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INDIAN AFFAIRS.
BOYCOTT OF SIMON COMMISSION
NANKING AFFAIR.
HONOURS FOR China. STATION, OFFICERS.
1928.
Dondon, Dec. 31.
WEEK-END CRICKET.
HOLIDAY GAMES SPOILED BY RAIN
Four League matches were play The Gazette announces thated on Saturday, one being in the Commander A. Maitland-Dougall first division and the other three has been promoted Captain for hid in the second. The game between services during the recent attack the Craigengewer Cricket Club at Nanking
and the Indian R. C. "A ended in a draw. Civil Service, Univer- Laity and the Royal Engineers kained victories in the junior Longue.
Calcutta, Dec. 31 The subjects committee of the Moslem League has adopted a com promise, which it is hoped will promote inter-communal unity
This measure favours the resolus tion, unanimously passed by the, Indian National Congress on Wednesday, advocating communal unity, but is of opinion that For services during the recent soparate electorates of Moslems disturbances in Chilin, the follow and Hindus are inevitable at presing have been promoted Comman-
dore: sont.
It states that Moslems would be prepared to abandon them in fa- your of general electorates, with a reservation of sonts, but only after Sind has actually been constituted a separate, and autonomous pro- vince, and reforms have been granted to the North-West Fron tier Province and Baluchistan.
The Council of the Mostem
Commander Miles of the eloop Hollyhock is also promoted Cap
ain
Lt. Comdr. Boultbee of the gun- boat Scarab
Lt. Comdr. Mauna of the crui- ser Curlew
Lt. Comdr. Calderon of the des- royer Wivern Reuter.
These awards refer to the affair March, when excesses were committed by the Nationalist
troops, on capturing the city from the Northerners HMS. Emerald
Lack of enterprise on the part of the batsmen lost two valuable points for the Indian R. C. "A" team when they met the Craigengewer 6.0. at Happy Valley on Saturday star and home team batted first and
well:
Indian started but although the bowling was anything but deadly the innings yielded only: 123 runs. A Kitchell and H: Lim put on 60 for the first wicket but the following batamon only contributed 50 between them. Curreem took four wickets for 21 runs,
The Indians were very slow in scor-
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League has authorised the was there at the time, with Comeing runs arid as a result had to be them pointment of sub-committee tomander Maitland Dougall
content with a division of points. confer with the Indian National board, The American
On When stumps were drawn they had Rear: reached within 30 of their opponents' Congress working committee and Admiral in command of their total with five more wickets to fall. other bodies, to draw up a con- Yangtaze Patrol took part in a con- stitution for India, in which Mos ference on the Emerald, after lem interests must be safeguard- which an ultimatum was presented ed:
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Valley. bofore the foreigners could be
Civil Service beat H.M.S. Tamar by
The All-India Moslem League (evacuated. Several foreigners Flaying on their own ground, the has resolved, with only two dis-were killed and wounded, the lat sentients, to boycott the Statutory ter including the British Consul-29 runs, The home side made 114 Commission. Reuter.
Dissension at Lahore..
Lahore, Dec. 31.
A strong posse of police and a magistrate guarded the doors at the session of a section of the All-India Moslem League which was meeting here.
General,
AIR LINER DELAYED.
FEARS OF ARABS,
Amidst scenes of uproar and
Cairo, Dec. 31.. confusion, a' resolution was posséd
At the conclusion of an all-day Inviting the leaders of all non-search an airforce plane has Moslem communities in India to located the missing Cairo-Bagh
a satisfactory settle dad air liner 50 miles south of the come to ment with the Moslem com- munity before the Simon Com-Air Force landing ground. The mission began its work, with air liner is called "LG5." Ap- view to joint preparation Parently all aboard are well. of a draft constitution for Indin, Petrol is being transported to en- safeguarding the rights of alfable the liner to proceed.-Reuter
Friendly Arabs." communities, to be presented to
Baghdad, Dec. 31. the Simon Commission and the
The principal fear associated British Parliament, or both.
with the missing Cairo-Baghdad air
The Khilafatiats walked out us
a protest, after failing to obtain de-liner, that the passengers would letion of the last clause of the re of nomadic Arabs, proved un- solution-Reuter.
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receive short shrift at the hands
founded.
(Harper 44, Cower, taking four wickets for 18 runs) and the Tamar team scored 85 (Beasley 32 not out; Robertson taking six wickets for 26 runis; including the hat trick").
University v. Police.
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The University maintained their un- beaten record on Saturday when they.
THE NEW FRENCH · REMEDY. 7. easily accounted for the Police. Bat TERRAFION, NO.
TRBKAPTON KO, 2 ting first the visitors made 64 (AI- exander 20, Gitting taking four TERAPION. NO:a wickets for 13 and Hiptools four for 25) and the University scored 137 taking seven wickets for 50 runs) to B. London: Trade Marked for nine wickets (Kermani 47, King
Navy v R E,
On the Navy ground at King's Park, the Royal Navy lost to the Royal Engineers by 50 runs, the Sappers gaining their first victory. The mill- tary batted. first and made 142 runs (Greig, 72 and Waters 33). Navy. replied with 92, Jones taking four wickets for eleven runs.
Tho
Hongkong C.C. v. Navy. There was no further play yesterday A Call From Calcutta.
When the Air Force aeroplane in the annual two days match between Calcutta, Dec. 31.
landed it found the liner surround-the Hongkong C. C. and the Navy, sectioned by Arabs offering water and
the over-night rain making the wicket The anti-Commission
too wet for cricket. The game was vieing with each other to render therefore abandoned, the Hongkong assistance. The stranded liner C. C. winning on fixat innings. was re-fuelled, anil reached Rutla post safety.
of the All-India Moslem League, meeting here, passed a resolution, with two dissentients, calling on Moslems not to deal with the Simon Commission, was moved by Sir Syed Ali Imam.-Reuter,'
Alleged Insults..
Calcutta, Jan. 1. The subjects committee of the All-India. Moslem League has pass- ed a resolution disaffiliating from the Punjab-Moslem Leaguo, also, censuring Sir Mohammed Shafi, who was presiding at the Lahore Bession,
Steps are being taken to reward the tribesmen, and thus encourage a similar spirit in the future. Reuter
A NAVAL SECRET.
SUBMERSIBLE AIRCRAFT
CARRIERS EVOLVED. **
London, Dec. 31.
The match started on Saturday the Navy taking first knock. With the exception of Salter none of the bats- mon reached double figures, Leuch and Wales bowling unchanged dis- missed the Naval team for the miser- able score of 49, runs. Wales took six. wickets for 21 und Leach three for 27. At the close of play, the Club had scored 122 for the loss of three wickets. Pearce was top sector with 30 not out, while Leach was unde- feated with 28, Moore contributed, 20.
University Match.
The resolution was moved by Sir Syed Ali Imam, who said: "During the war we were called
Playing on the University ground, partners, and our blood was mix-
the Prosent defeated the Past by a margin of 43 runs on Sunday. In ed with theirs on the battlefields the announcement of extra pay for their first innings the Past knocked
their I fully believed air pilots and observers appointed up 07, to which of Flanders.
Naval circles are surprised at
to submarine, aircraft carriers., replied with 140.
opponents
It was known that experiments The Past batted a second time and were being made in Britain and put up a much better performance, elsewhere in this connexion, but securing 115 runs for the fall of only the tests were regarded as "hush six wickets. hush naval work
Match Cancelled.
there was a change in the angle of vision, but I have been dist. illusioned. We are now told we are unit to sit at the same table. Lfor one refuse to take that insult lying down." The resolution was ultimately adopted, with only two Experts were faced with dificult dissentients. Mr. Jinnah, in wind problems, owing to the limited ing up the proceedings, said that space in a submarine, but it is a "constitutional war" had been de-stated that great progress has clared on Britain. He added: "The been made. negotiation for a settlement will Some quarters doubt the expedi- not come from our side. Let theeney, of thus revealing what has Government By: for peace," been done by the British navy.the Kowloon C.C. ground on Satur Reuter.
A Counterblast.
Lahore, Jan. 1. As a counterblast to the resolu- tion for a boycott by a section of the Moslem League in Calcutta, cabled earlier, the Lahore section has passed a resolution electing Sir Mohammed Shaf to be perman-i ent president of the All-India Mon- "
lem League, instead of Mr. Jinnah.
Reuter.
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TRADE DISPUTE.
11 MONTHS FIGURES.
London, Jan, 2.
A low record for recent years in
The match arranged between the Crafgengower and Hongkong Second for yesterday was cancelled owing to the weather.
Kowloon v. Army,
In a very high-scoring match on
day an eleven selected from the Army. beat the home team by five wickets,
Kowloon batted first and with a good start by their opening batsmen, were able to declare the inninge- closed at 157 for the loss of only four wickets. Fincher, who has been making some very good scores lately, topped
batting with 65. not out. Brace got 84 before, being
bowled
while Ramsey made 25.inst
the
Undeterred by „score" hem the Army players went all out victory and won creditably by five wickets. Morris, Dobble and
The Lahore session of the All-the number of working days lost India Moslem League has also by trade disputes was reached in unanimously passed a resolution 1927. During the eleven months Musacon all gut into their forties, the declaring unacceptable the pro-to the end of November there were last named two being undefeated at posals agreed to at Delhi in March 283 disputes affecting 109,000 the class of play.
last by a gathering of leading Mo-workers, and number of working Indiana B Air Force hammedans, in favour of joint days lost was 1,130,000. In the
The Royal Air Force beat the In- Hindu-Moslem electorates; also a same- eleven months of the dian R. C. "B" at Sookunboo by four resolution by the Indian National abnormal year 1926 the number of wickets. The Home team made 60 Congress in Madras on December disputes was 280, but number of (Smith four wickets for 10 runs)
and six wickets 28 to the same effect.
working days lost reached the the Royal Air Force 01 for
(Madar tarde for 19). appalling total of 159,000,000. In
Chinn 1925, which was lowest où record
Hongkong Electric
Light On the Hongkong Electric ground. for six years 4,976,000 days were the home team beat the China Light lost through trade disputes and Fower Co. by 41 runs. The British Wireless.
SEAPLANE DISASTER.
League team scored 100 (Murdock 20) and the China Light scored 59 (Muskett,: took four wickets for 21 rans and Gabagan five for Bi runs).
A committee was appointed to devise a scheme of constitutional advance in collaboration with other organisationa.-Reuter..
Christian Opinion.
Allahabad, Jan. 1. The All-India Indian Christian Conference has passed a resolu- tion condemning the non-inclusion of Indians in the Simon Commis sion, urging, Indians to consider whether the best. Interests of the nation are not likely to be serious- fy, préjudiced by the policy of a
Brussels, Dec. 31, boycotty pleading for a higher
Five persons were killed In a An explosives, factory at Lanac status for the Legislative Com mittee, and calling upon the In French seaplane crash, while it ken, near Tougres, has been blown dian leaders to draw up a ton was being tested for the new Touto pieces. stitution to submit to the Com-louse-Morocco passenger service.
-Reuter mission. Reutor.
TOPSTAR MUNITIONS EXPLODE. FIVE PERSONS KILLED
DISASTER IN BELGIAN DURING TEST
FACTORY
Maraeilen, Dec. 31.
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