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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6TH, 1924.

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THE GENERAL ELECTION,

RETIRING M.P'S.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

EDINBURG, November 21st,

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of several-ia to reduce the maximum of weight to 1.52 ounce, and leave the size minimum as it is. Such a measure, if it were enacted, would mean that the heaviest ball permissable would be à fraction under 28 pennyweights, which is

cubstantial difference from the 311 which was prevalent until a season er two ago. The heaviest ball under the present rule is about 20 pennyweights. so short a Parliament, the number of How far the reduction in the America members not seeking re-election is co-experimental ball will affect driving is a paratively small. It would have been matter that waits proof, but expert smaller still had not some Liberals opinion has estimated the curtailment agreed to withdraw in the interests of of a good drive at about twenty yards party reunion. Sir Wm. Raeburn, ho against the wind, and less, of course, MARTELL & CO. meant to retire. frem Dumbartonshire down the wind, and in the same condi

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year ago, hopes to do so now, as he finds tions, more control of the ball will ba the strain of the House of Commons, in essential. The communication from the addition to his other public work, too United States makes it quite clear that much for him Sir W. Mitchell Cotts the experiment referred to is only the is giving up the Western Isles, which heil frit stage of the investigations, aud har won as a National Liberal a year ago, ever these may end there is every prob and is may be surmised that in add ability that the commen policy of the tion to personal reasons considerations two ruling authorities now extating with of party unity have had an influence. 1 regard to ball restriction will be. follow- Mr. James Gardiner is not to seek reed in future developments. Amèrica is election for West Perthshire, and Mr. more and more falling into line with sur merger""" 'which is Alexander Shaw announced a week agoreles, and with the

his resignation from Kilmarnock Wish contemplated by the organisations there those four exceptions, all the former that movement should be facilitated, members for Scotland are to seek are soOTHING MARKS 17 À BUNKER. newal of confidence. It seems as if some

of the Highland constituencies will notion that smoothing over your marks

be contested. All over there is a fear that another General Election may come in the comparatively near future, involy ing another great financial strain.

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It is important to get an official drei- with your chib in a bunker "which you are not cleared is not an infringement of the rules unless you have improved the lie of the ball. An impression to that effect had been generally entertain ed within the last year or so, but one had never seen an official decision on the subject. Some time ago a decision was given, but in that case the marks were smoothed over with the player's foot, which did not quite touch the point. The historic incident in this connection was, of course, that in the semi-unt of the Amateur Championship where Cyril Tolley claimed and s awarded a hole, from G. L. Mellin for what was understood at the time to be an

One of the most interesting contests will take place in Kinross and West Fife shire, where the Duchess of Atholl LL.D., D.B.E has come forward as the Unionist candidate. She is very eners getic person, and proposes to address meetings on practically every night til the election in different parts of her widely spread constituency. In addition she will addtess many day meetings for women Her Liberal opponent is Mr. P. A. Molteno, a son of the first Premier of Cape Colony, and the former M. Pinfringement of the rules. for Dumfriesshire..

THE CLASH OF TWO ELECTIONS.

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The only players with a national handicap of four or better will now be eligible to compete in the Amatour Chun- Scotland suffers under the inconven- pionship, and only amateurs with a ience of having two elections going on at national handicap of two or better in practically the same time the Parlia the Open. Hitherto there, has been no mentary election and the Local Veto poll restriction on amateurs entering for the Many caurussers and local workers have Open. The difficulty of qualifying bas to make a choice between two causes, and been a sufficient deterrent to the 100 already the Trade and the Temperance ambitious golfer, and there has ever party are complaining that the General been any disposition on the part of other Election has slackened the interest in than front-rank amateurs to cumber the their own particular struggle! As to field with their unnecessary presence. speakers, No Licence claims to have the The alteration of the qualifying ågure for advantage: its advocates are not so much thirled to party politics. The licensed in terest, on the other hand, say they will suffer from the absence of some of their cleverest supporters. Another trouble is the lack of hall accommodation, but in this matter the tee-totallers boast that in many cases they can fall back upon the churches Take only two examples of the way in which the elections will clash:-- the Parliamentary poll is on the 6th December, and the Local Veta pod in Edinburgh falls upon the 1st December, and in Glasgow on the 4th December

A FAINT VOICE FOR HOME ROTS,

It does not look as if Home Rule for Scotland is to be a plank in any poli- tical platform during the present Par liamentary contest. The voice of the Scots National League, which is being faintly heard calling for independence, has been raised. but it is like a voice is the wilderness.

the amateur event is an indication how easy it is without inequity, when you bave standardised handicapping, to re- strict the field to whatever numbers you desire, and to base your classification on something more stable than the tick- 'marker in a player's 'club.", THE SCOTS HECKLER.

Heckling was born and bred in Scot land. It is part of our heritage. The customs is occasionally found South of the Tweed bat there is no heckler so pertinaceous as the Scot. Unfortunately we have had of late too many analegtic Baishes to election meetings. Chainten have been unnecessarily eager to on- nounce Time is getting on, gentlenen, and I'm afraid we cannot expect the candidate to answer any more questions this evening." We cannot altogehor blame the chairmen. Not after having. heard some of the candidates. But mone the less, there is a growing feeling that the heckler is not given the encourage- THE NAVVY POET.-

ment that is his due. The rule that all Mr. Patrick MacGill, who delivered | questions must be written and handed his new feature Among the Vikings up to the platform is o dodge to frick at Edinburgh, last week, no longer looks the real heckler. There is nothing to a navry. In evening dress, with poetic equal the experience of seeing a politician bunch of hair, and thin face, he looks as having to take what comes to him in an like a modern, willowy, dreamy bard as oral examination. Candidates may not W. B. Yeats. The Vikinga he dealt want more of that sort of thing, but wa wish" are the modern ones. Mr. Mac do. We in Scotland have our reputation to Gill's dialect is very pronounced. But retain. We are born hecklers first and for the way he says any" and "Tre- last. Our appetitie Jor information is land one might raistake him for a insatiable. The suppression of the Good Hebridean. His style is leisurely and be Old Heckler is being encouraged by never indulges in oratorical flights or certain aadiences. We should have Is of "purple patches." His humour is of the that. The sporting spirit should be homely order, and, as one of his lady given free play. Otherwise, as a ram of admirers put it, he has a pretty hecklers, we shall cramp our style: If there is one thing we must have it is smile!!

heckling. Why not Hecklers' Meetings? All heckling and no long speeches If One of Mr. Lloyd George's warmest and when such a meeting is held, it will admirers is Joe Beckett. Jon has been draw the crowd of the season. And there, telling me that he thinks, L. G. a really will be so med for a platform party nor great mat, and that be has admired indeed for a platform. We shall want

im for a long time. One of Joe's ambi-

twelve-foot ring conforming to the tions is to be introduced to his hero.rales laid down by the Marquess of Joe is a Free Trader But I wonder Queensberry. would it not have been a good thing for bitn had there been a tax on, certain for- eign imports Carpentier for instance. SCOTTISH HARINE AT JERUSALEM.

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