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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. › WEDNESDAY,
PRIME MINISTER INTERVIEWED.
STATEMENT ON TALKS WITH GENERAL DAWES.
VALUABLE ACCORDS.
London, Aug. 20.
An interesting statement, bear- ing out the assumption that an
AUGUST 21, 1929.
COUNTY CRICKET | AMERICA'S IMPORT
STRUGGLE.
NOTTS SUPERIOR TO. LANCASHIRE.
YORKSHIRE JUMP INTO THE SECOND PLACE.
TARIFFS.
BITTER FIGHT EXPECTED DESPITE CUTS.
SENATE'S DECISIONS.
Washington, Ang, 20,. The eaton manuftcturers have been given a slight advantage un-
sewing thread is increased from 25. to 30 per cent. printed, dyed, colour-
Important message has been re- SERIES OF CENTURIES. der the Tariff Bill. The duty on ceived from Washington. was made by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald at Lossiemouth this afternoon, in the course of an interview with Renter's representatives.
London, Aug. 21.
Cotton gloves, however, have auf- fered a reduction of duty from 60 per cent. to 30 per cent.
A great anish between York-ed and woven cotton-cloth goes up skire and Notts in the race for the from 10 to 20 per cent. The Prime Minister sald that county championship, with three General Dawes visited him yester. counties ready to take advantage day in order that they might of slipa by either, seems very ver- exchange views opon a message tain as the result of the matches from Washington, which I ameoncluded to-day, studying, as it, with a mesange Notts defeated Lancashire on which I sent from Lossiemouth the first innings, after compillug recently, marks a distinet advancen huge score, and Yorkshire gain in our converantions."
ed ground by imposing a defeat upon Middlesex. Sussex are now definitely in the race. They de-higher.. fented Glamorgan and are now. only two points behind Gloucester and Lancashire.
Mr. MacDonald said that in the course of the conversations every thing had been reviewed from the composition and effects of the pro- posed “yard-stick" to the function of police-cruisers,
The leading positions are as fol- lows:
Nolts
He declared that everything at the moment is in the tentative) stage, but "a good deal of hamper ing undergrowth has been removed and we are up against the hard Gloucester realities with
anme valuable Lanenshire |general agreements behind them." | Sussex
Yorkshire
P W. L. Pls. 24 12 2 130 24 0 1 132 26 13 6 120 25 10 3 129 12 6..127
There is every prospect of an exceedingly bitter contest us re- gards the new rates, which although reducing the Increases proposed by the House of Represonatives by about sixly per cent, still bring the general tariff level considerably
The Bill, as revised by the Senate Finance Committee, pro- poses about 360 changes, in- cluding a reduction in the sugar duty as passed by the House of Representatives, though the rate. will be higher than the present one; also the restoration of tho duty on present 31 per cont. raw wool, which the Houso and raised by three cents a b increased duties on wool waste.
Logs of fr spruce, hantock and cedar are placed on the free list.
"We are both fully aware, how- | Worcester had a curious experi- ever, that no agreement between | enee. After leading by a hundred us two can carry úa very far on the first innings, they lost to unless the other Powers agree and Hauts, for whom Brown came to that places conditions on our work. the resente with a smart century. A wide conference, say the re- Gibhans and Nichol got hundreds The greatest number of re- sumption of the Washington Con- for Worcester.
ductions are in the chemical ferened before the date at present Nine centuriez wers scored in Eschedule.-Renter's American Ser-. Axed, in at the back of our minds all theprincipal individual vire. all the time." —Renter,
Rebievements being:
JAPAN'S INTEREST.
Special Naval Eavny Lanving for London.
Tokyo, Aug. 20,
Batting.
100
148
137
Payton (Nutis) Brown (Hants) Nichol Worcester) Gibbons (Worcester) For the purpose of exchanging, L. Brynn (Kent)
Iddon (Lancashire) views with Ambassador Matau G. B. Legge (Kent) dairn regarding disarmament Langridge (Sun) questions, Captain Saburo Sato, Young (Somerset). of the Naval Affairs Bureau, has been' ordered to proceed to Lon-
don.
121
113
103
100
Bowing.
7 for 58
6 for 58
Langridge (Sussex)
It is understood that Captain Kennesty (Hunts) Sato will explain the details of Bowes (Yorkshire)
5 for 48
the recent interdepartmental deli-] P. G. 11. Fender (Surrey) 5 for F2 iberations by the Farel Office | Mnenulay (Yorkshire) .... 4 for 21
and Navy Office, after which he will act as a special "Disarmament Altache" at the Embassy-Ra-
ter.
ZEPPELIN'S PACIFIC
FLIGHT.
MIDDLESEX OUTPLAYED.
Low-scoring in Mutch at Bradford.
NEW U.S. MINISTER TO HOLLAND.
MR. G. J. DIEKEMA GETS THE APPOINTMENT,
Washington, Ang. 20.
Mr. Gerrit John Diekema has been appointed United Stated Minister to Holland-Kruter's. American Service.
Mr. Dieken, who in n Congress man, was admitted to the Bar In 1883 and has long been in practice nt Holland, Michigan. He is a director of several companies and has been
wilh prominently associated
thu Republican Party in polities. He won manager of the Speakers Burenu of the Republican National Committee in Chiengo in 1912. He was first by 196 rune, the visitors' batting | elected to Congress in 1907.) failing lamentably in their second inuings. Yorkabire were on top from the eammenresñent, batting first and making 213 as a ainsi
Yorkshire defeated Middlesex
GETTING READY FOR START 154 by Middlonex.
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Yorkshire butling second time made 229 for 7 wickets and declared and then effected the dismissal of Middlesex for 92 runs. Macaulay taking 4 wickets for 21 runs. In Middlesex's first innings, Bowes took 5. wickets for are favour 48 rons.
Tokyo, Aug, 21. A message from Kasminigoara states at the work of re-fuelling and re-gassing the Graf Zeppelin is progressing satisfartorily.
Weather conditions able for the departure of the giant airship on her voyage across the Paride, which is scheduled for four o'clock on Thursday morning. Immense crowds of sightseers are thronging the vicinity of the aerodrome, and interest in the Cairship remains intense..
LANGRIDGES MATCH:
A Century and Eleven Wickels.
James Langridge had the matéh between Sussex and Glamorgan at
KENT ALSO UPSET. Two Individuat Hundreds in Vain.
By a margin of 20 runs, Kent) were defeated on the first innings by Derbyshire, at.. Daver.
at
G.B. Legge contributed 133 and Kent's last wilket fell 319. Derby put up 339, though Wright took 65 wickets for 62 runs. In their neeohit knock, Kent compiled 248 for 5 wickets (J. L Bryan, 124) and declared. Dorby had made 59 without. loss, when stumps Were drawn.
NOTTS IN BATTING FORM. Swansen almost to himself. In the meantime, the officers and Sussex won by 181 runs, tate!
Tense Struggle at Trent Bridge. crew are confining the round of Langridge not only acored # entertainments
Noit went all, out to force in their honour, hundred, but took eleven wickets victory against Lancashire and are being Jonded with for 124 runs. DURIE POUR gifta from Japanese Sussex started none too well, wickets down in their second in- Trant Bridge,, and with four admirera---Reuter.
being all out for 151, Mercer nings, the visitors needed 47 runs taking 5 wickets for 51 runs. to avoid an innings defeat, Glamorgan fured still worse, be- Lancashire won the toss and dismissed for 115, James batted first and would have fared Langridge taking 7 for .58. He extremely badly but for a timely followed this up by making 103 effort by Iddon, who scored 125 in in Sussex's second innings, which a total of 247. closed at 333,
Notts responded by putting to- Glamorgan went in needing 374gether the huge total of 469 for 9 runs to win and were dismissed wickets (declared), thanks prin for 188, Weasley taking & for 97, cipally to Payton, who scored 169. and Langridge, d for 66.
Lancashire had fost four wickets for 175 runs when stumps were drawn, putting up a determined defence.
AMERICAN ADMIRAL'S
DEATH.
RETIRED OFFICER PASSES AWAY AT NICE.
Nice, Aug. 20. The death has occurred her of Vice-Admiral Alert Barker Niblack, of the Unitet Stále Navy-Reuter,
The late Admirai Niblack was born in 1859 and graduated at the
U. S. Naval Academy in 1880.
retired in 1929,
HANTS RECOVERY.
Game Pulled Round in Good Style.
Hampshire did well to defeat
RAIN INTERRUPTS. Leicester Get Majog Points. The rain on Saturday interfered (126) and with the match between Essex
He Worcester by four wickets at
was nominated by the late President thanks to Giblions
In that year he Bournemouth. The visitors, Wifeon as American representative
for the director of the International Nichol (137) secured a big first and Leicester and the latter team, Hydrographic Bureau of Monaco, inniuga advantage, making 390 as
SOVIET AIRMAN TO TRY AGAIN,
LOST HIS WAY OWING TO FOREST FIRES.
Moscow, Aug. 20. The crew of the aeroplane "Land of the Soviets" has returned to Moscow. "
The pilot, Mr. Shestakow, saya he lost his way owing to forest Brea and fog. He will shortly renew his attempt to fly to New York.- Reuter.
against 291 by Hampshire.
Going, in a accond time, Wor- cester
Tared apparently
well enough to win, the last wicket fall. ing i 171, Kennedy taking & for
58.
Thanks to Brown who scored 140, in bright style, Hampshire | scoral 271 for the loss of six wickets and won. Root took 4 wickets in this innings for 90.
runs.
GLOUCESTER FAIL - Effort Comes too Late.
with a big advantage, had to be content with first innings pointe,
Essex were diamlased for 214, Leicester, compiling 306 in reply. Brex The closing stages anw make 215 for 7 wickets.
CURIOUS DECLARATION, Warwick Lucky to Escape Follow-On.
Somorsel won on the Bral in- ̧nings · against Warwickshire, at Birmingham, the home team being comewhat fortunate in evading the follow-an.
Somerset went in first and hit un 362 (Young, 100) in spite of fine bowling by Mayer, who took & for
At Cheltenham, Surrey defeated Gloucester on the Arst inninga. 76, Gloucester took first knock and Warwick were dismissed for made 186, P.G.H. Fender taking 5 220, and Somerset went in aguin wickets for 62 runs.
for a brief spell, hitting up 70 for hundred runs better. Surroy replied with 286, exactly 1 wicket and declaring, with a lead
the second fnnings, but that mark- for 67 runs at the close of play.-
of just over 200. Gloucester put together 389 in. Warwick lind lost four wickets ed the close of play.
London, Aug. 20. The targe German dying-bout, Rohrbachromar, appeared avern long-distance flight from Germany, Norwich to-day during a trial
British Wireless.
Reuter.
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