SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1929.
Sport Columns
HOME CRICKÉT
WINS FOR MIDDLESEX AND YORKSHIRE
SOUTH AFRICANS DRAW
London, Yesterday, .At Lord's Middlesex defeated. Warwick on the first innings.
Warwickshire-197.
· Middlesex-273 for 9 wickets. Glamorgan v. Yorkshire
At Cardif Yorkshire won an the first innings.
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Glamorgan-146. Leyland took five wickets for 44.
Yorkshire-147 for three wic-
kets.
Oxford v. Gloucester
At Oxford the University drew with Gloucestershire.
Gloucester-184 for five wickets,
declared.
Oxford-223 for six wickets. Leicester v. Somerset
At Leicester, Leicestershire teat Somersetshire by four wickets.
Somerset-3.05. and B Astill took eight wickets for 2.
Leicestershire-126 (Wellard, six wickets for 65) and 42 for six wickets. (White. four wickets for! nine).
Lancashire v. Kent
At Manchester Kent won on the first innings.
Lancashire-174 (Ashdown, five wickets for 52) and 92 for one wicket.
Kent-215.
Derbyshire v. S. Africans At Derby the match with the South Africans was drawn,
South Africans-166.
Derbyshire-208 for six wickets.
Cambridge v. Sussex At Cambridge the match with Sussex was drawn,
Cambridge University-327 for eight wickets, declared,
Sussex-266 for seven wickets.
Worcester v. Hampshire At Worcester. Hampshire had scored 35 for four wickets when rain, which has greatly interfer- ed with cricket all over the coun- try, made farther play impossible. Notts v. Essex
At Colchester, Essex was beaten by Notts, in friendly match, by five wicketė.
Essex batted first and compiled 154, Barratt taking four wickets for 20.
Notts replied with 211.
Essex, going in to bat again. scored 108, Staples taking three wickets for only four runs.
Notts knocked off the necessary runs with five wickets down, com- piling 52 for 5.
"AMERICA'S CUP”
PERSISTENCY OF SIR T. LIPTON
Seventy-eight years ago. the Schooner yacht "America" had sail-¦ ed across the ocean and being off Britain at the time of the race for i the Royal Yacht Squadron cup sail- ed off the Isle of Wight de- cided to compete. This was the original "America's Cup" race for the trophy won at that--race has since been named for the first winner.
The "America" won by so wide a margin that when the Queen of Britain. watching the race from a spectator yacht, was asked what yacht was next, she replied, "There is no second.** The cup won at this time still reposes in the New York Yacht Club.
The deed of gift provides strin- gent regulations regarding chal- lenges which shall give ten months' netice naming the days for the proposed races and the name of the owner of the challenging boat which must sail across the ocean to compete.
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Thirteen challenges have been made of which Sir Thomas Lipton has made the last four with his | series of "Shamrocks." In 1920 the challenge for which was given in /
1914, but postponed by the World
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LABOUR CABINET
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Sir Charles Trevelyan is the son of the noted historian, the late Sir George Trevelyan. He returns to
NAVAL DOCKYARD
MESSRS C. SPITTEY AND J.
BUTTENSHAW LEAVE
"FAREWELL PRESENTATIONS ·
famous old "Resolute," the Amerithe post he held in the earlier Lathe staff
Further departures of members of
can defender. Races had preceded this last one in 1870, 1871, 1876, 1881, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1893, 1895,
1899, 1901 and. 1903.
Now it seems probable that Sir Thomas will try his luck again in 1930, with a new challenger named
Sir Thomas Lipton
"Shamrock V." You certainly have to give the big tea man credit for trying mighty hard. Nothing would bring this ardent yachtsman more satisfartian than bringing the famous cup back to England, but il luck has dogged his attempts.
RACING
FAVOURITE WINS THE OAKS BY FIVE LENGTHS
London, Yesterday, The result of the Oaks, run at Epsom over one and a half miles, was as follows; —
Fenny-Come-Quick Golden Silence Sister Anne Thirteen ran. Won by five lengthi, with two lengths between second and third.
Betting was 11/10 the winner, 20/1 the second horse, and 7/2 the third Reuter,
DAVIS CUP
Bournemouth, Yesterday.
bour Government. He first entered Parliament as a Liberal and was before the war Parliamentary Secre- tary to the Board of Education. He
joined the Labour Party after the
war.
of the Naval Dockyard on Home appointments were made the de casion yesterday evening of another farewell gathering of the Recreation Club members.
ROUND THE CINEMAS
TUESDAY'S ATTRACTION AT
THE QUEEN'S
"RILEY, THE COP"
"Riley The Cop" is the, title of a new comedy which will be shown on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Queen's Theatre.
Farell Macdonald, in the starring a jolly New York He is sent to Munich
patrolman.
to bring back
a prisoner, Instead, he meets a fun-loving beer-garden girl and meets with startling ad- vertures
C. Spittey, Chief Constructor's Depart role, is cast as
The departing members are Mr. ment, and Mr. J. Buttenshaw, Naval Mr. Graham was Financial Secre.Store Officers' Department, Kowloon
Sub-Depot. tary to the Treasury in the last Labour Government He entered Parliament in 1918 and was made a Privy Councillor in 1924. He has taken a leading part in financial | legislation and has written exten- sively.on social, industrial and economic questions.
Mr. Alexander was Parliament Secretary to the Board of Trade in the earlier Labour Ministry. He is closely identified with the co- operate movement. He was an army officer during the war.
Mr. Adamson has been a Member of Parliament since 1910 and was a Trade Union leader. He held the same post in the first Labour Gov- erament.
Mr. Lansbury
first enter-
ed Parliament in 1910. He
Mr. Cavanagh, Hon Secretary of the Dockyard Recreation Club, .pre. side, supported by Mr. S. B. Tickner, Chief Constructor, R.C.N.C., and Mr. A. J. Ashby, Deputy Naval Store Omeer.
The Chairman's opening remarks were woll chosen, and Mr. Tickner paid a flattering tribute to the departing member of his Staff and incidentally referred to Mr. Spittey's good services and records of sporting triumphs in
the Colony. In presenting him with
handsome souvenirs on behalf of the members of the Club and friends in the Dockyard he wished hire all success in his new sphere of action. office for Mr. Buttenshaw, was equal-
Mr. Aaby, who performed a similar
eulogistic of the services rendered by their departing Club mate who had stuck to his post in spite of very indifferent health.”
Messrs. Spittey and Buttenshaw suit- ably responded,
In typical backyard "Philharmonic"
was prominently identified with style, a short but pleasant musical pro the
women's suffrage
move-gramme was controlled by Mr. George Longyear, and solos by Messrs. Canni- ford and Jacobsen were well rendered. A duet by Messrs. Ursell and Trrner, "The Twin Brothers," was warmly greeled.
ment and was formerly editor of the "Daily Herald" and is now editor of the "Labour Weekly." He has been prominently identified with the Independent Labour Party. It is expected that he will act "Assistant Minister for Employ- ment" to Mr. Thomas.
New Ministers
as
Among the new ministers, who are not members of Cabinet, is Mr. Roberts, who was Minister of Pensions in the first Labour Gov- He entered Parliament in ernment. 1918 and was Privy Councillor in 1924.
Mr. Jowitt has been Liberal Member of Parliament since 1922.. He is a prominent King's Counsel with one of he largest practices at the bar. His acceptance of a post in the Labour Administration is an interesting development,
The Ex-Ministers
Mr. Baldwin and othe ex-minis- ters proceeded to Windsor this evening to deliver up their seals of office to the King. His Majesty will hand them to the new Premier and his colleagues, to-morrow morn- ing. British Wireless Service.
Mr. Thomas's Views Mr. Thomas, dealing with unem- ployment, 'said to Reuter, that work at Home would be usefully and, he hoped, profitably his task. The development of the British Empire. with its immense potentialities, was also included in his list and
that
therefore no practical scheme in any
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Nancy Drexel and David Rollins, two popular young players also have important parts to play.
"RILEY THE COP."-FER- turing Farrell Macdonald and Louise Fazenda, at the Queen's on June 11-12.
Louise Fazenda, the famous comedienne, is at her best in many hilarious scenes with Macdonald the frothy backgrounds Munich and Paris.
in
of
some ex-
The picture contains cellent bits of photography taken on the continent.
Sam Ku West and his Paradise Harmony Trio will appear at all performances.
"MAN, WOMAN & SIN"
The Romance of a Cub Reporter
"Man, Woman and Sin," starring Jeanne Eagles and John Gilbert, will be finally screened to-day at the Queen's Theatre.
The Alm unfolds the work of the Press, both in and out of doors. The
EXTRADITION CASE newspaper is seen being printed, fold.
In the Davis Cup conlest Great part of the Empire would be ex~ | ALLEGATION IN REGARD TO A Eagles is the Society Editor, with Mare
Britain entered the European semi-final, beating South Africa in the third round by three matches to nil. There are two matches outstanding.-Reuter.
War. Charles Francis Adams, nove Senator Charles L. McNary, an ex- Secretary of the Navy, sailed the pert on farm relief plans.
cluded.
The New Attorney-General
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MacDermott as Managing Director. A romance
a one-sided nature, arises between the reporter and the Society Editor, after they have been to the Embassy Ball, which he "writes up" in the "Morning_World."
Others worthy of mention in the cast are Gladys Brockwoll and Aileen Man-
Mr. W. Jowitt, K.C., wrote to Mr.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Hin-shing MacDonald on June 5 that he had Lo opened the defence, before Mr. come to the conclusion that Radicals E. W. Hamilton, at the Central like himself must now turn to the Magistracy, in the case in which the Canton authorities are seeking the ex- Labour Party, which was the only tradition of a Chinese named Yip Tim ning effective instrument to carry out 20 charges of alleged robbery and kid- the reforms desired by the country napping in Tzekam district, Chinese "therefore I consent to enrol under territory, in March, 1926. your banner."
knew
The alleged fugitive stated that he nothing of the affair at Tzekam Mr. MacDonald replied: "I am In 1926. He came to Hong Kong in glad that you have now decided January, 1926, and lived with his three that it is a waste of time and not wives and three children at Cheung- aha-war before moving to Pak-heung just a withholding of service from village,
arrested in where he WAS
He public life for you to continue to connection with the present case. believe that the Party with which laid emphasis on an allegation that after his arrest, and before he was you have hitherto associated can taken to the Autao Police Station, his be revived so as to contribute photograph was taken at Uniong Mar- something that is really valuable ket, with handcuffs on
The case was adjourned until Tues- day afternoon.
to public life. It became a ques-
tion of choosing which of the two parties one has to serve."
Peerage For Mr. Webb? Mr. Sidney Webb, who retired at last election, will probably be given
a Peerage.--Reater.
Earlier News
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day: Colonial debates in the House of Mr. R. G. Shewan, Chairman, pro- ommons, is now mentioned in conposed that the Company be wound up nection with the Secretaryship for voluntarily. Mr. Li Tre-fong seconded the Dominions or for the Colonies. and this was carried.
New Recruit
It was officially announced this afternoon that Mr. W. A. Jowitt, K.C., who was elected for Preston as a Liberal, has joined the Labour Farty. Reuter.
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Mr. J. H. Seth and Mr. S. H. Ross were appointed liquidators,
Besides the Chairman there were pre- sent Mr. Li Tsc-fong and Mr. C. P. Mareol (members of the Consulting
Comdr. William R Munroe, the new Committee), Mr. A. A. Botelho (secre- tary), Messrs. I. W. Shewan, A. Keith, naval aide to President Hoover, whe H. Dreyer, J. Toppin and B. C. Randall. succeeds Capt. Wilson Brown.
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