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日二初月五

SERIOUS AFGHAN COUNTY CRICKET

LABOUR'S CABINET LANE CRAWFORD'S SERIOUS AFGHAN

PROGRESS.

LIST CONTAINING MANY WORST PERIOD NOW

SURPRISES.

WOMAN ATTAINS CABINET RANK

FOR FIRST TIME.

SIDNEY WEBB'S POST.

TIDED OVER.

YEAR'S WORKING SHOWS A

GOOD PROFIT.

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MOTOR EXPANSION,

Presiding at the annual shore- holders' meeting of Messrs.

Lane, Crawford, Ltd., this mor- ing, Mr. M. Manuk stateil that the Company had successfully tid- ed over the worst period in its

ward to a better future.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald has to-day issued the list of the history and it could now look for- new Labour Government as follows:-

Prime Minister

THE CABINET.

Lord Privy Seal and Deputy Leader of

the Commons

Lord President of Council

Lord High Chancellor

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Secretaries of State:-

Home Affairs

Foreign Affairs

Colonies

War

India.

Scotland

Air

First Lord of the Admiralty

President, Board of Trade

Minister of Health

President, Board of Education

Minister of Agriculture

Minister of Labour

Postmaster-General

DEVELOPMENT,

RUSSIAN AEROPLANES BOMB BORDER TOWNS.

RELATIONS STRAINED,

Peshawar, June 7.

The authorities view seriously

a new development in Afghanistan,

WASH-OUT.

NOT SINGLE CENTURY SCORED.

ONLY ONE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME COMPLETED.

the threat of an open quarrel bos tween the Afghans and Soviet W. E. ASTILL'S 8 FOR 23.

Russia.

London, June 7.

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Bowling feats were to be ex pected, the best individual per- formance being that of Astili, Leicester, who took 8 Somerset wickets for 23 runs.

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From Office the Butts.

["Misogamist" thinks there should The Ideal Marriage:-"Fomina"

be a section on the Kowloon ferry- and "Misogamist.” boats for "Men Only." as he finds.

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sitting next to scantily-clad young Some pretty Kowloon flappers, ladies rather upsetting.]

are being taught to swim for the

A nervous young X30 of seventh season in succossion.

Kowloon

Complained that the sights made

him swoon, .'

They may be upsetting, But what is the betting He wouldn't enjoy a good spoon?

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Business with dressmakers just now now is sew-DÓW,

Garden. Note:-A flower in the vane is worth two in the seed- packet.

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In an amateur boxing champion- ship in London, a dentist and a chiropodist met in the fnnl.. It is understood they fought tooth and nati

uso of poison gas in the next war- specialists to analyse convicte British prisons are employing Couldn't they also arrange to pre- minds. Bill Syko-ology? vent shooting?

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"Enquirer". S. O. doesn't mean "I'm So Overworked."

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The Heath Robinson cartoon

may yet be drawn of an ingenious

Penkite obtaining his water supply.

Frequent rumours of trouble

Busca without seats aro sug- on the Afghan-Turkostan borders

In the county cricket series congested for use in Kowloon during have reached Peshawar, including cluded to-day not a single century the rush hours. reports that Russian aeroplanes was scored. Heavy rains provali- this a little inconvenient.

Men may and have dropped bombs on the Afghan ed over the entire country and all border towns.

games were frequently interrupt- The preparatory disarmament

· ជ This news, according to a traveled, only one match counting in the commission of the longue forbids ler arriving at Peshawar from championship being brought to a The net resuit of the year's Kabul to-day, is confirmed by the definite finish. working was a diet profit of over Kabul newspapers, which state $23,000, compared with a loss of that Soviet planes have carried Mr. Ramsay MacDonald. | over $11,000 for the previous year, out raids on Badakshan and other It was also stated by the Chair- places on the Afghan-Turkestan ..Mr. J. H. Thomas. man that the Realty and Trust frontier, heavily bombing the

Lord Parmoor: Co. had reduced the rent of the villages.

It is stated that anti-Russian Lord Justice Sankey. Company's premises for a period

of one year from 1st September feeling in Afghanistan is now run Mr. Philip Snowden laat, with an option of an exten-ning high, and the authorities are, The principal bowling feats were:

.Mr. J. R..Clynes.ther four months,

alon of such reduction for furtherefore, watching the situation Astill (Leicester)

8 for 28

We hear of an Aberdonian who the Hongkong University must Mr. Arthur Henderson.

with grave apprehension.

Wellard (Somerset)

8 for 55 sits up at night watching his envy them their facilities for Reference was made to the erea-

The Soviet Government is one Leyland (Yorks} .......... b for 44 wife's vanishing cream. Mr. Sidney Webb. tion of two new departments in of the few that have retained their J. C. White (Somerset)

obtaining travelling scholarships. 4 for Mr. Tom Shaw. the Company's business, and to Legation in Kabul in spite of the Barratt (Notts) .Col. Wedgwood Benn. the steady growth of its motor recent disturbances, but it is now

Staples (Nolls) .Mr. W. Adamson. business.

stated on reliable information that relations between the Russian Legation at Kabul and the Afghan Government are strained.--Reuter.

..Lord Thomson. Mr. A. V. Alexander. .Mr. William Graham.

Chairman's Speech. Addressing the shareholders, the

Mr. Arthur Greenwood, Chairman said:-Gentlemen,-The .Sir C. P. Trevelyan, report and accounts having been Mr. Noel Buxton. In your hands for the prescribed ....Miss Bondfield. Period, I will, with your permis- Mr. H. B. Lees Smith. ian, take them as read.

First Commissioner of Works .......Mr. George Lansbury, Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster .Sir Oswald Mosley.

Minister of Transport

Minister of Pensions

Attorney-General ...

Solicitor-General,

Paymaster-General.

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EIGHT HOURS WORK

PER DAY.

SHOULD THIS APPLY TO FORCED LABOUR?

London, Juna 7. International Labour Office which The special committee of the

Darbyshire, who were playing a friendly match, are superseded in the table.

Book of the Month:-For the

gay wife's hubby: his cheque-book. ᄆᄆ

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4 for 29

The Morris

3 for

4

Oxford accent is

LEICESTER VICTORY. Exciting Finish Against Somerset,

in

becoming 'quite the thing Hongkong..

A Hongkong recently

man

Leicester defeated Somerset at Leicester by four wickets, gaining spent a week in the only county victory. The Shanghai and match was productive of an ex- got all abot to citing finish, Somerset being dis- pieces, missed in their second innings for 61 rune, and Leicester losing wickets for 42 runs,

Somerset, batted first and com- piled 105 to which Leicester replled vantage of 21 probably gained them with 126. This Arst innings ad-

America is a country where: a young man takes a course in psychology in

collapsed for 61, Leicester lost Giver sand- of Astill's 8 for 29, Somerest to sell goose- wickets in getting the 42 runs re-wichea. quired for victory.

lows:We report that we have The Auditors' report is as fol-

examined the Accounts of Lane, MINISTERS NOT IN THE CABINET.

Crawford, Ltd, for the year ending 28th February, 1929, and have Mr. Herbert Morrison. obtained all the information and . Mr. F. O. Roberts, explanations we have required. In our opinion the above Balance Mr. W. Jowitt, K.C. Sheet is properly drawn up no as Mr. J. B. Melville, K.C. to exhibit a true and correct view is in conference on the subject of the victory, for though as a result order to be able

....Lord Arnold.of the state of the Company's forced labour, has rejected by 16 The list contains many surprises. Although several affairs according to the best of votes to 18, a proposal to ask the ministers have changed to other departments, thirteen out of our information and the explana-Governments of the Members of the nineteen members of the new Cabinet, were members of Lions given to us, and as shown the League of Nations whether the Labour Cabinet of 1924.'

by the Books of the Company." they would apply to forced labour, will notice that the net result of Washington' Eight-Hours Conven- Dealing with the accounts, you the conditions laid down in the our working shows a profit of lon-Reuter. $23,102.85 as compared with a loss This result, which I feel sure you of $11.027.74 for the year previous,

will consider satisfactory, has been achieved in spite of reduced turnover.

In his earlier Administration, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald had combined the duties of Foreign Secretary, now undertaken by Mr. Arthur Hendersor, with those of Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury.

With the appointment of Miss Margaret. Bondfield as Minister of Labour a woman attains Cabinet rank for the first time.

INDIA OFFICE FOR COL. BENŃ.

Our investments, which pró- duced nothing last year, have given us a return of $8,065.50, and we have every hope that we shall continue receiving similar.returna in future years.

The item of repaira and

BRITISH DAVIS CUP

SUCCESS.

QUALIFIES FOR SEMI-FINAL AT BOURNEMOUTH.

London, June 7. Great Britain entered the semi- London, June 7, and has been appointed Attorney-renewals shows an increase over final of the European Zone of the Two, unexpected appointments General, wrote to Mr. Ramsay last year of $3,347.71. Your Davis Cup Competition to-day, by were contained in the first official MacDonald on June 6th, saying he Directors have considered I defeating South Africa at announcement of the new Cabinet had come to the conclusion that advisable to debit to this account Bournemouth by three matches to Issued for publication this morn-radienis like himself must now all minor additions and alterations nil ing, these being Mr. Sidney turn in the Labour Party which to fixtures and furniture instead Webb's post as Dominions Secre- was the only effective Instrument of inflating the values of existing tary and Col. Wedgwood Bean as for the carrying out of the reforms fixtures--hence the increase. Secretary for India.

Mr. Tom Johnson has been ap-

desired in the country.

"therefore consent to

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pointed Parliamentary Under-under your banner."

It was the third round of the competition and two matches, which can make no difference to the result, are outstanding.-. Reuter.

Less Bad Debts.

Secretary for Scotland. The post-

am glad to say that our Mr. Ramsay MacDonald replied: bad debts

considerably tions of Lord Advocate and SoliciI am glad you have now decid- leas than last year's, and the "BABE RUTH STRAINS tor-General for Scotland have noted it is a waste of time and an reserve for had and doubtful

yet been filled.

Sir II. Siesser'a Jol

are

unjust withholding of service from debta created this year, viz: public life for you to continue to $3,000.00, is considered by your believe that the party with which Directors to be ample.

Lord Arnold, the Paymaster-General, በዑ unpaid

new

Scala Handed Over, Mr. Baldwin and other

HEART.

Sir Henry Sleaser, K.C, who you have been hitherto associated The Profit and Loss Account SEVERE BLOW TO NEW YORK was Attorney-General in the frat can be revived so as to contribute does not appear to call for further

YANKEES. Labour Government, is not men-something that is really valuable remarks from me, except the items bioned in the list, and it is to public life. It has become a under the heading of "Deprecia-

New York, June 7. explained that this is because question of choosing which of the tion," which I propose to deal with

"Babe" Ruth, the world-famous other services have been assigned two parties one has to serve." when considering the balance

baseball player, the star of the him, which will be announced;

'heet. later,

As indicated in the report sub- New York Yankees line-up, is mitted by your Directors, the suffering from a strained heart position, has accepted the post ministers, proceeded to Windsor Loss Account, after making the least a month.

balance at debit of Profit and and will be out of baseball for at with nominal duties in order to be thie avening to deliver up their usual allowances, amounted to

It is possible that he will be free for work in the House of seals of office to the King. Hia} Lordo and otherwise.

$13,886.97. This has been, unable to play again for, the rest Majesty will hand them to the new eliminated by a tranater from of the acason Reuter. Sir Oswald Mosley and Mr. Premier and his colleagues to-

which Goorge Lansbury will also have morrow (Saturday) morning.

Reserve,

transfor algu duties imposed upon them in con- It is pointed out that Mr. Vernon carried forward to the credit of allows, the sum of $6,142.06 to be nexion with the "cheme for Hartshorn, who was Postmaster Profit and Loss Account. national reconstruction which is General in the previous Labour

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Administration, is temporarily

being prepared...

The Rt. Hon. Mr. J. H. Thomas, engaged on the Indian Statutory interviewed by. Reuter, dealing Commission. with unemployment said the find-

Depreciations.

Turning to the balance sheet, Lord Arnold, unpaid Paymaster It will be noticed that the Com ing of work at Hume usefully and General in the new Government, pany's property at 17, Burrows he hoped profitably, was his taak. has accepted his position with Street has not been dopreciated. The development of the British nominal duties in order to be free Empire, with its immense poten- for work in the House Lords and tialitica was also included in his in other ways. list, therefore no practical schome

in any part of the Empire would

be excluded.

Mr. Jowitt's Turn-Ovér.

Mr. W. Jowitt, KC., who has turned over from the Liberal Party.

The reason for this is that h recent valuation shows a satie-

SIMON COMMISSION COLLABORATORS. ·

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LANCASHIRE SETBACK,

Kent Win on the First

Innings...

with rain all over the country it was natural that Manchester should fare 'badly. Kent here managed to win on the first innings against the champion county.

Lancashire won the toss and de- cided to bat first. The whole side was dismissed for 174 runs, Ash- down bowling capitally taking f wickets for 62 runs. In reply Kent made 216.

There was no chance of a re- sult. In the little time permitted for further play, Lancashire scored 02 runs dr d'lost only one wicket.

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WORCLSTER WASH-OUT.

Only 35 Runs Scored.

on a pulley and bucket system.

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With all these defeated leaders

making a point of going abroad,

Girl: 'l maintain that love- making is just the same as it always, 1008.

Her Sweetheart: How do you know!

Girl: just read about a Greek mailen who eat and lis- tened to a lyre all the evening,

These counterfolters lead a fast and spurious life.

"Cyrus G."-Montgomery Ward's haven't a branch here. You must be thinking of the Matilda Hospi- tal.

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No matter how far money goes, it seldom roaches

next pay-day..

:0 0 We hear of a jealous bridge player who was annoyod bo- cause his wife's partner "took her out."

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We were rov lieved to learn

that Bill Doom-

od in a nows headline merely referred to in

legislation Amorica.

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Those alleged objectors to ladies' fashions on the ferries get `n cross all right!

☐ ☐ It is not expected that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald will be offered honorary membership of the Cabinetmakers' Union.

[Surprise has been evinced in cer-" tain Government circles that more If ever someone finally solves "Honours" did not come to Hongkong.] Hongkong's water problem, the Arc 100 not deserving of community will give him their

honours, they cry?

tanka.

We of the overworked staff, Sir; Especially when in the main we

are dry,

Though we work just the same

with never a cry

Or will our reward in the for"

bye and bye-

Be the Order that's know: as

the Bath, Sir?

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Mussolini now holds eight of the

The match between Hamphire and 18 cabinet posts of the Italian government. Probably there are Worcestershire at Worcester was a days when Il Duce doesn't feel a virtual wash-out. Rain put a stop bit like himself. to all play except for a briež spell fod, Hamshire were at the stumps, of less than an hour. In this per- and they compiled 35 runs for the loss of four wickets,

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BETTER SCORING. Middlesex Gain First Innings Points.

of the

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That ghost reported seen on an. English golf course probably was some Scotsman looking for his

ball.

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Some Kowloon commuters are discovering they are "not as old as they thought they were!" Ferry 'ot!

An impressionable young man

of Hongkong Finds the journey by ferry too

long,

For he sits beside wenches Who tickle his sensess He's afraid, some do wrong..

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day he'll

Our Erudite Contemporaries. "Canton is about 80 miles from Hongkong, the British port, and both cities have a number of

European residents." London

Our next door neighbours' rallo Evening Standard. la a howling success.

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MacWhirter says men wouldn't object to women having the last word providing they didn't make it last so long.

After practising eating soup At Lord's, Middlesex won on the since they were boys, lots of men first innings against Warwick. The

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A Welshman who started life da match produced 470 runs, one of the still spill it on their neckties.

-A man in Brooklyn, arrested for series. highest scoring matches

Warwick went in first and were his wife every morning for six will be a leak rampant.

wife beating, was sentenced to kiss a plumber has been made a Peer. We understand his coat-of-arms dismissed for 197 runs.

Middlesex had made 278 for 9 montha. The woman wickets when rain prevented fur-pays, ther play.

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FIRST INNINGS WIN. Yorkshire Just Manage Extra Point.

Yorkshire just gained Brat in- OFFICIALLY WELCOMED IN nings roints against Glamorgan at Cardiff, being one 'run ahead when rain put an end to the game,

Glamorgan scored 146, Leyland taking five wickets for 44 runs. Yorkshire made 147 for three wickets.

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LONDON.

London, June 7. The members of the Indian factory margin between market | Central Committee. which Is value and book value of this co-operating with the Simon Com- property. Bakery plant and cold mission have arrived in, London storage plant have been subjected from India, to the same depreciation as last

They are to be the guests of year..

the State, and they were officially With regard to the.depreciation welcomed by representatives of Brief biographics of members of made in respect of Axtures and the Government and other dis-sity match was drawn. Gloucester

tinguished personages.---Reuter.

'BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES.

Members of the. Labour Government."

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GLOUCESTER MATCH. Drawn Game at Oxford. The Gloucester-Oxford Univer-

Continued on Page 14.)

pays and

ជ. ធ If all the telephone conversa-

A Shanghai housewife says no house can be run in the East

tions in Hongkong were laid and except on a basis of give-and-take. to end it would be 10 o'clock and Down here, the "boys" du both. you would be trying to use that take offence and give notice. line to ask the newspaper who had won the Derby.

Scotsmen's heads are usually larger than Englishmen's, says writer. Maybe this explains Scot tish prowess at golf, for heavy The

hoads are easy to keep stili.

0,0 The Greeks have made Mount Olympus a national park. venture should succeed If they put in a good movie for the tourists,

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[The rescue-tug "Kausing" was gally decorated on the occasion of the King's Birthday.]

In the 64th year of the King And the 5th of the famous "Kau

Sing,"

This tug's use at last Was proved when the mast Dangled bunting and flags on a

string.

• "Clarené6:"--You want to know why American married women like to retain their maiden names? Possibly because it's hardly worth whiis adopting their husbands' for Buch a short time.

Manila police have a scheme for educating: ""Jay-walkers." The tuition, It is believed, will start In hospital.