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The passage of the India Bill by, Emperor
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harassed India delegates them troversy that has
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hitherto been obscured by a multip-departure of a pill from any o licity of detail that has surrounded predecessors. The Secretary or
LANCASHIRE'S
SUCCESS
Challenge Of Kent Accepted
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*
London, Aug. 25. Lancashire made B great recovery at Dover yesterday when Kent. won their match agains.
They had been given 398 runs to make in five hours; they went for the runs, and in an exciting finish beat Kent' by five wickets with 18 minutes to spare, writes a corres÷ ponden.
Lan.. Most of the credit for casn.re's victory, must go to Iddon. who played a splendid innings of 141. He was at the wicket for two hours and a half and
hit 18 d'a Pollard. however, deserved his full share of praise, ror to him reli ine lask of bearing the brunt of Lan- cashire's attack. In Kent's second
the work of its preparation. Never State will no longer be the pri❘ innings he took seven wickets for
of 11
When the
before in the history of nations has administrative authority for the an effort been made to bring such governing of India and the Gor-87 runs, and in the whole match he liverse elements into politicni hur-ernuients in India will cease to be had the splendid figures mony. The aim of the new Con- his agents. The result of these de wickets for 176 runs. stitution is to link more than 300 legations of power, is that the game was continued Kent were not the ulte in a sound enough position Indien autocracies (many of them Government, of India and admittedly very small) with 11 Pru- Provincial Governments become to declare their innings closed, and vinces of British India, which will distinct political and constitutional C. H. Knott and Watt settled be created autonomous units for the entities. They will have juristic down to make more runs as quickly as possible: Knott's off-side play first time. The domestic vibrations personalities and may figure in the of this collaboration will be felt in Courts. They assume their new
was particularly effective, and five Westurinster and Whitehall, 7,000 characters from the date of the
· of Provincial of the six 4's wh.ch he hit in tak- miles away by reason of readjust inauguration ments in control and administra autonomy, completely changing the ing his score from 18 to 50 camo tion which the British Parliament existing relations between the pre- from a series of beautifully timed By 3 delicate sens Provinces and the Centre. of-drives... has sanctioned. realigament of powers Great Brita reueral conditions will als WILH in. British India, and Indian India will be associated in governing subcontinent of more than 337,000,- 000 people, of varied races cultures, and creeds, in an area larger than Reveral European countries bined
com.
creation of we new autonomous Frovinces wid the Centre itself will bave to be readjusted to meet the changed conditions.
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Knott eventually falled to get on top of a ball which lifted quickly and he was caught in the slips. A moment later Watt, who had played a v.gorous, it less polished, ine duties ne viceroy resinnings of 27 runs, was also caught, Polisible for introducing
anr. A. P. F. Chapman then de- Autis Will include the inaugura-clared Kent's innings closed with the score at 230.. Lancashire were The partnership has a signifie ton of Provincial Autonomy, with
all its legal and 'nancial implica faced with a formidable task, and ance not confined to Great Britain and India alone. It predicates tons; the conduct of a transitory
East and Centre, with the assistance of the for half-an-hour everything went new relations between
according to plan. Wes; which may have dramatic con-existing Legislative Assembly; ne- gotiations with the Princes to bring sequences on the political and econ-
inem into the Federation; and the inauguration of the Federation it self when the requisite number of Princes have signed the Instru- ments of Accession which imply
Linic evolution, OI
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and their adherence to the new Govern is imposing political sovera.guty upon a neigh-ment. With the ultimate establish bouring and alien land. The Indo- ment of the Federation envisaged British experiment, on the other in the Act the Governor-General hand, marks the relaxation of direct will have to set up a new Central administrative control by a West Government, with its dyarchical ern race over an Oriental people executive. and a revaluation of political and .economic policies in the mutual in- terests of each. A necessary and The work on the Frovincial stage quite effective intimate control is naturally
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AN IMMENSE TASK.
comics nist. st 15.
THE ATTACK WORN DOWN Watson began by hitting two 4's in Todd's first over, and as Hopwood
d the same thing to Watt, Lan cashire's start was eminently satis- factory. At 36, however, Freeman and Lewis took over the attack. and although never in any serious difficulty the length of these two bowlers was ad accurate that the rate of scoring.
WES
the batsmen
were
the"
definitely checked. At luncheon interval Lancashire were well behind the clock as Hopwood continued to play a purely defen- uusive innings it seemed at this point that Lancashire had given up any idea of going for the runs.
Actually Lancashire were chiefly concerned with, the wearing down of Kent's bowling, and when even-
tually Watson, who had played an
Was
nvaluable innings of 51, caught at the wicket the way had been prepared for a foreing in- nings
retained by the Secretary of State.ticipatou at the bist elections will ia responsibility to Parliament; be held towards the end of 1936 and but the proposed partnership is the first new Provincial Legisla nevertheless reni, as the "direct tures will be in being early in 1937. action" of Whitehall in the adtain. Preparations tor this are now in Innumerable constituencies istration of India is virtually rehand. moved.
will have to be delimited through out British India, and electoral DELEGATED POWERS
rolls increasing the number of Indians do not, however, Lake Fotera from 7,000,000 to 35,000,000
from Iddon. By hitting any such wide view of the new Act, will have to be prepared, Arrange- indian discontent with the scheme nents require to be made to enable Freeman for two 4's in one over remains. The politically minded this greatly expanded electorate to Iddon immediately settled down to a lorted task. He quickly contend thist in the new partner record their votes for the first elec- his
knocked Lewis and, later on, Todd ship Indians are relegated to juniortions in the Provinces.
maintain
off a length, and after he had been while extremista
The immensity of this task may that the political subjection of the be gauged by a comparison of the at the wicket for 55 minutes h country 13 not alleviated. But sizes of the Indian Provinces with reached 62 scored out of 84 with
of
countries. a straight drive European
oft Freeman. political realists admit that in the those Provinces extensive powers have Bengal has an area of 78,000 square Hopwood, meanwhile, had made a been pinced in Indian hands, and miles and a population bordering patient 50, but then, apparently en- although responsibility
on 50,000,000; this contrasts withcouraged by the success of Iddon's Centre is naturally circumscribed treat Britain with its 89,000 square the general transfer of control is miles and its population of 45,000, methods, he suddenly came to life
Constitu- 000. Madras is larger than Italy considerable. The new tion will rece.ve the support noes- both in population and area.
Kent's bowling then came in for sary to bring it into being, and ́ar- Uaited Provipees though smaller in
a severe hammering and Freeman, rangements already are being made
-vea is larger in population than by ladians to contest the first elec France, Some of the present who earlier on had bowled with- 'out an outfeld, was forced to place tions under an Act which alters the Indian constituencies are twice the
an array of men around the bound- whole shape and tenor of the size of Wales, and one at least is Indian Administration.
"Inimed to be larger than Switzer-ary. At tea time Lancashire, with In its broad effect the India Bill land; Holland. Denmark, and Bel- returns to the hands of the King-ium combined.
at the
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COUNTY CRICKET to win matches in three days, or
Yorkshire Again Champions
(8pecial Air Mail Service).
Loudon, Aug, 28.
Hain prevented any play in five county cricket matches yesterday and Yorkshire having already won Ahok match against Worcestershire on Thursday, gained the Cham- pionship for the eighteenth time. This is their ninth success since the Wat, and that during years when a big oud has been made upon their player for this evergrowing list of
Gimmense
less, when other sides have done no more than maka runs and hope to see the other team fail,
It has not been unwisely said that if R. ES. Wrath was to remain captain, and Hammond was there, the remaining nine places in Eng land's Test Match team could well have been, filled by Yorkshiremen. and of them alt in their success the fullest credit must be given to their captain and to Bowes, who has bowled his way through many teams this year.
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and took three 4's off one over from: Ashdown.
234 runs scored, were well within striking distance, and it was clear that unless Kent managed to take wickets quickly they would lose the match. Kint had some reller when Hopwood walked into a break-back from Todd, but as Tyldesley wasted' no time in playing himself in Hop- wood's dismissal was something of a mixed blessing for Kent. Iddon completed a really great century in five minutes under two hours. With his score at 141 he was even- tually bowled, and in the end
Tell Tyldesley
Into Freeman's i-b.-w."trap.
Washbrook hurried things up by hitting Lewis for 6 before he was splendidly caught in the slips by Chapman, but. Paynter and Old- field then had little difficulty in hitting off the remaining 14 runs and Lancashire had won.
Bird Chatter
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