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COUNTY CRICKET MATCHES RESULTS.

PROGRAMME FOR 1931 CONCLUDED: LAST THREE MATCHES DECIDED OVER WEEK-END

SUSSEX RUN UP BIG SCORE AGAINST NEW ZEALANDERS: NINE INDIVIDUAL CENTURIES.

(TKROVÓR BRUTER'S AGENCY.1

London, Soptember 1, The County Cricket Championship was brought to an end to-day, when the last three matches in the competition were decided. Besides the three championship games there were several friendly matches and some bright cricket was scon, especially in the Sussex- New Zeblanders game which resulted in a draw,

Gloucenter concoded major points to Northamptonshire, while Warwick took first innings points from Somerset and Leicester won by the same margin over Essex

The most noteworthy batting and bowling performances were

Bathing,

Bowling. Parker (Gloucester)

...:8 for 47 Brown (Surrey) 6 for 85 137 Astill (Leicester), 5 for 73 Paine (Warwick). B for 93 132

Dempster (N.Z.)

Tate (Sussex)

167 742

Sandham (Surrey)

Bates (Warwick):

Wyntt (Warwick)

124

O'Connor (Essex)

109

Daleopsinhji (Sussex).....

*103,

Hammond (Gloucester)...... 109 "Armstrong"(Leicester), 100;

*Donotes not outorga

Yorkshire

Gloucestershire

Kent

Sussex

Notts

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE,

1st Inns No Poss P. W. L W. L. Result. Pt. Pa 28% 10

1

28 11.

28 19

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28 30 8 8 1

83.

+420 287 420 219

420 210

420 205 420 204 420 174 420 170 420 169 420 158 420 140 490 148 46420 120.

9.30

Lancashire

98

7.

"

Dorbyshire

28

Surroy

286 4

Warwicksbiro

28.

Essex

28.

7.11

5 4

Middlesex

28

Hanipahiro.

99

5.9

4. 8

Bompriotshire

29

2.

Worcestershire

28

611 4 6

密

Glamorganshire

4 11 1 8

Leicestershire

289

7

7 10

Northamptonshire

I 11 2 8

28 9 13 3

420 128 420 124 420 105 2420 103 1400 76

The method of scoring this year is as follows:-15 points for a win; 7 points for a tie; 5 points for a win on the first innipks: and & points for a loss on the first innings; 4 points for a tie op the fast innings and 4 points for a no result,

ESSEX ".. LIICESTER.

CENTURIES FOR ARMSTRONG

AND O'CONNOR. At Leyton, Leicester took first innings points from Essex.

The former batted first and a fine innings by Armstrong (100) SAW them total 331: Essox put up quite n good show at the start but fell off somewhat in the end and were ali out for 273. O'Connor played good cricket for 108 runs while Astill made 5 for 73,"ra

Leicester declared at 210 for 5 in their second innings, but after Essex had collected 189 for 3, play find to be stopped..

The scores wereine

Loicester, 1st innings

Armstrong, 100.

EuBox, 1st innings

O'Connor, 108.

Astill, 5 for 73;;'

Leicester, End innings (5

wickets, declared)

Essex, 2nd innings (for

wickets)

were drawn."

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 1931.

YORKSHIRE'S VICTORY

MORE CLOSURE LAW.

EXPERIMENTS.

VERITY'S, BOWLING 7 FOR 62.

Yorkshire beat Northamptonshire,, at Bradford, by five wickets For wing the pre-arranged declara tion of the first innings, there was a startling day's cricket, in which

Aquatic Notes.

GOOD PROSPECTS AHEAD

RTERS

LONG PLUNGE RECORD IN

SHANGHAI

FANLING CADDIES INCORRIGIBLE SON

ON STRIKE

INTRODUCTION OF NEW SCHEME RESENTED.

LOCAL GOLFERS TO CARRY

THEIR OWN.

WEALTHY FATHER ASKS SEVERE PUNISHMENT..

SEVERAL CONVICTIONS:

HOME FOOTBALL.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE MATCH RESULTS

AGENCY.

London Septembar

Three football; mutones in the any, the results being an Zolloware Scottish League: worn decided to-

An incorrigible youth, who wan the despair of his father, a wealthy Chinese contractor, was charged Hearts As the rent of an itempt to before Mr. W. Schöfeld" yesterday | Queen's Park 1'4 correct the lack of amangements on charges of theft by false pre- Bt Mirren - Molière for caddies at the Royal Hong tences of tires electric fans from Kong Golf Chiba Fanling, it is the Sheung Kwong shop, Yaumati.

the chief motor was Verity. With mera in no Colany. I learn from beloved there will be a "genora The youth obtained the fans by

his deadly left-hand flown on a

telephoning the shop and telling

CANNIBALISM IN NEW GUINEA

bowlers pitch, Verity establisheit that there is plenty of confidence when the weather becomes, sud them that his father wantedÖREIGNER'S BEARERS EATEN

was seven for 02

The Interport swimming team will be sailing from Long Loug on Sunday and it will ears with it the best wishes of all: the swim good authority that everyone of the selected team is fit and woll and strike on the part of the caddies

amongst them that they will come. a collapse; his share of the wickets through with dying colours, noteicnty good to slow gallem to make withstanding the fact that the the trip to Fanling next. It is In an endeavour to reach a demers ill be competing is believed that the caddies strongly

fresh water and in a pool much finite result after the complete loss larger than the one to which they rosent this attempt on the part of of the first two days owing to rain, are accustomed Confidence is in the members to introdnes the new rfecticus and if they remali in system while the latter, on the the two captains decided to do their present mood for the next alero their first innings closed when fortnight the Hong Kong team each side had scored, 4 byss. As has as good se won the honours for it was, the game started an Imour Hong Kong, for they srtainly have, on paper, what appears to late for, at the appointed time, the be the best swimming team of the captains disagreed as to the it three ports. acas of the wicket. The umpires: made two inapaptions before allow ing play. Then the match was settled in less than four and a quar ter hours cricket. AGP, Apart from Welch, who showed that the bowling could be hit by scoring 38, including three o'n of Verity and two 4's, out of 40 in half an hour. Northamptonshire's batting was Teoble. In two hours the aide were put out for 80, and, although Yorkshire lost five bate- men in bitting of the runs required for victory there never seemed any i doubt as to the result

Half the Bide Out for 15. So complete was the failure of the carly Northamptonshire bats men that half the side were out with no more than 15 runs on the Board Bakewell tried to pull the second ball sont down by Bowes and skying it, was caught at the wicket without a run scored; Cox was leg-before in Verity's second over at: 9, "and, without addition, Timas fell to a splendid catch by Greenwood, who ran backwards from cover-point to mid-of.;

Coverdale concentrating on de fence, while Welch his on every possible occasion, the sixth wicket pair pub on 30 runs before the former, in for twenty minutes with out scoring, provided Verity with another success. Nine men were out for 84, but then Towell and Johnson shared in a stand which caused no little trouble and increas ed the total by 29 runs. Unbeaten at the end, Towell batted fire minutes under an hour for 12,

Az Easy Taak

Last weak, Dr. Laing, the man- ager of the team, who will also be taking part in the water pole games, was in hopsital with a touch of malaria and it was ten ed that he would not be able to sail with the team, but happily his stay in hospital was of brief dara tion and he is fit and well again to take charge of the team.

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The Daily Press on Tuesday published the result of an aquatie, meeting in Shanghai where the distance for the long plunge are cord incidentally--was 74 feet 0. inches. This dots not look as it Shanghai is going to be beaten in all events--in fact the long plunge look very much iko a certainty for them as I don't think the kcal team can produce a plunge of over 70 feet if the whole team wore a

owed to compete. But wo have all the swimmers that we want and this should be a great factor in our favour.

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I understand that 9. H Wong has improved considerably since last he swam at the V.R.C. intor port trials. In fact, Dr. Laing is pretty certain that Wong will prove to be very hard to beat in Shang- hai as his backstroke form has re- turned to him. With Rots Por ein going great guns in this event also, it looke as we are sting to get full points here. The times in the free style events recorded, in Hong Kong and in Shanghai differ, so widely that there is every reason to believe that all the events from the 80 yards to the 880 yards will ecme this way...

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bira them. As his father was well- known, they had no handing the to the son when the lattersalled

for it A third fad was obtained the tol lowing day,

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BY PAPAUNS.

Stockholm, August 22-A story of cannibalism is Stockholms. Bas

View with tho Swedish, Lindahl, who has Just retu from the East after a

tour of New Guineas q

According to Consul. Lindshi, German gold prospector named Baum who had staked off, in the interior large claims and had thon left for the const claims and fit out an expedition, to register his was set upon by wild Papuans on his return journey

other hand, are Bamly resolved to The police officer remarked that opper press home them point and if needs the defondant had had his

Stunity but had abused it. He had be, caddy for themselves.

previous conviction for having set fire to air different houses, in cluding some in Yaumati in March last yaar Ho had boon found in the early hours of the morning carrying kerasane abcut. On that occasion he received twelve strokes of the birch, while fourteen days Baum, it in stated, had left the ago he was given two weeks imcoast again with the eighteen prisonmont by Mr. Fraser for rid-natives and after the third day ing about in motor cars without out was ambushed, being killed by being able to pay the fure. It was poisoned arrow after a faroo. not until after he had been con- struggle. Twelve of his bearers victed for that offence that the prs-wers also overpowered, all of them sent case came to the notion of the being afterwards enten by the vid- police

"It is stated, that the scheme, which was propounded by Mr. L. G. S. Dodwell, is an effort to sup press the yelling and scrambling for crabs by the 300 odd caddies which have served the Club in the past. I In some instantes, the boys even got as far as to refuse to caddy for

certain members, und the absolute lack of system and the rumahs evil have long siasa becozoe a read mehrace to all members,

The New Scheme. Things have come to such a state that it is regarded as imperative that all caddies should be register ed and graded as first or second class. They are to be paid on a somewhat higher scale than in the past. It was feared that the scheme might meet with the disapproval of the caddies and when it was made known, the committee found that these fears were confirmed. Up to the present every caddy has abso tutely refused to register and efforts to secure caddies from other sources have failed...

His Worship (to defendant) : What makes you do this sort of thing I am too childish. I didn't know what I was doing,

You thought that your father would pay Yes.

•

Father Suggests Imprisonment.

tors. The remaining six natives, however, subceded in making the next settlement from where the Aus tralian authorities were informed of the outrage. A punitive expedi. tion was dispatched immediately, and six Papuans who participated in the the massacro and in the sub- His Worship was asked by thequent feast were awaiting triad

when Consul: Lindahl, loft. | bay's father to send him to pri- son for three years naa lesson, The father said that he could not keep the ind under control. He had boon given a private tutor and had been sent back to the country, but oven there he stole rice from the paddy fields and sold its

and he had been sent to a good chocl. If he had been made to work it might have been better for him

Inspector Fallon said the defen Members have now been asked to

dant þad been given every oppor: make their own arrangements rétunity. His parente were wealthy garding caddies and the committee are so determined that they have now passed a rule that no caddy can be engaged at Foaling. It is hoped that it will not have to be in Worshin enid he would re- necessary to have recourse to the mand the defendant for 48 hours terms of a resolution that any to consider what he would do with player who is proved to have con him. travened these regulations shall be definitely suspended beyond

With the situation as it is to-day it is expected that members will live to caddy for themselves during the week-end. when it is expected: that a large crowd wilt visit Fans ling. It is felt in certain quarters, however, that when the caddies realise that the introduction now scheme is solely union of the testing their interests, there will be a general registration.

GLAMORGAN . NOTTS.

MATCH DRAWN AT SWANSEA

"At Swansób, the Notts-Glamorgan match ended in a draw.

In striking contrast to the break Add down of the morning, Sutcliffe and Ean made 187 in their first Holmes batted with plenty of con-

Some doubt has been expressed and Notts replied with 262. fidenco when they begin Yorkshire's Then Glamorgan went in again and light task, and the opening part as to the strength of our team nership yielded 48 in thirty-five race combination, but at the me had collected 187 for 7 when stumps minutos before Holmes offered & ment, all I can say is that it will simplo return caich to the bowler. take a pretty good team to give Leyland left at 60, and Northamp the local combination a trouncing. tonshire met with two more quick Our men, it has been pointed out, successes, both Greenwood and are accustomed to swim in short ROBBED HIS OWN FATHER, Barber being disposed af for the stretches of 25 yards and that a addition of only one run. With sixty yards pool will disconcert Robinson as partner, however, Eut them. Opinion seems to differ cliffe-missed at thort-leg by Part widely here. In a short race. ridge off the first ball he received think our men will acquit them- completed 50 out of 67 in an hour, selves well even though they have

Charges of Inrceny, obtaining and altogether he obtained 82 out, boon trained on a small pool. In of 85 in eighty minutes Batting longer races, stamina is the chief goods by means of a forged doos HIGH SCORING AT BRIGHTON,in characteristic style; Buteline hit factor and the size of the poorent and with having a forged choo where the race is held is of small in his possession, were preferred Cricket enthusiasts who made the nine, 4's..

against a Chinese at Central Magis-, importance." trip to Brighton were treated to

tracy yesterday. It was stated that some very fine cricket whon 'Sussex

the defendant had even robbed his held the New Zealand touring team

own father and was given up as to n'draw, kt

incorrigible.

The scores were:— Glamorgan, 1st inninga p. 167 Notts, 1st innings..... 282 Glamorgan, 2nd innings. (for

107 7 wicket)

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·SUSSEX ». NEW ZEALANDERS.

#73

210

¡LOUCESTER. FORTHANTS:

FIRST INNINGS POINTS FOR NORTHANTS,

At Bristol (Fry's Ground) Nor- thants took first innings points from Gloucester.

The tourists won the toss and elected to bat and to their total of 385 (Dempster 187), Busaex” re. plied with 549 for 9, declared. Tato (142) and Duleepsinhji (103) were the chief run-getters,

As in their first, innings the New Zealanders topped the 300 mark Northants compiled 224 when they when they went in for the second took first innings and to this total time and scored 305. There was Gloucester replied with 104, Ham-now very little time left for play after rond claiming 102 In the second and stumps wers drawn innings, however, Northants could Sussex bad scored 18 without loss.

only get 31, Parker (6 for 17) doing The spores were

thuch damage with the ball. Glau- opater were 365 for 2 when stumps wore drawn, the scores being

Northants, 1st innings

224

Gloucester,, Ist inning

194

Hammond, 102,

Northants, 2nd innings

Parker, 6 for 47.

Gloucester, 2nd innings (for 2

wickets)

SOMERSET, WARWICK,

BATES AND WYATT BAT WELL. Conturies by Batce and Wyatt in the above match gave Warwick the points in the frat innings at Taun- ton

qu

New Zealanders, 1st innings 385

Dempster, 187.

Sussex, lat innings (for 9

wickets, declared).................... 549

Talo, 14%

Dulcepainhji, 103.

New Zealanders, 2nd innings 305 Sussex, End innings (for no

wicket)

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MIDDLESEX +. BUEREY.

| “FRIENDLY " ENDS IN DRAW. The above teams met at Lord's, the result being a drawd Surrey scored 290 when they took fret innings and to this total. Mid- dionex replied with 207, Brown "get ting 6 wickets for 85 runs,

Warwick battet frat and made 473, Bates getting 133 while. Wyatt Intheir second knock Surrey, de got 124 Somerset replied with 313clared at 207, for 8, Bandcam fol- (Palao 3 for 93) and were forced locking 137, hot out, and after Mid- to follow-on when they collected 20. dlesex had run up 223 for 0 in reply, JAYAZMATRA stamps were drawn, the scores.bo

The scores were

Warwick, Jet innings ou 4734 Surrey, 1st innings

ing

Bates, 133,

Wyalty 124!

Middlesex, E

Brown 8 for, 85,

“Somerset

13

Somerset, 2nd innings (för 143be)

Middlesex, Tatfordowicko

Paine, for:

Northamptonshire: lat Innings. Bakowell, not out.

G. H. Johnson, not cut w...

Extras (By99)

Total (no wicket)...

Innings declared closed.

Bowling Analysis.

VOM R., W. Bobinson · 19 0.0 Yorkshire: 1st Inxings. Bowes, not out

F. E. Greenwood, not out

Extras (Byos)

Total (no wicket)

Innings declared closed.

Bowling Analysis.

OR W. Jupp 100,0 Northamptonshire: 2nd Innings. Bakewell, e Wood, b Bowes.150. Timms (E), Le Green, be

Cox. 1.b.w., b. Verity norms 3 Y. W. C. Jupp, o Holmes, b

BOWAB Matthews, Greenwood,

Verity

Wood,

T. B. G. Weich

Verity Coverdale, oʻsub.,' EF Towell not out. Thomas, et. Wood, b Partridge, Sutcliffe,

Verity

G. H. Johnson, b "Extras"

Byou)

Total

YOUTH SENTENCED TO HARD LABOUR

The Interpart water polo team established itself last Saturday whan it won by the wide margin of six goals to one against The Rest. It is gratifying to note that Outlining the caso, Detective Ber- the team which played for Hong geant Kennedy said the man work- Kong might have been ever strenged for his father, a business man, thyped by the inclusion of L at No. 06, Jardine's Bazaar, and

ontinued on acrt Column..

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The defendant's father asked that his sca be sent to gaol, and remarked that he was prepared to pay for bis upkeep in prison if he were sent there fore a long period

His Worship pointed out that society had to be protected agalast the defondant and he (his. Wor- ship) wanted to consider how the lad could be reformed,

The father intimated that it might bo' advisable to have the de fendant placed under madical ob servation, as he thought, he was mentally deficient.

His Worthip agreed, and manded the accused for one week

IMITATED BY

MANY.

PERFECTION

SCOTCH

EQUALLED BY

NONE.

Also in oval bottles and flasks.

BOLE AGENTS:

Roza Pereira. But as that com was paid a monthly wage of 5, GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.,

petitor will be heavily angtied in other events, it is not intended at the moment, to include him in the team. Incidentally Hong Kong, could, if necemary, field the entire V.R.C., Benior team which won the shield this year.ek

besides which he had the cockloft to dive in with his wife.

About midnight on the 20th of Fast month, the elder, man went to sleep on a camp bed near the coun. tor, and at 40'clock in the morn- ing, he found a bunch of keys pre viously, in his jacket pocket lying Speaking about water-polo, the on the ground, The koy of the safe was missing and the loss of second division games appray to

#32) from the safe was discovered. have cimply faded but. There The younger man, who was suspect pears to be only a lukewarm ised of the theft, was found missing. terest in second division games, and under such circumstanies it is hetter to have the games cancelled, try but returned two days later but what is the official vera on of when he was arrested. Meanwhile the termination of these games it was discovered that he had pre-

Yorkshire

And Tanings. Holmes, c and b Jupp Sutcliffe, b Towell

mukana

* Loyland, we? Matthews, z-b

Thomas

F. E. Greenwood, c

b Jupp

- Barbet (W.), a Cox, b Jupp

Robinson, not out

Wood, not out

Extras (Leg-byes

Total (8 wickets

Mitchell Land:Bower did not

A Bowling

Thomás:

Tome Jupp

The man went back to the coun

viously broken open the safe and stolen #19 and also obtained cigar. ettes to the value of $22 on a falso. chophy When arrested, the defendant had no anoney on him and denied having stolen the $321.At this point the officer for the prosecution said he would accept a plea of not guilty" as ho had no direct evidence that the man actually stole the 4321, 55

Defendant, was convicted on the Three counts to which he had pleaded guilty. For stealing $12 from the counter he was sentenced Bato one month's hard labour On the charge of obtaining the cigar etter by means of a forged instru ment he was given four montan. ply and for the possession of a forge

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