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AMERICANS AFTER MR. J. WHEATLEY MORE WATER IN

GOLF TITLE.

ATTEMPTS ON THE LADIES'

CHAMPIONSHIP.

FIRST DAY RESULTS.

London, May 12. The greatest week in British golf apened at Formby to-day with an American attack by twenty one

lady golfers, led by Mias Glenna Collett. on the British Ladies' Championship which America has never yet won.

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DEMISE FOLLOWS CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE.

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BENEFICIAL EFFECT OF THE RECENT RAINFALL.

ISLAND'S INCREASE.

The recent rains have had the effect of materially improving the Colony's water supply, the latest re- turn for the island showing an in- crease of over 45 million gallona compared with the previous week. This is the first time that the 1s- land supplies have increased since the early part of November last.

On the mainland, there is a slight decrease of less than a million gal- ons. The official statement, issued by the Water Authority, is as fol- The total storage in the island re- servoirs on the morning of Monday, amounted to 654.57 12th May. million gallons during the past week; the amount collected from streams being 86.58 million gallons.

lows:

The week's consumption amount- ed to 61.77 milion gallons which in- cludes 20.90 million gallons from the Shing Mun Supply.

As a result of to-day's first and

London, May 12. second rounds only twelve Ameri-

The death occurred at Glas- cans remain in the competition, but

result of the members of the leading quart-gow to-day ag ette, however, we're all successful, cerebral hemorrhage of Mr. John Miss Collett beat Miss Kitty Wheatley, the Labour Member Beard of Dorset by eight and six of Parliament for the Shettles- Miss Helen Hicks, who is known ton Division of Glasgow, at the "Hardhitting Hicks," made aage of 61. He was Minister of fine reoxvery when she was three Health in the Labour Govern- holes down at the tenth. She was ment when it took office in 1924, opposed to Miss Doris Chambers, but was given no office when Mr. one of the stron est players in the MacDonald again formed a British team, and Miss Hicks' fine recovery gave her the match. She Government last year.. bent Miss Chambers three and one. The late Mr. Wheatley was born Miss Maurenn Norsott beat Mrs. in Lancashire in 1869 of Irish was 24 he Gwynne of Rotherham five and parents. Until he three and Miss Virginia Van Wie lived in a single room in a mining senred a big victory over Mrs, Tay- village along with ten other per- lor of Colwyn Bay, winning the cons and it was this terrible ex- match at eight up and six to play. perience which led him to studying the past week.

The British favourite is Miss social problems and to his crusade Molly Gourlay who has taken over against slums. From the age of 12 from Miss Joyce Wethered the role until he was 22 he worked in the of holder of the title. Miss Gour-il mines. Later he was connected lay beat Miss Mellor (America) six with a tre ory hiness and then and four.-Reuter.

isampaajat salt and publisher.

Miss Joyce Wethered made an unexpected reappearance in the Ladies Championship' last year. She had the battle of a life-time in the final when she was five down at the ninth hole to Miss Glenna Col- lett who reached the turn in the truly amazing score for a lady golfer of 34 strokes. Miss Wether- ed gained the lead in the afternoon when there was a desperate fight, und it was not until Miss Wethered got down a long putt three holes from home that anyone on the course at that time felt she had con- Holidated her recovery. She triumphed over Miss Collett on the 17th green and decided never to compete for the title again.

BOXER TROUBLES

RECALLED.

MR. HOOVER'S PART IN THE DEFENCE OF TIENTSIN,

WASHINGTON SCENE.

Washington, May 12.

He Ma das Lanark County Council from 1910 to 1912 and

then on the Glasgow Council until 1022. He concentrated on the problems of housing and rent and became président of the Glasgow Labour Housing Association.

The total storage in the main- land reservoirs on the morning of Monday, 12th May, amounted to 364.98 million gallons, showing a decrease of .92 million gallons dur-

The week's consumption, not in- cluding Hongkong supplies and 2.19 milhon gallons delivered to water boats at Lai Chi Kok, amounted to 29.10 million gallons,

The yield from the Shing- Mun River and streams during the week was 51.27 million gallons.

PLANES BOMBING

CHENGCHOW.

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Commanders at Hsuchow yester- day, and Generals Liu Chi and Koo Chu-tung, commanding the First and Second Nationalist Divisions respectively, were both present.

The meeting decided to wipe out the Kuomir.chun troops under Generals Sun Tien-ying and Wan in Hsuan-taai now roaming northern Anhui Province and on the Anhui-Kiangsu frontiers, at the earliest possible date, before commencing final attacks against the Kuominchun strongholds at Loyang and Chengchow.

Entrusting to the two Divi- sional Commanders of his picked armies the task of defending Hauchow, Marshal Chiang has signified his intention to leave for Pangtow, in view of the appearance of Kuominehun troops near that city.

HUGE BOND ISSUE.

Minister of Health. Mr. Wheatley joined the Inde A talking film recorded a re-pendent Labour Party in 1908 and markable function in the portico was first returned as the member of White House, before a guthor | for the Shettleston Division of ing which included President Glasgow in 1922.. Hoover, Sir Ronald Lindsay When the Labour Government (British Minister) and Lord took office in 1924 he was made Derby.

Minister of Health. In that A Marine Band, led by Souza, capacity he was responsible for played the latter's march, dedicat the Housing Act which provided ed to the Royal Welch Fusiliers..

for a continuous building pro- The genesis of the occasion tica

New York, May 12. gramme over a period of fifteen

A hundred and twenty-five in the

Welch fact that the

secure the million dollars Japanese Govern- Fusiliers and American Marines rears, designed to stormed Tientsin during the Boxer erection of 2,500,000 houses to hement External 35 years Gold Bonds troubles. and a friendship was let at rents within the means of were offered by Mr. J. P. Morgan' then formed between the two the working classes. Corps.

JAPANESE OFFER IN NEW YORK OVERSUBSCRIBED.

and Company for subscription to- He first attained prominence day. The issue was oversubscrib- A curious coincidence was that when he, with several others, was ed. the foreigners in Tientsin, while suspended from Parliament be- It was made at the issue price waiting for relief, were protected cause of a furore growing out of of nineteen, interest being at the by a barricade of rice and sugar the calling of Sir Frederick Ban-rate of five and a half per cent. bags which were set into position bury a "murderer." He was the The American issue is half the by a young American engineer, most advanced Labour Member of total issue, the other half being who was then plain Mr. Hoover. the First Labour Cabinet and the offered in London,--Reuter's Ameri-

The March and the film are to Scottish contingent of advanced can Service. be presented to the Welch Fusillers by General Dawes, the American Ambassador to Britain. -Bruter's American Service.

DATE OF INDIAN CONFERENCE.

Socialists pointed to him as their one representative in office.

Left Wing Member.

In December 1926, there were complaints of victimisation of journalists on two Glasgow weeklies in which he held an interest. In July 1927, he lost an action in which he claimed £6,000 for alleged slander from J. M. R. Miller, his Conservative opponent at the previous election, and Alex. Anderson, publisher of a Glasgow

MR. PAUL JOSSELYN.

NOT TO BE CONSUL-GENERAL AT SHANGHAL

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Shanghai, May 13. Thé American Minister ia "When, therefore, the Commis- sion and the Indian Central Com

leaving this evening for Nanking.

It is denied that Mr. Paul mittee have submitted their Reports and these have been pub.

Josselyn, formerly a member of the US. Legation at Peking, is, lished, and when His Majesty's paper,

In his evidence Miller said he as stated last evening shortly re- Government have been able, in

American consultation with the Government had attacked Mr. Wheatley's sin-turning to China as

of India, to consider these matters cerity in constantly attacking Consul-General in Shanghai. He in the light of all the material then capitalism while he himself had ls, however coming here to take to suddenly become a wealthy capi-up a position in the Consulate.- available, they will propose

talist. He posed as a Prohibi- Reuter. invite representatives of the dif ferent parties and interests in tionist, but let himself be financed British India, and representatives in his business by money acquired

In of the Indian States, to meet them almost exclusively from the sale

employment Insurance Bill. separately or together as circum- of liquor.

Miller also declared that Mr. many pamphlets and articles he stances may demand, for the pur-wheatley's attitude on the Russian set forth the Left wing view of pose of conference and discussion in regard both to British India and question was an incitement to Labour policy.

rebellion, but Mr. Wheatley all Indian problems.

denied, that he approved of Soviet methods.

General Assent.

It will be their earnest hope that by this means it may subse- quently prove possible on these grave issues to submit proposals to Parliament which may comi- mand a large measure of general

assent."

M

SOCIALIST'S DEATH.

The Hague, May 13. A message from Scheveningen

death of

the

In March 1927, he left the front Opposition bench, as he was not in sympathy with the official policy of the party, and in 1928 he ranged himself with Maxton and Cook in their revolt against it.

He was taken to task by the executive for an attack on Mr. MacDonald and Mr. J. H. Thomas. When Labour came into power again in 1929, Mr. Wheatley was given no office.. Along with the Clydeside members he lost o Government by attacking the Un-

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Election Result.

Mr. Wheatley proved himself shrewd and adapt in business and always had the courage of his political convictions. He once told Parliament that he was born in the slum and he lost no oppor- tunity of voicing his views on his favourite subject, housing, in the House of Commons.

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