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FINAL TEFT MATCH A DRAW.

AUSTRALIAN BATTING FORCEFUL AND SPECTACULAR.

ENGLAND SCORES QUICKLY.-

LONDON, Angur 16.

At the Oval the weather was glorious. There were 12,000 spectators.

The United Motor Company of Des The wicket was excellent. In the forceful and spectacular Australian batting, Andrews knocked eleven fours, superb crisp cutting marking his two hours Vœux Road, were sand in the Sum play. Taylor bit ten fours in two hours excellent play England started at ❘ mary Court before Mr. Justice Wood 3 25 and scored quickly in spite of the excellence of the fielding. Russell yesterday afternoon by an Indian played sterling cricket, knocking ten fours. The match was drawn.

AUSTRALIAN INNINGS CONTINUED.

Andrews Lb.w, Parkin........

Taylor c Woolley, b Douglas...................... Pellew c Woolley, b Parkin Armstrong Brown, b Douglas.

Gregory st. Brown, b Parkin 'Oldfield ----

McDonald st. Brown, b Woolley Mailey b Woolley...

Extras

Total

ENGLISH BOWLING.

Watchman who had been, die missed by them witheut notice. He claimed' payment of $51.66, being $26,66 for wages due and one month's wages in lies of notice. The de- fendants admitted their liability in respeit of the $26,66 and paid this sura into court.

Mr. T. Rowan appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. M. M. Watson represented the Company.

The dismissal without notice was admitted and yesterday Mr. Watson

Hitch, took two for 65, Douglas three for 117, Fender nose for 82, tendered evidence with the object of Parkin three for 82, and Woolley two for 31.-

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Brown, c Mailey, b Tayber..... Fender, c Armstrong, b Mailey....... Hitch...

3552

Extras

Total (for two wickets)

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proving that the defendants were justified in their action because the plaintiff had been guilty of disobe. dience and other irregularities in-the garage.

Mr. Albert Heory Rowe, general manager of the Company, said that the plaintiff's instructions were to I go on duty at 6 p.m. and remain at the garage untit relieved by the clerk at 630 the next morning. He was told that it the clerk happened to be the end of the month he would be paid for the extra hours on duty. Owing to a number of complaints, which witness investigated personally, the plaintiff was dismissed without notice by the sub manager. Mr. Walker.

Gregory took none for 13. McDonald none for 20, Mailey one for 77,late he was to remain on and then at Pellew none for 25, Andrews none for 44, Taylor one for 25, and Collins Rose for 39.

OPENING PLAY,

ENGLAND (1ST INNINGS) Russell, e Oldfield, b McDonald....... Brown, b Mailey ...

Previous play was as followe?—

Tyldesley Macartney, b Gregory

-Woolley rim DELES

Mead, not out ......................

Sandham, b McDonald' Tennyson, b McDonald

Fender, e Armstrong, b McDonald Hitch, b McDonald .................

Douglas, not cat ..........

Extras

Total for 8 wickets, dec.)

.403

In reply to the Judge Mr: Rowe said that he did not send for the plaintiff when "favestigating the complaints, and ja cross-examination be said that the 'complaints in question referred to plaintiff going off duty before being relieved by the clerk, articles being missed from the garage, and to wasting being done, by the plaintiff and hung about the cars to dry.

The garage clerk said that he had complained about the plainuff going

Australian Bowling Analysis: Gregory 1 for 128; McDonald 5 for 143; off duly before he (witness) arrived. Mailey 1 for 85; Armstrong 0 for 44.

AUSTRALIAN (1ST INNINGS.)

Collins, h.w.b. Hitch

Bardsley, b Hitch.......

Macartney, b Douglas...

Andrews, not quit

Extras .....60 un rése

Total (for 3 wickets)

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LONDON, August 11,

Hampshire won by an innings and 41 runs, Yorkshire by an Innings and 80 ruus, Leicester by an innings and 24 runs, Worcester by 80 wickets, Sussex by 287 runs, and Lancashire by 125 runs

PIQUE BEFORE DUTY,

THE LITTLENESS OF LODGE.

WASHINGTON, August 17

President Harding his chosen Senator Lodge to be a member of the American delegation to the disarmament conference, but it is understood that Mr. Lodge will not accept an appointment to serve under Mr. Hughes who heads the delegation.

واجز

OUR FINANCIAL OUTLOOK.

MUST SPEND £130,000,000 LESS NEXT YEAR.

REVENUE FROM REPARATIONSCI

LONDON, August 17.

Usually witness got there by about 6.45 am by which time coalies were engaged upon washing the cars When he complained to Mr. Walker in July the latter said: "Let him go-cn- till the end-of-this-month.- When we get another man we will tell him to go. Plaintiff was dis missed on August 2.

Alter an unsuccessful attempt had been made to take the evidence of a private chauffeur who evidently spoke a Northern dialect the Judge'told Mr Watson that he did not consider that. the delendants had proved their case. Apart altogether from the question of the washing which would not, His Honour thought, amount to very much in the absence of definite instructions, they had the man's alleged disobedience in absenting bimself before the clerk's arrival. It was clear that defendant had not) Rowe and Mr. Walker had taken no been asked for his version and Mr. no steps to satisfy themselves whether he was on duty or not. They had simply listened to the clerk and taken. summary action. They might have satisfied themselves, by going, down there in the morning. They based their case on the evidence of the clerk. Personally he, should be very sorry to find the case proved on that man's evidence. He thought the clerk was an unsatisfactory witness and that being so he should have no option but to give judgment against defendants.

In the House of Commoni, Sir Robert Horne stated that during the first four and half months of the financial year the ordinary revenue bad been remarkably steady. The only serious deficiencies Involved were the His Honour also pointed out that i sales disposal boards and the excess pronts duty, but these deficiencies Mr. Walker did not dismiss the man would not wipe out entirely the figure of £78,000,000 earmarked when complaint was made but waited for redemption of debt. A very substantial amount would be obtained from until he had obtained another waich. the German reparations to help the revenue. Therefore be did not view man. The defendants action, was he the year's position gloomily. He felt a real appreheɑsion as regards 1922. thought high banded;

The excess profits, the tales of war ma erial, and the income tax receipts Mr. Watson said he could call would shrink considerably. To balance accounts therefore the expenditure coolies to support the clerk's evidence. mu't be reduced by £130,000 000 compared with 1921. He claimed that the fand after a discussion during which business men's committee which had been appointed would be useful as Mr. Rowan objected to the adjourn showing what particular policies were costing,

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ment the Judge agreed to allow the case to stand over until today, the costs of both sides in further proceed- ings to be paid by the defendants.

His Honour warned Mr. Watson Bat be would find it very hard to prove his case. At present"", he said "I am very strongly against you.

In a sensational match in the second round of the women's national This morning the case was men tennis championships, Mille Leuglen defaults to Mrs, Mallory, at the begiponed in Chambers, the defendants ning of the second set after losing the first set 2-6. Mile. Lenglen was consenting to judgment. helped off the court crying and coughing badly. She is expected to recovES

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