THE TEST MATCH.
ENGLAND DO" WELL IN 2ND INNINGS.
HOBBS SCORES A CENTURY.
1F
A FINE PARTNERSHIP: ENGLAND'S
LEAD,
(THROUGH REOTER'S AUENOT.)
The extraordinary interest being taken in the 6fth and final Test Match, being played at the Oval between England and Australia, is evidenced by the fact that the attendance again reached 30,000 when the third day's play took place yesterday.
THE CHONGKONG DAILT PHESS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18ra, 1926
COUNTY CRICKET.
SURREY AND NORTHANTS TRIUMPHANT.
ÏTHROUGH EXTER'S AGENCY.)
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LONDON, August 18th. Playing at Cheltenham, Surrey defeat- ed Gloucestershire by 97 runs.
The scores were:—"
Surrey, 199 and 17. & Gloucester, 200 and 72.
This was a match in which the bowling predominated. Fender was the only man to make a stand in Surrey's first innings,. making 63, whilst Peach made the only stand in the second, with 81 not out. Parker had a fine bowling average, tak- ing six wickets for 107 runs in the first innings and five wickets for 90 runs in the second.
BRITISH COAL DISPUTE.
DELEGATES IN CONFERENCE.
CONSIDERING FUTURE POLICY.
THROCOR EEUTER'S AGENCY.]
MORE ABOUT THE KITCHENER PRIVATE
"MYTH."
[THROWUR KRUTKR'S AGENCK"]
AEROPLANES.
GARAGES TO SUPPLY OWNERS'
REQUIREMENTS,
NEWSPAPERS AND MORALS.
K.C.'S STRONG CRITICISM.
STORIES BY THE CONDEMNED.
LONDON, August 17th.
The publication by newspapers of state-, The uninitiated is frequently a littla
mants by condemned persons was strong- The journalist, Frank Power, who for puzzled by the comparative scarcity of ly criticised by Bir Ellia Hume-Williams, some months has been exploiting the story aeroplanes privately-owned and operated, the well-known King's counsel, when a LONDON, August 16th
Sunday newspaper of Kitchener's and is apt to put down this scarcity to Standing Committee of the House of Commons considered the Judicial Pro The Miner's Delegates Conference, fate after the torpedoing of the Hump the high cost of purchasing the operat-ceedings (Regulation of Reports) Bill. after discussing the reports of the dis-shire off the North of Scotland during the | ing an aeroplane of any sort. In a mea. trict voting on the Bishops' Memorsa-war, recently went to Norway, where he sure, of course, he is correct, since fying dum, adjourned until to-morrow without declared the bodies of several of the is hardly yet a "poor man's game, says n decision being reached regarding the Lampshire crew
were washed ashore the aero "weekly Flight. Federation's next step.
and buried. fie returned with a enclosing a coin, in which he asserted bad been exhumed and contained the Field Marshal's remains,
DRIFTING BACK.
LONDON, August 16th. The miners continue drifting back to work.
Three collieries in Shropshire have
By the lunch interval yesterday Eng- der took four wickets for 17 runs in the practically the whole complement of
land's score was 101 runs with all wickets still intact, and they were then 130 runs akcad, and Hobbs was three runs abort of his century, with Sutcliffe 53.
b
The resumption of the match after lonch was featured by Hobbs attaining his century, the first to be obtained in the catch, but he failed to add to his
When
score before losing his wicket. Habla wicket fell the lead had been in- creased to 150 run, the score being 172 runs for the loss of one wicket.
When the match opened yesterday there were 13,000 people present. The wicket was then soft, following a heavy thunder. storm on the previous night. Later, however, the sun shone and dried the ground. Incidentally the attendance was more than doubled. Hobbs and Sutcliffe put up a fine partnership.
LONDON, August 16th. The attendance increased from 30,000 before lunch to 33,000 after the interval.
Gregory was in for 100 minutes before
"
Dipper made 91 for Gloucester. „Feb-
first innings and four for 25 in the second.
GLAMORGAN 1. NORTHAŃTS. Playing at Cardiff against Glamorgan, Northamptonshire won six wickets.
The scores were:-
Glamorgan, 140 and 199. Northants, 10 and 177 for four
wickets
In Glamorgan's first innings, Turnbull made 57, whilst Thomas took six wickets
for 27 runs.
For Northants Jupp made 58. "
YESTERDAY'S PLAY.
1,680 working at 40 pits..
In Notts and Derbyshire 3,359 men were actually engaged in the production of coal on Saturday and a further 150 are. working to-day.
In Lanarkshire, Warwickshire and
Cannock. 3,888, 5,880 and 5,101 men re- spectively are working.
MORE ROUBLES.
"Moscow, August 16th. The Central Council of the Labour Unions have transferred to the British Miner's Federation, 200,000 roubles, mak-. ing a total since the strike of 4,917,000.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVIÇÈ,],
DISTRICT VOTING.
Roos, August 16th
ference was in private session in London The Miners' Federation Delegate Con-
LONDON, August 17th.. The wicket was soft after a heavy thunderstorm during Monday night, but there was, an easy 13,000 present at the Oval when the third day's, play opered.
There was low and cantions batting, Sutcliffe being at the wicket for 40 minutes before he succeeded in scoring. The score then stood, Hobbs 88, Sutcliffe 37, with all wickets still in hand (113
this afternoon for four-and-a-half hours runs for no wicket). England had then added to the close of play score on to receive the reports on the recent vat Monday and were 91 runs ahead on Ausing, and to consider the future policy of tralia's Arst innings total.
LATER the Federation in regard to the coal
stoppage.
Later the attendance increased to
25,000.
By this time the sun's influence on the wicket was more apparent.
Sutcliffe greeted the arrival of H.R... the Prince of Wales with a beautiful cover he was taken at short leg by Stevens, off-drive off Grimmett and reached 60 after 185 minutes, simultaneously sending UP Tate's bowling.
the score to 150.
His contribution was 73. (228 runs for 7 wickets). Collins's (Australia's Cap. tain) score then stood at 60.
Gregory's innings was distinguished by his courageous" straight driving. He bit 10 fours.
At the lunch interval the score read:- 161 runs for no wicket, Hobbs having cor- tributed 97 runs and Sutcliffe 53 runs.
HOBBS' CENTURY.
When the match was resumed after lunch there were 30,000 spectatora present at 3 o'clock.
Macartney and Gregory were bowling Oldfield joined Collins, but two overe and Hobbs received a tornado of applause later Collins was out, being beautifully when he reached his century, the Aus- tralians joining in. A beautiful ball frem caught by Stevens in the gully, off Lar-Gregory, however, removed the off bail wood's bowling. As Oldfield had made 1, and Collins had added 1, the score then rend 231 runs for a wickets,
3
Collins made a real captain's effort. He was very dogged, batting 3 hours and 43 minutes and bitting only 2 lours.
ENGLAND'S SCORE PASSED. Griminett went in to partner Oldfield. Collins and Gregory having pavei the way, it was left to this pair to pass Eng land's score. Their partnership produced
67 runs.
Oldfield, (wicket-keeper) and Grimmett (bowler) defied all the temptation of the English bowlers and remained together until he tea interval when Australia were 6 runs ahead of England. Out of the total of 950 runs for 8 wicketa, Oldfield made 20 and Grimmett 29, both not out.
When Grimmett went in, Australia needed 49 runs to tie...
AUSTRALIA OUT "After tes, Oldfield and Grimmett con- tinued.
They put on another 19 runs (making 57 for the partnership) and then Grim- mett was out He was bowled by Tate (298 runs for 9 wickets)."-
of Hobbs wicket before he could make any further, addition to his score.
Hobbs played a brilliant and most skillful innings, which lasted for 991 minutes, and during which he hit 10 fours: The score was then 179 for the loss of one wicket and England were then abead
by. 150 runs,
At the tea, interval tie score was 106 for wicket-, England leading by 174...
THE SCORES.
The scores are as under:-"
0 ENGLAND 1ST INNINGS.
ཇ
J. H. B. Hobba, b Mailey
37
F. E. Woolley, Mailey
JE
E. Hendren, b Gregory...
8
H. Sutcliffe, b Mailey
.76
Mr. A. P. F. Chapman, e Oldfeld,
b Mailey
444
Mr. G. T. S. Stevens, ċ Andrews,
b Mailey
17
W. Rhodes, e Oldfield, b Mailey... 28 G. Geary, run out
W. Tate, b. Grimmett
H. Larwood, e Andrewi, b Grim-
mett Strudwick, not out
Extras
Total
9
23
4
11
.280
BOWLING. Gregory took one wicket for 21 runa; Grimeto 2 for 74 runa; Mailey & for 138 runs; Macartney 0 for 18 runs; and Richardson 0 for 10 runs.
W.
AUSTRALIA—19T INNINGS
Bardsley, C Strudwick, b Larwood Oldfield's individual total now stood at C. G. Macartney, b Stevens 25
Mailey (the other bowler) was last man in. He did not score, but Oldfield made
4 mere (total 33 not out) and then Mailey' was caught at the wicket, by Strudwick, off Tate, bringing the innings to a close." (302, runs for 10 wickets).
ENGLAND GO
IN.
At 5.30 p.m., Hobbs and Sutclife were Bent in to open, England's 2nd innings, 22 runs in arrear.
"By 6 p.m. (ie, after 30 minutes' bat-
ting) they had wiped off the deficit.
Then they both became cautious. They remained together till stumps were drawn for the day und England were then 27 runs ahead again, with "all wickets intact.. it.
The score at the close was 40 runs for Do wicket. Hobbs was 28 and Sutcliffe 20, both net out.
(Continued, on next column.)
W.E-Ponsford-run-out ................i
T. J. E. Andrena, b Larwood......'‚3 W. M. Woodful, b Rhodes, ......... 35 II. L Colling, Stevens, b
Larwood
A. J Richardson,
Rhodes
Geary, b
81j
18
73
33
25
3. M. Gregory, c Stevens, b
Tate.......
W. A Oldfield, not out
C. V Grimmett, b Tate
A. A. Mailey. e Strudwick,
Tate..... Extras
Total
BOWLING.
17
30a
Tate took three wickets for 40 runa; Larwood three for 829 runs; Geary 0 for 43 runs; Stevens one for 85 runs; Rhodes
two for 36 TUES.
A statement was issued later and said that the executives report on the district
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The authorities, who previously scoffed at the story, as the result of inquiries in Norway, then seized the case and ordered an inquest, which resulted in the dis covery of a coffin, apparently new and which never had contained any remains.
1
{REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
THE U.S. STATE SECRETARY- SHIP.
MR. KELLOGG ANXIOUS TO
RESIGN.
The bill, as drafted, is limited to restric tion of the publication of judicial proceed. ings in order to prevent injury to public morals, but Sir Ellis appealed to the. promoters to see if something could not On the other hand, there is probably, be done to deal with what he considered
the greatest indecency of all-the publi": generally speaking a somewhat exagge- cation of statements and stories told by.. rated ides of the expenses which need condemned persons. He said that per- te incurred, and the limited amount of sons, sometimes persons condemned to death, were persuaded to write a personal private lying in the past was not solely story and publish it in the newspapers. due to the cost. Before the owner of a This was private aeroplane can begin to enjoy there was nothing in this bill by which more grossly, indecent even than anything in divorce reports and yet to the full the pleasures which his such things could be touched. If it, would machine can, and should, give him, he not be included in the bill, he would must be assured of suitable aerodromes appeal to the Home Office to strengthen the prison regulations to the utmost capa in all parts of the country on which he city in order, if possible, to stop publi- can alight, and at which he can find ac-cations of this kind reaching the outside commodation for hia machine during his world. absence, as well as having auch miner repairs or inspections attended to as may reasonably be expected in any mechanically-propelled vehicle.
AERO GARAGES."
In the past, it is fairly safe to aganme, not the least obstacle of the popularisa tion of private flying has been the ab sence of suitable aero "garages," and it is for this reason that we welcome, as an event of considerably greater import the offcial opening, on June 24th, of the ance than might appear at first sight new aero garage at Stag Lane Aero- drome, Edgware.
New Yoas, August 17th According to the Washington corres pondent of the New York World, close friends of Mr. Kellogg, State Secretary, state that he has already informed
The de Havilland Aircraft Company President Coolidge that he wishes to re-ims always taken a leading position in
resign, when Congress is recativened. turn to the practice of the law and any movement where civil Hying is car cerned and it is only natural that this firm should be the first to establish an acro garage where owner of private aero-
ers. and locked after by experienced engine planes can have their machines housed
The
correspondent adds that his
naturally Mr. Houghton will step into successor has already been chosen and
the vacant secretaryship."
VANCOUVER FIRE.«
"
Sir Evelyn Cecil (U., Aston)," one of the promoters of the bill, and Commander Williams (U.. Torquay) supported the appeal, and Captain Hacking Under- Secretary, Home Office) said he under- stood that the point might come under the title of the bill, and the Home Office would certainly take it into considera- The Committee devoted some time to the consideration of an amendment, moved by Sir Malcolm Macnaghten (U., Londonderry), to ment of the provisions of the bill in months to four the penalty for infringe- "order to secure for an accused person
the right of trial by jury.
increase from three
Sir Ellis Home-Withams (II., Basset- bill was putting an impossible task on law), supporting the amendment, said the the newspaper reporter, and the amend ment would enable a jury, with the same
the report which he had issued.. class of lay mind as the reporter, to say whether or not he had broken the law in
Sir R. Lynn (U., Belfast, W.), who is A newspaper editor, said he was in sym- athy with the principles laid down in the bill, but he thought there ought to be trial by jury. Personally, he, would prefer a case to be tried by twelve jurors
possibly be a crank."
voting was given by the President of the | HEAVY LOSS: FIREMEN INJURED increased in the immediate future. It rather than by one magistrate, who might
Federation, Herbert Smith, and dis- closed that the result was 367,840 against and 333,036 for, showing, & majority of 34,614 against accepting the proposals
for the settlement of dispute as contain- "ed in the memorandum of the Industrial-
Christian Fellowship.
Scotland, which would have returned a vote of 80,000, abstained, their objec tion being that they wanted a ballot in- stead of a district vote.
VANCOUVER, August 18th..
estimated at a quarter of a million Three firemen were injured and damage,
dollars was done by a fire which destroy ed the building housing the Guttaperchs
and American Paint Company. and Rubber Company, and the British
BRITISH CLAIM AGAINST U.S. GOVERNMENT.
There was a long discussion on these reports, regarding the next step to be
MEXICO CITY, August 16th. taken by the Federation. That discus-
The Vera Cruz Terminal Company, sion was not concluded when the Con- which is British, is preparing to file ference adjourned.
claims against the American Government for several million dollars damages owing to the American occuppation of Vera Cruz in 1914.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.1
THE METAL" TRUST.
NO RUPTURE: ONLY DIFFERENCES OF OPINION.
Paris, August 17th. The newspapers declare that negotia- tions for the formation of a Metal Trust
The
|
Air-
At the moment the garage comprises six compartments," each equipped with a bench, vice, shelves, and cupboard, and large enough to house a de Havilland Moth with its wings folded. All six are let, and the accommodation is to be
of interest to mention that among the present tenants of the garage are Sir John Rhodes, Bart., Mr. D. Kittel, Scere. tary of the Private Aircraft Owners' frey de Havilland. Club, Mrs. Eliott-Lynn, and Capt. Geof.
The Solicitor-General (Sir T. Inskip) said he thought they could exaggerate the importance of the sacred right of an Englishman to trial by jury. There was
one class of offence which was rather like the cases touched by this bill where THE DE HAVILLAND SCHEME. the penalty was less than three months. and there was, therefore, no right to trial The de Havilland scheme, which goes by jury. That was in connection with the good deal farther than merely provid- Indecent Advertisements Act, and he did ing housing accommodation for aero not think it had been found to cause any planes, includes the installation of a hardship. His own opinion was that the "Shell" petrol pump of the most three months in the present bill was modern type, which enables the tank of something that the Committee might ad an aeroplane to be replenished in a few here to, and he was fortified in that moments; licensed engineers who are opinion by the fact that the Attorney- qualified to carry out any adjustments General's fat was required before a or inspections that may be required are prosecution could be undertaken, in attendance, while the fact that the works ensures that overhauls and repairs sero garage adjoins the de. Havilland can be carried out with a minimum of delay.
π
Then,
WOMEN ON THE JURY. Sir Herbert Nield (U., Ealing) said he thought a man was safer in the hands." of a Bench of magistrates than he would be at the present day in the hands of a REASONABLE CHARGES,
jury. In cases where proceedings bad" Realising that the cost of running a been taken at Quarter Sessions for in- private aeroplane is already, sufficiently decency, especially in relation to child- heavy, the de Havilland Aircraft Co. harren, the new element in the jury was decided upon a scale of charges which 18 generally very severe on the prisoner. I BRITISH TAXPAYERS' LOAD. very reasonable indeed in view of the they could ascertain exactly the way in services given. Thus for housing an which a jury was swayed, they would find EFFECT OF CRUSHING WAR DEBT. aeroplane the charge is 24 per month, the fair sex far more severe than the which fee includes the private lock-up old-fashioned juror. It rather looked as Our American Oppressors" was a and the sponging and wiping down of though those who supported this amend. have not led to a rupture, but France and definition of the United States which was the machine after each day's fight, and ment wanted to wreck the bill.
Sir Evelyn Cecil said he was present applied by Councillor Thomas White, of the services, if necessary, of mechanics Belgium have asked time to reconsider West Derly, in his presidential address to wheel the machine out on the aero-at the Dorset Session, when the jury -the question of signing an agreement Association of Assessment and Rating engine."
at the annual meeting of the National drome, unfold the wings and start the brought in a verdict of Guilty, but we
give him the doubt." (Laughter) until September 17th.
Authorities (England and Wales), at the. On application being made to the sero Sir Ellis Eume-Williams eaid he wish- majority of the French manufac-Kingsway Hall on July and
drome inspector's office, the services of aed to protest against the idea that those turers regard the proposed quotas "as The heavy burden of rating, the qualified ground enginter are available who opposed the bill were actuated by (Laughter.) In amount of unemployment, and the un- for examining the machine, engine and some sinister motive. satisfactory, but the Belgians protest fortunate economie circumstances
instruments, and for the issue of the the House of Commons he did his best that Luxemburg is favoured at their ex-rounding us, he said, were due largely daily lying certificate (if required). The to preserve full reports of all trials, be cause he thought that were in the in- to the heavy, burden of debt from which fee per examination is 7. 6d. pense. The newspaper, Le Journal,, how the British nation was struggling to
Sapplies of fuel and oil are always terest of the people concerned, and he ever, suspects that Belgium ia inßuenced divest itself as a consequence of the late available on the aerodrome at current was accused at once by several well- by British abstention from the proposed a large measure of that debt was going and engine as regards spares for the derived from the publicity given to the war. He could not help thinking that retail prices, and spares for the machine known newspapers of doing it solely to can be supplied from stock preserve the advertisement which he to another nation, which prided itself syndicate.
on its liberty, fraternity, and equality.
Moth and its Cirrus" engine) at cases in question. (Laughter.).
when he moved to leave them "out in Placarded throughout the land they small cost. had seen notices of a great film
Major adjustments, overhauls and re. Committee, his action "was again com putting forward the prowess of that nation in pairs are executed and charged for on t plained of. When he moved to leave the ware No one desired to belittle their cost-plus-profit basis and, if desired, them in he was "eell-interested, and when military effort, but he would emphasise estimates can be submitted before the he moved to leave them out he was sel
fish. (Laughter.) that the Big Parade" mustered in that work is undertaken. film was rothing to the big parade of distress and suffering that was being oc
Captain Hacking moved an amendment cationed among the men in this country who won that war. Mr. Mellon, the.
to provide that no person should be Secretary of the American Treasury, was
liable to conviction if the offence wa "A painful sensation was created at committed in the ordinary course of his now going to visit London to inspect the Bisley to-day, says a special message from datics under a contract of service and victim and see how much more of the London to the Calcutta Staterman, dated he was employed in a subordinate burden could be married. "I think," Mr. White added, a great parade of July 17th, by the perpetual disqualifica capacity only.
Bir F. Meyer (U, Great Yarmouth), veterans in this country and of the suffer-Armourer Staff Sergeant Uglow, late of supporting the amendment, said they ing taxpayers might be organised to show him that it is really melancholia the R.A.0.0., and Lieut. Medland, ought to make it clear, exactly who was Tate of the FA (Devon) for discredit meant by a subordinate. It might be we are suffering from as the consequence able conduct in using tiffes of a descrip-read that everybody was subordinate ex- of their definition of equality and fraternity (Cheers.) Every man in this tion contrary to the N... regulations cept the proprietor and chief editor. country has a common duty devolving for the 1920 meeting. In addition to Bir E Iliffe (U., Tamworth) said it upon him to try to get the great Ameri- disqualification the two marksmen has did not seem to him that the editor was es public, who must be unaware of the forfeited their entrants fees and prizes. liable, because the editor neither printed ayful pressure that is being exercised Uglow won the bronze medal last year nor published the paper on this and other European countries by and had obtained a place in the King's their Governments, to lift that pressure Hundred while Medland shot for Eng and get rid of the economic stagnation land in the Mackinnon Cup content.
A woman competitor, Miss Blanche in this country, and to help us, as rating. authorities, to lift some of the extra Badeeck, who had qualified to shoot for millions off the back of the ratepayers the King's Prizes through being a motor In the year ended March last the total transport driver in wartime, narrowly amount of exactions for local rates in missed entering the ranks of the last England and Wales rose to £147,500,000. Eundred competitors in the final stage of Before the war. the total was £71,350,000. the competition, scoring 138 points or Thus, they saw what the ratepayers and one point below those who had to shoot industry were battling against.
off for places in the Hundred.
***.
IRON SYNDICATE.
HITCH IN NEGOTIATIONS.
PARIS, August 18th. There is a hitch in the iron syndicate negotiation. The Belgians, who claim a bigger quots of production than is allotted to the Germans, have gone home. COTTON INDUSTRY.
ACTION BY COTTON SPINNERS.
LONDON, August 16th. The Federation of Master Cotton Spinners Association has inaugurated a scheme for the protection of the Ane rican spinning section of the trade from under-cost selling. "Bast prices" which in effect ure minimum prices, have been fixed for the standard quality of Ameri- can cops and beams. Salesmen on the Manchester Exchange, representing the firme producing these yarns, have been instructed to quote prices coinciding with the Federation's list. The elimina tion of cheap sellers seems only a matter 19 of time if the Federation members stand
together. Federation and non-Fedora tion concerns here promised loyal sup port.
ENGLAND, 2D 18BINGS. Hobbs, b Gregory Sutcliffe, no ent Woolley, b Richardson.... Hendren b Grimmett ......................... Chapman bot of........
Extras
100 125
07 15
10
Tutal (for 3 wickets)
296
"A BISLEY SENSATION.
tion of two well-known marksmen,
The amendment was carried by 21 votes to`ll
...
The Solicitor General said he thought the editor caused a thing to be printed. if he sent a written "manuscript to the printer and instructed him to print it.
Commander Williams Does that mean that the editor will be liable f
Capt. Crookshank (U Gainsborough): Does it mean that anyone is liable at all? (Laughter.)
The amendment was agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be reported to the House.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.