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MAN IN A BLACK MASK.

CLERKS MENACED WHILE TILL IS RIFLED,

PISTOL HOLD UP.

taken out of the safe,

"It was all in notes and silver. "The man with the revolver told us to stand back and not interfere, hands up and retreat several yards and we wears forced to put our

His

into a corner of the room. companion pulled open the till and stuffed the "money into his packets.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY

HOME CRICKET.

KEETON SCORES A DOUBLE CENTURY.

ALL-INDIA TEAM BADLY BEATEN AT SOUTHAMPTON.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

London, May 29 The weather at home was kinderj to cricketers in the last few days than it had been during the pra vious weak, with the result that four of the ton matches which began on Wednesday have been inished

There were some remarkably good bowling analyses returned though

in

the Notts-Catbridge match, Kooton of the County made a brilliant 900,. not out; which Arnold of Hampshire made 118 against the All-India team, who, incidentally, were beaten by an innings and 103

"TUTIAL

SUSSEX v. LEICESTER.

TATE'S GREAT BOWLING.

At Hastings, Sussex beat Lei- cester by an innings and 93 runs.

The winners batted frat and com. piled 273 runs tid to this Leicester could only muster 88 in reply. Tato was in great form with the ball, bis figures bbing 4 for 15, while Scott had & for 43. Forced to follow on, Leicester again failed in their second offort which realised only 92 runs, Tate again was the most successful bowler, his figures this time being 4° for 23.

The scores were:- Sussex, 1st innings Leicester, 1st innings

Tate, 415.

373

=== 88:

Scots, for. 43. Leicester, 2nd innings (follow.

o0).

Tate, 4 for 23.

SOMERSET v. YORKSHIRE,

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VERITY AND HAZEL BOWL WELL

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This match took place at Bath and resulted in a B-wicket victory for Yorkshire, thanks mainly to some good bowling by Verity who 'took wickets for 28 runs when Somerset had first innings and were dismissed for only 78 runs.

Yorkshire, however, did none too well either for they were all out for 115 runs when it came to their time to bat Hazel (6 for 30)) was the most successful bowler for Somerset who failed again in the second innings, this time totalling 94 runs. Their opponents then went in and knocked off the required runs for the loss of only one wicket

The scores were Somerset, 1st innings.

Verity, 6 for 23.

Yorkshire, let innings

Hazel, for 30. Somerset, 2nd innings Yorkshire, End innings (for d

wicket)

CAMBRIDGE 4. KOTTS.

KEETON'S BIG INNINGS.

SWEDISH MATCH

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COMMITTEE OF MANAGE-

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́ (FHRQUOK. REUTER'S AGENCY.]

New Youx, May, 97,

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International Match Company.

DISARMAMENT PROGRESS

(Renter's Special Service.)

GENEVA, "May 27."- The Technical Committee has adopted a resolution abolishing chemical and bacteriological war fare, while the Aircraft Committee had decided to place incendiary weapons on the banned list "under the system of qualitativo disarms- mant.

COTTON INDUSTRY

DELEGATION

LEAVING FOR CANADA SHORTLY

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Roogy, May 23. the interests concerned, s delega Following ponultations between

tion from the British cotton in dustry is mailing for Canada early in June.

The conversations will not be governmental in character, but the United Kingdom Government will consider any report the delegation Inay submit

TO RESTORE PROSPERITY IN ENGLAND.

(Continued from Pape 1.)

income tax 7 That would have done more to revive trade than gambling in agiotage. I don't understand currency and exchange, but I console myself with the obvious fact that nobody else does either, for I find that half the experts advocate keeping down the exchange while the other half as earnestly recommend keeping it up.

Personally, I would rather that my sovereign should be worth 208.. than that it should be worth 15s; but then, like Arthur Balfour, I am a child in such matters, “Of only one thing I am sure-namely, that if the equilibrium between, direct and indirect taxation is not 78speedily restored there will be

serious trouble for future Chan 115 cellors of the Exchequer,

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but

But when Mr. Chamberlain, with a majority of to 1, which will never be repeated, is afraid to make 68 the co-operative societies pay their

proper share of inedine-tax, shuffles the responsibility on to s Committee, I see no immediats. prospect of a readjustment of bur- thens.

A feature of this match, which was played OD. the University ground, was a fine innings for 200, not out, by Keeton when Notts took first innings and made 383 runs for 6 wickets declared. The County won easily by an innings and 287

runs.

With Larwood taking wickets for 16 runa and Voce & for 18, Onin- bridge were all out for 24 in their first innings. They were forced to follow on, and in their second in nings the Light Blues met with little better luck, this time being dismissed for 81 runs. Voce again bowlod well and took 5 wickets for 30. runs,

The scores were

Notts, 1st inninga (8 wick-

ots, declared)

Keeton, 200 not out. Cambridge, 1st innings

Larwood, B for 15. Voce, 5 for 18. Cambridge, 2nd innings

Voce, for 30,

The whole raid took only a few HAMPSHIRE. ALL INDIA. Beconds,

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Within a few minutes police on

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More than £1000 in cash was motor cycles were scouring the dis stolen from the Commercial Bank,trict. in an effort to trace the Denny, near Falkirk by two car thieves, who made off by the main bandits soon after the bank opened. The man, who were in a two- -seeler-cary left the bug oo running while they dashed across the pave inent and into the banka vsake

One man drew a revolver and help up the stall of two clerks, while the other rifled the till..

Then they dashed back to the dar and drove off at top speed

It is stated that one of the men wore a black mask over the top half of his face."

The Bank had only been open a few minutes when the raid was carried out.

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"Stand Backy One of the clarks said:

The money in the till had just been pul bere after having been

PASSENGERS.

Arrivals.

TOURISTS FAIL BADLY.

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As for the beer duty, even tho milkman and tas taxi-driver can prove to you it folly, as the yield will continue to decline.

It is related of Speaker Coru wall, at the end of the eighteenth century, that he would sit in the Chair with a tankard of als on the ledge at his aide. O for an bour of old Cornwall to irrigate the dryness of debate!

It is only now, the Iriah having disappeared, that we realise how dull English politicians are Were it not for that incomparable pair of Scotchmen, Major Elliot and Sir Robert Horna, we should for get how to smile. At

A REFRESHING" BREEZE.

As the House was dozing and 362droning through the grim and bleak Budget suddenly all the win- dows and doors were thrown open, and a wind blew in from Now York In other worda, Mr. Wing ton Churchill was up, bearing on his crest the Stars and Stripes. With the tip of his wing he just brushed Mr Baldwin, then fell with beak and claw upon Lord. Snowdon, to whom he alluded, with exquisite estire, as "the late fin ancial administration.

the

Is it not time we dismissed The All-India touring team fared late financial administration f' Or badly against Hampshire it will it and its late supporters, Sir Southampton when they: were Harbert Samuel and Sir Archibald beaten by an innings and 100 runs. Finclair, dismiss themselves K

Baiting first, the Indians were Of an obstinate family, Mr. the Kennedy (4 for 16) and Bailey (5 most obstinate member. Yet pro- for 94) bowling on the top of their diet that he will remit the extra The following arrived by as. form and were all out for 51 runt beer duty: the Committee will be President Madison: Mr. Frank Hampshire with 273 of which total too strong for him. Also, 4d tax Davidson, Mr. E. R. Stewart Ho, Arnold claimed 113, Going in foron Dutch tea may be raised to 6d, Mr. and Mrs. Ki Ho, Miss Pamela second time the tourists improved we owe the Dutch one over the Ho, Mira Cooilia Ho, Mr. Eng Leo slightly but they were still 103 brain of the rubber trade, on which Kwa Mr. Ira Morgan, Mr. M. Lhind when their fast wicket fell. Manzanara, Mr. RG. Riis Mr. The scoren were Roy Beoth, Mr. Y. G. Alberto, Rov, All-India, ab innings.

E. La Fuente, Mr. A. Johns, Mr.

J Mallari, Master N. Mallari, Mr.

A de la Roda de Mallari, Miss O Mallari, Mrs. M. Trinidad, Mr. T. Yap,

the Colonial Secretary emitted the usual futilition. If we had threa 31tened the Dutch with ed., we could have saved rubber for it is non- sense to say that the Netherlands Government can't control the or part of rubber from Java and Sumatra.:

Kennedy, 4 for 15 Bailey, 5 for 24: Hampshire, 1st innings. 273

Arnold, 113, All-Indin, 2nd innings

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