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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1929.

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Saturday's Results in Leagues

ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH

"Pompey

Give Leicester a Surprise

From Our Own Correspondent.]

London, Saturday, The following are the resulta of the English League and the Scottish League (First Division) matches to-day;-

ENGLISH LEAGUE

Division 1

Birmingham 2 Arsenal

Blackburn

Manchester U. 3 Derby

MR. LAL SINGH

Welcomed By Local.

Indian Cricketers

THE

TEST CRICKET

CONFIDENCE IN 'YOUNGER GENERATION

AN EXPERT'S VIEWS

CHINA MAIL,

one first-rate performance was their THE LORD MAYOR'S

victory over Middlesex.

But that Birmingham match was An eye-opener. The outstanding fact was; account for it how you will, that they had first innings ad- vantage from a team whose consti- tuenta were,

far 28 air- cumstances allowed, the men who had a few months earlier beaten the Australians in Australia.

BD

In The Balance

At the end of that splendid match at Scarborough between the South Africans and Mr. C. I Thornton's XI, the band played Auld Lang Syne, that being the nearest they could get on the spur

At Lord's England would have A reception was given in honour of the moment to Will Ye No' Come on in the three days if they had of Mr. Lal Singh, one of the Back Again. Trombone and drum

taken their, chances. As it was, Malayan cricketers, by the Sindhi were saying publicly what Lord they had an overwhelming advant Merchants Cricket team, at their Hawke had said more or less age on paper when bad light stop club room in China Building yes-privately after his luncheon party,

ped play. But it is noteworthy that terday. Mesora.. A. S. A. Jansen writea Mr. H. D. C. Loveson-Gower, the breakdown in their batting did and Evan Wong were also among chairman of the Selection Commit-not occur until they had assured the guests.

tee for the past series of Tests.

No jollier party, of cricketers Mr. Malwani, in welcoming the guest of honour, said that it was

than H. G. Deane and his school a great pleasure to them to have boys has ever toured this country. a compatriot in their midst. Mr. do not believe that there had Lal Singh had already justified his been the beginning of a complaint inclusion in the Malayan team, and ed. Deane does not know the mean on any ground that they have visit he was only echoing the sentimentsing of the word, and his attitude of those present when he hoped that of mind affects his opponents as Mr. Lal Singh would also win dis-well as the members of the team tinction in Malaya's match against he commands. Hong Kong.

Mr. Lal Singh sultably replied, thanking Mr. Melwant for his kind

wishes. He sold that it was a great honour to him to attend the func- otlan, and he would long treasure

pleasant

A Captain Indeed

themselves of a draw.

There

BANQUET

PREMIER ON THE "DREADED FROWN OF THE LEAGUE”.

RUSSIA AND WORLD PEACE

London, Later. There were two distinctive fea- tures of the ord Mayor's banquet at the Guildhall.

The first was the fact that most

of the speakers had not attended the banquet before. The second

was that most of the Cabinet Min-

jaters were wearing simple evening

dress instead of leave dress. Mr. At Leeds England won.

Ramsay MacDonali, who given a great ovation, reviewed the Gov- was a horrid moment when it was more than a shade of odds Southernment's efforts to effect an in- Africa would make themselves one ternational understanding. He pald Up with two to play. The result at tribute to Dr. Stresemann and M.

and at the Oval there never was Manchester was more in accord Briand and also to the League of

more than a remote prospect of a armas." with anticipations, formed in May, Natlona, whose "frown would soon be more dreaded than a nation's

finish.

WEDDING GIFTS

WITH

AN APPEAL

BUY

ENGLISH SILVERWARE

SETS OF FINGER BOWLS

UNEXCELLED IN

SARDINE DISHES

PERFECTION OF FINISH AND EVERLASTING QUALITY.

Im-

He said that he wanted to get Quite a number of people thought, Russia to help to bring Europe Into that for the Oval match the Selec-a unity of peace and declared that tion Committee might have rested India was perhaps the most

As I look back over the events some of the old stagers and expert-portant issue before the Empire. of the past three months the thingmented with young ones of promlec. The purpose of the Viceroy's racont that sticks out in my mind is I shall not be violating the "official announcement was in no wise to Deane's captaincy. Of course, he secrets act" if I say that the Selec-alter the existing policy but to re- was lucky in his opportunity. His tion Committee had several good vive a spirit of mutual understand-

reasons for putting into the field ing. what was, in their opinion, the strongest team available at the moment.

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3

8 Burnley

Grimsby

2 Manchester C.

Huddersfield

1 Aston Villa

1

Leicester

0 Portsmouth

5

Liverpool

3 Bolton

0

2

Middlesbro' 3 Sunderland

Newcastle

I Wednesday

3 the memory of

that

Sheffield U.

3 Leeds

2 gathering.

West Ham

3 Everton

1

Division II

Barnsley

2 Notts County

2

Blackpool

4 Reading

2

Bradford

3 Bristol C.

Bury

2 Charlton

2

Chelsea

3 Hull

D

Millwall

2. Bradford C.

2

1

in foreing a draw with the R.A.S.C. an

0

the latter's ground nt Sookumpony camouflage. on Saturday,

Notts Forest 2 Stoke

Oldham

6 Wolves

Southampton

2 Swansen

1 Cardiff

Tottenham

West Brom. 2 Preston N. E.

Division III. (South)

Brentford 2 Gillingham

Brighten

Bristol R

Clapton 0.

Coventry Merthyr Newport

. Plymouth

Swindon

CRICKET

men believe in him.

I daresay, they were sometimes puzzled, as I confess that I. sitting in the pavillion, was puzzled, by his tactics out in the middle.

That they acted on the principle R.A.S.C. v, LANE, CRAWFORD'S adopted by the King's son in Stevenson's fable, who said. "My father knows what he is doing and when the teeth are shut the tongue is at home."

After an evenly contested game, Messrs, Lane, Crawford's X1 succeeded

Hia tactics may have been part

Something had to

be done to conceal the weakness of

1 The R.A.S.C. batted first and the his bowling.

But there was no

2 first wicket fell with an easy catch camouflage about his readiness to

0 brought off by F. E. Skinner. After

this the batsmen settled down and sub-sacrifice his own play to the in-

stantial scores

were put up,L/Cpl. terests of his side.

1 Lyons retiring with 50 runs to his

credit.

1 Exeter

I

2 Northampton

3

2 Crystal Pal.

1

3 Norwich

0 Bournemouth

4 Queen's P. R.

Division III (North)

0 Darlington

6 Chesterfield

I

Great Move

"Strongest Ever" One of my colleagues is a classical scholar. He said that, according to the Latin grammar, experiments are properly made in a vile or cheap body.

To have held the South Africans cap would have been to disregard the aignificance of established facts. It would also have been an

incapable of retaliating in kind. act of grave discourtesy to guests

Mr. MacDonald explained that he visited President Hoover because he belleved in personal contact. The in London, at which he ventured to result would be a Naval Conference say the question of freedom of the seas would not be raised. He hoped most sincerely that a Dominions Economic Conference could be held, as Mr. Mackenzie King wlahed, in

Ottawa.Reuter.

Finally, it was no certainty that KIDNAPPING GANG the information provided by our ex- periment would be trustworthy ur the England teame next summer. valuable to those who will select

our younger

I shall cite only one instance to Thu R.A.S.C. finally declared with 157 runs for six wickets. Lane, Craw. Prove my point. In the Oval Test Their chief trouble may be not to forda XI also made a good stand match the start

of the South decide which of against very hard and fast bowling, African innings presaged disaster.players should be chosen, but to Skinner and Ogley placed several balis 5 over the boundary in succession. The 1failing light compelled them to declare 1 with 60 runs for four wickets. The

1

2 scores were:-

0

Royal Army Service Corps

Maj. Langmaid, stp. Davis, b

Jordain

1. Marshall, e Skinner, b Gregory

L/Cpl. Lyons, retired

6 Luton

$ Southend

Torquay Watford

5 Walsall

( Fulham

Barrow

Carlisle

Crewe

Nelson

Mucdonald,

Port Vale

5 Accrington

b Burson

..

Southport

4 Tranmere

4

Pt. Andrews, b Gregory

Pte Fry, not sut

Stockport

4 Rochdale

2

Extras

Wigan

3 Doncaster

2

Wrexham York

3 Hartlepools

5

3 Rotherham

0

4 Halifax

Û Lincoln

New Brighton 1 South Shields

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

Cpt. Croweroft, run out

0 Cpl. Fenal, not out

1 W. O. L.

c Skinner,

Total (for 6 wkts, dec,).. L/Cpl Simpson, Pte. Mackay,

Bolshaw did not bat

Skinner

Aberdeen

2 Cowdenbeath

Gregory

2 Kilmarnock

2 Ogley

3 Hearts

1 Jordain

2 Queen's Park

Hillier

1

Burson

3 Partick T

2

3 St. Johnstone

1

2 Dundee

2 Celtic

BOWLING ANALYSIS

13 4

When the third wicket fell a few minutes befeie lunch time Deane altered his order, and went in him sulf to protect a comparatively in- experienced cricketer from the risk of losing his wicket.

satisfy themselves on the question which, if any, of the veterans no longer chooses himself.

Russian Arrested in Tientsin

that next year we shall, if things York who

I shall conclude by suggesting

Tientsin, Saturday. There is at present no further news of Mr. Aaron Brenner, partner in the fur firm of Brenner Brothers, of Tientsin and Now was the victim of a I do not suppose that any in-any that has evor represented Eng-night.

go right, have as strong a team as daring kidnapping on Thursday cident of the past season has given land. I am not sure that I am act- deeper or more widespread satis. Fofaction than Deane's subsequent 24 personal triumph.

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19

He made 93 himself, and I shall hold the opinion that Taylor, who 10 passed the 100, will allow that 5 while he was digging himself in 10 he owed a lot to the inspiration 10 that came down the pitch from the

other end. 157

Pte.

Deane came over with an excep- tionally young side which needed making. Of course the natural capacity was there. And, of course,

0. M. R. W. his youths have done their bit in 32D the development of it. He goes back knowing that he has given

15 2 53

0 them all the assistance to self-

education which can come

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3

4

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1

3

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from

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wise, tactful, masterful leadership. The Fielding Fillip

0

Airdrie.

Ayr

Clyde

Dundee U. Hibernians Morton Motherwell Rangers St. Mirren

5 Hamilton

2 Falkirk

Mesars. Lane, Crawford's

1 R. R. Davis, b Simpson

IB. S. Rogers, b Fry

2 F. E. Skinner, b Andrews

GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

1

them

Ing wisely by putting it up to the rage are not yet established, but The exact details of the out- constituents of it to justify my the first intimation came in the opinion. . It

shape of a letter handed in at the nervous.

Kiessling Cafe, stating that Mr. Brenner had been kidnapped. the letter stated

Written in the victim's hand. that the gang demanded $500,000, and outlined the arrangements for payment, and release.

make году

However, between now and next June there will be plenty of pessi- mists to try Infect them with the inferiority complex and so any harm I may have done.

undo

FRAU ZOUBKOFF

Ex-Kaiser's Sister in Very Serious Condition

Bonn, Germany, Yesterday, The condition of Frau Zoubkoff (the ex-Kaiser's sister) this morn- Nobody The

To make his reward complete Iting was "very serious."

is permitted to see her. enly needs that the South African 34 Cricket Association should make whereabouts of her husband are him chief selector of the team unknown. It is believed he is a

waiter in Luxemburg-Reuter. which they are due to send, to 16 Australia in 1931.

18

D. W. Gregory, h Andrews

5

D. M. Goodall, not out

W. C. Ogley, not "out

Extras

Total (for 4 wkta.)

5

80

W. S. Hillier, S. J. Jordain, Burson, of the Cham-Ramsay did not bat.

The first round pionship of the Kowloon Golf. Club wus played off yesterday with the following results:

F. E. Remedios beat W. Groves

6 and 6.

J. H. Austin beat J. Mackintosh

4 and 3.

BOWLING ANALYSIS

0. M. R. w.

Ptc. Fry

В

18

Pte. Andrews

L/Cpl. Simpson

7

1 17

Б

1 18

Cpl. Fennell

2 0 2

*

If by that time they can discover

two really good opening bowlers, or even one, the Australians will have

to sit up and take notice, for McMillan is fairly on the way to push himself into the Faulkner- Freeman class of slow bowlers, and

1 fielding such as the South Africans 1 have shown us adds 38 per cent.

2 worth of ordinary up-and-down ◊ bowling.

Cameron would, I take it, be first

J. D. Thomson and A. A. Dand KOWLOON 2nd XI v. POLICE R.C. choice to-day as the wicket-keeper

2 up.

A. A. Lopes beat F. E. Skinner! 8 and 6.

The Kowloon C.C. 2nd XI entertain ed and defeated the Police Recreation

J. McKelvic bent H. G. Howard Club at Kowloon on Saturday,

5 and 3.

The

in a world's eleven,

Prophesying about the future of young batsmen is a risky business. But I think it is safe to suggest that Owen-Smith Christie and Mit- Kowloon C.C. batted first and after chell are destined between them to E. D. da Roza beat H. Overy 4 good exhibition of batsmanship by and 2

sevoral of the team, declared with 151 provide South Africa with at least two match winners, men who not only get lots of runs themselves but

A. W. da Roza beat A. Eastman runs for six wickets down.

4 and 8.

D. C. Wilson beat W. Borrow man 8 and 6.

The Police started badly and could

and folding of their opponents. not settle down to the fast bowling make run-getting easy for those

The who come in after them. light towards the end of the game was

During the early part of their

The second round of the Cham- bad, and this probably accounted for tour the South Africans did rather pionship will be played on Novem- the easy despatch of the batsmen. badly. When they went to Birming- ber 24.

They were dismissed for 81 runs. ham for the first Test match their

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sian woman recently seen in the SETTLEMENTS BANK company of Mr. Brenner, and it

ia suspected that the perpetrators Headquarters To Be In

are a large gang of well-dressed Russians recently operating in Russia and Harbin,

Switzerland

Baden-Baden, Saturday. Reports yesterday indicated that the ransom had been reduced to

After five weeks' deliberations, the $800,000, and even

the name of organising committee of the

Inter the person the money may be en- tically agreed upon all points.

national Settlements Bank have prac- trusted to is mentioned.

A de Ameri-cision that its headquarters should be сап Consular officials are

Coin Switzerland was reached, in the ab operating with the police of both sence of the Belgian delegates, who the Concession and special areas in an attempt to trace Mr. Brenner. The whereabouts of Lo Chen, Jardine's compradore, who was re-established at Basle, because there are cently abducted by three kidnap excellent railway, telegraph and telc

phone communications.--Router. pers, remains obscure.-Router.

CLEVER KIDDIES

Miss O'Keefe's Dances Applauded

Chocolates for the kiddies and flowers for the more grown-up pupils of Miss Daisy O'Keefe were passed up in profusion at the Theatre Royal on Saturday night, at the conclusion of the second dia- play of dancing arranged by Miss O'Keefe. Vety favourable comment was evoked as was the case at the first performance and high tribute was paid bath to teacher and pupils: to slagle out the name of any one for special merit-among so many who were so good-would, perhaps, be unfair.

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Later.

The International Bank will be

THE DISCOVERY Safe Arrival at Posses sion Island

Canberra, Yesterday. Sir Douglas Mawson has sent message to the Premier, Mr. Scullin, that the Discovery arrived at Posses sion Island on November 7..

The

JAPAN'S FISCAL YEAR

Tokyo, Saturday. Cabinet has approved the catimates for the coming fiscal year. They amount to 1,608 million yen, which is a 164 million decrcase from

the current year,

Details include, Navy 268 million. Army 212 million. This is the first time since 1806 that no loan is con- templated.-Eexter.

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FRENCH CABINET

Ten Hour Debate On Foreign Policy

Paria, Saturday.

The Chamber by 327 votes to 256, has expressed its confidence in the Government, after a ten-hour debate on the foreign policy, in the course of which the Premier; M. Tardieu, de- clared that if evacuation of the third zono were to be accomplished eight months the Young Plan must be rati- fied and realised by the commerciallas- tion of the debt, creation of an Inter- national Bank, and the issue of the first bonds.

He said that June 80 had been maan- tioned of The Hague as the date of completion of the evacuation, but Dr. Stresemann's death and the French Ministerial eriaia were not foreseen. It is now evident that the period re- ferred to has not begun to run- Router.

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS

Conference Convened in China

Sinyang, Manchuria,

Saturday.

A conference has been conven- ed to discuss steps for dealing with Russian affairs.

The Chairman will be Mr. Chan Lung-kwong, head of the Asiatic Department of the Foreign Office. -Reuter.

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