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ENGLAND WIN FIRST INDO-CHINA S. N.
TEST MATCH.
AUSTRALIANS LOSE BY
93 RUNS.
A WONDERFUL FINISH ONË. HOUR BEFORE CLOSE OF PLAY.
In
COMPANY.
CAUSES OF REDUCED PROFITS.
WISDOM OF STABILISING DOLLAR DOUBTED.
JUNE 18, 1930.
BUS FARES AND PETROL TAX,
HUGE EXTRA COST TO THE COMPANIES.
INCREASE CERTAIN.
BINO PER ANNUM SINGLE CIPY 10 CENTS
OPENING OF CASE CRITICISED.
COUNSEL EXCHANGE
COMMENTS.
LIVELY PASSAGES IN THE HOTEL ACTION.
BRADMAN'S FINE EFFORT the dollar were mentioned at buses to be standardised, making when the proceedings of the
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LEAD QUALIFIERS.
Hoylake, June 17. The splendid form of the British hopes, Compston, Henry Cotton and Tolley, and the indiferent
form of the favourite, Bobby Jones, were features of to-day's play in the qualifying round of the Open Golf Championship.
COUNTY CRICKET
RESULTS.
GLAMORGAN BEATEN BY NOTTS,
GLOUCESTER GO DOWN, BY-A NARROW MARGIN.
With the present.increase in the east of gasólene which forms the chief expenditure of the motor bus companies, there is a pos- PEACE THE SOLUTION.sibility of the fares for travel on
the mainland being proportionate- AMENDMENT WANTED.
ESSEX SUCCESSFUL. ly increased to meet the extra Political unrest and civil war cost.
A lively interchange of com-
London, June 17. in China, the absence of security When seet some time ago, ments on the manner counsel for
Southern provinces, in-officials of the bus companies plaintiff had opened his case was ter than Bobby Jones and heads the cricket fixtures ended to-day Compston 'was nine strokes bet- Three of the seven County greasing taxation on carin Kowloon indicated that: ap indulged in by Mr. Eldon Potter. list of the 112 players who quali-with decisive results, Notting
and the steady decline plication had been made to the K.C., and Mr. H. G. Sheldon, fied. the exchange value
hamshire, Essex and Hampshire of Government for the fares on the
Those who competed at Hoylake the annual shareholders' meet-e charges payable by mileage action between Mussrs. Ander-played on the Wallasey course to- gaining the full points: Surrey,
This was urged
Worcester, Sussex and York- to bring some sor, Meyer and Co., Ltd., and the day and vice versa. The leading ing of the Indo-China Steam of the longer routes in line with Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels hundred will start in the champion-shire won on the first innings. Navigation Co., Ltd., held at the noon to-day, as having combined general increase of the fares but stallation
shorter ones without any Ltd., in reference to the in-ship proper to-morrow and indica- The matches produced seven in substantially lessening the now that the price of gasolene plant, was resumed this morning.
of a refrigerating tions are that scores of about 160 centuries and some good bow-
will qualify.
ling performances, Boyes of profits on working of steamers has increased and a tax is pro- before the Chief Justice (Sir Wallasey when he went round in for 18 runs.
Compston set a hot pace at Hampshire taking six wickets during the past year.
posed by the Government, it seems likely that Inercases on more
Joseph Kemp)..
71. He did the Hoylake course in 70 and so qualifies with 141, Cyril pany's activities were reviewed in lite lines will have to be con-
Tolley led at Hoylake, going round the speech from the chair, and it
An official of one bus company
in 75. He did Wallasey in 72, But Bradman's effort was unavailing. The following bats-was stated that negotiations were intimated to a representative of
thus qualifying with 147.-Reuter. men strove desperately, but the majority of them fell a victim in progress which it was hoped the Telegraph to-day that he had
Later. to the fielders, McCabe batted well for a 49, but Australia's tail | would result in a satisfactory not the slightest idea what was refused to wag sufficiently long to give the team a victory, al- understanding being reached with going to. happen. He remarked though England were badly handicapped by the absence of Lar-competitors on the Calcutta run. that the present time was most wood, the fast bowler. The wickets were shared by Robins,
In a reference to the exchange Tate and Tyldesley.
problem, the Hon. Mr. J. J. Pater-rescommetsatuz 2013 son said he had encountered no
England scored a magnificent victory in the first Test match against the Australians when, despite a noble effort by D. G. Bradman, they dismissed the visitors in a wonderful finish for 336 runs, winning by 93. The match ended an hour before stumps were due to be drawn. When Bradman's wicket fell when he was 131, a victory for either side or a draw seemed
equal chances.
The next Test match will be played at Lord's on June 27 28, and 30 and July 1.
CROWD RUSHES THE PAVILION.
London, June 17.
The inning's scores in the First Test match are set out below:
ed
England (First)..... 270
England (Second)
302
372
Australia (First)
1-11
Australia (Secund)
335
179
93
England won by ...
How Australia failed
- score,
when
AUSTRALIA.-—2ND INNINGS.
W. M. Woodfull, e Chapman, b
Larwood....
W. II. Ponsford, b Tate
1
19
131
י
The various aspects of the Com-
convincing arguments for a fixed dollar at 2/-, remarking that the only solution was peace in China, which would cause a revival of trade and lead to the absorption of silver stocks.
The new anti-piracy guard | scheme was criticised as increas- ing the burdens of shipping com- panies.
Chairman's Speech. Addressing the shareholders, the Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, who
the report presided, said:-As and statement of accounts have been in your hands for some days
McCabe then went out to the wicket and he and Bradman were still together when the lunch! interval arrived. The Austr.- lans were then 198 for three wickets and it looked as the visitors had a good chance carrying of the match. At lunch Bradman was 38 and McCabe 39.1 presume you will, as hitherto, Extras up to that time tele take them as read. twelve.
runs to his credit.
Wonderful Finish.
to
sidered.
NEW ANTI-PIRACY GUARDS.
Change of System to Cosi $80,000 Yearly.
SHIPPING COMPANIES' PAY.
London, June 17.
In the House of Commons to-day, in reply to a question, Mr. C. G. Ammon, Parliament- ary Secretary to the Admiralty, said the substitution of police for military guards on mer- chant ships in Chinese water would cost about $80,000 year- ly.
Mr. Ammon added that the cost would be borne by the shipping companies.-Reuter.
The difference of opinion arose out of an application by Mr. Sheldon to His Lordship for the amendment of certain of his parti- culars relating to the storage of fresh and frozen meat.
•
Results in Brief.
wickets at Cardiff.
Notts. beat Glamorgan by seven
Essex beat Northants at Leyton by. 114 runs.
Hampshire beat Gloucester by 28 runs at Southampton,
wick.
Scores of 158 inclusive have Mr. Potter, counsel for defen-qualified in the Open Golf Champ- dants, opposed the application and ionship. All the notable Ameri Surrey won on the first innings contended that Mr. Sheldon had cans have survived, but Arthur against Lancashire at Man- not opened his case correctly. Havers, the last Englishman to chester. He was of the opinion that the win the title, was amongst the Worcester won on the first plaintiffs had had every oppor failures. The leaders in the quali.innings at Dudley against War- tunity of making discoveries of fying round are as follows: that nature long before the trial
Compston started.
He was also compelled to sub-w. Twine
Henry Cotton
mit that the case was not pui Diegel before them in the way it should. Allis have been. They had been given Tolles no indication as to the importance of the various points, and they stili had no idea of their import-E. Whitcombe
Mitchell
илсе.
Application Opposed,
Von Elm
Jones.. Horton Smith. Duncan -Reuter.
704-71-141 Sussex won on the first innings. 73-+-70-143 against Leicester at Horsham. 08+-76=-144 Yorkshire won in the first 70-75-145 innings against Middlesex 73+72145 Lord's
72-75=147
The Honours List.
at
71-476=147 The principal batting and bowl- 74-474-148 ing performances during the County 76+73-149 matches which concluded to-day are 73-477-150 set out below: 75+76=151 | ** 74-+-82=150
SEGRAVE'S · REMAINS CREMATED.
WREATHS PLACED ON THE CENOTAPH.
London, June 17.
Båtting
Iddon (Lanes) Lyon (Gloucester) Nichol (Worcester) Parsons (Warwick),
136 182
127
114"
and
81
G. Gunn (Notts) Bakewall (Northants) Gregory (Surrey) Sandham (Surrey). Mitchell (Yorks) Hearne (Middlesex) Not Out.
114
110.
101
98 92
Bowling
6 for 18
4 for 20
4 for 14
4 for 44
4 for $2
4 for 64
'4 for 66
5 for 43
.5 for -84
4 for 61
4 for GO
G for 75
and
At the outset Mr. Sheldon addressing His Lordship said he wished to make application” to amend the particulars regarding two small items. If he would look Your directors regret that the
at his particulars of April 10, Bradman continued
paragraph 13, it dealt with the bat welcome improvement in 1928 was
allegation that different meat was i strongly after lunch and he reach- not maintained in 1929 and it will
placed on the floor and piled in Bradman had finished his mated his century amid applause at be found from the accounts before feunt effort is shown by the detail-2.40 p.m. His rate of scoring haul you that the profit on the working
stacks. He now formally applied scores given below, Daly decreased considerably, as he was of steamers fell from £195,488. 12s,
to add the particulars that frozen McCabe contributed anything like tied up by Hammond who had been 3d. in the former year to £51,444.
meat and fresh meat were together DR3099 BÆRBERGÜNDETEN DOUAREG placed in the refrigerating cham- an appreciable amount
The body of Sir Henry Segrave, 12s. 3d. for the period under re- La the put on to bowl for the first time the tail end of the team in the match.
ber and piled in stacks. view.
who, was killed after breaking the Bradman fell a
The reasons for our failing to cope with the bowling:
poorer unfavourable one for the Govern- Aim to Robins who leaned
further additional amend-motor-boat speed record on Lake Boyes (Hants) at Daer (Essex)" cremated Was 1wled him with a fine score of 131 showing have been briefly mention- ment to impose a tax on petrol ment to this paragraph was that Windermere,
ed in the report as being due to a and thus considerably increase the frozen meat was taken out of the Golders Green Crematorium to- Langridge (Sussex)
A. Staples (Notts)' recrudescence of political disturb-expenditure of the bus companies. refrigerating chambers, thawed day.
Voce (Notts) It was learned that as yet no anves in China, which, with in-
The funeral was of the simplest Clarke (Northants) and portions of it removed. The cargo, con-reply has been received from the creasing taxation on Beautman's noble effort, how ver, tinued to affect trade on all our Government regarding the pro-remainder was placed back in the nature. The coffin, across which
refrigerating chamber.
lay the Union Jack, was covered Goddard (Gloucester), 23w unavailing. Australia were principal lines. I cannot do better posals submitted some time ago,
Mr. Potter said he opposed the with wreaths. Some of these Newman (Hants.) 49eaten in a wonderful anish an than refer you to that part of the as the matter was awaiting the
application. Every opportunity came from representatives of Allom (Surrey) hour before the match was due to chairman's speech at the recent return of the Inspector General had been given the other side of Colonial and Foreign Govern Jackson (Worcester)
the fifth annual meeting of shareholders of of Police before anything definite making full discoveries in this ments, and there were tiny circlets d. Dadra's wicket to fall. There were then the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-could be considered.
case long before the case started. of summer flowers from humble It is now likely that the former 11two and a half hours to play and ing. Corporation, where he
the Australians wanted another mentioned that. China failed to proposals will have to be sub-e opposed the application on the folk.
grounds that he was compelled to
Lady Segrave decided that some 162 run. A victory for either realise the hope of the previous stituted by other plans for per submit that the case was not put seemed equal year and had relapsed into civil mission to increase the fares to before them in the way it should 5bances.
war. That statement adequately meet the extra cost of maintain- However, the match finished an sums up the difficulties we haveing the bus services. Nothing de- hour before time. Bradman had had to contend with, and I do not finite had been decided upon how- 335 been at the wicket for four hours Propose to detain you with a de- ever, as it will be necessary for
the managers of the bus and twenty minutes. He played a tailed account of the succession panies on the Mainland to give the matter their consideration be- plodding innings and proved to be of crises and wars. the backbone of the side. Al-
fore steps are taken.
It is of interest to note that each bus consumes on an averate 35 to 40 gallons of gasolene daily
D. G. Bradman, b Rabins
A. Kippax, e Hammond. b Robins
S. McCabe, e sub. b Tate
V. Y. Richardson, 1.h.w.. b Tyldes
29
A.
Fairfax, Robins, b Tate
W. A. Oldfield, e Hammond, b
Tyldesley
C. V. Grimmett, e ilammond, h
Tyldesley
P. 1. Hornibrook, e Duckworth.
Robin.
T. Wall, not out
Extras
Tolal
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
Larwood
Tate
Robins...
Tyldesley
Hammond Woolley
0. M. R.
1 9
#
22
side er
draw
Was
w.though he varied his strokes his
50 20 69 3
17.2 1
$1 3
35 IU **#7 3 29.5 74
3 1
cam-
Unstable Conditions.
[ play lacked its usual sparkle.
Suffice it to say that these up- When Bradman was dismissed beavals took place for the most in Richardson went in and he played the Yangtze Valley where our and with the present increases the
0
The last day of the Test Match
opened with dull, sultry weather
Hendren's Memento.
.
ག་་གས་ཐད་གདགས་ ག་མང་
MALTA FERMENT.
the HOME GOVERNMENT HAS THE
MATTER IN HAND.
London, June 17.
was re-
to
the
have been;
on
Durston (Middlesex)"
Notts. v. Glamorgan. Glamorgan batted first and com-
or the wreaths should be placed piled 194 from good Nottingham- the Centotaph in Whitehall. shire bowling. When Notts, went Memorial cards bore such inscrip-in, however, George Gunn made a They had not had the oppor- tions as "To a brave man," and great stand and contributed 114 to did a little better when they went tunity of knowing the importance To a very courageous gentleman." his team's total of 346. Glamorgan of the points, and they still did
A memorial service was held at to the wicket again, making 217 not know how important they
St. Margaret's Church, West this time. Voce took four for 52 were.It was quite true that they minster, Canon Carnegie officiat and Arthur Staples four for 44. had the power to amend, but case ing. General Trotter represented Notts. got the necessary 68 runs after case had been decided where the Prince of Wales and the Prime for victory for the loss of three a radical amendment would not be
Minister was also represented. wickets. He would have to go allowed.
very fully into the point. and he could not say how many, or if any, witnesses had already been before the Court who might have given important evidence of the points.
Principle and Practice, He was not criticising his friend The in any carping method. opening of the case was confined
to the reading, of the pleadings,
British Wireless.
GRIMSBY TRAWLER FIRED AT.
DANISH GUNBOAT USES LIVE SHELLS.
London, June 17.'. In the House of Commons,
Essex v. Northants,
A feature of this match was the a merry but brief innings. He chief interests lie and though it cost of running one single vehicle was Lbw. to Tydlesley at 29, his has been stated before that the is enormous. 3 0
bowling of Daer who skittled out four Northant's batemen In "the core including six fours. Aus- recuperative power of trade in
first innings for the loss of only 2 trabia had no tail, and Fairfax was China is remarkable signs are
runs. Essex made 189 in their at Nottingham, With the Satur. 800n sent back after adding only not wanting that it is becoming
first knock, Clarke proving a dif- day total at 60 for one wicket, 14 to the score. Oldfield also fell seriously weakened by lack of
stable conditions.
ficult bowler, to play. He took four Ponsford and Bradman came out victim to the fielders as did
On the
River Upper to continue the innings.
wickets for 54. Northants failed The Grimmett who was dismissed for a.
Anti-British boycott former had made 21 and Bradman duck.
miserably in their batting, the vived at Chungking in May.
a whole team being sent back for a 31. The youngest player in the team soon showed his expected
and although the cause for
Asked in the House of Commons contracts and certain statements question was asked whether the very modest 94. batting form and runs soon began
its resuscitation is still not clear'
Essex replied with 234 In the to come freely..
Immediately the match was overit was supposed to have arisen whether he was in a position to about the alleged representations Foreign Office had received any England was handicapped by memento of a great victory. The 1925-we have grave reasons
Hendren pulled up a stump as a out of the Wanhsien incident of give any further information re, by Mr. Brearley, No attempt was report of the firing of four live second innings, Clarke again be- garding the situation in Malta, Dr. made to introduce evidence asso-shells by a Danish gunboat. on aing on the mark and taking four the absence of Larwood who had crowd rushed the pavilion when believe that certain .Chinese. fac. Drummond Shiels, Under-Secre elated with this, or evidence of Grimsby trawler on May 28th, in wickets for 66, runs. The task set developed gastritis over the week the teams went in and cheered tions took advantage of
Northants, however, proved much end and was confined to his bed
tary for the Colonies, said that any particular aspect of the plead-Iceland waters.
Dalton Mr. Hugh. as to the
Under too formidable and the team was This robbed England of their fast loudly, calling for Chapman and situation to keep the boycott alive, owing to the state of portions were sort of evidence Mr. Hacker was to Secretary for Foreign Affairs, re dismised for 213, despite a gallant
public feeling ings and indication bowler, and it was particularly Woodfull who appeared on the bal-with varying degrees of intensity still being held in abeyance by the give, was made to them.
plied the of the stand by Bakewell who contributed unfortunate in view of the fast cony in response to the crica. until October, when conditions
His Lordship observed that there Foreign Secretary had been called 110 to the total before his wicket that the wicket was the most sult-j
So England won by 93 runs in became as normal As we have Governor, in exercise of his re-
served powers...
were principles to be considered, to this incident, and he would fell. able for a fast bowler since the fine fighting match. The come to associate with that lur- start of the match.
victory is all the more creditable bulent region. It is hardly sur-
The question of what further but Mr. Potter pointed out that the certainly make representations tol owing to the fact that one Lunch Score.
ofprising therefore that our Tang-measure should be taken to deal principle did not carry very far in the Danish Government if he England's best bowlers was unable tsze carnings did not compare with the situation was under con practice, as the pleadings must be found the circumstances war- Ponsford had added eighteen lang fell victims to catches, but previous year.
to appear. Seven of the Austra favourably with those of the sideration by the British Govern strictly adhered to. Otherwise he ranted such a course. The matter could not see the use of pleadings was under consideration-British runa to his previous total when the number of extras in their
mont-British Wireless.
His Lordship said he would ac- Wireless. he was clean bowled by, Tate and total appears to Indicate that the was pirated between Chungking
cept the application.. Kippax came in to join Bradman English fielding was not up to the and Ichang, fortunately without who was scoring rapidly and making many fine strokes. The standard of the earlier innings, loss of life. For some time pre- pair continued to pile up runs Tate, Robins and Tyldesley vious to this incident naval guards until Kippax sent a ball up which shared the wickets equally in the had been withdrawn from Upper Hammond gathered well. Kippax final day's play. Robins was fair River steamers for service in other had made 28 and two wickets had ly easy to score from and he only threatened areas, but on applica- Tariff fallen fairly quickly.
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Service.
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On October 18th, the Kiawo
TARIFF BILL SIGNED.
Washington, June 17. President Hoover has signed the Bill.-Peuter a American
honesty.
Hants. v. Gloucester. Hampshire batted well in their from Gloucestershire's bowling. first innings and piled up 539 runs Gloucester replied with 810, Lyon playing a fine innings and scoring 132. Newman took five wickets for 84 runs. Hampshire failed to re-
Mr. Sheldon sugested that Mr. Potter might be questioning his The new luxury liner, Empresa peat their earlier batting perform of Japan, left Southampton on ance when they went in again and Mr. Potter replied that he wish-Saturday and is due at Quebec on they had to be content with a total ed the suggestion, of honesty would Friday next. She later returns to of 193. Gloucester had a compara- be dropped by his learned friend. Southampton, where she is due on tively easy task but they failed to Perhaps when he had been at the July 1st, and will arrive in Hong reach their opponent's total by 23
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