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Booty In The Boot

I was erting his car down

was evening, and George

a side-street in the West' End. when a policeman stepped from the pavement and held up his hand..

the

As he put his foot to brake pedal, a great fear came upon George. Don't be a fool, he told himself, feeling his hands beginning to tremble. "Don't be This is just some fool. 100% routine check, perhaps they're

R

*

looking for somebody, stopping

all cars

"Perhaps the number plate's

not clear, or something, or he Keence. It can't be anything

wants to look at my driving

else; how could they possibly know?

I'LL PUT IT BACK EORGE drew

10 the up GEO

policeman. "Nothing wrong, I hope, officer?" he said, trying lo sound confident, He did not at all like the way the policeman seemed to be studying him.

"I've

reason to suppose, the policeman sald

"that gravely, you've a quantity of wood in the boot of this car that

you have stolen from your employers."

So the policeman did know. "It's all off-cuts," George said. "It's no good to anybody, but I'll put it back, I'll go straight away. and put it back, if that save everybody trouble."

But the policeman stemed not to mind in the least being troubled

He marched round to the back of the car, opened the boot, inspected the 20 pieces of plywood there, 12 lengths of timber. About three hundred- weight of wood altogether, he reckoned..

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SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1955,

Good Start For South Africans

MCGLEW - GODDARD

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DEFIES BOWLERS

Manchester, July 8.

South Africa had scored 199 for four wickets at the close of play on the second day in the third cricket Test against Eng- land here today.

The sun shone on the shirt-sleeved Spectators when Compton, looking re- freshed, and Lock came out to continue their eighth wicket partnership of 22 this morning on the second day at Old Trafford.

Heine fielded but did not bowl and the stage seemed, set for a considerable addition to the England score. The bats

the mark scon off men were with, neat deflections. Then as the crowd were settling down in pleasurable anticipation of more entertaining and profitable stroke play from Compton, he was eut

FIRST BLOW

The smooth progress of the South Africans opening pals was suddenly, halted after the interval.

TYSON BETTER Tyson, reinvigorated, was Log fast for Goddard's favourite cut stroke and Graveney at first slip hard- ly moved in taking the snick which came straight to him.. Goddard hit seven fours in his 62 out of 147 scored in three and a quarter hours.

Tyson had conceded

39 runs in 13 overs to that point.

Keith had not been in for more than a few minutes before McGley

with the score unalter-

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

4. M. Mog. Put On G.10

Capr. 1966 by 202) Bervios, Jo

"Mother is wild about those Caruso recards-he was

same kind of old-style crooner!".

COUNTY BATTLE ALMOST OVER

Adcock, bowling fast to one slip and a rully, struck the blow for the tourists in his third over si 271. A ball on the off stump Ufted quick- ly and Compton sicked a catch off the shoulder of the

ed, spoke to May and slowly bat to the wicket keeper. walled off. The crowd could tell Compton's long defiance of the by his demeanor that some- South Africans lasted for five thing was wrong and he received

round sympathetic

of applause hours and 35 minutes and his

steps. runs, which came out of 249 in-as he went to the pavilion

Dressing room examinatio a cluded 22 fours.

his right hand, The

Adcock showed that success made faster. Lock, when 10, and the which has often troubled him season, was jarred and total 272, was dropped by furst this

swollen. T Marlborough Street next siip, but

fortunately for the

From a position of superiority. morning, George, a dapper, Beider the mistake mattered

South Africans suddenly The County Cricket Championship 'battle is slightly built man, who might le Goddard knocked back the have been

practically over. Surrey, who gained their 13th bank manager, but Tyson's middle stump eight runs found themselves struggling.

Bedser missed his second was a joiner, pleaded guilty to later, and Bedeer was quickly stealing timbervalued

at leg-before, so England were all catch, dropping Kelth at eign: victory of the season today by defeating Leicester- at wide mid-off. but Lock, the shire by five wickets at The Oval, are almost certain out for 284.

Heine, Adcock and Goddard Suffering bowler, soon made up each returned a good analysis, for his county colleague's lapse to take the title for the fourth successive year.

by dismissing Mansell, leg- in an innings, which extended

A PRIVATE JOB

£6.odd from his employer,

"There are no previous con-

victions against this man," said

the officer in charge of the case. "I should hope not," said the

YC

went on, and has been a widower since 1953, He has his

to

London, July 8.

Yorkshire, their main challengers, virtually over six and three quarter before at 171.

Worse followed, for the way dropped out of the running following their magistrate, Mr Paul Bennett, wholehearted and largely accur

bours, fully reflecting their lett arm spin bowler deceived dramatic and unexpected four-wicket defeat by

te work in ate

in conditions favour-

lowly-placed Glamorgan at Harrogate, and are "He's 49 years old" the officer able to batsmen, as subsequent | joyfully held the edged forward!

made the score now 28 points behind the champions who have a events showed, that a firm, fast stroke. That

179 for three and May at once match in hand. Surrey have 160 points from 14 delight 2: own house, which he shares pited remained

brought. Tyson back to attack with two married sons He's baismen of ability. been a joiner since he was 16, Tyon, anxious to demonstrate Mclean, the new batsman. The games and Yorkshire 132. and has worked for his present that his recent enforced absence move brought reward.

first class cricket had not from frm for just 10 years."

"Did he say why he did taken the edge of his speed, had crowd gasping in his first His first ball in the small McGlew flew off the turf, clear- ed the hand and up-strelched HE magistrate asked George

arms of slips standing a pitch what he

had to say length back

and went for four "Nothing." George answered. byes. The next five deliveries "I've pleaded guilty, there's were just as frightening in pace, ..nothing else to say."

"Tyson's

this?"

"He said he wanted the wood to do a private job."*

THE

HOW LONG?

uver.

but that

His tone was that of a man: fastest. who washes his hands of some unpleasantness that is ever,

You should know," the magi- strate said, "that 1 person Sealing from his employer com- mits one of the worst kinds of theft. I'm only too glad when I can deal with petty pilfering by a fine. I can't do that in this case. You must go to prison for one month.

the

over

was

CONFIDENCE

A bouncer missed' God- dard's head in

Mclean scored three runs in quarter of an hour of watch-is

Hongkong Bank

kong

Dividend

Lancashire, without a match.

in third position with 92

to

micutes, got home with 10. minutes of extra time to spare

The last 36 runs came in 20 minutes. Eric Bedber took seven

JAMAICAN

MP WINS

An

APPEAL

Kingston, July..8.

appeal court here ruled yesterday that a lower court acted wrongly in depriving Mr Edwin Allen, former Minister of Education in Jamaica's Labour

Onvernerent, of his seat in the

House of Representatives.

He lost his sent on being fined £13 on May 10 with the alter Hative

of six weeks' imprison- ment for causing an citation pamphlet to be printed without

stating the name of the printer

publishers.

The appeal court quashed part of the conviction dealing with the loss of his seat on grounds that Mr Allen was not candidate for election at the time and it was not yet nomina- tien day and he therefore did. not break the election law. Mr Cyril Salmon, QC,

from Britain, was specially admitted to the local bar yesterday to enable him to hand Mr. Allen's appeal. Chia Mail Special.

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Bombay, July 8. | Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram, President of India's Cricket Board of Control, plans to start a benevolent fund for poor cricketers, he said here

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Hammarskjold

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Mr Dag Hammarskjold, the United Nations Secretary-General, refused today to be drawn into a controversy whether United States Government leaders have dropped their opposition to the entry of Communist China to the United Nations.

ul defence, then Tyson sent points but Sussex move up another fiery delivery which fourth from seventh place with CHINA'S ENTRY. INTO UN caused him to play on. That 88 points after their two-day. was 185 for four with

20 victory over Gloucestershire. minutes

FAILED left,

remarkable

Hampshire, fifth, with 86 from a transformation

team

were within 26 runs that seemed to be building up

points,

Derbyshire at of defeating an unassailable position.

Victory Keith, though hit on the right

Southampton -

have establish which would ha stood arm by Tyson, pluckily

ed them behind Surrey and hla ground for an hour and three quarters and in company

Yorkshire. Despite a brilliant with Walte, he safely played

West Indies Test 99 by player Eor Marshall, Hamp- out the tense closing overs.—

shire

failed to get the 252 France-PressE. the next

runs needed in 34 hours over. but one could sense

Surrey, set 161 to win in 155 The South African opening pair, Bedser who began the bowling, presented no dif- ficulty in his early spell. The Arst ball sent down by

Leicestershire second inzings Surrey twin was called "no-

wickets for 33. A flush of colour mounted into ball" by Umpire Lee and Mc-

for the best

'U Nu

the Burmese Prime Washington yesterday denied performance of this career. George's. Lace,

Minister, said at United Nations, that there had been any change Then suddenly: Glew thankfully received the "What's

Stuart Surridge, the Surrey headquarters that?" he

a boundary, barked enperagement of a bor

of the Hong-skipper, The Directors

on Wednesday in United States opposition to "How long did you say?"

beautifully off-driven,

and Shanghai Banking catches in the match four in pression from talks in Washing-eriment.

brought

seven that he had gathered the im- the seating of the Peking Gov- The gaoler repeated the

Bedser at magi-

medium pace, Corporation announce that they Leicester's second knock. strate's words, took. George by bowled two more no-balls, both have decided to pay an interim

Thirty-year-old Jim Pleass there were not opposed to the ton: that... responsible officials.

Mr Hammarskjaldi, asked to the arm, and led him out, He scored from, before May rested dividend of £2 per share, free- wen de wide bowed head and figures of 8 overs, no maidens, hts Tax, in respect of the year carrying Glamorgana to victory but warded the question, more ess went off with bowed head and him with the uncomplimentary of Hongkong Corporation. Pro- played the innings of his life in seating of Communist Che comment on the matter at his Press conference, said have as if he still could not quite

no wickets for 31 runs.

ending December. 31, 1955, and

anii over Yorkshire.

as one of timing. Pleass, who was joined by Jim comprehend how

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have expected to transfer 3. SUTI $5,000,000

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survived an appeal lished Beserve Fund up to the such a will that in under 21⁄2 for a catch at the wicket off figure of $128,000,000 hours he scored 102 bis first Tyson before the interval and 000) at which this

century in nine years' fut class afterwards Goddard, facing the stood, pelor to the capitalisation cricket and was

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