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AUSTRALIANS
TRIUMPH OVER
MIDDLESEX
Enthoven's Hat Trick Unavailing.
GRIMMETT CAUSES COLLAPSE
London. To-day.
Don Bradman's hurricane 160 and H. J. Enthoven's hat trick pro- vided the features of the second' day's play at Lord's yesterday when the Australians beat Middle- sex by 10 wickets to record their fifth win in eight matches while in England.
second
Commencing their innings 87 runs in arrears. Middlesex collapsed before Clarence Grimmett, whe twice secured two wickets with suc- cessive balls in his & for 27.
Set the easy task of scoring 28 for victory the Australians hit off the neccessary runs without loss.
Bradman, who had scored 100 not out on Saturday, added 60 to his total in quick time. In all hej hit one six. a five, and 27 boun- daries.
Enthoven, former Cambridge University skipper, Recured
the coverted hat trick in the first over after lunch when he dismissed Ebeling, Grimmett. and Wall with successive de liveries.
There is no previous instance of a county player performing such a feat against a touring Australian eleven, though J. T. Hearne per formed the feat in the 1899 Test at Leeds. Bates (Melbourne) and Briggs (Sydney) have secured the hat trick for. England in Austra lia, while F. R. Spofforth and II. Trumble (2) achieved the distinc- tion on their own ground at Mel- bourne.
Governor Full-Fledged Pilot
Upright as a sapling despite his 69 years, Governor Gifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania (right), receives his pilot's licence from Major Victor Dallin, commander of the 103rd. Acra Squadron of the Pennsylvania National Guard, at Harrisburg, Pa. Gov. Pinchot is the only State executive in the United States to hold such licence.
NIL DESPERANDUM
New Urge On Eve Of
Arms Conference,
BUREAU'S BRIEF MEETING
London, To-day.
Enthoven went up to Cambridge The future of the Disarma
the fast bowler who secured lbw of the Conference was brief. The
Scores ДЕ cabled by Reuter tween the principal European
were:
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- THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1934.
To-day's Short Story.
THE SLEEPING
PARTNER
JIM
By Rolf Bennett.
TIM HOYLE paused irresolute-might leave it and crawl into the ly and looked from the sea to little fo'e'sle, light his pipe, and take a small hillock just above high-a look at the chart. In a couple of water, mark-or rather, to the days-or less if the wind held-he dend man who lay upon it and ought to make Nukahiva in the back to the sea again. Should Marquesas, where he could get pas- he drag the body down to the sage on some copra boat or trading water's edge and heave it into schooner for Tahiti.
the sea, where the sharks would! His reflections were interrupted: dispose of it in a few moments, or by a sudden lurch and the sound of should he let it remain where it water splashing in the cockpit. was?
It did not really matter Hastily crawling out, he discovered. very much one way or the other, that the wind had freshened still for the ants would dispose of it, more, and that the sea was getting) all but the bones, very nearly as up. He took another reef In the quickly as the sharks. He even-mainsail, baled out most of the tually decided to leave it to the water from the cockpit, and then, ants to feast on, and thus save straightening his weary back, himself the troublesome and un-glanced uneasily at the lowering sky. pleasant task of dragging his He wondered, Incidentally, what late partner the fifty yards or so time it was, and cursed himself for across the beach.
not having taken Corby's wrist- Having satisfactorily settled this watch. A showy, woman's trinket, matter, Jim Koyle walked along the he had often chaffed Corby for wear shore for about a quarter of a mile ing it. But the thing kept good time till he reached a small lagoon where and would have been useful. Yes lay a half-decked boat moored to he was a fool not to have taken the| esme palms near the water's edge. trinket, much as he despised it. He unfastened the mooring rope, The day waned into a brief twi- climbed into the boat and pushed off, light, and the sea had become an using an oar as pole till he was out ugly blue-grey with short, choppy of the shallows. Then he hoisted waves whose crests foamed as they fore and mainsail, and the boat pass-raced by. Hoyle, though not an ex- Jed slowly out of the lagoon into the
sun-washed scr beyond.
his As he looked back over shoulder at the island he had left,
FRENCH CRUISER Jim Hoyle saw the little hillock and
ARRIVES Rear-Admiral Richard Makes His Calls.
Powers during rocent montha, CX- which the Primanguet replled with
to
Middlesex: 258 (Hendren 115, R. W. Vpressed a hope that the Bureau Robina 65. C. V. Grimmelt 3 for would unanimously recommend
13 guns in honour of the Com-1 60).
modore. the General Commission that the 114 (C. V. Grimmelt 5 for 27).
Rear-Admiral Richard called on Australians: 345 (W, M. Woodfull , Kravity of the situation commando,
that which lay upon it—a mere dark| patch that might have been thing, but which he knew to be the
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DOG-OWNERS
RESIDENT
OUT OF COLONY
IN ONE CASE| "Not Etymology Class" Says Magistrate.
SUMMONED
SUCCESSFUL DEFENCE
Policeman Who Did Not Wait For Orders.
MUZZLED DOG LED IN BY CONSTABLE
Mr. P. N. Sequeira, of No, 12, Granville Road, Kowloon, suc
The
At 10.50 a.m. the Indian constable
He
for a MUST CONSIDER HE ALLOWED corpse of his one-time friend and perienced sailor, knew this partner. An evil grin came into sign of bad weather, and cursed.
DOG TO BE ASTRAY Hoyle's face as he reflected that the Why, after weeks of unbroken calm pearls-the pearls for which they and brolling sunshine, should the Remarking that it was a Court of cessfully defended a summons had worked and sweated and daily weather break now, just when he Law and not a class in Etymology, hefore Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones at BORDERERS AND EAST LANCS risked their lives were now his; all wanted it to remain fine? He swore Mr. E. I. Wynne Jones, at the Kow the Kowloon Magistracy this PROVIDE GUARDS OF HONOUR of them. He had always hated the again, and sought comfort by feel-loon Magistracy this morning, im- morning for allowing his dog to from Harrow, and led the Light|ment Conference will be deter-
iden of sharing them, of relinquishing in his pocket where the little posed a fine of $8 on Mr. A. G. go astray without a muzzle in Blues to victory in the 1926 Var mined at the meeting of the
The flagship of the Frenching half, and now he would be spared canvas bag with the pearls lay.
Cooke, of the Harbour Office, on a Granville Road on May 9. sity match. He is one of four General Commission of the Con-
Corby was
of Night, with masses ragged summons for allowing his dog astray An Indian constable said that he players who have scored two cenference, which opens at Geneva Fleet in the Far East, the crui-that painful necessity.
black clouds scurrying across the without a muzzle in Norfolk Road, saw the dog at abour 10.30 a.m. in turies for their University In the to-day.
ser Primanguet, flying the flag dead-good luck to him.
Granville Road without a muzzle annual Lord's encounter. Brown, Yesterday's meeting of the Bureau of Rear-Admiral Richard, C.-in- The breeze was freshenin" and the sky as though hastening breathless Kowloon Tong, on May 9.
C., arrived here at 9 o'clock this island fast, slipping away astern asly towards some sombre destination.
Pleading not guilty, Mr. Cooke and informed the defendant. the safla bellied and the boat gather-Hoyle, huddled up in the cockpit, said that he did not allow it astray Mr. Sequeira, 'in evidence, said decisions against Woodfull and Chairman, Mr. Arthur Henderson, morning.
watched them uncasily, and tried to because he was not in the Colony at that the dog ran out of the house She saluted with 21 guns, at 9ed speed. Ponsford before they had scoredj after reading a short statement sum-
Hoyle took a reef in the mainsail, keep awake. But despite the violent that time. In a point of etymology when his wife opened the door on on Saturday, concluded, the innings marising the contents of the comam and Fort Blackhead returned
then lashed the tiller no that he pitching of the boat and the shriek he was not guilty as he "could not a visit by Miss B. Sequeira. with 4 for 99.
munications that have passed be-the salute with 21 guns.
of the wind through the rigging, he have allowed it astray because he dog had its muzzle on at the time. H.M.S. Tamar saluted the French
BIG DECLINE IN BRITAIN'S
In his wasn't here," he added.. Rear-Admiral with 13 guns, toi
dropped into fitful dozes. WORKLESS
broken dreams he again enacted the The Magistrate handed Mr. Cooke knocked at the door and said that events of that morning. His skil the section of the Ordinance dealing the dog was unmuzzled and asked fully provoked quarrel with Corby with the summons and pointed out for his name and address. The numbers of unemployed per leading, as he had intended it should, that," the owner of any dog shall be pointed out that the dog had its of Employ- to Corby striking him. 'They had deemed to have allowed etc., and muzzle, but the constable insisted W. H. Ponsford 1. D. G. Bradman more than ever, unflagging deter-Commodore Frank Elliott, O.B.E., sons on the registers 160, A. F. Kippax 5G, H. Jmination to pursue efforts towards the Commodore making his returnment Exchanges in Britain at May fought: Corby excitedly, and even shall be considered to have allowed on his name.
14, were 1,658,677 wholly unem- then puzzled as to the cause of it it astray." 50, Smith 4 for securing a convention in accordance call shortly after.
Official calls were made on His ployed, 341,028 temporarily stop-all, Hoyle coolly, deliberately follow- Mr. Cooke observed that it was Witness said that he asked the with the mandate given to the Con- 29 for no wieket,
Excellency the Governor, Sir Wil-ped, and 90.676 normally in casual ing a definite, pre-arranged plan.very unfair.
constable to wait a moment while The Australians have beaten ference.
Jam Peel, K.C.M.G., K.B.E., and employment, making a total of At last, goaded to fury, Carby had
Mr. Wynne-Jones added that when he telephoned the Tsimshatsul Po- Worcester, Cambridge University, WORK NOT FINISHED
reached for the knife in his belt, but a license was taken out for a dog lice Station, and asked for a Елпех. Oxford University,
M. Barthou, the French Foreign the G.O.C., Major General O, C. 2,090,381.
Hoyle, who had foreseen and planned the owner made himself responsible, European police officer to call at Middlesex, and have drawn with Minister, was the only other speaker. Borrett, C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O.
everything, had his knife handier and if he went away, the responsi- the house. He was told by the Leicester, the M.C.C. and Hamp-He supported Mr. Henderson and
still. And that was how he came to bility atill remained, because the Station that If his dog was pro- shire in the course of their eight urged that however difficult the de-
leave Corby, his ex-comrade, crum-owner had taken steps to acquire the perly muzzled to take no notice of matches to date. They will evelopments had been the Conference
pled up on the little hillock facing the should not consider its work finish
the matter, but, on returning to in- dog. against Surrey at engaged
"You must consider that you did form the Indian constable, he Oval to-morrow' und on June
6/ed.
Awakened by a more violent lurch allow it to be astray." said the found that the lather had gone. The speeches at to-day's meeting they will encounter England in the
than usual, Hoyte looked out and
This evidence was corroborated saw that the mainsail boom WILS
by Mrs. Sequeira, who also stated swinging wildly to and fro, while the
that the dog had been muzzled. foresail flapped and cracked as the
In dismissing the summons, the wind caught it first on one side, then
Magistrate said that having taken on the other. It dawned upon him) (Continued from page 1.)
steps to telephone to the Police The Government's Betting Bill, then that the wind had veered round
Mr. W. Buchner, of 55 Cumberland Station, the police should have act- mand of Lt. L. H. B. Lethbridge and 2nd. Lt. F. W. T. Flint, carry- Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's pet mes while he slept, and that the boat was Road, Kowloon Tong, was fined $ed immediately, instead of wait-
in danger of being swamped. He by Mr. E. 1. Wynne-Jones at the ing. ing the Regimental Colours. aure, is thought to be doomed.
It will not surprise political ob hastily unlashed the helm, swung the Kowloon Magistracy this morning the After paying his call on G. O. C., Rear-Admiral Richard servers if the measure is abandoned boom over, and manoeuvred till the for allowing his dog astray without Scientists from all parts of the visited His Excellency the Gover-altogether, with the exception of sails caught the wind again. After a muzzle in Rutland Quadrant, on
Enthoven 4 for
99).
and
This was 57,814 less than the number on the registers at GUARD OF HONOUR
April 23, 1934, and 492,498 Rear-Admiral Richard landed at
less than the year before. Queen's Pier at 10.30 a.m., and was
The latest Lotul comprised conveyed by to Flag-staff 3,706,797 men, 52,569 boys, 289,664 the sea. House, where he was met by a guard of
honour comprising 60 women, and 41,360 giris.-British
Wireless Service. first Test match at Trent Bridge, will be broadcast.--British Wireless men of the South Wales Borderers. Larwood's home ground.
Hobbs Scores Century
At Old Trafford.
London, To-day. Brilliant batting by Don Bradman, who scored 160 runs in 125 minutes, was the feature of the cricket match
at Lord's where Australia beat Mid-
Service.
car
under the command of Capt. J. L Jordan and 2nd. Lt. R. C. H.
SCIENCE CONGRESS Miera, carrying the Regimental Co-
OPENS J International Meeing
lours, and 50 men of the East Lan- cashire Regiment, under the com-
In London.
London, To-day.
dlesex by ten wickets yesterday. world will visit London at the nor.
In the match against Lancashire end of July for the International His Excellency the Governor and at Manchester, the veteran Surrey Congress of Anthropological and the G. O. C. returned the calls af balsman, Jack Hobbs, made the Ethuological sciences.
11.10 a.m. and 11.20 a.m; respec-
198th century of his career.--Bri- This will be the first meeting of{tively. tish Wireless Service.
the Congress, which was formed last Rear-Admiral Richard will lunch year to promote the study, in all de- with His Excellozcy the Governor at McLARNIN LOSES WORLD TITLE|partments, of research which contri-Mountain Lodge to-morrow.
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bute to the scientific study of man
|in their application to races, peoples,'
McLarnin han, since his bantam- and modes of life.
weight days, always had the ad-
BUSY SESSION. FOR BRITISH PARLIAMENT
Magistrate,
Another Kowloon Resident Fined,
1. The clause prohibiting the opening of tote clubs, and
little while his eyes closed once April 80.
2. The clauses allowing the tote
Telephoned Station.
MR. LOSEBY WINS HIS CASE.
For Car-Driver.
more, and he dreamed uneasily. In! Mr. Buchner said that the dog ran one of these dreams he fancled him-out into the road as the gate was "Appropriate" License on dog tracks and limiting the self to be knealing by the side of his opened to allow the car to pass out. dead partner and, while so doing, he It was not more than a few minutes number of dog-racing meetings a
saw the corpse reach out a hand-in the road. year.
the hand with the wrist-watch-dive into his pocket, and clutch the bag: of pearls.
Conservatives are in revolt against the Bill all over the country.
Subsequent sessions of Congress Victim of "Despicable
vantage in weight 'in his matches, are to be held at intervals of four Buch boxers as the late Pancho years.
Villa, Buddy Taylor, Joe Glick, Ray HR.H. the Duke of York will Miller, Sammy Mandell, Al Singer, welcome members of Congress to Billy Petrolle and Sammy Fuller London at the inaugural session on all conceding several pounds, to him July 30.-British. Wireless Service, in their bounta,
THEIR BEST WEIGHTS Recent performances by Ross in California proved that he was not
at his best when scaling more than!
130 lbs., while. It was considered
NEPAL MISSION IN LONDON
Character'
A sudden jolt which nearly flung him off the seat awakened Hoyle, and for a moment he gazed about him uncomprehendingly, his face bedew
ed with the cold sweat of terror.
Attempts Suicide, but Is Saved Then he realised that dawa was
STORMY PETREL OF CHINA COAST.
"Undesirable" Russian
Gaoled.
Appearing on remand, the sum mons against Yu Wai for driving ! motor vehicle without an appro-
priate license was withdrawn before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Central Magistracy this morning.
It will be recalled that there was Jan argument over the word “appro- priate", between the court and Mr. breaking, and that the boat had run
F. H. Loseby, representing the de- the following|sground on some sandy beach, He Sentence of six weeks' hard labour fendant when the case came up last According to a report in a local Magistracy with
hastily scrambled ashore and stood was imposed on a Russian, Joseph week. Mr. Hamilton, in discharging Chinese
paper yesterday, Miss statement: Cheng Yuk-yip, whose action, "In this case I am unable to find peering through the dawn twilight. Siwak, by Mr. E. I. Wynne Jones at the case this morning, said that un- against a young Chinese having that the defendant did not contem- Evidently he was on some island, for the Kowloon Magistracy, this morn-less every particular car has a par violated the Ordinance for the Pro-plate a correct form of marriage beyond the shore he could see aing on a charge of stealing $90 Infticular license he would have diffi- tection of Women and Girls aroused with the complainant, that is cor- fringe of ghostly palms swaying in notes from Chan See, proprietress culty in construing the meaning of (Continued from Paga 1.)
As it grew lighter he of a bicycle shop in Shanghaj Street; the word "appropriate."! much Interest in the police court re-rect, under prevailing Chinese cus-the wind. For a fortnight the members of contly, attempted to commit sufelda toms. I therefore find myself set off to explore his surroundings, on Sunday, The defendant was re- that McLarnin was at his best the mission will be the guests of yesterday by swallowing opium. unable to convict. I must, however, Birting the beach, he pushed manded yesterday, for further en- when wolghing 145 lbs., a fraction His Majesty's. Government, and Her life was saved due to the point out that he is only clear upon through a belt of palms and croopers, quires. less then he weighed in at when when the official visit ends the quick action of her family the criminal count. I express no and reaching the other side, stopped Sub-Inspector Kennedy who proAppearing before Mr B I. he won the championship, last special envoy will present" letters The charge against Chan Bio-tin, opinion as to what further action abruptly. For, on a little hillock in secuted, said that he thought defen- Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magie-
front of him, lay a man's body, dant a very undesirable person and tracy this morning on a charge of. of credence on his appointment as the young man in queation, of have might take place,, Ross will now defend his new first Nepalese Minister to London. ing carnal knowledge, by false pre- "I consider the defendant a youth Corby's body, just as he had left it of the type not wanted in Hong stealing a bicycle in Tai Nam Biroet title againat Bep Van Klaveren, General Bahadur has brought tenses, namely representations of of despicable character who Las dis- apparently. There was no question Kong Enquiries revealed that the yesterday, Wu Sang, described as an the Dutch contender, and his some rare gifts from Nepal for marriage as a kit fat wife, with Missgraced himself and his family. I now as to what had happened, the defendant and his family had unemployed Chineses from the Fede lightweight title against Frankie, presentation to the King on the Chenk, was brought to a close last am extremely sorry for the girl, but change of wind and brought him "moved up and down the China rated Malay States, was remanded coast for the past ten years croat for 24 hours for further enquiries. Klick, the San Francisco flash. occasion of his birthday on Sun Saturday, when Mr. E. W. Hamil I cannot feel she was entirely back to the inland
ing a good deal of trouble."
laa to his character. Klick fought a draw with Ross in day--British Wireless Service, ton discharged Chan at the Central blareless in the matter." a recent 10-round non-title bout.
year,
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