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REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT.:

NOMINATION BY ACCLAMATION. ས་

(Reuters American Service.).

CLEVELAND; (OHIO), June 9.

In the Assembly Mr. Das, the extremist leader, The eve of the Republican National Conxen- introduced a motion that the Assembly should axion markedly contrasts with similar gatherings. The city is filled with politicians representing press its disappointment and indignation a "Mr. Justice McCardle's judgment exonerating Sir various States, but no banners are flying at the headquarters of the rival candidates nor are pictures Michael O'Dwyer and General Dyer."

Mr. Neogy, presiding, ruled the motion out of of the rival candidates being displayed at windows

and other vantage points. order,

Mr. Das also sent in a resolution in favour of paying the damages and costs of the O'Dwyer case from the Indian Exchequer.

Sir Michael O'Dwyer former Lieutenant-Gov- crnor of the Punjab was awarded a verdict against Sir Sankaran Nair, late member of the Government

of India,

Dainages were agreed at £500. The costs came to £20,000.

The reason is that Mr. Coolidge appears to be the only candidate and likely to be nominated virtually by acclamation..

The only thrills likely to occur will be during the efforts to choose a Vice President and frame the planks of the Party's platform, particularly with regard to the world court, foreign debt, and tariff, on which there is considrable divergency of opinion among the Party leaders.

A number of names of possible Vice-Pre- sidential candidates have been mentioned, includ ing General Dawes, Mr. Hoover, Mr. Theodore, Mr. Burton, and the Ambassador. to Mexico, Mr. Warren.

(Sir Michael O'Dwyer complained that Sir Sankaran Nair in a book entitled "Gandhi and Anarchy accused him of resorting methods of terrorism to obtain recruits for the army during the war and with being responsible for alleged outrages (Considerable zest is given to the political situa- at Amritsar and elsewhere in the Punjab. The tion through the statement which Governor Smith: Judge in summing up expressed the opinion that of New York, the avowed democratic candidate for General Dyer had acted rightly and was wrongly the Presidency, has made on his stand on the "wet" punished by the Secretary of State for India. The or "dry" issue, in response to an enquiry of the dramatic character of this vindication was enhanced Self-Determination League. Governor Smith said by the fact that it was announced in the course of the trial that General Dyer was dying.]

HOME CRICKET.

CAMBRIDGE v. SOUTH AFRICA:

VISITORS' BIG SCORE.

LONDON, June 9.

At Cambridge two thousand were present for the 'Varsity v.. South Africans' match which was played in fine weather and on an easy wicket.

The South Africans scored 334 (Nourse 144.) Cambridge replied with 191 (T. C. Lowry 67) and then the South Africans made 130 for 5 wickets.

Middlesex v. Sussex.

At Lord's, Sussex beat Middlesex by 194 runs. Sussex's scores were 156 and 183.(Haig 6 wickets for 79) Middlesex made 104 (Tate 7 wickets for 39) and 41 (A. E. Gilligan 8 for 25, Tate 2, for 13:)

Hampshire v. Kent.

A Southampton, Kent-beat Hampshire by an ivnings and 109 runs. Kent's innings realised 293. Hampshire made 62 (Woolley 4 wickets for 30, Freeman 4 for 16 and 122 (Mead 72),

·OLYMPIC "SOCCER."

PARIS, June 9

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he was opposed to saloons and "hard liquor," but favoured light wines and beer and desired a modification of the Volstead law. He challenged. its definition of intoxicants.]

STRIKE CONTINUES. »

LONDON, June 9. At a conference of delegates the railway strike Committee decided to continue the strike.

[An Underground Railway communiqué des. cribed the situation as slightly improved, Nine stations reopened during the week-end, and a litte over half the normal service is operating. Later messages stated that the railway strike position continues to improve. It is officially announced that except for the Turnham Green, Richmond, section the whole underground system is now working. Nunbers of strikers have returned" to duty It was expected that the stations then shut would be opened to-day.)

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COURTEOUS AND TACTFUL AMERICA'S REPLY TO JAPAN.

LONDON, June 10.

The Daily Telegraph's diplomatic correspondent understands that the American reply to the Japanese note which, is believed to have been handed to Mr. Hanihara yesterday is a model of courtesy and tactfulness and is intended to assuage Japanese susceptibilities.

JAMAICA RIOTS.

KINGSTON (JAMAICA); June 9.

In the Olympic Games Association football final, Uruguay beat Switzerland by 3 goals to nil. In the replay for third place, Sweden beat

The strike of municipal labourers" for an Holland by 3 goals to f.

Uruguay were a inagnificent all-round side increase of pay this morning developed into a riot with a fast and clever forward line combining. like in which corporation property was destroyed. The They also attacked the armed police reinforce- clockwork. They had by far to best of the game mob assaulted and beat the police. and constantly menaced the Swiss goal with thrilling whirlwind runs. Uruguay scored in six ments. Thereupon the police fired on the rioters minutes from the start and at half-time led by 1-0. killing two and wounding several. The military They scored the second goal twenty minutes after were called out and the rioters were dispersed. the restart and the final, goal fifteen minutes later. Desperate Swiss efforts to reduce the lead failed.

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LAWN TENNIS.

HUGE SURPLUS.

WASHINGTON, Jude 9.

The Director of the Budget Bureau has in. formed President Coolidge that the Government. will close its books for the fiscal year ending June, SCARBOROUGH, June 9.30 with a surplus of between $350,000,000 and

$400,000,000.

In the Davis Cup third round, J.D.P. Wheatley (Britain) beat Spence (South Africa) 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 Gilbert (Britain) beat Raymond (South Africa) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 8-6.

OXFORD V. CAMBRIDGE.

LONDON, June 9.

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LONDON, June 9.

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At Oxford, in the first day's play of the intervinces, the attendance at the Wembley Exhibition "Varsity lawn tennis, Oxford led by seven matches to-day was a record. It is estimated that 250,000.

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