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THE INDIAN OUTLOOK. EARL OF READING PAINTS ROSY PICTURE.

The Loddon haily Telegraph's Calcutta gorrespondent on December 16th. said:-- Not for many years has the Viceroy of been able to paint such a rosy picture

LEADING GOLFERS OF 1924.

WHY SIR E. HOLDERNESS IS THE

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[BY HARRY VARDON,]

It is interesting, as well as instructive

India's prospects as that produced by at the end of every year to cas: the mind the Earl of Reading at the opening of back over the preceding twelve months the Associated Chambers of Commerce and recall the outstanding players of A huge increase in sea-borne traile, rail the season and the methods by which they way earnings leaping up by crores, and attained pre-eminence,

I suppoose, for example, that thers cau good crop prospects are among the fea tures that herald a general revival of be no doubt of the qualification of Sir trade, Jute and tea, particularly, are Ernest Holderness to be regarded as the basking in the sunshine of an abundantleading amateur, for he has won the prosperity. The subjects with regard to amateur championship for the second most time in three years. This, of course, is which the Viceroy's views were eagerly listened to by this conference of a great achievement in the stress of the commercial leaders of all India were modern" competition.

Where Sir Erarst Hölderness sectas to Budget prospects, currency and excbauge, and Protection. Each of these topies me to excel his rivals is that he is never. Lord Reading reviewed with charneteris off his balanes. In this respect he may tic caution, but in a vein of confident be said to be like, the foremost profes optimism. It is understood that a subsionals. You never see him, for instance, stantial Budget surplus is in prospect with one foot more or less off the ground. The disposal of this surplus will soon and that is a very common fault, espe be the subject of care est consideration, cially among the slashing young school the outcome of which will very probibly of amateurs, who are content to sacrifice be a decision to reduce considerably the safety, direction, equilibrium, and every- contributions of the most heavily bur-thing else in their desire for length,

TOLLEY'S ADVANCE dened Provinces to the Central Govern-1 ment, together with further reiterion of the sentimentally-hated but little-felt! Salt Tax. It is hoped that Sir. Basil beiter player than ever by winning this Blackett will continue the courageous year's French open championship at Ver- policy he has hitherto pursued. Nothing sailles with the magnificently consistent will do more to help these who are rounds of 73, 73, 74, 73, equids 290.

was a very great performance. anxious to make the reforma a sucess in the Provinces that relief from the finan

cial embarrassment which is at present strangling the activities of the Trans ferred Deparinyata.

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Mr. Cyril Tolley showed that he is a

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L. watched Mr. Talley a good dea during the British open championship at Hoylake, and was greatly impressed by his: improvement. This, I thought. was expecially noticeable in the matter of With regard to currency and exchange controlling the direction of his shols. I DAH business Inten hoped that Viceroy would say more. While recog had not seen him since we were partners in the championship at S. Andrew's nising the hopeful signs of recrunte con- valesomes in Europe and the indications three years previously, and there was a that currencies throughout the world will most pronounced difference in this res soon bear a fixed relation to gold, Lord pdet. Mr. R. H. Wethered is also an that British Reading did not consider that the time improved player in the same, was In

fact, it appears to fornetion in the part of India had get arrived. He thought it desirable that amateur golf is steadying down after the Government policy should continue to be period of rather wild hitting which dis one of witchininess, and that to final tinguished it in the year or two following commitments should be entered into. He the war.

A player who strikes me as being a vouchsafed no hint of an intention to possible amateur champion of the near take action to restore a 'fixed exchangej

It is perhaps.. or to appoint the as currency, commis-ature is Mr. W. A. Murray, the Seat- sion, for which in the opinion of finan-against hira that he is nearing the age cial circles, the time is ripening.

of forty, but he is a wonderful golfer) considering that he has undergone about The mos; reassuring portions of the fourteen operations to his head for shrap- Viceroy's speech were those devoted sonel wounds. He is not a long driver, but the various demands for Protection, and what he lacks in length he makes up for straightness. Moreover he plays The let it be seen that there was no reason in

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tish International.

A GASIT VETERAN.

Both the Whit mbes. Charles and

to fear that the Government would allow every shot in the game just as it ought itself to be rushed into hasty and diens to be played." trous decisions. There is plainly no in. tention on the part of the Government

I want epcially to congratulate my to adopt a wholesale and indiscriminat-

The Steel old friend and rival, J. H. Taylor, on ing policy in this matter Protection Act was based upon an able the wonderful showing he has made at investigation of the conditions obtaining the age of fifty-three. But for age and in that particular industry, and its exlumbago. I really believe he would hava trusion by a system of bounties counter won the open championship at Hoylake. vailing the fall of Continental steel and He was hitting the ball better than any. the rise of exchanges" is accepted as a body till these infuences wore him down, reasonable expedient by the Government, and was well in the running uctil near Bit Lord Reading clearly intimated that the end. what has been given to steel (otherwise Tatng) will not be given to anything and Ernest are going to be better reven anyone. He declared that every indus than they have yet been. They are not try thit daanded Protretion would have flashes in the pan, because both have co prove its ease publicly before an in-clearly demonstrated that they know, how partial Tariff, Board. There were signs to play the shots that tell. Ernest is a that the careful. reasoned examination apecintly fine iron shot player. He was, of individual cases had a rea! ementive perhaps, a little unlucky in not preventing effect. Protection was ub longer loosely Walter Hugen from carrying the cham regarded as an abstract proposition that pionship cup to the United States again could be easily applied to every case as he lost by only one stroke to the Ameri. a panacea for all kinds of reonomic dif- enn. ficulty. The thinking public of India had, he said, begun to regard it in the right light, and to treat it as a strictly prae- tical question.

Generally, the Viceroy's review of the outlook for India is the most entourag ing that has been offered since before the war, and there is all the more reason to hope for the fulflect of the forecast of prosperous times now that, the seditious movement is being firmly handled, and a Btable Government at home provides as surance against reckless concessions to the clamour of the extremist" political group.

THE RIGHT TO KILL. LORD HEWART ON "MAN'S

DEFENCE OF HOME.. APPEAL COURT QUASHES A SENTENCE.

I think that Abe Mitchell is the best golfer to watch, but there is still an occasional lapse in his iepn shots which. prevents him from winning. Directly he remedies this I cannot see who is going

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THE SPRING HANDICAPS. LARGE NUMBER OF FRENCH

CANDIDATES.

A London telegram to Indian papers dated January 9th says:

The Spring Handicap entries have just beea unaoanced.. They are good in num- bor and quality. There are 73 nomina tions for the Lincolnshire against 75 last year. The weights will be published on January 29th and the acceptances on February 4th. The Lincolnshire entries include Evander. last year's second, and Grave Fairy, last year's third. Although Sir Galahad III. has not been entered, In quasting a sentence of "19 mouths to fewer than sine French trained horses hard labour passed on Israel Hussey, have been nominated. The best class of coloured man, fer unlawful wounding, the French candidates is represented by Lord Chief Justice Lord Hewart, said as Tapin, who won the French Two Tho the Court of Criminal Appeal Loudon and Guineas last Spring. Capt. John, The law is that ia defence of his who won the race last Spring with Sir Gallabad LII., has entered. Black Prince, house tuc owner or bis family may kill about whom there have been very favour a trespasser who would forcibly disable reports. Mr. Macomibir, in adili. possess him, in the same manner as hation to entering several French trained might, by law, kill in self-defence u man who attacks him personally with horses has also entered Parth, the Jubilee this distinction, however, that in de winner, who would have a good chance fending his house he need not retreat even under topweight.

entered five horses, viz., Greenfire, Pon-

Mr. Joel hae

as in other cases of self-defence, for doland, Pasha, Fundo and Evander. The that would be giving up his house to other entries include Dumas, Dawson

is adversary,

In this case that important distine. City and D'Orsay.

Class is as usual well represented in tion was not brought to the jury's ut tention, so that there may have been the City and Suburban, for the entry in- eludes the Derby winner Sansoving,, a miscarriage of justice.

Phares, Verdict, Twelve Pointer, Parth, Hussey was released and expressed his Condover and Tapin. There is also a pleasure by praying. Heaven" to bless brilliant array of talent in the Ascot your lordships."

Gold Cup, which the Frenchmen lifted Ta his review of the case. Lord Hewart fast year with Massine. This year the said it appeared that Hussey had been French entries seem likely to be held ordered to vacate bis room, but he ze safe. by such performers as Sansovino, frised to go without proper notice. Two St. Germans, Bright Knight, Easter people attempted to turn him out, taking Monarch, Picaroon, Salmon Trout and na methods of persuasion a hammer, a Plack:

alebisel, and spanner, a poker, and Hussey fired a revolver through a hole.

in the door, injuring his assailants.

His case was that he bad to protect

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