
[THROUGH REUSTIN'S AGENCY.]
TOKYO, May 22,
CIVIL SERVANTS' SALARIES | AFTER THIRTY-SIX YEARS'
CUT.
{THROUGH "BEUTEĶ'S AORNCY.].
Torre, May 22.
year. "
NEW "NATIONAL
REGIME.
INAUGURATION ON
MONDAY NEXT!
SERVICE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
After
more
PEIFING, May 22.
than thirty-seven
to
CANTON, May 22. The Cabinet, has decided to cut An explosion of ganpower stored
Pints for the organization of a a sliding seale
military national government have in the machine room of the Nisshin officin aainties on
from 1/10th to a maximum reduc-year connection with Peiping, been completed, and the now Flour Mill, Yokohama, started ation of 20 per cent. It is estimated the Netherland's Minister, Mhr.antional" régime will be formal- conflagration which quickly reduced that there will be a saving of Yen William Oudendijk, accompanied by inaugurated next Monday, May the whole eight-storied building to 1,000,000 during the present ficeal by his wife, departed from here this authorities here. The new régime the military 25, according nfternoon, leaving China for good. will consist of four committees, They were given a warm farewell, dealing with military, political, &nancial, and foreign affairs, respec- a Chinese hand playing Auld Langively. The day has inen declared Syne as the train pulled out.
Mhr. Oudendijk, a dezen of the Diplomatie Corps, received the K.C.M.G. for assisting the British refugees after the Russian revolt
ashes. The flames spread to ad. joining buildings and are still raging.
One person was killed and fifty seriously injured.
COLONIAL DEVELOPMENT.
AVOID CREATING DIFFICULT IMPERIAL PROBLEMS,
runetair REUTER'S AGENDY.]
LONDON, May 21. In a speech at the annual Empire Day dinner of the Royal Empire Society to-night, Dr. Drummond Shich briefly toured the British Empire, emphasising the common interests of its members.
He believed that the ties and sentiment hetween them was now, stronger than ever. Whatever changes occurred in India, he trusted that she would remain a viral unit of the Empire.
The economic development of the Colonies was required. We have to give more thought to it, for other nations were developing theirs. We could not afford to let things develop either economically or poli tically in the old haphazard fashion. We must realise where and why we were going and avoid creating dif ficult Imperial problems which fore. sight would prevent arising.
NEW INDIA LOAN.
UNDERWRITERS LEFT WITH SIXTY-TWO PER CENT.
I
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, May 22.
REMARKABLE INVENTION.
PLANE CATAPULTED INTO
THE AIR..
[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.]
Ruder, May 21.
A remarkable experiment Was successfully demonstrated by the Royal Air Force Establishment at Fanborough to-day, when a huge ning-ton bombing "plane was' enti- pulted into the air by a new mechanism.
lion,
CHEAPER PETROL IN ENGLAND.
REDUCTION OF PENNY PER GALLON.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
The whole process, was designed and constructed at the Royal Air Force experimental station.
Caster Squadron Lender
and
Rugby, May 21. Lieutenant Ryte were in the hom The national petrol distributing her, which was a twin-engined Vie-companies announces & reduction kern of the Virginin type.
of one penny per gallon in their When the thousand horse-power wholesale and retail prices as from engines of the 'plane were running, to-morrow, the pilot gave the signal and the catapult was started, àdling 4,000 kp. to the pulling power of the engines.
No Shock from New Device. There was an ear-splitting roar from the catapult and the plane shot high into the air, having dis- penned with a takeoff run.
LAND BILL.
LORDS APPROVE AMENDED MEASURE.
The new catapult's motive power
[BRITISH WIRELESA HERVICE] ' is compressed air Neither pilot the unusual method of launching received the slightest shock from
Ruosy, May 21, and the device will probably be tural Land Utilisation Bill was
The third reading of the Agricul shown publicly at the annual Airto-day passed by the House of Force Pageant at Hendon this Lords, after considerabio amend Auramer,
ment.
JOURNALISTS. NOT TO AFFILIATE WITH T.U.C..
*(THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, May 22.
ment employees, schools, and or a general holiday for all Govern- ganized labourers. All shops in the the Government and heist the city must adhere to the request of
national flag.
The arrival of Mr. Wang Ching Wei, leader of the Extremist fac tion of the Kuomintang, is being awaited in afficial circles with in- terest. Generals Pei Chung Hsi, Chang Fat Fui and Li Pun Sin, leaders of the Kwangsi-" Ironside " coalition who recently cane to Canton for a series of military con- ferences, left for Hong Kong yes. terday afternoon to prevail, upon Mr. Wang Ching Wol"to come to Canton to take charge of the new anti-Nanking régime at once. After their talk with Mr. Wang, these Kwangai leaders will return to Kwangs to direct the expedition against Chiang Kai Shek.
LEADERS CANNOT AGREE. (Chun Wan Tat Pao)
CANTUN, May. 22. No agreement has been reached between Mr. Wang Ching Wei," the leader of the Loftists, and General Poi Chung Hai, the Kwangsi leader, regarding the formation of an in dependent movement at Canton,
Sun Fo and Eugens Chen in Hong Kong.
(Wah Taz Fut Poo.). May
Lord Harisham said he believed Many high officinals and repre- the electorate had given their vote | sentatives of the Canton Govern- for the present Government becausement arrived in the Colony yester- they were willing to give their day to welcome Mr. Sun Fo and proposals a trial. Spoaking with Mr. Eugene Chen, who will arrive the assent of the leaders of the by the m.v. Asama Maru to-day. Conservative Party, he advised the The party will proceed to Canton House to give the Bill a third read by special train this afternoon. ing.
Lord Banbury's motion for re-
By 1,063 votes to 1,293, thejection was thereupon defosted by National Union of Journalists re- 82 votes to 0.
jected a proposal to affiliate with the Trade Union Congress.
The figures represent fifty per cent, of the union's. membership.
OBITUARY.
The India Loan underwriters are left with 62 per cent. of the issue. Dealings started at half per cent. discount but are now being quoted DEATH OF MR. SOLLY JOEL. at three eighths per cent.
THE CURRENCY COMMISSION.
GOVERNMENT DENIAL OF
NUMOURS.
The Colonial keretary informs is that the Government under- stande that rumours have hern cir culated regarding the supposed re- Commissioners. commendations of the Currency
The Government
desires it to be known that no re commendationsg of any kind what soever have been received from the Currency Commissioners.
They considered letters from the that powers were being sought from Conlowntra' Association stating districts to negotiate on a nation- al basis for a settlement, both on wages and hours.
Hitherto the owners have ad- PRINCE ON S. AMERICAN Tulloch won the tweilth and Rainville defeated Sidney Woodhered to the view that wages could thirteenth, both players were bun. (U.S.A.) in five sets, 40, 6-4, 6-0, kered at the fourteenth which was 2-6, 04. halved. The next three holes were
also halved.
At the eighteenth de Forest laid his run up shot stone, dead 'and, with Tulloch just failing to hole out, de Forest secured a half and the match.
EX-KING ALFONSO'S
FORTUNE.
REPORTED TO BE OVER £3,500,000.
· [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-]
Smith e. MacCormack. Of the first tioneCormack topped his drive into a ditch one hundred yards, in front; Sinith becoming one up, Hitting two fine shots against the wind at the third
MADRID, My DI. MacCormack squared the match, A fortune of over. £1,500,000; the next two holes being halved.
mostly in securities and bonds MacCormack became one up at the chiefly abroad, and apart from seventh, where Smith's drive found
bunker, The eighth was halved jewellery, and other valushles, is possessed by the Royal Family.
and Smith took the ninth to make nccording to an official nets issued the match all square at the turn,
MacCormack lost the tenth where by the Minister of Finance
be discussed and settled in the dis tricts according to the varying cir eumstances anil the local require ments.
Mr. A. J. Cook, the miners' Secretary, After the Executive meating said they would do every- thing in their power to facilitate successful negotiations so. that
in the peace
mining industry might be secured.
EMBASSY PLATE RETURNED BY SOVIET.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
the House of Commons to day ask-
Ruggy, Mov 21. When Commander Bellairs, in
ed whether the Soviet Government's nesistance had been sought in re-
TRADE.
PLEA FOR CO.OPERATION.
ĮTAKOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, May 21 A stirring plea for co-operation in the development of British trade with South America was made by the Prince of Wales, at a dinner given in London by the Executive of the recent British Empire Exhibition at Buenos Aires.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, May 4. The death occurred to-day of Mr. Solly Joel.
A NEW WIRELESS GADGET.
SUCCESS OF BRITISH ENGINEER.
[TANOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, May 22 A wonderful now wireless gadget, the invention of a London engineer muned Reeves, which improves long-distance telephoning, has been demonstrated near here.
The invention applies to short- wave lengths, and the system is known as the single side-band, being already applied to long It greatly increases power, reduces fading and allows twice as many conversations to take place sinultaneously.
waves.
The single side-band is based on the discovery thint a part only of the ordinary radio wave in really essential for perfect reception,
The gadget costs £2.000 and takes several months to build.
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DUKE OF CONNAUGHT'S HEALTH.
[BRITISH WIRELESS BELVICE]
RUGBY, May 21.
NEW SPANISH AMBASSADOR.
ARRIVES IN LONDON.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
MAGISTRATE FINED.
TWO WOMEN RNOCKED DOWN IN FUNERAL CROWD.
A magistrate, Mr. William Bird Brett, of Folkstone-road, Dover, appeared at Dover to answer two виттоться, опе for driving # motor-car dangerously," and the ather for driving without due care and consideration.
Roth were under the new Road Act.
Ruocy, May 21. The New Spanish Ambassador, A constable said two women were Senor Perez de Ayala, arrived in knocked down and slightly injur London to-night and was met byed by Mr. Brett's car
representative of the Foreign Secretary.
COMMISSIONER FOR AUSTRALIA,
ACTING APPOINTMENT
ANNOUNCED,
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
RUGBY, May 21. The Dominions Office state that, as was recently announced in the House of Commons, His Majesty's Government in the United King-. dom have decided to appoint a High Commissioner in the Com- monwealth of Australia, with fune tions comparable with those of the High Commissioners, in Canada and the Union of South Africa.
Pending the solection of, the High Commissioner, Mr. E. T Crutchley, at present United King dom migration representativic in the Commonwealth of Australia, has been appointed as representa- tive in the Commonwealth of Aus tralia of His Majesty's Govern- ment in the United Kingdom, and is taking up his new duties Canberra fothwith.
A slight operation was to-day The Prince described the Exhibi. performed on the Duke of Con tion, at which 1,000 British firms bought,. (when' a polynus-solid displayed their wares, as a magni.muteous growth was removed from ficent British effort, and paid a his nose. This will necessitate his TO tribute to the support given by the remaining indoors for a few days. Argentina and the Argentinians.
of
Satur-
KING AND QUEEN AT SANDRINGHAM.
at
ENTERTAIN JOCKEY CLUB
MEMBERS,
The accident occurred after 1r. Brett had been signalled to go along High-street towards Buck- land. Instead, without warning. he turned to the right and entered the forecourt of the Royal Victoria Hospital; where a large crowd had assembled to see a military funeral. For the defence it was stated that Mr. Brett gava a signal to the constable on duty of his inten tion to turn into the hospital fore- court.
The magistrates, in reducing the charges to one of careless driving. said they believed the evidence of the constable.
A fine of £2 28. was imposed.
"HALT!" THEN SHOTS RANG OUT.
STUDENT WOUNDED AT MOUNTAINS RUIN.
Trinity
Rupert Young, 4 student at College, Dublin, was sent to hospital following shooting mystery at the "Hell Firs Club," an historic ruin in the mountains near Dublin.
student, he wont on a motorcycle- With George Johnson,, a fellow trip at night to the mountains, and stopped near the ruin.
They were looking down on the moonlit city when a voice shouted. "Halt! Put your, hands up f" and shots rang out,
·
They ran toward the rond "and police station in the city. went off on their motor-cycle to a
Saved by Gloves.
The Duke, who is the King's uncic, was 81 this month. -His
When they reported their experi- - general health is excullent, and (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.} ence, it was seen that Young's face last night he was present at a
was covered with blood. In hos- private dinner party, while he ex-
LONDON, May 21. pital it was found that a bullet The King and Queen-to-day left had grazed his nose. pects to leave London on
Lullot had day, for his country home, Bagshot Buckingham Palace for Bandring-Another.
passed through his clothes, through a pair Park, where he is entertaining aham, Norfolk, where ther will re-
over main
Whitsuntide. house party during Whitsuntide.
Thoir of heavy gloves that he had stuffed Majesties will return to London into the belt of his motoring coat, The Prince also suggested that Going On "Vory-Well Indend." ...
next Wodnesday, and his Majesty and touched his skin. when British bankers-made Joans - LONDON, May 22, will giyo his annual dinner to they might insist, as foreign banki It is officially stated that the members of the Fockey Club at do on-the-eeds-being Duke of Connaught is going on Buckingham Palace on June 2, the expended in the lending country.
JF very well indeed."
evo of the Derby.
A. Suggestion. The information sinted that it he put his second shot into n
His Royal Highness suggested bunker. At the thirteenth the was baard on the accounts of the covering silver plate taken from fostering British trads there by the
2 the British Embassy in Moscow establishment match stood all square. Smith took Steward to the Royal Houshold up
permanent to the end of 1vel, and subaquent when it was attacked some years the lead at the sixteenth with a
British building in Buenos Aires, fine three, but got inte trouble the account books and other ago the Under Secretary for. For similar to the fine Dominions build. among the rushes at the seventeenth noter, which, however, are incom-cign Affairs, Mr. Hugh Dalton, ings in London, which MacCormack on to level plate..
said he was happy to state that the match, Smith bitting a better
the Soviet Government had recent drive at the eighteenth holed out
ly delivered to the British Embassy in cancer MacCormack's five and
auch portions of the plate as they secured the victory,
.. Tho note denounces ex-King Alfonso's unpatriotism in invest-
ing broad to the prejudice of Spanish currency.
hed bron able to trace
Police flying squads, dashed to the scene of the shooting which is five miles from the City, but no
arrenta- made.