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POOL CLAIM FOR £1,408 FAILS
K.C. Suggests Slip Was Lost
Judgment with costs for H Littlewood, the Liverpool football pool promoters, was entered ม the King's Bench Division recent" ly in the claim for £1,408 brought against the firm by Mr. Frederick McGee, a hairdresser's assistant, of Birchway-avenue, Blackpool.
Mr. McGee claimed that од September 10 last he sent Correct forecast of Littlewood's penny points pool. but the firm denied that the slip bearing the correct forecast was received.
THE MILWAUKEE ROAD
It had been stated that the forecast was made by Mrs. McGee who used a pack of "Poolteller' | cards, and that, in his record of the forecasts. McGee wrote the words "Eliza Poolteller" over those made by his wife, to distinguish them from entries made by h father and himself.
GIRL EMPLOYEES EVIDENCE Miss Elleen Ann Kasch, an em-, ployee of Littlewood's, who *M unable to give evidence at the Assizes, was now called for the defence, and, described the method
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NEW TERRITORIAL COLOURS
Presentation By Queen Mary
HASSETT OUT AT 98
11
London, May 23. Scoring 432 runs for five wickets
on Saturday, the Australian cricket tourists took their total to 528 against Surrey today.
A. L. Hassett, who was 65 not out, had the misfortune to get out when he was only two runs short of his century. On Saturday,
of sorting and checking coupons. CROYDON CEREMONY Bradman scored 143 and W. A.
X there were any additions
slips with the coupons she pinned Huge crowds assembled at Brown $6. them together on the
coupons, Croydon recently to greet Queen said Miss Kasch. On Sept. 11 | Mary when she presented
now
Surrey had scored 269 for eight wlikets at close of play. Gregory
only one coupon had additional Colours to, the 4th (Territorial) made 60 and Barling 67. slips. She could not recollect how Battalion,
The
Queen's Royal". LANCASHIRE V. NORTHBANTS Lancashire defeated. Northants many slips there were."
Regiment (West Surrey), of which
Lancashire scored 322, and in
and 167.
Mr. F. E. Pritchard: K.C., for she is Colonel-in-Chief, The cere- by an innings and 57 urns." Mr. McGee, recalled that Mr. anmony took place on the lovely Mrs. McGee had both said that in cricket fleld of Whitgift School, reply Northants managed only $8 the envelope were placed a coupon Haling Park. and five slips.
a smooth
4.
Northants' first innings
The field has for a background Pollard took six wickets for 31 Mr. Justice Lewis: Nobody has a long range of wooded hills, and runs suggested that this is a fraudulent the steep surrounding banks. on and four for 43 in the second.--
(Reuter). claim, or that these people did which the spectators were seated. not make out five slips. And no- give it the shape, of
Cethin "Jones, assisted by Dr. A. body suggests that Littlewood's green basin of turf.
R. Yeoman, Presbyterian Chaplain, were "fraudulent. because it is
. The streets of Croydon were at the depot, and the address was matter of no importance to them thronged and gally hung with
the given by
Rev. R. Kilgour, who wins,
flaga. Queen Mary was welcomed senior
Guards Chaplain of the Mr. Pritchard suggested that in at the junction of Briar Avenue Church of Scotland. pinning and unpinning the slips and Covington Way by the Mayor The band of the Scots Guards it was quite possible for one to get of Croydon. Mr. E. C. Stuart accompanied the hymns, and the honcur choir was augmented by choristers mounted by the Whitgift. School from the Scots Goards Battalion
a
lost, and he submitted that that Baker. A guard of was what happened.
Mr. Justice Lewis, giving Judg. 1O.T.C, was drawn up ht the school at Aldershot. The Colours were ment said: "I have to be satisfi-gates. where Queen Mary was led into the Church by pipera. ed that a winning forecast was received by the Commanding and after being handed over were
OF
received by Littlewood's enclosed by Mr. McGee In envelope.
"I am not satiated that fifth slip was ever put into envelope at all."
was Officer of the Battalion. Lieu- laid on the alter.
the tenant-Colonel""LT. P. Hughes,
and escorted to the pavilion by the the Lord Lieutenant of Surrey, the Lord Ashcombe. Her Majesty was dressed in 2 powder-blue сопе and toque, and was wearing for the first time a brooch presented to her by the officers of the
£62,000 PICTURE battalion in honour of her rank.
IN CUPBOARD
Discovered To Be A Vermeer
GLORIOUS TRADITIONS Same 250 men of the "4th across Battalion were drawn up the centre of the field on either side of the regimental band. The old Colours were trooped, the drums piled, and the new Colours placed on, them.
A Dutch family living in Paris 10 When they had been consecrated modest circumstances has been by the Rev. A. E. Wilkinson, astounded by the discovery that senior Territorial Chaplain to the an old picture which had lain un-Forces, Eastern Command. Queen framed in the linen cupboard for Mary presented them to the two Many years was a masterpiece by senior subalterns of the battalion. the 17th-century painter Vermeer, She said: "It gives me great worth more than £60,000, says the pleasure to present new Colours. Daily Telegraph.
the gift of the ladies of the dis- The value of the work would trict, to your battalion. Mindful have been equally astonishing to of the glorious tradition of The Vermeer, who died in the utmost Queen's. I have every confidence poverty.
in trusting to you these colours, The fact that the painting was aand wish the battalion all masterpiece was revealed when the success." family, to whom it had belonged for The battalion then marched 260 years had to sell some of their past, and Queen Mary took the, property. It was sent to the famous salute. Afterwards she had tea Dutch art expert, Dr. Bredius to in the pavilion with the senior learn whether it had any value. joficers and their wives.
Dr. Bredius not only recognised The 4th Battalion, The Queen's
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it as a genuine Vermeer but dis-Royal Regiment, dates from 1859. covered Vermeer's signature in a It became a Territorial unit in corner, partly covered by a thick 1908, and was the first one to coating of varnish.
obtain permission to carry Colours. Delighted with the find; he in- The old Colours were presented formed three Dutcomen-Mr. van to the battalion by Lord Roberts Beuningen, of Rotterdam, and Mr.In July. 1910. They are to be van der Vorm, both shipowners, placed in Croydon Parish Church, and Mr. A. Philips, president of the will-known Phillips electric and radio works.
MASTER AT HIS BEST. They bought the painting for £62,000 and presented it to the Boymans Museum at Rotterdam: There the Dutch public will see it for the first time this summer.
SCOTS GUArds coloUES
The Colours of the 1st Batta- Jon, Scots Guards were deposited recently in the Chapel at the Guards depot, Caterham with the customary ceremonial,
A contingent of 90 officers and men of the battalion from Alder- shot attended the service, and the Colours were handed over by the The picture, three feet by three commanding oficer, Lieutenant- fest eight inches, represents Christ Colonel G. L. Tyringham The and His disciples at Emmaus. Ex-escort party was in charge of perts who have seen it describe it Lieutenant E B W Cardiff and as Vermeer at his best.
Lieutenant T. L Ballantine Dykes. The picture is in excellent condi There was a large assembly of tion and needs no restoring. The past and present officers of the colours are wonderful and well battalion, Including Brigadier- |
General Francis Alston, and all
preserved.
It owes its excellent condition to the regiments of the Brigade of the fact that it has been in the Guards at the deput were repre- possession of but one family since sented under the Depot Com Vermeer painted it. This family... mandant, Major A de L. the name is not given originally Cazenove G
lved in Delft and later a branch The service was conducted by settled in Paris.
the Depot Chaplain, the Rev. J
Malden.
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