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America's golf stars who won the Walker cup and the amateur championship of the world" are shown here at Woking, in Surrey, where they played a few matches prior to leaving for Muirfield, where the Walker matches were held. Bobby Jones (winner of the Amateur and Open Championships) is at the extreme left of the picture. In the back row, left to right, are Robert Gardner, George Von Elm and Jesse Guilford, Front row, left to right, Roland

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BUTLER'S ROLE AS M.P.

HIS (MASTER'S) RUSSIAN ADVENTURES.

!8

THEFT OF CAMERA,

INTERESTED IN ITS MECHANISMI

TARGET PRACTICE.

WHITEFIELD NUISANCE

ABATED.

Blazing away with their revol- On returning to an office which f Messrs. Trollope and Colla occupy vers and apparently heedless of the An exploit outrivalling those of Peter Gallagher, the perfect in connection with the structural danger to passers-by from stray operations in the new Fire Station bullets, two Europeans, had their bütler," who was recently sen tenced to 21 months' imprison-at Queen's Road Central on Satur enthusiasm for target practice ment, has just been carried day morning, Mr. P. Johnson dis- curbed when a telephone message through by

calling covered that an intruder, who had from a nervous near-by resident himself Clifford "Clarke at the slipped unnoticed past the watch fetched the police inspector post- house of Commander Locker-man. was in the act of rifling the haste to the scene from the Bay Lampson, MP, in North-street, contents of his desk. He was takView Police ation on Saturday

ing a hand camera from a drawer afternoon.

Westminster.

& man

Clarke obtained the post of at the moment Mr: Johnson enter- The two men were reported by butler to Commander and Mrs.ed the room. Acting promptly the resident to have for some Locker-Lampson by means of Mr. Johnson seized the man and time past indulged in revolver- "magnificent" references. He turned him over to the police."

shooting (or practicing, he was stayed there only three days, but

A charge of theft was preferred not sure which) in a grassy area in this time he

bainst the intruder at the Cen- of small extent outside the build- Masqueraded as his master at trál Police Court this morning, ing formerly occupied as a studio the house of a friend';:

andy in reply, the man said that at Causeway Bay by the Sun Wore Commander Locker he was merely exercising a curio-Motion reture Company. At the Lampson's D.SO. and O.M.sity to see what the wonderful latest incident complained of decorations:S

mechanism of the camera looked they were blazing away at a wall, like at close quarters. He admit heedless, apparently, of the pos ted that he had no business to be sibility of stray shots reaching in the building, but said that he pedestrians. was looking for a friend, a stone- mason

Was driven in his master's friend's car to the House of

to Commons. 'Since his departure, the de- corations, four silver spoons, a

The complaint through the tele revolver, £15, and some imitation

phone had the effect of putting a penrl, studs are missing from Major O Willson thereupon ask stop to what has been regarded Commander.. Locker-Lampson's ed If looking for the friend neces- as a long-standing nuisance in house, while the family silver has sitated the defendant's locking the locality. It is understood. been found hidden under a basket Into Mr. Johnson's desk as well. that in future, the offenders, have in the cupboard.

been given to understand that, as

"Charming Mariners." Scotland Yard detectives are now searching for Clarke in the hope that he may be able to throw some light on the whereabouts of the missing valuables.

The reply was that the camera a shooting range, the district of was lying ou Mr. Johnson's desk whitefield is far from being an and defendant could not help ideal spot... being drawn by curiosity to examine it.

The Magistrate passed sentence Described as a smooth-faced, of two months' hard labour. clean-shaven man of about 30 Clarke is highly praised by the Commander for his charming manners.".

The Colony had a clean bill of health on Friday

Three ports of the Philippines

Immigration into Canada in have recently been visited by large Before his engagement as March this year was more than ocean-going vessels for the first butler, the man's references were doubled as compared with March time. The ports are Jolo, Boac all taken up. The replies were of last year. 16,229 immigrants on the island of Marinduque, and remarkable in their unanimity, arriving, as compared, with 6,576, Damit Bay on the east coast of All spoke of Clarke in extravasays Reuter. gant terms, describing him as " perfect treasure," and "ongratu lating the commander on his luck in getting him.

Luzon. The vessels which called

at the ports are all operated by the American Far East Line, Majors Harold E. Geiger and Struthers and Barry being the Harold M. Hickam, student operating agents for the United The butler's remarkable adven- aviators at Langley Field, USA States Shipping Board. These tures began on the first day of escaped unhurt in parachutes calls are regarded in Manila as his engagement, when a motor after their planes had been wreck significant in shipping circles in cyclist drove to the house with aed in collision at, an altitude of view of the sanie firm's close con- message for Commander Locker 2,500 ft.

nection with the development of Lampson.

Legazpi, Davao and Pulupáridan.

The death has occurred at

Clarke promptly offered to buy his machine, gave him 30s. ns

"It is my business to say what deposit, and, jumping on the Dunscore near Craigenputtock, is to be done with the defendant, cycle, rode off in the direction of Dumfriesshire; of Mrs. Isabella not the commissioner of Police." Scotland, Yard. On the way he had the misfortune to knock a Carlyle Hoggan, 72, a niece of So anid Mr. Hay Halkett, at woman down, but apparently she Thomas Carlyle, She remember Marylebone Police Court, adjourn

ed Carlyle well, as he visited hering n case against Cyril Frederick was not seriously hurt..

On the third day Clarke was parents' home when she was a girl, Harris, a special constable, of a number of Hampstead, who was summoned sent with a message to n friend and she received

of the commander's at Wimbledon letters from him, including one on for exceeding the speed limit in a man with whom he has fre- her marriage. She lived all her his motor-car on April 24.PÅ quently corresponded, but has life in Dumfriesshire.

never seen.

On the way Clarke

rang up this friend..

The Biter Bit. :

"Locker-Lampson speaking,” he

Folice officer said the Commis sioner requested the magistrate to allow the summons to be with=" drawn. “I suppose," said Mr.

This was after he had casually Halkett, that a clergyman who said. "My car's broken down: drive himself home. Charmed by preaches ao many sermons in May suggested borrowing the car to drives a car too fast in April and Can you send yours to fetch mo?" his manner and fascinating is to be let off. I won't do it." **

The car was sent.

personality however, the friend

At the house he introduced simplisted pen driving his himself as Locker-Lampson and,

explaining the butler's black studs guest himself. Luckily for the

Triend, perhaps!

in his shirt-front, said: "You

An Inmate of Oxford workhouse

for nearly a year has been notified. that he is entitled to £450 under

must purdon these things! I Since his arrival at the House the will of an aunt who died in dressed in the dark to-night!"' of Commons Clarke has not been New York last year. As the man seen. He is not known to have has been working in the work- taken part in a division.

house during most of the time he

Remaining in the house until 2 in the morning, "conversing familiarly on all sorts of topics of the many jokes

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and giving a full account of the One of the many jokes in the has been there his work will have Jardine, Matheson & Co., commander's war adventures in affaif is that the pearl studs were paid for his maintenance, but master of the Wes Russia as his own, of courseworth about 620, They had since he has recently been in the Boy Scouts, left for Clarke was finally driven in the been given to the commander on Infirmary a committee will decide Saturday, Prior to his commander's friend's car to the the day before their casppearance what he shall refund to the he was presented with

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