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ONLY ONE MATCH ON SATURDAY!!
Owing to the inclement weather on Saturday, the majority of the League matches were postponed and the only game played was that on the Polices green, where the home team entertained their heighbours, the Craigengower. C. Q., in the first Division.
After a very exciting finish the visitors gained the decision by the harrowest margin. With but two heads to play the scores wero all square: At the second last head, Taylor of the Police scored
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AGAINST VISITORS...
London, May 23 Oxford University started their match against the Australians bỏ fore 6,000 spectators, in delightful weather, on a slow wicket which later became Tastor.
Oxford were all out by taa time, for 181, Taylor scoring 84 and Stephenson 45,
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Richard took 6 wickets for 28
runs.
When stumps were drawn the
GILMAN & Co., Ltd. one, but Bradbury lay two in the Australians had scored 96 for
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Seltona
final. Scores:
Craigengower. Novos Souza
18.Bradbury
*Muskott
Rose
Rumjahn
14
wickets. Reuter.
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REMOVAL FROM CITY
TO WEST END.
A gigantle removal, involving thousands of packages and millions of documents, was commenced in the Ludgate Circus area on a cent morning. Workmen specially engaged for the occaslon made an attack on the premises of Messrs. burdens of all sizes, shapes, and Thomas Cook and Son, shouldered weight, and conveyed them to vans waiting to transfer the bundles to the new headquarters of the com pany in Berkeley-street, Piccadilly.
"This is no ordinary removal,"
an official remarked. "Despite the fact that tons of property are being taken away, the business of attend ing to clients is proceeding in the NTERNATIONAL GOLF. booking hall without interruption.
HAGEN ACCEPTS MITCHELL'S CHALLENGE.
Police.
Dick
Tender
Grant
Omar
Taylor
Sword
Talian
McLeod
Clark
24 Bacu
Reid
Alves
Field
MOSA
Fritz Fisher
13 Dennis
21
'Date For Match Fixed.
Total
.55 Totul
League Tables. Division I
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Craigenpower C. C.
Taikoo R. C.. Police R. C.
Kowloon B. G. Civil Service Kowloon Dock
Division II.
Kowloon C. C., Taikoo R. C. Club de Recreio Civil Service Craigengewer Yacht Club Indian R. C.
East Point I. C.
The work of removal will continue And throughout the week-end, when the members of the staff take up their positions in the new headquartere on Monday morning, everything required will be in its proper place. It is hoped that not a single paper or a pin will be wanting.
London, May 22.
The reason for the removal, it Walter Hagen has accepted the challenge to any American pro-was stated, was that while the busi Afessional to oppose Aoe Mitchellness was continuing to increase 2 in a 72-hole match, which has been 2 arranged for June 18 and 19.
The first half will be played at Wentworth. The second course has not at present been selected. D. L. PReuter,-
Shots For And Against. Division 1.
.
For Agst Up Dn.
49 .70 Craigengower C. c. 123 103 20-
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Scotland v. England.
of
rapidly, there was no means. making a corresponding increase in the accommodation at Ludgate- eircus. In addition, it had to be borne in mind that a large number of the firm's clients resided in the West End, and it would be possi ble to study their convenience bet ter in the new quarters.
At the Berkeley-street premises
Muirfield, May 22. In brilliant and idea! weather: the annual Scottish and English International was played, preced- the booking-hall alone occupins ing Monday's amateur champion-one-third of an acre.
ship.
It contains
an island counter: 150 It long, while other counters have been Of 10 singles and five four-fitted at each side of the hall. On somes, England won the foursomes the second floor.are large reception, by 3-2, the most notable being reading, and writing rooms for the Tolley, Gillies, Harris, and Wil- 19 son, 8-2; and Holdernes, Wethered, use of pations. There is also ac 49.70 21 I. Torrance and W. Murray, one commodation for a staff of 3,000, for whose convenience a restaurant, Division II.
up.
lounge-room, and smoke-room have, been fitted up.
Club de Recreio Tuikoo R. C Kowloon C. C.
Civil Service
112 109 3 244 ST
48
67::-
13:
For Agst Up Da.
Later,
England won the singles by 6-8 one match being halved.
64 48 10
64 50 •14
04 55 9
65
6.1
9
50
6.1
14
AR 64
16
Indian R. C.
East Point R. C.
8. Tolley beat Harris 4 and Holderness beat. Wilson 4 and 2, and Wethered beat -Torrance
2 and 1--Reuter."
Craigengower.
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Entries, for which the fee is
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London, April 24-London, like. New York, is going to have its Evening Post. The newspaper, is to be published under the auspices of the Morning Post, which will be the only London paper issulog an evening edition under its own name.
for the Open Singles Champion- ship of the Lawn Bowls Associa- tion.
Craigengower Tournaments.
BOXING,
The premises at Ludgate Circus in future will be used as a branch office.
RUSSIA S LANGUAGE QUESTION.
ORDER OUT OF BABEL.
Prague, April 6-It is reported
The entries for the Craigen- CARPENTIER'S REARPEARANCE from Moscow that the Presidium
gower' competitions close on May 29. There are events open members playing in the Club League games and non-League i players, as well as Open Singles, Pairs and Rink matches.
IN NEW YORK:
A Furious Fight.
New York, May 22. Fourteen thousand apcetators applauded a ten-round light heavy BASEBALL IN AMERICA. weight bout between Carpentier and Sallor, Human at Madison Square Gardens, which ended in a draw.
AMERICAN AND NATIONAL LEAGUES.
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New York, May. 23. "The following matches were played during Inst week. National League-Saturday, May 15.
Cincinnati 11 New York 6... Pittsburgh 2 Brooklyn 0. Chicago & Philadelphin 4. St. Louis Boston 7.
American Saturday, May 15.'
12
New York 13 Curaku * 4.
Washington 6
Filadelphia 8 Detroit 0.
Sunday National
YAYOTK 2
Cincinnati 2 New Chicago 10 Philadelphia 9. St. Louis 3 Boston 2.
American.. Detriot Boston 5.
***Monday National. Cincinnati 4 New York. Pittsburgh 7. Brooklyn 7. Chicago 7. Philadelphia 6. St. Louis 8 B
New York 5 Chicago 3. Washington 6 Cleveland 12.
Copbla 5 Detroit 197
Tuesday--Natlori Pittsburgh 4 Brooklyn 4.
Rain.
American
New York & Chicago 3. Washington 2
2 Cleveland K Philadelphia 2 Detroit 6. Boston & St. Louis 3.
Wednesday National. Pittsburgh 6 New York 3. Cincinnati 5 Brooklyn. 1. St. Louis 2 Philadelphia 6. Chicago 2 Boston 5
American New York 0 St. Louis 2.. Boston 7 Chicago Washington Cleveland 6.
0 Detroit 6. Philadelphia 5
Thursday National Pittsburgh 4 New York b. Cincinnati 7
7 Brooklyn 2. Chiengo 8 Boston 4. St. Louls 4 Philadelphia 1.
American, New York 5 St. Louis 4. Washington 5- Detroit 6. Philadelphia 10 Cleveland 2. Boston Chicago 18.
Friday National Pittsburgh 7 New Yori 5. Cincinnati & Brooklyn 5 St. Louis 12 Philadelphia 4. Chicago & Boston
American
Now York 7 St. LoÛH 2,'- Washington 13 Detroit 10: Philadelphia 4 Cleveland 4. Boston & Chicago 7.
Router
There were many furious ex- changes in a grira fight.--Reuter.
THE DAVIS CUP.
IRELAND ELIMINATED BY SPAIN.
of the Central Executive Com- mittee has instructed the Council of Con missioners to work out new regulations governing the use of the various languages spoken in Soviet Russia, giving at the same time lines of action in accordance with which the language reform is to be carried out.
According to the suggestions made. by the Central Executivo Committee, the language of any automionous whole in une Union of! Soviet Republics may only be used officially on the territory of that particular whole. Thus, for exam- ple, Ukrainian (Little Russian) may only be used by Government offices in the Ukraine itself. In stitutions of the Union are to cor- respond with the "Government offices in the various onal Re publics exclusively in Russia. This means that the State-language of Russia will be Great Russian,
Dubliny May 23. By defeating Ireland by three matches to two, Spain. has earned the right to meet Argentine ie, the Russian literary Janguage the third round of the Davis Cup. -Reuters
A MOLTEN INFERNO.
based on the Moscow dialect...
This resolution was forced by the Russian elements in the Commu nist Party, in the teeth of the Jews, who would prefer to make Gerthan the State-language. The introdde tion of one State-language s rendered necessary by the continu- BURNING OF THE PAPAROA language conflicts which have especially been arising in Russin, between the Central and Ukrinian Governments offices.
The proposed regulation is com mented on Here in connection" with the action of the Communiste in Czecho-Slóvakin,who have even more violent than the
been'
Ger-
Adelaide, April 11The dog. truction by fire of a large ocean liner sluggishly rolling to a heavy awell on the lonely South Atlantic is a spectacle that few travellers at sea are ever privileged to wit- ness. The vivid sight leaves on indelible impression of combined sadness, grandeur, and the fury of an Nationals in their attacks on a molton inferno. Throughout the very fair and reasonable lan- the long night of March 17th.guage regulations fn force in the more than 1,100 passengers crowd- Czecho-Slovakia Republic. ed the decks of the P. and 0. steamship Barrabool and watched the burning shell of the 8.8..
Port Arthur, Ont., April 19–—– Paparoa across the crimson flame Baron Byng, Governor General of. lit water that separated the two Canada, who is on a tour to the ships. Another group also lined West, was unable to leave his the rails--a body of 80 exhausted train on his arrival- here to-day: men. They were the rescued crew because of what was described as of the stricken vessel. They too a foot infection, rendering him un- wanted to see the last of the old able to walk.. His socrotury, ship that they had struggled so Colonel Snow, snid the infection developed after the train left
hard to save,
An the hours passed, roaring Ottawa A doctor boarded the flames swept the Paparoa fore and train at Nipigon, Lord Byng will aft, until at daybreak there re-continue his tour, but his project- mbined merely a gutted and bucket vilt to Winnipeg has been led hulk still burning sullenly postponed indefinitely. It is saf
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