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FOURTH TEST MATCH.
ENGLAND WIN AT LAST.
INNINGS AND M KUNS,
Metsorns, February 18th. Australia were all out for 930 in their second innings, England thus winning by Be innings and 20 runs.
The sudden and dramatic finish came the greatest possible surprise in con- gideration of the fact that the wicket had improved and was ident from a bataman's point of view.
Tate was the chief instrument of de Etruction.
the
Collins described him after game magnidcent." He was materially helped by the brilliant work pf Strudwick, whose catches were beyond praise.
The match ended on the stroke of 10 pm, and the crowd surged on to the ground and followed the Englishmen to the Pavilion cheering vociferously.
A. E. R. Gilligan, the English captain,
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NEW BALKAN" TROUBLE." GERMANO-RUMANTAN DISPUTE.
LONDON, February 13th. Balkan diplomacy is again troubled by Germanc-Ramana dispute arising from the Rumanian claim for special reparations payinents apart from the Dawes scheme. Ministerial statements in
Bukharest recently admitted that rela- tions were strained but denied any inten- tion of taking repressive measures. Nevertheless a few days later the Govern ment ordered a suspension of Germano- Rumunian commercial relations, prepara- tory to applying maximum tariffs against Germany.
4.
GERMAN REPRISALS POSSIBLE. BERLIN, February 18th. The Daily Telegraph's alarming reports. are so far not confirmed from Bukharest to the effect that Germans are being brutally expelled from Rumanin after being deprived of their money and pass- porta, The paper foreshadows German reprisals and possibly a severance of rein- tions: The Berlin Bourse has ceased quoting Rumanian fel, The amours, are endowed with a greater significance on account of utterances by Soviet leaders who, according to dispatches from Riga, were recently extolling the successful out- Until to-day England had not won a come of Soviet diplomacy in the Far East West Match against Australia since the ganic Kennington Oval in Augustand demanding the return of Bessarabia 7010.
congratulated by the Governor General, Lord Forster, and the Governor af Victoria, the Earl of Stradbroke. Others who offered their felicitations were Warwick Arrastrong, Clem Hill, and Collins, the latter being one of the first to do so.
ME
Full secres:—
ENGLAND..
1st Tanings.
B. Hobbs, st."Oldfield, h Ryder 66 J. W. Hearne, Bardsley, b
Richardson
H. Sutcliffe, 1.b. w., b Mailey
44
43
F. W. Woolley, at. Oldfield, b
Majicy
40
A. P. Chapman, st. Oldfield, be
Malley
12
Hendren, Ryder
65
W. Whysall, st. Oldßeld, b
Kelleway
78
A. E. R. Gilligan, e Oldfeld, h
Kelleway
R. Kilner,.1.b.w., b Kelleway
M. W. Tate, c Taylor, E Mailey
H. Stradwick, not aut
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Total
548
3
3 J
8
10
2
326 23 281 307 346 394 527 527 520 548 Bowling Analysis.
Mailey
Kelieway
Ryder
Gregory
Richardson
T.
180 4
3
83
2
76
I
120
0
AUSTRALIA:
1st "Tunings.
Collins, c Kilner, b Tate
想
Ryder, b Tate
Q
Bardsley, run out.......
24
Richardson, b Hearne
Ponsford,, e Strudwick," b Henroe... 21
Taylor, Hendren, b Woolley.... s
Andrews, e Hearne, b Kilner
35
Kelleway, 1.b.w.. b Kilner
Gregors, Woolley,.b Hearne
39
Oldfield, Chapman, Kilaer
3
Mailey, not out ..
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16
Total
260
13
节
0
4 3 ·6 7 A 0 Ju
-28 34 61 74 100 170 172 244 257 250
Tate Gilligan Hearne Kilner
Woolley
Bowling Analysis.
AUSTRALIA.
2nd Innings.
Collins, Whysall, is Kilner Bardsley, b Tate
به
Extras
Total
ARTERS.
Gregory, c. Sutcliffe, b Kilaer Taylor, e Woolley, b Gilligan Ryder, 1.b.w, b Woolley
08
38
Kelleway, e Strudwick, b Tate Andrews, e Strudwick, b Tate
Ponsford, b Tate
Richardson, Lb. w., it Hearne
Oldfeld, b Tate......
8
Mailey, not out............
15
250
2.3 議
3. 8 78 0 10
B
64 133 100 105 296 234 238 450
Bowling Analysis.
R
W
76
24
42
"Tate .....
Hearne Gilligan.....
Woolley Kilner "AUSTRALIA'S TEAM FOR FIFTH TEST.
MELBOURNE, February 18th. The Australian XI. for the fifth Test will be identical with that in the match just concluded, except that Grimmett, the South Australian left-handed bowler, and Kippax, the New South Wales bataman, will replace Richardson and Bardsley.
to Russia.
GENEVA PROTOCOL.
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BRITISH CABINET. MEETING.
LONDON, February 18th. The Cabinet this morning considered the report of the sub-committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence on the Geneva Protocol.
It is understood that the Government intend to submit to the Dominion Govern meats the amended draft of the Frotocol which will subsequently be presented to the League of Nations.
It is considered that it will consequent ly be necessary for Mr. Chamberlain to ask the League Council on March 3rd to adjourn the consideration of the matter.
HIS MAJESTY'S ILLNESS. GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVED.
LONDON, February 19th. To-day's official bulletin states that the
King passed a fair night, His Majesty's bronchial state has not yet changed, but
his general condition has improved,
ROTOR SHIP.
FINE PERFORMANCE IN HEAVY WEATHER.
LONDON, February 18th Averaging 0 knots with a strong wind practically at right angles, Herr Flettner's rotor ship Buskas, bearing instead of sails chimney-like towers fore and aft rotating in the wind, arrived at Grange mouth from Germany in 27 hours. Her first trip outside the Baltic has excited much interest in shipping circles. weather was very heavy.
The
CROYDON AIR SMASH, INQUEST VERDICT.
LONDON, February 18th. The inquest on the victims of the Croydon air wash resulted in a verdict of death by misadventure.
BULGAR DEPUTY MURDERED. ASSASSIN ESCAPES.
Soria, February 18th. The Communist Deputy, M Strachimi foffe, has been assassinated in the street.. The murderer escaped..
"NO CAN."
KU KLUX KLAN NOT WANTED IN CANADA:
OTTAWA, February 18th. The Provincial Secretary has refused the application of the Ku Klux Klan for
a Charter in Ontario,
RED RUSSIAN ARMY.
TO BE REDUCED?
Moscow, February 18th. The Rosta agency says that according to the statement of Frunza, the revolu tionary, the Military Council of the Soviet Union has proposed to the Government to reduce the personnel of the Red Army by 50,000.
SOVIET GOVERNMENT. TO IMPORT INDIAN, RICE,
Moscow, February 16th.
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BRITISH TRADE WITH RUSSIA. LABOUR. JL. P.'S QUESTION IN
THE HOUSE.
Lasnos, February 17th. In the House of Commons, Mr. John Beckett (Lab., Gateshead) asked what steps were being taken to ensure Bri tish traders enjoying equal privileges with Japanese traders in the Russian market, and whether a treaty with the Soviet Republie was being considered "the lines of the Russo-Japanese Treaty.
Qu
Mr. Austen Chamberlain replied stat- ing that he had not yet seen the fall text of the Japan-Soviet Agreement. He believed that at di not contain detail- rd provisions for the conduct of trade. His Majesty's
Government consider that the Trade Agreement of 1921 does all that is at prescht possible to foster Angic-Soviet trade.
DOOR NOT CLOSED
LONDON, February 17th
NEWS.
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SHANGHAI MILL. STRIKE.
SITUATION INCREASING IN GRAVITY.
now
Seasonal, February 18th. Thirty thousand workers are involved in the strike of the operatives of thirteen Japanese ecttonmilla
The
half a dozen Japanese. strikers attacked the mills, injuring
18
Later
The staffs of two more Japanese cot ton-mills have joined the strikers, who now number 39,000 from fourteen mills. Only three Japanese mills in Shanghai are unaffected, and the movement in ex- rected to, involve all Japanese milla. Efforts towards mediation were opened at one mill but without result.
NEW JAPANESE BILL TO PRESERVE PUBLIC PEACE
RAILWAY UNIONS' OBJECTIONS,
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THE NEW ARMY RESERVE. POLITICAL SITUATION
IN CHINA.
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MEN ADVISED NOT TO SERVE The railway trade unions are taking strong exciption to the formation of the Army Supplementary Reserve (Trans- portation Branch) on the lines laid down in Army Order 284. pizblished läst August, states a recent issue of the Times. The apprehension of the unions is that the Reserve might be used for strike- breaking purposes.
The Army Council has been confronted for some time past with the problem of providing reserves sufficient, in case of emergency, to mobilize our Expedition ary Force and to keep it in the field. was explained by a military correspon- dent, last August, that the provision of men to work new mechanical ap pliances in the Army has not kept paco with the provision of the material." The Army Council decided to form a
DE. SUN YAT SEN.
REMOVED FROM HOSPITAL WEAKENING,
PERING, February 18th. Dr, Sun, Yat Sen has grown steadily weaker during the last few days. He was removed from hospital this morning by his family at his own request.
[FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."1 KWEICHOW APPOINTMENTS.
C.E.E.
REPORTED PURCHASE OF RAILS FROM RUSSIA
Moscow, February 18th The Rosta Agency states that the Ekaterinoslay metal works have secured in the face of foreign competition an Supplementary Reserve composed, first, crdel for rails for the Chinese Eastern of skilled men mostly employed au simi-Railway, amounting to 200,000 roubles. lar work in civil life, so that it would only be necessary to get them accustom-' A report that negotiations will be re-
ed, by periodical training, to Army ways opened between the British, Government
and discipline. There is a second branch and the Soviet Government appears to
of the Supplementary Reserve consist- be without foundation, but it is learucd
ing of men who will not have to undergo that the Government have
TOKYO, February 15th"
any training in peace, but will be re- not closed the door against future negotiations, The Government is introducing to-day quired, in the event of being called to and any suggestions from the Soviet Government for the
into the Diet a Public Peace Preserva- their occupations in civil life: The part conclusion of 30-
the colours, to perform duties similar to other treaty would be considered, providtion Bill which is designed to check the
which railwaymen are asked to all in the ed that they are totally different from movements, for denying private property this second
Supplementary Reserve places them in those which led to the confusion of the Anglo-Soviet treaty last summer and
ownership
category. or intriguing against the
It was announced in October that the subject to reassurances in regard to the State of Administration, imposing on
officers and men of transportation units activities of the Third International in
would be composed exclusively of em- Great Britain..
offenders under the Act terms of imprison-, L.N.E.R., G.W...and S. R. The of the four railway groups, the ment ranging from five to ten years. units are to be raised under the aegis of The Bill is already meeting with these railways and detailed instructions Pronounced opposition from
as to the method of enlistment will be Ibour issued shortly by the companies to all bodies.
concerned."
The numbers authorized-a total just exceeding 9,000-and the grades indicat ed do not give the Supplementary Reserve a strike-breaking character and
Army Order that the reservists will not out to aid the civil power. The following is the statement of liabitar
Supplementary Reserve will form part of the First Class Army Reserve. They will be liable, un- der section 14.(2) of the Reserve. Forces Act of 1882, to. serve in any part of the world
on mobilization. They will be linble to be called out when the Army Reserve, or any part of it, is called out by Proclamation.
The liability to be called out in aid of the civil power will enforced.
When called out on service they will in all respects soldiers of the Regular Forces.”.
CHANGE IN HOME TEA TRADE, LABOUR M. P.S' ANXIOUS QUERIES.
LONDON, February 17th,
"LOKAL ANZEIGER."
In the House of Commons, Mr. A. E. Alexander (Lab :isborough) drew attention to what he described as pro posals for a change in the basis of the OFFICIAL CONTRADICTIN FROM it is besides expressly stipulated in the
market, for tea inles in Mincing Lane, and asked what steps the Board of Trade proposed to take to maintain the present free and open market for tea.
Sir P. Cunliffe-Lister, President of the Board of Trade, said that he was Alexander gave him any recent informa- not aware of the proposals, but 1 Mr. tion he would enquire
Alexander said that.Sir F. Cunliffe Lister ought to be aware that in Mincing Lang to alter the basis of private meetings were held in December the market, and that the Indian and Ceylon Tea Association had agreed to withhold supplies,
Sir P. Lochlife-Lister Bard is Sa formation in that regard was that the open market was completely safeguard ed.
Colonel JC. Wedgwood (Lab, New castle-under-Lyme) asked if Sir P. Can tiffe-Lister had any means of stopping the restriction of the production of ten by " producing company.
No answer was returned.
MARCONI CO.'S REPORT.
AN EMPIRE WIRELESS, CHAIN.
LONDON, February 17th
PEKING.
PERING, February 18th. The Foreign Office emphatically denies the Lokal Anzeiger report,
[FROM THEDAILY BULLETIN."]
SA GHALIEN.
Toxyo, February 17th Consul Shimada and others left for Saghalien this morning, where, he will egotiate for the transfer of adminis trative rights to Russia.
AMBASSADOR MATSUDAURA.
TOKYO, February 17th Ambassador Matsudaira proceeded to Yokohama this morning, where he will embark on the Shinya Maru for America. The departing Ambassador was seen of by a large concourse, including mem-
The report of the Marconi Company.bers of the Cabinet and diplomats says that since the last general meeting the progress in developing directionar short-wave long-distance wireless ba exceeded anticipations.
Recent tests
con-
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MR. HUGHES FEELS HIPPED. IMPUGNS INDUSTRIAL DEAL ON POLITICAL GROUNDS.
(put the
however, be
"PEKING, February 17th A mandate will be issued soon ap pointing General Wang Tien Pei Tupan, General Peng Hang Cheng assistant Tupan, and General Chow His Hsiang Civil Governor of Kweichow.
SEVEN PROVINCIAL DISTRICTS.
PEKING, February 17th. The Ching Pao says that Feng Ya Hsiang proposes to convert Chahar and the central regions of Kansa, Siakiang" and Mongolia into seven provincial districts with a view to settling on these territories large numbers of people, the central provinces thereby converting waste lands into agricultural regions
Feng Yu Hsiang adds that if this scheme is adopted, he will retain his post of Tupaa on the North-West,
BRITISH CHARGE D'AFFAIRES.
PERING, February 17th Mr. Palairot, who will set as British
Charge d'Affaires during the absence on leave of Sir J. W. H. Macleay, K.C MG, is expected to arrive here from Tokyo
on the 20th inst.
Sir J. W. E. Macleay and Lady Macleay leave Peking on the 34th inst
The decision as to the formation of the Supplementary Reserve was taken by the Labour Government, and the Or- der was signed by Mr. Stephen Walsh. Notwithstanding this fact and the de there is no liability to be called out in finite undertaking of the Order that aid of the cis power, the unions are of the Associated Society of Locomtive suspicious Mr. J. Bromley, secretary Engineers and Firemen, was the first to call public attention to their attitude. In answer to an inquiry he said the members of his union were up in arms" against the scheme and that resolutions were pouring in at headquarters. Eg explained, the objection to the Order na follows:-
If there is no likelihood of war-and I don't think the European countries dare go to war for a bit, until a new geners- tion has grown up that can be deceived electors overwhelming majority
then there is no groand, in view of
electors of the United Kingdom--a result. to which the energies of the Primroe to prepare a railway League made no Anall
contribution.
Bo far as can be foreseen, there lie before would of men
therefore
THE PRIMROSE LEAGUE. GRAND MASTER'S MESSAGE.
The Marquis Curzon of Kedleston. Grand Master, addresend the following New Year's Message to the members nf the Primrose League:
The
past experience, during the last war..
Grmy.
showed that the
very
end of the past year has witnes an iramense and glorious change in the fortunes of the Unionist party," and, "as we think, in those of the country, and tion has again been installed in the Empire A Conservative administra
soon have been denadays it the some years of other,
neat com have shown that continuous day and [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.) can be secured. The directors feel night communication with Australia tident that in future the developmanly long-distance wireless will be along the lines of Marconi's syetem Agreements have been reached with ri Governments of Great Britain, India, Australia, Canada and South Africa to
NEW YORK. February 18th. instal, and operate the beam system, and work will begin at the end of th
The New York Times states that Mr. present mouth with erecting stations Hughes has instructed the American. at Bodmin and Bridgewater for com- Chargé d'Affaires at Tirana to protest municating with Canada and So.. Africa. The Fost Office are engaged in against the Albanian Government grant- of consultation the Marconi Company for securing sites.
with the representatives of ing an exclusive oil concession to the for stations to communicate with India. Anglo-Persian Oil Company on the ground and Australia.
that this violates the oper door policy After referring to the position of the Dominions and India, the report saya
which is a condition of America's recogni- that the scheme of an Empire wireless tion of Albania. The concession recently tary of the National Union of Railway-whose influence for world-wide good if chain is now within sight of early com- engaged the attention of the Italiane, recently issued the following letter pletion. The Company are now dis cussing with the Post Office the terms Government, after which a statement was of the licence to erect and work stations
ME CRAMPS LETTER,
Mr. C. T. Crump, the industrial secre-
Abusre
will
still. Great pro
stopped. It went on until they bad to recruiting of railwaymen had not been portunity. How shall we use it? L
is not enough to boast that the institu use hoys of 14 or 15 as firemen. This tions, which are our watchword, will be was dangerous. But with that as the per or that the danger of Scoialistic ex- in regard to the recruiting must be no sorarily averted Thurs
periments" is exilwaymen in the past, the only Reserve now is to crush the railwaymen forms to be card a way importan ar reason I can think of for creating this blems require to be handled, serious by using them against themselves a
carried out
oppor military force.
tunity presented to our party must ber used for public service in the highest widest scuse of the word-servion the Empire, whose trustees we are, and
be our duty to develop and streng to all branches of the union:-
thea; service to the cause of peace and Urgent and Important.
unity among the nations; service to every Regular Army. Supplementary Reserve. class of the community, who have a right-
It has been brought to the notice of
Government 13 the Executive Committee that the four
to regard the Gover
their Government; service above all to the mi great British railway companies have lions who struggle and suffer, and whor undertakes by arrangement with the look to those whom they hayo helped to War Office to raise for the Regular Army place in power to alleviate their flls and Supplementary Reserve a number of to...brighten their lot, WASHINGTON TREATY,
the Transportation Branch of ourselves worthy of this great trust "
May we prote units for the Royal Engineers and the Railway U.S. TOTAL OF SHIPS DULY Telegraph Branch of the Royal Corps
SCRAPPED.. ···
of Signals. This arrangement provides for the railway general managers to WASHINGTON, February 17th.
naminate the commanding officers and also to select the Who will be direct until satisfactory guarantees are obtain- With the expiration of the eighteen ed to ga months' period for the scrapping
the r
ed that under no circumstances will the recruiting offices. These Reservists will be liable to serve Supplementary Army Reserve be used capital ships ander the Washington in any part of the world on zaobilize during a Treaty, the Navy Department informed tion and to be called out when the Army companies
of it, is called out
to communicate with the Continent, ex-ped from London that the "concession tra-European and
foreign
countries, was a very modest one. and thus the establishment of a.
network of wireless services throughout world is within sight. To finance this great programme of Empire and foreign services, £500,000 worth of new £1 shares will be offered to shareholders at a price of £17 per share.
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OBITUARY.
THE REV, ARTHUR STEVENS.
LONDON, February 18th.
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of
U.S. AND THE SOVIET. PRES. COOLIDGE'S STATEMENT.
to
This ofice is at present in communica tion with the Minister for War, but
between
their
the railway
the Ex
ecutive fempted me to
bry
that
not to volunterr
will
Any
fur-
will be observed,
in the event of the mobilization of
The death is announced of the Rev. the State Department that the American Ecserve, or any part also be legal- Arthur Stevens, formerly Chaplain of scrapping programme had been carried by Proclamation, and St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, and
advise N.U.R. members out as prescribed.. Vicar of St. Andrew's, Kowloon.
ly liable to be called out in aid of the for service in these units. Branches Civil Fower. It must therefore be clear ther information come to he immediately advised should ly understood that a
railwayman who joins this Reserve becomes
MY. Cramp says, soldier, and will bo have bject to
Law, There no negotiation
or consulta- the Army Reserve, the men enlisted it tion with
on the matter, the Supplementary Reserve will become either by the War Office or the railway liable to be called out in is therefore driven to the conclusion statement, of the position. But a Pro Your Executive Committee power. That is apparently & correct that this Army Reserve,
clamation enlling out the Reserve is
[The late Mr. Stevens was the Grst vicar of St. Andrew's, which was de dícated in 1906, and he remained for two years afterwards, being succeeded by the present Vicar, the Rev. G. R. Lindsay:]
MR. M.
L BURTON.
ANNAnson (Michigan), Feb. 1RES.
WASHINGTON, February 17th.
In order to put an end to the wide sprend reports of an impending change in the attitude towards Russia, President Coolidgo states that he sees no indica
companies.
The death is announced of Mt. Marion tions pointing to the recognition of the trolled, as it will be bindirectly confested
employers,
The Soviet Government has authorised danger to rail- the import to Russia of a large quantitydent Coolidge as the Presidential candi- Hughes departure from the Cabinet waymen in the event of an industrial
does not forecast a change in the Ameri can policy in that regard,
of Indian rice, according to the Rosta date at the Republican Convention last
agency.
year.
dispute
.:..
fortinued on next Column).
aid of
the Civil
Bravest and most imminent national when the State has the right to sum
only Circumstances of the
emergency in circumstances in fact mon all good citizens to come to its de fence.
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