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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1924.

YORKSHIRE'S HAT TRICK

COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONS AGAIN.

THIRD-CONSECUTIVE POST-WAR VICTORY.

Yorkshire

According to a Reuter cable, received to-day. has won the County Cricket Championship for the third year in succession by beating Sussex at Brighton yesterday by an innings and 11@runa,

Sussex battell first and were all out for 60; Roy Kilner, the' Test match bowler, secured 5 wickets for 18 runs.

Yorkshire replied with 263 for 9 declared, to which Holmes contributed 98,

Sussex were dismissed the second time for 89, Kilner taking. wirket for 7-runs-

Last Match Settles Issue. After last Saturday's. results came through it was felt that Yorkshire were very likely to be champions for the third year in succession. Middlesex were the only contenders-and to deprive Yorkshire of the honours they had

match being abandoned. “Midine- sex also defeated Yorkshire néc fund in the return match led them on the first imings. Lancashire beat Yorkshire, after a sensational match at Leeds, and the return match was abandoned. Yorkshire's first match with Kent had-to-be- to beat Surrey at Lord's and York-left uncompleted and in the second shire would, at the same time; Kent took points for a frat innings have to oblige them by losing to lend.

Sussex. As it is, Yorkshire have

It is interesting to note that!

decided the issue for themselves only Yorkshire and Middlesex

by gaining a hollow victory in two days.

Last season. Yorkshire

had

have won the county champion- Yorkshire ship since the war. won in 1919, Middlesex in 1920

assured themselves of the cham and 1921 and Yorkshire 1922 pionship long before the last 1923 and 1924.

Theirs was n

Middlesex and Surrey are to-day match was due. glorious record, going through 32 probably fighting a grim. duel for matches with 25 outright vic-second place before a big crowd tories, leading in the first innings at Lord's. in matches, losing first innings prints only to Hampshire, being defeated by three runs by Notts, axi one match being abandoned. Their percentage was 85.80.

A Team of Professionals.

For their success Yorkshire have been mainly dependent on a number of professionals who con- stitute the majority of the side.

This year they have had to fight hard and it was only a lapse byguished season being chosen to Middlesex which allowed York shire to creep to the top at the critical stage of the competition.

Winners' Detailed Record. Yorkshire's record in detail is as follows:-

.

H. Sutcliffe has had a distin- open England's innings. P. Holmes is the other first-in Yorkshire batsman but he has not been so successful this year'; E. Oldroyd is another consistent batsman. Roy Kilner and G. G: Macaulay are the Played 30 matches; won 16 most brilliant bowlers and both of matches; lost 3 matches; won on them have been capped this year first innings 2 matches; lost on against South Africa.. E. Robin- first innings 2 matches; possible son and A. Waddington are the points 115 points obtained 88; other bowlers on the side and then matches with no result 7; percen-there is that evergreen W. Rhodes tage 76.52.

who has been Yorkshire's best all- Glamorgan, Leicester, North-rounder for more seasons than he ants, Somerset and. Sussex lost cares to remember. Roy Kilner is hoth fixtures with Yorkshireulso another good batsman having Derby and Essex' were each hesten now reached the stage when he nince and led on the first innings. seriously rivals Rhodes us the Yorkshire beat Hampshire, Glou-all-rounder of the side. vester, Notts and Warwick once Dolphin, their stumper, has played etch. The remaining fixtures in representative cricket. with these counties being aban- doned,

The four counties to score advantages over the champions were Surrey, Middlesex, Lanca shire and Kent. Surrey beat 'Yorkshire at the Oval, the first

LATE MR. STEPHEN,

AN AMERICAN TRIBUTE.

The "China Press" of Shanghai,

A.

LABOUR DAY.

SPEECHES IN US.

THE CHINA MAIL.

In a speech in West Virginia, on Labour Day, Mr. John W. Davis.

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WAR CLOUDS NEAR SHANGHAI

RAILWAY COMMUNICATIONS CUT BY MARSHAL LU YUNG-HSIANG'S FORCES.

Fifteen Miles From International City.

CHIH HSIEH YUAN'S OUTPOSTS PRESS ON.

A Reuter message from Shanghai, received here this morning, states that the forces under Marshal Lu Yung-hsiang (Tupan of Chekiang), have cat the Shanghal to Nanking Railway, about 15 miles from the former city.

Communication by rail with Peking has thus been severed. It is also reported that the outposts of Marshal Chih Haleh- yun, Inspector-General of Kinngsi, itre pushing nearer to Shanghai.

p-(6-the-present there has been fighting.

"Only A Mutch Needed.

A Reuter's special service cable to the "Daily Bulletin reads:

The war preparations are at the stage when it only needs a match to-explode-tie-magazine..

From his headquarters at Change chow, Chi Hcieb-yuan will be able to conduct operations eastward of the Taihu Lake, but it is not thought that be will try to cut into Chekiang Tia Pingwang with Kashing as his objective.

AL present Chilsich-van's democratic nominee for the prest-fleet is at the Kinngyin forts on dengy, urged his hearers to help the Yangtze, and the limit of his bring the country' to her rightful front line is near Linho. place in the Councils of Humanity.

ZIYANT KEYSTONE VIEN VÁL, KOK, Y

Senator La Follette, in a Labour

It has been Yorkshire's all- Day speech, broadcast an arraign., round strength, their consistency ment of both the older. political rather than brilliancy and their parties in the United States. He always able to play with the same claims evils have grown-up under team, that has collectively been their administration, responsible for their continued success.

REDS IN CANTON.

SOVIET LEADER BOUND FOR SHANGHAI.

the leading American organ in the (From Dur Qion Correspondent.) Far East, contains the following tribute to the late Mr. A. G. Stephen:-

No one we are sure will read of the death of Mr. A. G. Stephen with anything but the keenest regret; and deep-sympathy for the family he leaves to mourn him. Forty years' service is n large part of any man's life; it is even more in the Far East and when a man has done so much, for his country, his bank and his community there' is all the more regret that he could not have enjoyed some years in contemplation of the work he has done. Of his service to

lasting memorial to his associn- Lion with Shanghai and to his management of the bank."

HOME CRICKET.

SOUTH AFRICANS AT WORCESTER.

(Reuter's Service.)

HORSE RACING.

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From Lauhe. Im Ying-hsiung has a big front to defend, for at half-a-dozen plaers Ch sich Man has large dispositions of troops.

Estimates put the number of men holding the Soochow Creek ut Henli al between 10,000 and $5,000, while very large boilies are stationed at Liyong and Things westward of Taihu Lake, ready for their passage directly into Chekinng.

Decisive Move Soon.

A dispatch from Reuter's special correspondent at. Siakwan, says that Marshal Chi Hsieh-

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destroyers have been ordered to Shanghai and a gun. boat to Amoy as a precaution.

While a telegrain from Paris shows that the French Naval Commander in Chinese waters has been warned to take what steps he considers necessary after consulta tion with the French diplomatic representative.

Nanking Armed Comp.

The special crespundent of the • N. ( Daily News," writing on Thursday last, stated:

Nanking de yan armed camp. [☀ Baliers are moving in from out-

ng cities and are being sent to the front at Quinsan. The troops of Generit Chen t'iao-yuan, who is in charge of bundit suppression in Kinngsu, Anhui, Shantung and Horan, arrived at Nanking to re- lieve the divisions which have been sent to the front, Tlisse troops are veterans of the guerilla warfare of northern Kiangsu,· General Bei Bao-shan's troops are said to have been stationed at Heuchówfu to relieve Chen Tino-yuan's brigades.

Kiangsu military men claim that not used as much as they have

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The above map shows the railway line between Shanghal and Nanking, which has been cut by troops under the banner of Marsha!! Lu, Yung-hsiang.

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advanca on one-third of the rolling stock of the yuae is ready to Shanghai. A decisive move is Shanghai-Nauking Railway! They five days are taking goods wagona, as they expected in four or London, September 1. General Chi firmly intends to re- come within their sphere of in- These they use to send At Worcester, the second day's gain Shanghai and unless Marshal fluence. CANTON, September 1. play in the match against the Ta Yung-hsiang peacefully con- troops. to Quinsan or along the These steel wagons are M. Borodin, the Soviet repre- South Africans, commenced ir dullades the territory, it is expected line. sentative alleged to be on a mission weather, on an easy wicket, and that Chi will advance from Quin excellent or the purpose, being in san, causing Eu to withdraw or effect armoured cars, considering to the Canton Government, left before a fair attendance. with his family for 'Hongkong. The visitors compiled 276 (Root repel the advance, thus opening the type of munitions used by both

Worcester the war and thereby confirming urmies,

The Naval Force. to-night, en route to Shanghal, wickets for 83). Chekiang Province and the North were dismissed for 161 (Meintjes Chi's statement that he will not

The Nanking fleet is on It is reported that two Russian

Marshal Chi commands 100,000 move. Only three vessels are now which can be increased stationed af Nanking, the remain- Soviet generals, three colonels and 3 wickets for 38, Carter. 3 for 44, fire the first shot. to aviators have arrived in Canton. Pegler 8 for 21.)

through an evident agreement der of the fleet being somewhere with Wa Pei-fu, giving Chi the between that city and Shanghai. prepondence. Chi considers the 1t is expected that the Foochow the fleet will join Admital-Tu's ships control of Sifanghai to be major point of a policy which in operations in the vicinity of There was about him a rich, FRENCH CRACK DEFEATED. would have been settled last year Shanghai... rare humour, a kindliness of spirit

but for a disagreement with Wu The conscription of coolies was Pei-fu. (Reuter's American Service.)

The excellence of the rather unfortunate and proved a the Hongkong and Shanghai for which there are many to bless

plans surprised the Narking pub- disturbing factor in the city. Bank enough will be found his memory to-day. Nor did the to show that he was a brilliant service he gave the bank preclude BELMONT PARK, L.I. September 1. lic, who were unaware of the con- was at first believed that these The coolies were being taken into the successor to those able men who him entirely from other interests.

Is the presence of the Prince of centrations for several days. went before him. And if Sir His own nationals welcomed him Wales and crowd of 50,000, the bulk of the troops moved to the army to he used to fill the ranks. and at Upon investigation, however, it Owen Cameron, Sir Thomas Jack-na president of the St. Andrew's first of the international horse races front in boats, secretly

Only the troop trains proved that the coolies were being son, and Sir Newton Stabb did, as Society, the Race Club found in was run here to-day. The result night

revealed their passage.

conscripted for transport purposes they undoubtedly did, much to him an enthusiastic supporter, and was

It is reported that Marshai Wa only and that some of them have Wise Counsellor.......... Y. establish this imposing British

will provide more men from already been returned from the Epinard..... bank on the foundations which it when he left us to go south, the Colony in Hongkong found him a

Anhui Several big aeroplanes front. Ladkin has to-day, it is to Mr. Stephen, willing servant as an unofficial

The explanation for a certain its late chief manager, that credit member of their Legislative Coun- The distance was 6 furlongs, reached Nanking from Nanyuan by

rail, on Saturday. Mediation fe amount of panic in Nanking lies in must be given for the manner in eil to which he brought a ripe Time 1 min. It 4/5 secs. which he has carried on their knowledge of affairs.

The track was as fast as light.proceeding but the Peking dele- the fact that it was believed that work.

It does not matter to what ning. Epinard was challenging gates have been coldly received General W Pei-fu was sending For his period of management, nationality we belong; we are all the winner as he passed the win

troons to assist Manhai Chi. The especially in Shanghai was not of capable of honouring a great manning post Only half a length

residents of Nanking were, fearful waye and to conditions in the South. General Chi told tho the easiest, at a time when war and Mr. Stephen deserves that divided the first two, with Ladkin

of new soldiers, unused to their

a head away third. had shaken the world to its depths.description.. Only those who had

correspondent that there was no And yet under his spirited leader-intimate knowledge of him can

The Shanghai Mercury," need for fears in Nanking from At the Volunteer Headquar

As B ship the Shanghat branch of this appreciate his untiring zeal, the| bank passed through the troublous thoroughness with which he carters yesterday afternoon New Kow, according to another cable, has this or any other source. times which afflicted the world and ried out a task to which he had foon Inland Lot No. 615 was put interviewed Dr. T. 8. K. Loh, matter of fast, Nanking appearod emerged

He declared definitely way, except for the passing through even more strongly put his hand. His inclinations did up for sale and quickly disposed Chief Secretary of General Ho to be the quietest city along the rail- of. The lot, situated near Chuk Feng-lin. established, and more than ever a not bring him into municipal ser- Un village, consisted of 4,800 that Chang Teo-lin would render the streets of brigade after brigade

of soldiers. credit to the country to which vice, but he was, nevertheless, a belonged. It would be idle to servant of the community. His square feet at an annual rental of every assistance to Cheliang.

$16. The upset price was $450 and dwell on his other activities in help was rarely denied when want was from this sum that the view of the immense worth of his ed and many an undertaking in bidding commenced between the life's work, were it not for the fact this settlement was a success dozen people present Bids of $50 that they showed the human side, because of the sympathy he bore were accepted and by these the of a man who deserves to rank it and in taking leave of a man price rose rather rapidly to 2600. amongst the builders of Empire. who served his country well, who At $780 the lot was knocked dow For amongst these last are not did his share in enhancing its to air. William Thom, understood only those who have extended the dignity may we express the hope to be acting on behalf of a client. territorial limits of the country that his memorial will ever be c but also those who by their lives found in the splendid building on and works have enhanced it the Bund which must indeed have prestige and honour. Such a man marked the realisation of his WAR A. G. Stephan. And as Ronald Macleay rightly sald

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