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HOCKEY INTERNATIONAL.
ENGLAND BEATS WALES.
London, March 13. Playing at Abergavenny, Ent land beat Wales at hockey by four goals to nil-Reuter.
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U.S. GUNBOATS.
SIX FOR CHINESE RIVERS,
It will be recalled that the American Naval authorities in the Far East have been prossing: for a long time for the replace- ment of some of the existing. American mon-of-war in Chinese!
THE GOLF INVASION. waters with newer and more effi-
WHAT ARE ENGLAND'S CHANCES.
qient vessels, and thut, about six months ago, it was decided that six now gunboats, for service on Chinose rivers, should be con- structed, authority for this be ing given by the U.S. Congress. Feb.-Britain, casily the pre-It may also be recalled that there dominant golfing country until was a strong movement in the 1920, has been severely United States, when the fact that hit in international competi- the vessels were to be built tion
during the past five became known, that they should years. Everybody feels that it be constructed in the United is time to grapple seriously States, or alternatively, that the with the changed situation.majority of the material should A committee. of four-two Eng- bo of American origin. liahmon and Scotsmen-appoint- It was finally decided that the ed by the Royal and Ancient ships should be built in the Far Club, will meet then to select 20 East, where all of the big ship- uma teurs who are to be asked building yards have had much ex- to prepare themselves for the perience in constructing yousels match against the United States of shallow draft, and tonders were for the Walker Chip at St. accordingly called for a few Andrews on June 2 and 3. It is months ago.. our first attempt of the kind, and
Many tenders were submitted a great many people are asking by Far Eastern shipbuilding con- what special forms of sacrifice cerns, the lowest being that of or diligence the distinguished 20 the Shanghai Dock and. Engineer- will be expected to adopt in oring Co., Ld., whose price worked der to fit themselves for the out at an average of G$107,500 struggle against wonderful. Mr. por vessel. The next lowest was Bobby Jones and his brilliant thetender of the New Engineering comrades.
and Shipbuilding Works, Ld., Training of the sort demand-whose average price was Tls. od by boxing or running-is not 184,000 por vessel; and the next necessary for golf. What is felt that of the Kiangnan Dock and is that our players need more Engineering. Works" (a Chinese golf, and more strenuous golf of Government owned concorni, that kind in which the rivalry is whose price was G3134,000 per needle-pointed instead of the vessel. customary happy-go-luoky course' In the original specifications, of friendly four-ball games.
on which the above tenders were
One suggestion is to arrange a based, Diesel engines, to be sup- few tests, as, for example, aplied by the U.B. Goverment, match between the chosen were to be fitted in the ships, and twenty and a team of rising the U. S. authorities were also to players recommended by the supply bullet-proof armour. county unions.
plating and certain auxiliaries. Some of those who are likoly. Wo underatamd that it was to be nominated-and there are a afterwards represented to the U.S. good many certainties-aay that authorities that for the work the the selection thus early, and the gunboats will have to undertake, duty that it involves, will make steam engines would be preferable it easier for them to obtain leave to Diesels, and it was finally from their businesses in order to decided that steam engines should practise more than in the be installed.
past.- An American once No new tenders were called for remarked, to me: In "our in consoquence of this change of
country when a young player has
plens, and the contract for the whole six ships was awarded to the Chinese Government concern.
a chance of doing woll in an important event his father says to him, 'You go and practise and I'll look after the business.' It' Boston. Feb. 2-Harry Hou-}- seems to me that in Britain the dini," famous magician and father says. "I'll go and play golf handcuff-escape artist, to-day while you look after thewas made defendant in a suit business."
charging slander brought by a There have been may stories of Spiritualist minister of Brookline, how the Americans train. The who some months ago took truth is that their preparation exception to remarks made by qonsists of a succession of Houdini in regard to mediums tournaments, "Interspersed with whoso tricks Houdini attempted many half-hours of practice' to to expose. In a suit for $100,000) set right any particular shot that damages, Frad A Wiggin charges may have gone astray.
that Houdini caused him to bo The match against the United charged with the crime of petty States is between teams of eight larceny.. This charge was dis- a side. Thus the twonty ohosen missed in the Suffolk Superior at the present stage will have the Court without trial, but by reason stimulus of competition among of these proceedings, he says, he themselves for places as well as was greatly damaged in his the possible arising of new profession, and standing in the candidates.
community.
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THE CATHCART CASE.
DEFEATED OFFICAL
RESIGNS.
New York, March 13. The Immigration Commission- or Mr. Henry F. Curran who came into prominence in connection with the Countess of Catheart case has resigned.
Mr. Benjamin Day succeeda Mr. Curran.-Reuter's American Service..
M.C.C. IN THE WEST INDIES.
JAMAICA WELL BEATEN,
Kingstown, Jamaica, March 18.
The Marylebone team beat Jamaica by five wickets..
Jamaica made 384 (Morales 74, Rae 75, Martin 66) in their first innings, and 128 (Scott. 54) in their second venture,
The M. C. C. made 238 (Holmes 02, Astill 44), and 227 for Eve (Smith 46, Holmes 62, Tennyson 42 and Watson 47 not out). -Reuter.
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