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SHE COULDN'T ENDURE her son's affection for his wife
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FRANCES DEE ERIC LINDEN LAURA HOPE CREWS
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M.C.C. RECOVER
KEEN CRICKET AT SECUNDERABAD
FRIDAY,
INDIAN CONSTABLE FOUND DRUNK
Disorder in Cells at Central
Secunderabad, Jan. 25. An Indian constablo's meander The three-day match be- Ings through the city in a state of tween the M.C.C. and the intoxication, culminating in hin losing a tunic and a pair of trou Moinud Dowlah XI was sera drawn from the Police Stores, drawn, with the Indian team were rolated by Mr. L. H. C. Cal- requiring 33 runs to win throp, A.8.P. In the Central Police with one wicket to fall.
The M.C.C, fought back strong ly after being 82 runs in urreare on the first lanings...
:Court this morning.
Karam Singh, aged 13, stationed at Taipo, was charged before Mr. Balfour with misconduct by being drunk and with neglect by losing ja tunfc.
JANUARY 26,
CHINA TREATY REVISION
U.S. GOVERNMENT APPROACHED
COMMERCIAL PACT
Washington, Jan. 25. United States and China for the Early negotiations between the conclusion of a new commercial agreement are expected to deve- lop from approaches made by the Nanking Government.
The Secretary of State, Mr. Jardine's team batted first and
Mr. Calthrop said on Tuesday Cordell Hull, who has just ro could do practically nothing with defendant was sent to town from turned from the Pan-American the bowling of Mushtaq Ali and Taipo Station by the officer in Conference at Montevideo, told Amar Singh, the whole side being charge to do one or two errands, pressmen to-day that the Nau skittled out for 112. All took Ave including a visit to the Import and king authorities had made repro- wickets for 37 runs and Amar Export Office and in particular to centations to the United States China, Mr. Nelson Singh four for 33,
the Police Stores to draw a tunle Muster la for himself and a pair of trousers Johnson, seeking the revision of for PC. B 3. He avas seen at the the existing commercial treaty.
He added that the United States teresat 4.37 p.m. and Sorzenn C'ark observed him to leave with's ready to discuss the matter.as the tunic shortly after 6 o'clock. soon as definite suggestions are At 7.39 p.m., Sergeant Windmade by the Chinese Government.
*King's passing the
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Amar Singh contributed 58 runs to the total of 194 compiled by the Molnud Dowlah XI, while Verity claimed five wickets at a cost of 68 runs.
the
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In their second innings, M.C.C. scored 303, Nichols making 65, while Amar Singh took Theatre on niotor-cycle patrol. had ble attention drawn to the defen wickets for 82 runs,
dant by a member of the nubland was unable to account for C. K. Naidu saved the Moinud The Sergeant kept him under ob them. It was only by
accident Dowlah team from defeat with servation and saw him wandering that they were found by a Chinese masterly 79. Nine wickets' had about the road, peering at people woman hawker last night and fallen for 188 runs when stumps ant looking in a very aggressive brought to Inspector Shannon who were drawn. Townsend took four
¡manner at a arty of anllors, as if
was on patrol," wickets for 76 runa.-Router.
to provoke a fight.
Asked for defendant's. record. BURST INTO TEARS.
Mr. Calthrop repiled that it could When apprehended by the Ser-only be described as "a very bad Remanded from last week for his gennt, the defendant was found to one indeed." He joined the Force father to appear in Court, Lai Shuethe, in a bed state of drunkenness. on June 21, 1927, and had three fong, a student, charged with pozos and he then suddenly burst into times been dealt with for being sion of a 32 revolver without a licence
Road,
his Lears. He was taken to the Cen-drunk and unfit for duty. Twice Gloucester
before Mr. Hamilton, at trai Police Station, where the In- he had been cautioned for dismis the Magistracy this morning. Upon spector on duty put him in the cells. ul and the last time he was re- his father agreeing Mr. Hamilton He created much disorder from duced in clus, He had taken an asked him to stand surety in $100 to about 3 o'clock until ten minutes oath, at the Sikh Temp'e aghirst bring his son up for judgment when after midnicht when Divisional In- drinking, but that had had
and effect on him. called upon within six months. Mr. pictor Shannon saw him Hamilton also asked
His Worship Imposed a one of defendant to
managed to quieton him down. He sign a bond for $100.
had lost the tunfe and trousera $60, or six weeks' hard labour,
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