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Wright's Hat Trick Protest Filed Over RUSSIANS ASKED TO

Seven

Wickets For 54 Runs

London, Aug. 11.

There were notable happenings with both ball and

bat in the County cricket programme today. Douglas Wright. England and Kent leg break bowler, accomplished the hat trick against Sussex when he took the wickets of Cox, Nye and Cornford with successive deliveries, the first two being caught and the third bowled, to bring the innings to a close and force Sussex to follow on.

Wright's ful! analysin even wickets for 54 run.

of the

wasp of more than 25 runs apiece.

In forty minutes's play during An outstanding balling fen! the elusing stages

day, was accomplished by CS, Ellioli Lassenshire's opening pair put on and J.D. Eggar, a Hepton school. | 46 without loss and were baiting muster. who broke an 18-year-old confidently, record with a second wicket stand

I Derby of 349. The previou best for any wicket was 322.

Elljatt's 215 and Eggar's 173 wire the highest scores either a ever made.

The Parx tuil was again in: form today--as was the case in other matches recently, and the Comaly surprisingly gained 11

1.innlogs lead which at one Inne seemed out of the question

Ariel und between Peace (Captoly) and Wade enables Essex to declare,

Slow Day

The South African tourists als Traci FL Bood day today Manchester, Occupying the wicket at Old Trafford for all bu forty minutes of play, the visitor Fan up total of 330 in reply 1 Lancashire's 218, to lead by 12 on the first innings.

Closing Scores

Close of play scores today: At Wellingborough--Northamp tonshire beat Worcestershire by (eight wickels. Worcestershire

179 AIR!

(Howorth 150

50);

| Northamptonshire 230 (Sharor right arm fost 100; Jackson. mediums for 771.and 94 for 2 At Hastings-Kent 363 for $ declared Sussex 183 (June

Langridge 54: Wright, right ar Imedium leg break, 7 for 54, in

fuding hat trick) and 142 for: (John Langridge 76. Parks 30).

At

The Ovni-Middlesex *53* 2 declared: Surrey Squires 06, Holmes 61. Melntyr 1: Denis Campton, left arm stow 5 for 04) und 82 for 3.

INVASION OF

LOCUSTS

Paris, Aug. 11.

Villupere in the humlet of. Bustudette, Southern France, Junght night-long battle last night with the aid of floodlights and bonfires

Ive their

trope from invasion of focusta.

to

The "buttie" began at dunks un the people of the village assembled

with

BAUCEPAN, klazous and whistles and arty- thing that senuld make a noise

the pents, fo euren e

which dived and blanketed the стана

"We must have killed 2.000

there af them, frist

Atill neemed to be more than ever. In one night, these pesta do- voured most of what has taken a

CAT to grow," our villager said. Heuter,

DUTCH

SWIMMER SCORES

Long Beach, N.Y.,

Aug.. 12.

The "Fatshan"

The China Navigation Company's river støanier, "Fatshan," which returned to Hong Kong on Sunday after being detained in Canton by the

CLARIFY POSITION

Britain Prepares A

Chinese authorities for more than two weeks OTHERS

following the discovery of a considerable quantity of contraband cargo on board, is ex- pected to resume its normal run to and from Canton on Monday. -

Com-

PLEASE

A representative of the Com-for Hong Kong on the COPY?

pany yesterday denied vernacu-pany's bond with the Customs that authorities. The Company has sports from Canton.

lar

the fine imposed on the Com-filed a protest with the Customs pany by the Chinese Customs authorities. umounting to nearly CN86,000,- 000.000 had been paid.

He explained the fine

Wan

that imposed.

the

Company officials and Police boarded the "Fatakan" afternoon after It berthed off West the Point on Sunday for first-hand "Fatahan" was allowed to clear information on the seizure of the contraband cargo and the detention of the vessel in Can- ton.

Migoli A St. Leger Favourite

London, Aug. 11.

The Police took statements from the crew with a view to ascertain the person or persons i responsible for loading and concealing the goods. in the skip's conl bunker.

Five members of the crew are reported'y still missing.

The Chinese Customa

The Aga Khan's Migoli, sec-imposed a nominal fine of about and in the Derby, is atil! a clear CN$40,000 on the captain of favourite for the St. Leger, his the ship..

price hardening to 9 to 4 to- night after being backed to win 42.000 at 5 to 2. There were no takers at the shorter odds. 'Miss Nel Van Vliet of Only five horsen were quoted, Halversum, the Nether-And most in demand was the French colt Arbar, who WOR 33ands world champion supported to win £11,000 at breast stroke swimmer, eighta, so that 15 to 2 was the shattered American beat offer at the close.

Pearl Diver's price shortened marks in the Lido Beach

to 7 to 2 after being backed to Club pool as she posted win #2.000, while Sayajirao's a time of 2:56.3 to finish price shortened a point to 40 yards ahead of her sevens, after being backed to

win £3,000 at 8 to one. nearest American rival

Merry Quip, offered at 100 to in the 200-yards breast 7, had no inkers-Reuter. stroke.

At Southampton-Hampshire 110 (Euger (28); Warwickshirt 204 (Dallery 77) and 24 for 1.

AL Bradford-Glotteestershir For the most part it was a slow 182 and 252 (ur 8 Eminelt not ou day'a erteket, with Mitchell c.94); Yorkshire 223 (Aspinall 01 copying the crease for nearly six Lambert, right arm fast medium and a half hours while sturing)6 for 85).

taking effort.

(Elliott 215, Eggor 173).

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131 runs. He was smnetimesį At Nottingham-Nottingham

Records broken inclmled the barracked by sections of the shire th1 and 101 for 3 (Willat crowd of 21,000 for his pains58) Derbyshire 486 for 3 declare 100-metre breast stroke mark of

1:24.3, belonging to Jane Dil Nevertheless, it was a valuable At Weston-super-Mare Somerlard of Fort Worth, Texas and contribution against 113 attockset 346 for 9 declared and 93 for the 100-yard standard of 1:29.8 which was never loose, and had 2; Glamorgan 354

pusted by Agnes Geraghty of (Dovi

New York City in 1929. he fallen to a rash stroke early, Wooler not out 78, Muncer đã South Afrien might well

have Wellard, right arm fast medium get while the Dutch girl

The new record of 1:23.8 was "Anished the day in arrears.

off apin, 6 for 108).

negotiating the longer distance

The for D

200-metres mark of Margaret Hoffman of Scranton, Pennsylvania, 3:12.6, the fastest time for an American, as well as the 3:00.3 the act by Clare

Crmiston was Lancashire's most At Chaeton-Leicestershire

successful bowler, with five and 30 for 0; Essex 400 wickets for 80 runs, while Bowes] declared (Dodds 69: Vigur chimed four wickets at the cost Wade not out 30).-Reuter,

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Olymples, also were eclipsed as Dents of Australla at the 1932

was Katherine Law's 220-yard mark of 3:13.6.

Miss Van Vliet's world marks of 1:182 for the 100-metres and 2:49.2 for the 200-metres were well out of reach.

Another Dutch swimmer. Mrs. #ta · Koster Van Vergelen of

Tokyo, Aug. 11.

A group of 33. apeclailata from Overseas Consultants in corporated arrived here today to "study the industrial condi- tions of Japan for several months as advisors to SCAP."

The specialists are under con- Department, and their arrival tract for the job with the War

aud

Washington, Aug. 11.

Dr Charles Thompson, Dean of the graduate school at the National Howard Negro' University, said he hoped other colonial

powers would from Britain take a icanon

their grunt

Asiatic colonica independence,

Regarding Indian indepen- dener, Dr. Thompson said, " am very happy to see this. 1 hope it is a straw in the wind and foreshadows a new deal for Asia. The British are ta be congratulated on carrying out their promite, which mang thought they would never du.

"Now I hope France and the Netherlands

will follow suit?”—United Press.

Panel Of Questions

Lake Success, Aug. 11.

The United States, Britain and France today call- ed on Russia to clarify its position in the Unit- ed Nations Atomic Energy Commission. The deputy United States delegate, Frederick Osborn, assailing the Soviet proposals on atomic inspection and control for the second time in less than a week, told Commission members they would "lose a year's work and move backwards" if they adopted the basic Russian suggestions.

Moanwhile, Britain announced tions on the Commission a bat- that she would have ready late ter iden of the Soviet stand. today or tomorrow a panel of A aummary of the Russian questions which she won'd sub-proposals and the questions + mit to the Soviet delegate, An- Britain wants Moscow to an- drei Gromyko, with the request swer follows: that he send them direct to the Kremlin for an answer.

The British delegate, Mr. R. chard Milca, suggested that 'discus. nion of the Soviet proposals might be do'ayed until a later date, when Moscow's answers mighti give the majority of the 12 nu-

CAUSTIC CRITICISMS

(Conflued froni Page 0)

No Accounts

bas

old premires it was not proper to flors obtained expert advice that capitalise such expenditure, and it this item been properly was thought a more conservative charged to proft and loss account? policy was desirable,

I wish to know what dividend "In view of the continual de-i

Mr. Seth said the amount in. the Company has been able to preciation of the value of the valved was one-third of the value pay to its shareholders within the

past, certain

future.

that cur-1

company,

for them after the meeting.

restriction

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distribute bonus members of the

1. .Russia: International control should be established in. a special convention or treaty concluded in accordance with the convention on prohibition of atomic bombs."

Britain: Does this mean Run- kła stili Insists that all atomic bomba must be scrapped and production halted before con- trot machinery is agreed upon? Will Russia modify Its position enough to say that the treaty on jrühibition would go into force only after the second trenty- on control-ia Imp'emented?

Inspections

Brain: What sort of rules? 4. Russia: The Commission shall conduct "special lavesti. gation" when suspicious of atomic violations.

Recommendations

2. Russia: the International Atomic Control Commissio C.N. Dollar, the directors of the of the Company's property, and last 20 yours. When the Com. shall periodically carry out inspection" of atomic mines Company consider it would only it was not unreasonable to spread pany is able at last to pay. a be misleading to continue to it over a number of years.

dividend the shareholders are dr. and plants.

Britain: What is meant by draw up accounts in

The Chairman repeated that theprived of their just. and overduej rency and, therefore, no accounts matter would be considered, and return by a decision made by the periodic inspection? Does it have yet been prepared for sub-as regards payment of higher Directors such as they have made mean special cases only and ru e mission to a meeting of the dividead, he said this would in. In appropriating the $2,700,000 tout continuous Inspection in the generad feld of atomic energy? company for the purpose of devolve resort an overdraft. as proft and loss account,

3. Russin: The Commission claring a dividend. Such pro- the Company's Anancial position "If the Company has not enough

higher dividend shall follow the rules of techni cedure should, of course, he would not worrent further heavy reserve to pay adopted before any part of the payments on account of reparation in cash as the accounts show, why, cal exploitation of atomile thelli profits of the subsidiary com-, commitments.

not pay the shareholders by way les. pany are brought into the ac- Mr. F. D'Almada Remedios ask. of dividend bonus shares, to com- counts of the patent

ed the Chairman to reveal the penante them for the lean years ex Under the Hong Kong Coin-figures expended on the individual that the shareholders have panies Ordinance, there is no premises involved in the repara-perienced?

This wa by tions expenses account.

"Having rgard to the existing

Britain: Under what circum- direct and simple method which a company can alter the rejected by the Chairman on the values of the Company's assels it

ground that it was not in the is clear that the Company Is and stances would they be carried Tout: what would be reasonable currency of its capital. In the interests of the shareholders anti has been under capitalised.

companies have but this

the Company that such informa. therefore propose that the Diree ground for suspicion? made such alteration

6. Russia: The Commission Llon should be made publle tors should forthwith obtain re. has entailed the passing of a Shareholders would be shown valuation of the fixed assets of will request from governments special ordinance in each case.

tion' thereof, sidering this and also other me The directors, however, are can- these figures if they would ask the Company, and upon comple. data on atomie facilities.

There was a brief exchange of shares to the

Britain Will inspectore be is

thods, which though somewhat words between Mr. Remedios and Company." regarded

allowed to visit only plants significant 48

the the Chairman on what he former "Out Of Order" whose existence has been made inusmuch as Clifford Ite, who, cumbersome could avoid heads the Overseas Consultants and hope to accomplish the shareholders to debate the Com order by the Chairman, as no

necessity of special legislation described 09

or The speaker was ruled out of known by those concerned? and visited Japan a few months

6. Russia: The Commission ago, recommended reparations

change in the not too distant pony's position at an

annual previous notice of the proposal makes "recommendations" to removals much on the pattern

general meeting but he eventual. had been submitted.

the governments on questions of the original Pauley pro- in a relatively strong position;

"The subsidiary company isly withdrew his request.

"I am not proposing; I on of atomic production, stockpil gramme,

|suggesting this to the Board," said | ing and their use. Amsterdam, former world back- The United States Army said the hotel in Pelping has experi. Disappointment Mr. Willaly,

Britain: Are they purely nd- troke champion, finished first a second increment af special end of the war,

enced good business since the

Mr. A. Hilialy said:

"Then the matter will receive visory recommendations? ̈With, In the 100-yard backstroke

although the inists from Overseas Consultants recent departure of the U.S. clently indicated the disappoint replied the Chairman.

"Several speakers have sumthe consideration of the Board," no binding force? 1:20.2-Associated Press, will join the present group Forees from that elty has natur- ment

7. Ruasin: The Commlasfön later.

of shareholders over Ine

Suggestions were then made to shall have its own inspectorfäl The present group, Includes decline in trend.

ally had the effect of causing a statement of accounts as present amend the accounts but when it apparatus. Rufus J. Wysor, project man-

ed. What I am about to say i was pointed out that no change Britain: Does this mean ent- "The Accounta ager and president of the Re-

clearly intended not only to convey dia. could be made, and it was either plopment of the agency's own show that

ed Press.

I am not in fear of the accounts, or to adjourn the atomic agency and with dividend has been made possible contradiction when I say that it is meeting, it was decided to put the right to enter each country? only by virtue of the profit aria-the duty of the Directors to in motion to the vote. It was carried 8. Russia: The Commission ing, from the sale of the pro-form the shareholders, through with 10 dissentients.

makes recommendations" to perty and goodwill of the Gar.the annual statement of accounts, The meeting then proceeded to the Security Council for pre- age Department, the proceeds of the existing position of the the remaining business, which vention and suppression of of which have also enabled the Company. It is my submission consisted of the re-election of atomic violations." company to embark upon its re. that the Directors, have utterly Sir Robert Ho Tung to the Board,

Britain: Does this menn all, London, Aug. 11. There will be an international recourse to overdraft facilities."

habilitation programme without failed to carry out that duty. I and the resppointment of Messra steps for punishment of atomia would even go further.I would Ferey Smith & Co. as auditors for violations will be subject to big flavour about the Harringay "The current year so far has ay that not only have the Dirce the ensuing year. Both motions power, veto in the Security R. H. E. boxing programme on Sept. B been marked by consistent bust fors failed to present statement were carried unanimously. St. Louis Browna

Council? Or does Russia agree Shareholders at the meeting at least mlior violations may and there is a possibility that ness, but the lavish spending of which depicts the true financial Chleago White Sox... 5.16 0 Pol Goffaux, of Belgium, will last year is a thing of the past state of the Company, but that were Mesers. E. Grant Smith, C.N.

Browns:

be dealt with in the Atomic. p. Kinder. Brown, meet Freddie Mills for the The exuberance engendered by they have, by presenting the Kong. W. Gitting, C.C. Blake, E.A Muncrief; c. Early, Moss, White Sox: p. Haynes, Begrian; weight title that evening,,

vacunt European light-heavy the cessation of hostilities and statement in its form, grossly mis. Remedies (representing Mr. S.M. Commission itself, where the

the restart of trading in favour-position of the Company,

represented the true

Chun). R.A. Dastur, BA, Waller, veto would not apply? Mills, the British champion, able circumstances, is now go.

F. D'Almada Hemedios, F."Zim. General Questions St. Louis Browns (2nd

game)

8' 14 has been quiet since his defeating through a sobering process.pany is set at about $8,000,000. H.R. Sequeira, A. Hilaly, F.R.tions about the Soviet proposals "The fixed assets of the Commern, W. Russell, H.D. Benham. There were two general quer-, Chicago White Sox... 4 0 by the American, Marshal); In "The past year was a difThe sale of

June, and

the Palace Hotel, Zimmern, Lo Kin-fal, J. Hennessy, as a whole: Can the Soviet pro- bas agreed to cult one calling for much inpro- when the transaction is completed, Seth, P.A. Mordulyn (representing posals be interpreted as provid meet Guffaux. Jack Solomons, vigation and hard work from the will bring in 54 millions. the promoter, is now negotiat Staff and I am sure you will we to be led to believe that tire and I. Elles representing Hobbin control other than international Are Bunque Belgo), N.V.A. Crushering for any forms of atomic approve of the payment already axed assets, less the Paince Hotel, & Lyle). He has already fixed fights effected of the usual China New are only for Ernie Roderick-who will Year bonus to the Chinese staff, ander seven millions, when the considerably meet Guy Williams in an all- also a bonus of teh precent on book value has been

Ing any further consideration British bout and for another their salaries

deductedt

Jerusalem, Aug. 11, to the

of such controls, as supervision, British boxer, who will meet staff which it la proposed

foreign Assuming that the book value is Two small explosions near the management or licensing atomic Yrjoc Puynlainen, of Finland.

to about $1 million. I realise of Central Prison set off the alers operations and atomic facilities pay." It is also possible that Jatkic

that the valuation. as siren today but the all clear was as advocated by experts of ton The Australian welterweight, Peterson, former world fly-

A Protest

given, In based on that taken in sounded in a few minutes when of the twelvo, nations on thos Ken Bailey, declaively put-weight champion, will be offer-

After the motion had been 1930. But surely, is not time, the explosions were found to be Atomie Energy Commission? pointed Eddy Hudson of De-ed an opponent on the same bill. seconded by Mr. C.N. Kong, a that these fixed ansats should be unconnected terrorism.The United States and Fronch troit in a 12-round bout in Router.

Baseball

New York, Aug. 11. White Sox split a pair with St. Louis Browns, 5-2 and 4-8, with York clinching the opener by driving in a home run in the seventh with two abcard while Browns took the nightcap at Chicago.

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Paris, Aug. 11.

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delegator Joined the British de- puty delegate, Mr. Miles, in opening today's atomic-meeting-

Washington, Aug, 11,

J. Hennessy Seth at charging the say that there should be a re whole of the $2,700,000 reparation valuation by an expert, before expenses to one single year. He the Directors can come to the suggested that if this expenditure conclusion that the existing value: M. Emile Bollaert, High Cum: with pean for clarification of was spread over three or Пус of the fixed assets in several times missioner in Indo-China, who re- the Russian position,United years. It would have been more more than the 1938 valuation? turned thore only recently after-Press. M. Mohan, India's Davis Cup equitable and shareholders could Does not the price of the Palace consultations here is living on player, in the Newport (Rhode have been paid a higher dividend Hotel male justify the Directors called immediately to report on Horman Kelser of Akron, Island) Casino's 28th annual-in of, say, $1.50. a share. A share in coming to that conclusion? In the situation-Router-

Ohio, today took, home top vitation lawn tennis tourna holder said he endorsed Mr. Beth's much circumstances why was it ment, boat Thomas L. Burker; ezmark.

money in the $10,000 Esmeralda thought - dostrable Bör・necesvary, of Rego Park, New York; 6-1,

Parin, Aug. 11. Open Golf tournament but only. The Chairman replied that the that the $2,700.000 for reparations

Senora Eva de Paron, wife of after Ben Hogan multed on 18. 0-3, today, “K Printed and published for the

point would recolvo consideration for 1940 should be charged to the proprietors,

Newspaper

Mohan is visiting the United The Board, la coming to ita de profit and loss recount? Indeed the Argentine President, arriv. Inch putt and "blow' a blister Enterprise, Limited, by WALTER Bites with his fellow Davis culon, had felt that as the pre. I would like to know why this ed at Dakar, French West Afti Ing comeback that would have JANKE KRATre. Windsor. House Mahia Reuter.

Cup players, 8. C, Minra' nid de mists of the Company, excepting sum has not been charged to the en, today by plane from Lisbon, gained him a tle for the first

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match en masse to cheer Hud son, who danced his way to the ringside United Press.