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WASHINGTON MOST OPTIMISTIC.

SINO-RUSSIAN SETTLEMENT

EXPECTED

PEACE IN THE AIR.

{"D.P." Special Service,]

WASHINGTON, July 30. With reports coming in of the

quietening down of conditions along

the Manchurian border, Govern- ment officials here view the general Sino-Russian situation with very great satisfaction.

However, there is no official con-

TO END INDIAN

STRIFE.

THE AGA KHAN'S NEW. SCHEME,

GHANDHI'S COMMENT.

(TEBOUGH KEUTER'S AGENCY.]

BOMBAY, July 29.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1929.

A scheme having as its object the ending of communal disturban-

ees in India, has been outlined to

the Committee which is enquiring into the serious disturbances in February last.

CROPS THREATENED MORE GOLD LEAVES

"

IN CANADA.

DROUGHT AND INTENSE

HEAT WAVE.

FOREST FIRE LOSSES.

4

[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.),

OTTAWA, July 30. The persistence of the drought and intense beat, reaching 100 de green in some places has resulted

in an abnormal number of deaths

by drowning, and has also pre- judiced crop prospects.

Forest fres, too, are responsible for heavy losses in most provinces, An enlarged and efficient air patrol The plan was unfolded by Mahas up to now minimised the put Srmation from Nanking of the homed Ali. He said it was propos- breaks, but sericus apprehensions report that Dr. C. C. Wu has been

ed to divide India, into separate ure expressed officially. instructed to accept the American Hindu and Mcalem spheres, and offer of mediation, and efforts are one of its essentials was the conver being made to ascertain the authen- sion of about 70,000,000 of the de- ticity of such statements.

Retaliatory Eggx|

Prostrations In New York."

NEW YORK, July 30. The death roll due to the heat wave here is daily piling up in all

L

BRITAIN.

RESERVE BELOW "PLIMSOLL LINE."

GRAVE CONCERN FELT"

IN LONDON,

(THROUGH REUTER'E AGENCY.]

TOWARDS NAVAL ENGLAND WINS THE| Telegrams in Brief.

AGREEMENT. \

'SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS.

}

REPORTED,

LONDON CONFERENCE,,

THROUGH REUTER'S MOLSCY.).

LONDON, July W.

A

It is authoritatively stated that LONDON, July 30.

towards The Bank of England yesterday substantial progress sold for export nearly £3,000,000 in naval agreement has been achieved gold, after a record day's' trazene- tion, following a protracted drain, mostly to France.

at a further conference between Mr. MacDonald, the First Lord of the Admiralty, (Mr. A. V. Alexan-¡ der), General Dawes and Mr. Hugh Gibson.

It is believed that the movement is bound up with the recent Debt ratification, and also French poli Presidents Ambition. tical motives connected with the

WABZINOTON, July 29. forthcoming Reparations Confer- To hold a Naval Limitation Con- ference in London in 1999 is ence.

Financial correspondents in Lon-President Ecover's ambition, ac-

..

RUBBER.

Williams and Yancey, who recent- SOUTH AFRICA BEATEN BYly flew in the "Pathfinder ” ̈from

. AN INNINGS. --

1)

SOME FEEBLE BATTING.

America to Rome, were officially welcomed on their return to New York from Europe and given gold medals by Mayor Walker.

The depot ship Medway, accom- England won the Fourth Testpanied by the new submarines, Match at Manchester yesterday by Osiris, Oswald, Otus," and Odin an innings and 3 runs, thus win will leave England in October for

ning the rubber, irrespective of the result of the Anal game.

The luck of the game was against

the China America.

Station via

South

Santh Adrien, as they had to bat A Foreign Office communiguë on a rain-damaged wicket on Mon states that Mr. A. Henderson re day. Nevertheless, their batting ceived the Soviet envoy, M. Donga- was very feeble in the first innings. levsky, and that the relationship of and the second effort was not ap. the two countries formed the sub- preciably hetter, good play by ject of, a tripadly exchange of Taylor, Morkel and Cameron saving opinion for 13 hours, each explain. what would otherwise have been asing the view points of their respec complete rout.

five Governments. M. Dogvalevsky intimated that he would report” to

The conditions suited Freeman, and he had a good match, whilst Geary acquitted himself admiralty

pressed classes into the Hindu or the large cities. The mercury is don suggest that the Bank of cording to those in closest touch in the concluding stages of the hia Government and hoped to be

Moslem communities equally. NEW YORK, July 30 Mahomed Ali said that the plan Residents of New York's China-originated with H. H. Aga Khan, town (a considerable aren at the whose followers at Ahmedabad and lower end of Manhattan Island), elsewhere were already acting tired of repeated Communist demon thereon, and converting men, wo- strations against China's expulsion men and children. of Russians, emerged from their shops and houses and gave battle in Pell Street (in the heart of the district, and one of the main thoroughfares).

Ali said that he had discussed the subject with Ghandhi, who said: "It 1a doing a religous thing in an irreligious way."

at 83 degrees in New York, and a simoon-like wind is raking the baking streets" of the metropolis, spreading cases of prostration.

NEW COLUMBUS

THEORY.

VISITED AMERICA BEFORE HE DISCOVERED IT!

France ought to step in to modify with him. the

process threatening dearer money rates in London, particularly Be the Bank of England's gold re- serve is reduced by £142,500,000, or 27,300,000 below the financial "Plimeall line."

The Daily Herald to-day expresses gravé concern at the indications of an early increase in the Bank Rate, and declares it becomes increasingly urgent to revise the present posi- is almost the sole arbiter of the nation's economic fate.

The atmosphere was filled. with angry cries, sliced watermelon-and LIKE "CHARLEY'S AUNT" AS SAILOR "ON DANISH SHIPtion whereby the Bank of England

eggs!

Subsequently, arrests were made in Chatham Square-United Press.

League's Aid Wanted? (THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.)

NANKING, July 30, It is semi-officially announced that the National Government has decided to settle the Sino-Russian dispute through peaceful measures.

It is learned, semi-officially, that Russia has refused to negotiate with China, who is therefore submitting the inaue to the League.

A telegram to the League in this connection is at, present being

drafted.

J

A Neutral Zone. Meanwhile, a 25-mile neutral zone bas been mutually established at Manchuli by the Chinese and Soviet troopl

Instructions have also been issued to the Chinese forces along the border not to permit any White Russian irregulars to use Chinese territory as a base for operations against the Soviet

"ST. LOUIS ROBIN'S " GREAT FLIGHT,

[D.P." Special Service.)

St. Louis, July 20. It is reported that the "endur. "St. Louis ance" 'plane the Robin" is still aloft, and going The 'plane has already strong. put up an amazing long-stop record fight of over 400 hours, beating the previous record by 154 hours.- United Press.

COTTON TRADE DISPUTE.

OPERATIVES TAKE THINGS CHEERFULLY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

More Peace Rumours,

BERLIN, July 20.

LONDON, July 29. Although the Soviet Embassy

Only one per cent. of the mem; denics that negotiations with China are peading here, it is stated in bers of the Master Cotton Spinners' political circles that private pour Federation have "broken away," parlers are being conducted, with and the Federation is considering good chance of success, by a well-action regarding the matter. krown journalist who is persona grate with the Chinese and the Russians by virtue of long residence in both countries.

Moscow, July 20 The Tass Agency in denying the reported Sino-Soviet negotiations, says General Chang Hsueh Liang'a representative in Berlin attempted to meet M. Krestinsky, but his over tures were rejected.

CHU SHAO YANG'S MISSION.

(Wah Taz Fat Pav.)

SHANGHAI, July 30, The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has received telegraphic advices that Chu Shao Yang, the Chinese Minister Russia, will leave Peping on Tuesday for Harbin, with Sun Fo, to discuss the Sino- Russian rupture, Mr. Chu will afterwards proceed to Moscow to further the negotiations with the "Soviet Government.

NEGOTIATIONS AT

CHANGCHUN?

[SAN CHUNG KUO NEWS SERVICE.] MUKDEN, July 30.

The streets in the cotton tawns have a holiday appearance. The operatives very cheerfully reported to their Trade Union headquarters and complacently accepted the situation,

Treuble Spreading.

"LONDON, July 30.

[United Press.]

Paris, July 9-Christopher Colum- bus visited America several years before he discovered" it, "Luis Ulloa maintains in his work based upon new and criginal researches, now being prepared for publica- tion here.

In fact, Columbus was only one of a large number of others whe visited and revisited the Americas Columbus went as a sailor on board a Danish vessel which came down the American coast, touched Haiti and then turned back. While there he thought he understood the natives calling the land "Cipangu" and leaped to the conclusion that he had come to the land of Cipangu and Cathay described by Marco Polo.

The navigator then came back and gct off at the Canary Islands, making his way as rapidly as be could, to the nearest court, for he was anxious to get hold of a mon- arch to finance a " voyage of discovery."

Dubicus Feat? Ferdinand Castille proved diffi.. cult to convince and also his wife, Isabelle of Aragon. But the woman yielded to the words of her con- fessor, the priest to whom Columbus had told, under the seal of the con- fessional, the truth. King and Queen gave Columbus what he asked for and he went ahead but in the agreement between them the lan- guage reada in such a way as to indicate that the sovereigns were aware that Columbus was not mak ing the voyage for the first time.

From facts brought to the surface" by Mr. Ulloa and other historians, the achievement of C. Columbus as a diacoverer becomes increasingly dubious.

An extension of the cotton stop page is threatened in consequence of the posting of notices by the Cotton Waste Spinners Manufac

The Norse sagas speak quite turers' Association, to expire on plainly of voyages to America, dur- Monday next.

The Association seeks a reductioning the eleventh century. Among these, especially worth citing is that of wages similar to that in the main of Thorfina and his wife, Gudrida, epinning and weaving sections of Gudrida, becoming a widow, made the industry. They will meet repre-

a pilgrimage to Rome where she of workers in their

related what she had seen. The sentatives branch to-morrow, to discuss the result of her recital was that dur- demand.

ing the latter part of the eleventh, century, many missionary ventures to North America were started and conducted with energy throughout the twelfth and thireenth centuries. Few people know that the Pope was in constant communication with North America almost two hundred years before Columbus was born,

•COMMUNIST "DAY."

GERMAN "INVASION?

Higher Civilization,

CHECKED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, July 29.

Several years before the year The German"" invasion " of Bel-

1,400 the Venitian, Antonio Zeno, giam, namely, a march across the in the service of the Norman, Sin- frontier by 600 German Commun-clair, lord of Orcades and descen- ists to demonstrate," has been dant of a comrade of William the forestalled as the result of wire Conqueror, went at first alone and less appens to neighbouring Bel- later with Sinclair himself to the gian police.

"

It is said that the sudden easi ness of the Sino-Russian situation

American coast. Sinclair and Zeno This is one of the incidents de both knew of the countries in the is the outcome of informal negotia. tions between Chang Teo Hsiang, acribed by Reuter's European cor- Southern Americas, fabulous lands the Tupan of Kirin, and the Rus-

respondents in connection with where gold existed in abundance, sian Consul at Changchun. These the plans for "Communist's Day'

and where arose rich cities and negotiations are believed to have!

on August 1 reached the suggestion that the Anti-Communist action is also magnificent temples of a civiliza tion higher than the contemporary Russian and Chinese armies should reported in Holland, Poland, Bul

European. strictly keep to thefr garrison quargarin and France. ters, peading the conclusion of a general settlement.

YEN HSI SHAN, TURNS DOWN AN OFFER.

[TREGUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, July 30.

PROMINENT CHINESE

America was also known to the French. A text of Philippe de Merieres dated 1400 speaks of America familiarly. French fisher man of Brittainy, Normandy and the Basque country spoke frequent lv of the secret of the new land. The Prtuguese also krew, and their logs reveal records of voyages to the new country.

KIDNAPPED,' DARING DAYLIGHT RAID. Bhanghai, July 28-A daring

Columbus came during the latter The Vice-Minister of War, Lu daylight kidnapping affair was Chung Lin, the Vice-Minister for carried out just off Avenue Edward part of the fifteenth century, when Foreign Affairs, Mr. Y. L Tong, VII. when Chinese gangsters car political and economic conditions and the Minister of Health, Mrried off. Mr. Wei Ding Yong, mem-had severed the slender contacts Hauch Tuh Pi, left for Nanking ber of the French Provisory Com that existed with America. last night to resume their duties mission (French Municipal Coun- knew what was known of America The Ta Chung News Agency, from cil), widely-known and prominent by the Portuguese, the Italians and Merking staten that General Yen residrat of the French Concession the Scandinavians. And knowing Hi Shan has depnitely decided nor and Captand of Allurence you howent straightway to Denmark to accept the appointment of High teer Company, French Volunteers, to seek passage or employment on Commissioner for North-Western The car was driven into the one of the ships setting sail for the

new land... 'Chinese city' Defence.

He

KING'S GRADUAL RETURN

"

TO HEALTH.

YESTERDAY'S BULLETIN,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

LONDON, July 30.

A bulletin issued to-day states that the condition of the King has further improved during the past week

The abscess cavity remains free from purulent discharge, but the process of healing now begin must necessarily be gradual..

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FLYING TRAGEDY. U.S. AIRMEN KILLED.

[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

MINNEAPOLIS, July 3. The aeroplane "The Minnesota," while attempting to break the re fuelling endurance record, crashed after 154 hrs., 40 mins.

Captain Crichton was killed and

wards died from injuries. the pilot, Owen Haughland after-

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BRIAND "AND BULLS.

FRENCH MINISTER AT SUNDAY FIGHT.

["D.P." Special Service.] Madrid. The directors of local bull-ighting arenas are trying des perately to find means of discourag- ing-diplomatically of further attendance at their specta- cles by distinguished gentlemen who are known for their pacifio ten- dencies. It hurts the game.

course-

M. Aristide Briande, French Foreign Minister and a prominent modern apostle of peace and dis- armament, was a recent guest of Premier Primo De Rivera at a Sun- day ball-fight

Briand's influence had such a tre- mendous pressure upon even the most vicious bulls that several of them immediately honoured the distinguished visitor by subscribing to his theories and refusing to fight. Two or three of them abowed marked preference for the French of conciliation, policy man's arbitration and pacific settlement of disputes, rather than by fighting and shedding blood uselessly

But under the most skilful handl. ing of the matadors and toreadors the bulls were quickly disillusioned of any peace ideas and died fight ing-United Prest.

CUSTOMS SPIES IN PARIS. EMPHATIC PROTEST MADE

TO U.S.A.

Paris-The French Government has filed, through its Ambassador at Washington, a protest with the American Government against the activities of American Customs spies at Paris.

The President spent the week-end fishing in Virginia, to which place aeroplanes rushed a series of despat- chen recording the developments as to naval negotiations.

game.

Geary.

able to resume the "conversation in the course of a day or two.

The

Morkel's Fine Play. The only redeeming feature of

French Ambassador has South Africa'e frat innings was the handed the Foreign Commissar in fine display of Morkel, who made

Moscow a Nota on behalf of the 63 before being 1.5w. to Although the wicket must have United States advising the Soviet extremely difficult, South Government of the inauguration on Africa's batamen put up a poor 130, leaving them 297 in arrears. show, and the innings realized only July 24 of the Kellogg Pact.

The bowling of both Barratt and

PARKING ARRANGEMENTS. Geary was treated with marked re-

been

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President Hoover is now confident cessful limitations conference, pos- that they are the prelude to a suc sibly in London, where the at- mosphere is most favourable

The Army Secretary, Mr. J Q.spect, and in all 75 overn Good, who has been the President's bowled during the innings. Free- companion during the week-end man had 7 wickets for 1-4 splen says that the General Staff will now did bit of bowling. concentrate upon a survey of mili tary expenditure with a view to reductions.

FRENCH POLITICS.

RADICALS KEEP NEUTRAL..

(THROUGE RETRE'S AGENCY.]

PARÍS, July 29. The new Cabinet held their first meeting and summoned Parliament for the 31st instant to hear a state- ment of their policy. This is ex- pected to be brief and deal almost exclusively with foreign affairs.

The Radicals have decided not to support the Government but they may abstain from voting.

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The Second Attempt. The tourists, with their backs to the wall, made an even worse start in the second innings, Siedle and Catterall both being sent back for

ore

Petty Thefta.

AT THE STAR FERRY. ·

With all due thanks to the Traffic Department who have introduced · the new parking system for motor- cycles at the Star Ferry, Kowloon, with the hope of facilitating traffic at this congested point, there is run each. Just before the no secret in the fact that motor close, Mitchell, a dour defender, rvele owners are not in favour of was also bowled, and South Africa the idea, writes a correspondent. had a wickets down for 15.

The introducers of this new system When play was resumed (on probably have no idea of the amount Tuesday morning). Quinn scraped of inconvenience one has to undergo before Freeman in order to squeeze a motor cycle together 11 runa hit his wicket. Taylor, who had through the narrow entrance doors been shaping in confident fashion, and, still more, to retrieve" the was then joined by Morkel, who machine from a tangle of sidecars once again batted in enterprising and other eyeles packed in disorder.

The two redeemed South under the shed. style, 'Africa's atrocious start, and went on to make a determined stand Finally, with his score at 36, Mor- xel was tempted by Woolley, and Duckworth whipped off the bails. Morkel had played a very sound DOG RACING BANNED IN innings, and incidentally been the hero of his side in the match, Taylor seemed very well set, but was eventually caught by Leyland, off. Freeman, for an invaluable 70. Cameron and Owen-Smith together at lunch, when the score was 148 for 6 wickets.

Owen-Smith was dismissed, off As arrangements are at present, Freeman after making runs, but there is not sufficient space under the shed to accommodate anything Cameron had monopolised the seat,like the number of cycles which ing, and with Denne in, the total gradually mounted. When the come to the Star Ferry each day, score stood at 207 for 7 rain stopped nor is there any order or system play, Cameron was then not out 50 employed in parking machines. As and Deane had made 8.

a practical moter-cyclist, the writer Wyatt got Deane caught by Duck.considers that if the coverings were worth, and Cameron was dismissed taken away, and owners instructed. with hie score at 83, England win- to park their machines "backwards" "

(like a car) and as near as possible ning as stated.

Boores, as cabled by Reuter, against the next machine starting from the Ferry Wharf end; then are:-

the new shed reserved for cyclists would be appreciated and the Traffic Department would eam the thanks of motor cycle owners.

WISCONSIN. VOTED OUT BY LEGISLATURE.

Milwaukee, Wis. Professional dog racing, after a life of two years, has been voted out of the state by the legislature, and the bill requires only the signature of the governor before it becomes a law.

Such action resulted from a fight waged by citizens and business men who objected to the undesirable in- fuence of the tracks, as well as to the money, which the race promoters took from the people who patroniz

ed the races.

It is questionable whether the moral or economic issues of dog racing played the dominant part in influencing the citizens, of the.. section, to wage a two year fight on the sport.

TURTLE VACCINE. VALUE OF GERMAN CURE FOR TUBERCULOSIS.

The prevention and cure of vaccine tuberculosis by turtle therapy was described by Dr. Nagelschmidt, of Berlin, in a pa per which he read at a meeting of the Tuberculosis Association Cambridge.

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He said that as long ago as 1903 Professor Friedmann, of Berlin, cultivated from sea turtles suffering from spontaneous lung tuberculosis a vaccine which proved in the course of years to be an efficient remedy against taberculosis in man, cattle, and fowla

The turtle vaccine not only pre-

rented the disease but also cured it in the case of patients who were already infected. It had proved effective in a large number of mo- derately advanced cases..

HAWAIIAN PINES.

RECORD PACK EXPECTED.

Honolulu.-Leaders in the pine- apple packing industry are pre- dicting a large pack for 1929.

to

England--let Innings. Sutcliffe, b Morkel Bowley, Belf RE. S. Wyatt, c Cameron,

b Vincent

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+

13

113 Woolley, c and b Vincent... 154 Hendren, b Quinn,

12

Leyland, c Cameron, b

Mitchell

36

A. W, Carr, e Bell, b Quinn 10 Geary, not out Barratt, not out

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28

*Total (for 7 wkts.) ... 427

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Petty thefts of watches, batteries, and bulb horns is a favourable pas time for prowling rogues at this busy thoroughfare and, assisted br screen, these rogues will find their work in the future a simple matter. An insurance policy is, perhaps, the only way in which one can safeguard one's cycle against this danger. The policeman on duty cannot always take notice of "dirty cycles."

Only the other day when the writer arrived at the Star Ferry. a large side-car outfit was parked directly in the mouth of the only accessible entrance to the shed while, inside, there was room for ten solo machines.

South Africa--2nd Innings.

I. J. Biedle, b Barratt R. H. Catterall, b Geary ... B. Mitchell, b Geary...... H. W. Taylor, e Leyland, b

Freeman

N. A. Quinn, b Freemas D. P. Morkel, st, Duck

worth, b Woolley

Innings declared closed."

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

0.

M. R W.

Morkel Quinn

18

5

31

3

93

32

3 113

38

A

да

9

'H.

Owen-Smith****

8 3 21 .1

3

0

Bell

Vincent Mitchell

18 0 South Africa-ist. Innings,

I. J. Siedle, 1.b.w, b Free.".

man

R. H. Catterall, e Sutcliffe,

b Barratt

B. Mitchell, e Geary, b

Freeman ängugin

H. W. Taylor, b Freeman ... Duck- H. G. Desne, et.

worth, b Freeman_... H, B. Cameron," e Bowley,

b Freeman

D. P. Morkel, l.b.w., b

Geary...

H. G. Owen-Smith, e Bar

rett, b Freeman

C. L. Vincent, o. Geary, b

Freeman

N. A. Quinn, not out

A J. Bell, e Dackworth, b

Cleary....

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Total

The 1028 pack amounted 5,663,056 cases and the 1977 pack to 8,873,272 cas26, Officials of local, These officials observe uneatenta pineapple companies declare this rum close to tiously and take notes of the pur. year's pack will chases made by Americans in 10,000,000 cases, Paris, particularly in the prom-" The Hawaiian Pineapple Company nent modes salons. These observa- expects this season's run to be well tions are then seat to the Customs above the 1928 pack, amounting to offocs in the United States as ma 3,246,952 cases. Libby, MaNeill & terial for the Customs inspectors Libby of Honolulu, Ltd., turned out when searching the trunks of the 1,803,000 cases last year, and ex- pect an increase as does the Cali travellers.

The Paris authorities also com-fornia Packing Corporation, which plain that these secret agents often turned out 1,004,478 cases last attempt to blackmail the employee's readESURE CARNIVALS BUYERS CLICONE MED termotran of, the French firms in order to The summer packing--scesor is get more material for their reports. now well under way.

'BOWLING ANALY818,

Barratt Geary Freeman

H. B. Cameron, e Woolley,

b Freeman .........

G. Owen-Smith,

Duckworth, b Freeman

et.

H. G. Deane, e Duckworth,

b Wyatt

C. L. Vincent, e Duckworth,

b Freeman

A. J. Bell, not oût.

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Total

BOWLING ANALYS18.

13

Barratt Geary

69.

Freeman Woolley

Wyatt,

263

Q M. R. W.

20 -7.

37 18

50

30.4 13 100

5

51

$

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COUNTY GAMES.

LONDON, July

Sussex beat Hampshire by Z35 rubs. Scores:-

5

Sussex 201, and 220 Duleepsinghi 112, Kennedy 7 lor

130

co).

0. M. RW. 10248 1

22.3 13 18

32 1271

•Wysthrwerts.

180 (Continued on next Column.)

Hants 128 Langridge 4 for (48) and 58 (Langridge † for 10)..

Notis v. Glamorgan,

Notts won by an innings and 11⁄21, runs. Boores ***..

Notts 308 (Whysall '111).

42,Voce 5 for 40), and 153 Staples 4 for 41):