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GENERAL NEWS.

$100,000,000 IN HALF A MINUTE. Sharehaklers in Mesurs. Levers

up a financial record at Part Sunlight recently at an extraord-

yageneral meeting which confirmed, the resolutions of a meeting a fortnight earlier, relat- ing to an increase of capital from £50,000,000 to £100,000,000, and the development and purchase of ney business as required.

This

was agreed to without opposition, the whole proceedings lasting. half a minute. The previous re-

d of a similar proceeding is 35 seconds.

EX-MAYOR SENTENCED FOR FRAUD.

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Sentence of 12 months' im« prisonment in the second division was passed at Liverpool Assizes recently on Thomas Hampson, 51. ex-Mayor of Portsmouth, for Eudulently applying to his own use £22,585 belonging to the Vulcan Motor and Engineering Company, of which he managing director. The money was obtained by selling scrap brass which had accumulated in the works For aiding and abet- ting. Davis Purves, 75, received five months in the second divi- sion, and John Hamar, 48, six months. Purves and Hamar were directors of the company. 18 PEOPLE ON A HANDLEY PAGE

One of the standard two- engined Handley Page passenger aeroplanes, built for the Chinese Government, for which the com- pany has a large contract, made a perfectly successful fight with 16 people on board besides the pilot, Captain G. T. R. Hill, M.Č.. and the engineer. The total weight of the machine in the air was 12,800lb. A height of 15,000ft was reached, and during the tests which the pilot was 10aking he flew on one engine only. The machine made i perfect ascent and landing, and there was not the slightest hitch at any period. This is the first machine of its kind built in England.

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THE BEST WIRELESS. Mr. F.J. Brown, the Post Office witness, concluded his evidence recently in the arbitration on the Marconi Company's claim for £7,000,000 damages for breach of FUTURE OF LAWN TENNIS Junfair to scoff at the man who,

differently equipped tempera- Although during the past few! But the pessimist will say, and

weeks there have been some is saying. It is no use having A. S. WATSON & CO. LTD. base-line. strategy. relying lamentations over the trade orders if you cannot supply the upon a game full of generalship position. far-sighted British goods, and at the present me "Regent writes in the Daily and guile, and gradually luring manufacturers feel every con- no manufacturer can enter into News:+

The sailing for America of the an opponent on to his own undo-fidence in the future, provided a Lany contract because, owing to Australian service contingent of ing. Every man to his choice, clear and satisfactory statement the labour situation, he neither lawn tennis players closes a very and there is room for both phases is soon made as to the trade knows what the price of produc policy of the Government, both tion will be six months hence nor exciting and memorable chapter of lawn tennis. in the English annals of the that, for the purposes of interna-trade, and provided some solution deliver the goods at all."

But that does not alter the facts regards export and import even whether be will be able to game. They came, they saw, they conquered, these fine young tional supremacy, the Australian is found for the present industrial. athletes from the island continent, model is apparently the more and now that they are going away dangerous and effective game, they are leaving behind a rather and that being so, it follows that dazed collection of home players the young English players should who are feeling. pretty much think twice before adopting a A private Bill has been passed the same as a trader in the China style of play that has been badly by a House of Commons Com-seas when a cyclone has passed beaten in a fair test. How badly mittee giving some additional his way. The aftermath should beaten may be gauged from a be interesting, and may have very consideration of the precise odds Scarborough to the

English against English scoring in a Davie authorities, one of which is of a important results in

Patterson, Cup contest against Australia- lawn tennis. For Dovel nature, viz., in connection

he would be a rash plunger who would take 20-1 and support the Mother Country..

Poulsen afstem existence to-day.

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with the conversion of large num-Brookes. O'Hara Wood, Thomas, bers of dwelling houses into fats, Lycett, and R. W. Heath have These dwelling houses, the, Cor-so clearly demonstrated that there informed, would are two kinds of lawn tennis- never again be occupied as they and the piquant situation now were before the war, and it was concerns the choice that will be therefore proposed now to convert made by the younger English them into tenements and flats. players who are just moulding The present Bill is to enable the their game.

A CHOICE.

tions with respect to this matter.

the

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2 reaction. Tired

Those who write like this, how- ever, appear to forget that the With regard to the export trade, British worker, ånd, in fact, every- a noticeable feature during the body in the British Isles has been last few weeks has been the working for four and a half years increase in British exports, and under great pressure, and the

been now that peace has been signed natural effect of the armistice there is every reason to believe has that the demand for British goods workers have, in short, been taking a holiday, and once exist- will greatly increase.

Throughout the whole worlding uncertainties are removed, the there is a shortage of manufactur- tired worker refreshed by his ed goods, in some cases and in holiday and assured of a better certain areas, amounting to an economic position than was absolute famine. A character- heretofore the case, will be ready istic European ares the to settle down to hard work, pro- A QUESTION OF ENJOYMENT.

io where There is another aspect of the Levant,

Greece vided he recognises that he as the commissioner for well as his employers, will bene- question. Which kind of play alone gives the greater enjoyment to the Federation of British In- ft thereby. the players? Allowing for the dustries reporte that there is a personal factor and that cannot surplus of 60 millions sterling in. It is just because employers be precisely defined-it would the hands of Greek subjects, who and employees have been getting are all anxious to buy manufact-together and discussing how this ured products, as the country has may be effected that the nation been swept bare of almost every may feel reassured.

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local authorities to make regula- Will they elect to build up a appear to be largely true that the It was explained the Housing. of game on the English model, Australian type of play is more base - line is a likely to give zest to the playing the Working Classes Acts dealt where

safe will of lawn tennis than is the citadel.

article of foreign manufacture. The success of the National In- with the cheaper class of house, seldom-left

living at the net" That British manufacturers are dustrial Conference bears out) but these special regulations were they go out for the storm-game with

askance. Norman far from asleep is shown by one what we mean by the statement, in respect of the more expensive ing attack so very brilliantly looked at

took up lawn single example which may be and in proof of the fact that the kind. No opposition was offered played by the Australians? It Brookes first to the proposal, and it was sanc- would be idle to suppose that the tennis because, after playing quoted from many in the possess average employee is sound at Old Guard of English lawh tennis well-a good many other games, ion of the overseas organisation heart, we have only to turn to two tioned by the Committee.

will change their pay; probably he came to the deliberate con- of the Federation of British little facts of recent occurrence-- . The federation namely, the refusal of the any attempt to do so would be to clusion that it was the game par Industries.

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"As soon as ever the Bishop lose the substance of their present excellence for enjoyment. And are organising a great exhibi- Parliamentary Committee to the gives me permission I shall ar-excellence for the shadow of a we all know what kind of lawn tion of British manufactures at Trade Union Congress to support

in the autumn, and the endeavours of" a

few range for women preachers in my volleying game, real proficiency tennis Brookes plays; it was the Athens

Patterson already their members have extremists to use the strike as a church," said the Rev. J. Cartmel at which could hardly be attained model upon which Robinson, vicar of Bedford Park, in the case of such players as, framed his conception of lawn undertaken obligations which in political weapon f obtaining the to a Daily Chronicle representa- say, Ritchie, Arthur Lowe, Roper tennis.

regard to space and transport abolition of conscription, and the tive recenty. The vicar is taking Barrett, or Davson. I am not so

total at least £50,000, and further drastic refusal of the rank and file this step in consequence of the sure about Kingscote; in his case

applications for inclusion in the of the Tripla Alliance to follow! report presented to Convocation, it might well turn out to be a There remains the point of exhibition are coming in every the advice of their executive and in which it is recommended that paying policy for some of the view of the spectator, and it is en day Now, shrewd British embark on a similar attempt to women should, ander conditions

more daring tactics at the net to important point of view, with business men are not likely to coerce Parliament.. Finally, the decided by the bishop of the be grafted on to his game. He lawn tennis rapidly taking a spend £50,000 on propaganda steady decline in unemployment diocese, be allowed to speak in is young enough and agile leading place in the really national work for one single area unless is conclusive evidence that a consecrated buildings. "I want

Nevertheless, it is only right to women to take a greater part enough to make the change with games. And here I think there they have little doubt that they revival in trade is near.

out uprooting his own accustomed can be no two, opinions. More can supply the goods to the orders

add that this trade revival is style.

thrill and dramatic interest is they hope to receive..

FOREIGN MARKETS.- .':

dependent on a "definite trade packed into five minutes of the THE YOUNGER PLAYERS.

Outside Europe the situation is policy being adopted officially. But it is with the younger play-audacious and skilful Australian engage regularly in preaching ers that the choice really lies, and attacking game than is held in even more promising for, British Similarly they want to know should have some special train- I think most of them will hesitate an hour's play of getting them manufacturers. In South America how far and to what extent na ing. But there are many clever a long time before turning down back and waiting for the other the importers are showing the tionalisation or State control of women who have something to

strongest preference for British industry is going. Finally, some tell us from a Cristian point of what one may termthe "Fatterson fellow to make a mistake.

The factor of One other word. What applies goods because of their recognised measure of stability must be view who could wisely be invited school" of pay.

temperament come in-in fact, to the man applies in some degree quality while in our overseas obtained, on the one hand in the to lecture in the naves of our counts very largely. These to the women; they have had a dominions the preference for Bri- labour position, and, on the other, churches, and I think they would' be listened to with great interest Australians are naturally of the revelation of what can be made fish goods, justly earned for their in the currency question. Fair

type that courts audacity for its of toe attacking game when play excellence, has been further on- and reasonable terms, once they 5,000 Copies Received by the congregation."

own sake. No game which wased as Malle. Langlen plays it. hanced by the wave of patriotism are agreed upon must not to liable question of woman's admission to broad-based on a sedate dezorpus All women players are not adapt which the war has helped to to be overthrown, at a moment's That the world is notice by smell section of the the priesthood is rather different,defence, would ever appeal to ed to those methods of brilliant strong

all the British of the employees while a stabilisa the vicar added." It is a quas them, they must always be going daring, but some am--particluri

ures, which we are able ton of the exch

and's check tion into which I have not gone for the gloves, and they vary the young girl players, ki Ther

stionable, and on the continued. Han of the deeply but I do not think the genuinely enjoy the process. Not might think of the hitte Franch

ortant time bi yet ripe for such an *** built like that, and it is girl and then think again, innovatidatj

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