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CRICKET.
A KOWLOON DERBY.
UPPER HOUSE REFORM.
Problem That Needs Attention,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1926.
PACIFIC MAIL AND STANLEY DULLAR,
SHORT and MASON
OPPOSITION AGAINST
DEAL.
steamers now the American
Leafleld, 25th March. The K. C. C, beat the K. F. C.
question of the reform of tho Following a football match House of Lords was raised in that An Associated Press message, between the Kowloon Cricket and House to-day by the Duke of dated from Seattle, April 3rd, Football Clubs a rotura game at Sutherland, a Conservativo peor. states: at oricket was played yesterday.
Mr. Stanley Dollar to-day tole- He asked if the Government graphed the local agents of the Matters are, however, now al were prepared to execute legiela-Dollar Company that he would aquare for the footballers won the tion in the near futura with this purchase the football mach and yesterday the object, in view of the importance operated by cricketors won the cricket by 44 of passing such legislation during Oriontal Mail Line between the lifetime of the present Govern-Seattle and Manila when the Batting first the cricketers mont. He said a scheme agreed nogotiations for the Pacific Mail scored & maderate 115, to which to by all parties. was requirod. ships had been completed. the footballers replied with The House of Lords would never vigorous 40 for two wickets. But expect to be a serious rival to the after the timin interval, wickets House of Commons, but it must fell fast and the innings closed for be allowed to act as a buffer be 63. Batting again the K C. Ctween the State and revolutionary scored 121 for seven wickets and legislation. declared. The footballers made a great effort to win, and at one time laid on the willow with some vim. However, they failed at the latter end of team wore dismissed for 129. Sooros:
Kowloon C. C.-1st Innings. A. W. Ramsay, o Austen, b
Read....
J. C. Lyal, Green,
J. Fraser, b Hayos..
Wheeler
5
48
F. Goodwin, e Lake, b Handle.. 18 A. J. Kew, b Fitzgerald..
A. R. F. Ravon, C end b
Wheeler
8. E. Green, b Fitzgerald..... J. Smith, b Wheeler..
E. Overy, st. Austen, b Wheoler J. C. Fletcher, b Lake..
E. G. Jordan, not out.......
Extras.....
Total.
Bowling analysis:-
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tington, dated April 3rd, says: Another message, from Was- extended litigation over the sale of the five Pacific Mail ships to the Dollar interests is in prospect regardless of the injunction Viscount Haldane, who is afhearing against the sale with the Labour peer; said their Lordships Probability that
the supreme had shown in recent years great court of the United States will readiness to acknowledge the have to pass upon the provisions course of public feeling and to of the merchant marine act of respect it. If he wore to presume
1920.. to give advice to their Lordships, it would take the form of a simple sentence, merely to let well alone.
The earl of Oxford and Asquith, the Liboral loader, recalled the object of legislation relating to the 28 House of Lords for which he was 8 responsible fifteen years ago. The immediate object, he pointed out. 4 was to give statutory force of-the constitutional usago by which the House of Commons Gwas the supreme authority in matters of finance. The socond 116 object was to provide that the force of an act of Parliament should be give to any bill although w.rejooted. by the House of Lords 1 when that bill had boon passed in 4 three successive. sessions by the
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Read
Wheeler.
Randle
Hayou...
Fitzgerald
Laks
W. E. Austen, b Goodwin
F. Read, b Fletcher.....
A. W. Turner, h Overy,
F. Wheeler, b Fletcher...
Kowloon F.C.-Ist innings.
9. G. Hayes, b'Goodwin
J. McBride, c and b Goodwin...
A. Fitzgerald, b Ljal..
J. C. Long, not out
A. Spary, run out
S. Randle, b Ramsay
C. Lake, b Fletcher
Extraa
Bowling Analysis.
Goodwin
Lyal
Fletcher.. Overy
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1 House of Commone.
That legislation of fifteen years ago suggested in its preamble the intention that the second cham-
continue the operation of the ships Meanwhile the Pacific Mail will
in the service between San Francisco and Manila, unless the Shipping Board should take action to terminate the operating con- tract which Chairman O'Connor of the board declared he person- ally favoured, if the injunction is made permanent.
Counsel for the Pacific Mail interpret Chairman O'Connor's statement as a willingness to drive out the Pacific Mail from business in any case.
SHIPPING BOARD'S RESPON- BIBILITY.
PRISMATIC
COMPASSES
COMPLETE
IN
LEATHER
CASES
WITH
TELESCOPIC.
TRIPODS.
ABNEY REFLECTING
WITH SLING
SPECIAL VERSCHOYLE TRANSIL'S
IN STOCK.
LEVELS
CASES.
LEATHER
ALTITUDE POCKET BAROMETERS PEDOMETERS, TALLY REGISTERS
AND
POCKET COMPASSES.
It is learned that President LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD
Coolidge feels that the respon- sibility for the disposal of the ships rests entirely with the Ship- ping Board. The District of Col- umbia supreme court yesterday issued a temporary injunction | blocking the sale of the five Paolfio Mail liners to the Dollar intereste
bor should be reconstructed on a copotition of the Pacific Mail]
7 popular and not hereditary basis. [Company which contended that The Earl of Oxford declared that the Shipping Board's decision to 314
reformed second chamber, eell the vessels was illegal. The should have no authority in restraining order is returnable financo but it should have April 13. legislative initiative in all mattere A. San Francisco message of
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FRENCH PREMIERSHIP.
London, April 13..
not covered by that exception April 2nd states:-The Pacific]
In an interview last night M. "Briand informed journalists that and it ought to have the freest Mail Company ships which have he was studying the financial and economic situation very closely and and fullest power of revision and been sold to the Dollar Company in the morning hopes to be able to give M. Doumergue a definite consultation and reasonable will be operated by a new oom- powers of delay, Perhaps ifpany financed and managed by thore was substantial agreement California and other Pacifio Coast regarding the end to be attained, interests, Herbert Fleishacker, some method.could be found to the San Francisco bankor, provide an instrument adequate announced to-day. and appropriate for the purpose.
Viscount Cave, the Lord Chan-
MANILA PROTESTS. According to the Manila nows- cellor, said in-reply that the Gov-pappers, the American Chamber ernment regarded the question of Commerce there has cabled to 18 of real importance
Coolidge A one which called for con-protest agained the sale of the strong sideration and in due course Ship Board vessels of the Pacific,
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K.C.C.-2nd innings.
Raven
Ramsay..
Ramsay, b Wheeler ...
Jordan, c McBride, b Read
1
Raven, b Wheeler....
22
Goodwin, b Whoclor
Fraser, not out
Kew, b Wheeler.
Green, b Whosler Smith, c Hayes b Wheeler Fletcher, not out
Extras
Total (7 wkta, doc.).
Bowling Analysis:-
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Lake..
Read....
Wheater
Fitzgerald
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and President
considere it is impossible to form a Ministry without his being answer when they meet again at the Elysee, at noon. M. Briand assured of strong durable collaboration, and added that if he came into power he would insist on an urgent ratification of the conven- tion with the Banque de France and the necessity for clearing up the financial situation. He would follow M. Herriot's foreign policy, based of arbitration, security and disarmament. He would maintain an attitude in'favour of an Embassy at the Vatican without making it a question of confidence-Router.
SHIPPING CASUALTIES..
Port Said, April 13.
for action. The danger of an trade "to any single or group unreformed
House
The s.s. Canton has arrived here unassisted. Her stem ia of Lord interest already in control of bent to port from forecastle head to forefoot. Temporary repairs would become apparent when large Pacific the majority in the other House auch
tonnage
-time R$ . tho
until are being affected by means of cement boxes. The soya beans in used its power to propose revolu terms of such salo are adequately the forward bulkhead. There is no damage to her cargo and unduo full bags in number one hold are being discharged in order to examine" tionary changes. A real second and fully known to the business detention is not anticipated-Reuter. chamber would then be needed.
He added that the Premier pro oposed to appoint a committee of the cabinet fully to examine the O problem.
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TOO MUCH LITERATURE.
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Lecturing on "Education" ät
Manchester, Mr Hilfito Bellac
K. F. C.-2nd Innings.
Austen, e Fletcher, b Kew
Randle, ↳ Jordan
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and Recreation,
community hare who are vitally interested in the future status of ocean trade between the United States and the Philippines."
A number of Americans have protested independently, and the Filipinos are also taking steps to oppaso the Dollar bid.
DUCHY DISPUTE ENDS,
Romantic Story Of 18th Century,
DAMAGE TO THE S.S. RHESUS.
Port Suid, April 13. · The 8.9. Rhesus is is ashore in thirty feet of water; she is holed on the port side horizontally about twelve feet by one.
above her bilge keels, The engine-room is full
of water, and it is feared she is making a little in number six hold. Temporary repairs are being effected in the hope of bringing her into Port Sald-Reuter.
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but there were four deaths also in of the alleged second marriage, Calcutta. There is a distinct on-between Colonel Francis Seymour London, 25th March. The do- try in the log that John Hudson and Leonora Hudson, although aaid that literature as a subject cision of the Committes for died on September 27, 1786," and no less than six hundred circulars was fearfully overdone. "I have. Privileges of the Houses of Lords was buried in Calcutta on that were sent out to parish clerks read hardly any modern fiction," that Sir Edward he said, "and novels with pro-Seymour has established
Hamilton day; and this is corroborated by and clergymon in England. This blems make me tired. But I can claim to the Dukedom of Som-dia Office) of Burials at the Mis- proceeding for thirty years."
his the Register (preservai at the In search, it was stated, had been sail a boat, until lately I rode aerset ends a lengthy, dispute in-sion Church. horao, and I can handle a field volving the story of a romantic)
Those foots would appear to piece. These things not only re-marriage between Colonel Francis bo conclusive and such was create, they enlarge the mind. Seymour, the ancestor of Sir evidently the view taken by the Lese literature and more of Edward, and Leonora Hudson, widow, who was married in 1787 tho mechanical arts should be the widow of a seaman, in 1787. at St. Michael's Church, Crook- taught."
On behalf of the Marquess of ad-lane, to Colonel Francis Opportunity to gain a univor Hertford, the other claimant for Seymour, whose great grandson sality of elementary knowledge the Dukedom, it was suggested Brigadier-General Sir Edward should be given to others beside that Hudson was still alive when Seymour, claimed the Dukedom the rich, said Mr Bolloo. And a the marriage between Colonel of Bomerset as third cousin and 0. M. R. w. boy himself should determine Francis and Leonora occurred hoir in the male line of the
Road, Fraser
Wheeler, b Jordan....
44
Hayes, o Lyal, b Ramsey
MoBfide, b Jordan
Jake, b Goodwin
22
Turner, b Jordan
13
Spary, b Fletchor
Long, b Goodwin
0
Fitzgerald, not out.......................
Extras.....
18
Total
Bowling analysis: ---
Fraser
8
2 10
1
Kew
5
17
Jordah
0
1 26
Ramsay Green.....
Ü
94
A
21
Good win
1
1
Fletcher..
1
1201
but it was proved that he died in Duke, who died in 1923. what ble natural bont was, and Calcutta în 1786.
But it was objected that John should be able to follow it. "I SEAMAN AND DUKEDOM. Hudson; the husband of Leonora 1 bad a natural aptitude for math- John Hudson's connection with Hudson, a matter of fact
ematics," he said." If only I had the case arises thus —~.
discovered to bo alive aftor 2been allowed to follow it I should The Manship, an Indiaman of the births of the first
now be ogrning £200 a year." 755 tons, left Gravesend on and.
second Bon18 of the (Laughter:)
December 24, 1785, under the marriage with Colonel Franois Elementary knowledge of all Gregorio, on her first voyage to ceremony was performed before command of Captain Charles Boymour, and that a second sorts of subjects could not bo the Coast and Bay." She arrived the birth of the third son, whose Finger prints are hereditary, gained by the groat mass of those in the Hoogly in the middle of descendant was, therefore, the and each family has a distinctive who had to live by daily toil. June 1788: and it is recorded in legitimate boir. pattern which differs in a fow do Those things were for leisure. the log that of the crow of 132 tails for the various members, Neither was it worth while at bands, two "ran" at Madras, authority of rate books and land The assertion was made on the says Mile. Kristine Bonnevio of tempting higher education unless twenty-five at Diamond Harbour tax returns that a certain John the Royal Frederik University of there were places for the highly and eighteen at Caloutta.. Norway. She also believes there educated. As Thomas More said, is a relation between the finger" There should not be more olerks, prints of related race,
than bonefees.
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Hudeda was tenant of a house, Was Hudson among those who No. 9 Paddington-street in Lon- rinat Caloutta 7. The Caloutta don from 1790 to 1792 when, desertions were spread over the presumably, he definitely died; mako up; now they make up
and kiss,
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