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FOUNDED 1842 NO. 23.110

X BLIXX SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1930.

ENGLAND'S TEST" "RUNS" ON CHINESE NATIONALISTS IN VARSITY

TEAM.

THIRTEEN PLAYERS

SELECTED. "

DULEEPSINHJI AND ROBINS INCLUDED,

'À FEW SURPRISES.

London, June 6.

BANKS.

MANY DEPOSITORS WITH-

· DRAW THEIR MONEY.

*

EXCHANGE EFFECTS.

Consequent on the reports of two prominent native banks hár. ing failed, there was a "run" on the Industrial' and Commercial Bank, Limited, in

JEOPARDY.

DOUBLE THREAT TO GOVERNMENT.

FOREIGN CONCERN OVER THE TSINAN OUTLOOK.

the Queen's FIERCE BOMBARDMENT Road Central, and the Bank of East Asia, in Des Voeux Road Central, yesterday and this mor

It was officially announced to-ning. day that England's team for the first Test match against the Australians, which will start at Nottingham on June 13 and will last for four days, will be selected from the following thirteen players:..

tain).

SINGLE COPT 10 CENTS

GANG PER ANNUM

TRAGEDY NARROW WIN FOR

GLAMORGAN.

INQUEST.

MURDER AND SUICIDE WHILST OF UNSOUND MIND,

THEFT OF PISTOL,

London, Juns 6. The inquest was held to-day on the three victims of the Cam- bridge University tragedy of Tues day last, when a first-year under- graduate named D. N. Potts shot dead Professor Alexander Wollas Sergeant Willis (who latef suc- ton, his tutor, then shot Detective cumbed) and finally fatally shot himself.

DERBYSHIRE FAIL BY 29 RUNS.

ROBINSON'S FINE WORK FOR YORKSHIRE.

HAMPSHIRE ROUTED,

PROOF!1

Lo the Davie Cup, oal of 22 Countries sabored to datay 16. have decided to use tho --DUNLOP Ball, Smiling

For better Tenhie,-PLAY DONLOP, the ball which has taitocrealithe Yargentnumber of tennit succeses ever'acbie-“ red wit.hany tennis ball...

·S10.50 per dozen (Retall) at all Stores Lower rates for Glugs, and Tournamenth

Bulls and Inners

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From the Office Butts. ២. ជ

Our low-dollar advocates would

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MacWhirter suggests that now

no doubt be willing for Hongkong is the time for the Government to secure cheap metalling for the new Saikung Road.

to "follow China" even through the doors of the Bankruptcy Court. ᄆᄆ

A barber who lived in Batavia Was known for his fearless

behaviour

An enormous baboon

Broke in his: saloon

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in the United States, isn't it a bit With unemployment what it is unpatriotic of these big New York banks to merge, and thus throw thousands of Vice-Presidents out,

But he murmured, "I'm blowed of work?.

if I'll shavia."

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A writer in a London paper

shortest hours.

The "You Know" series:-You says Civil Servants have the the way he absorbs his soup. know he comes of good stock by

worshipping of the golden calf. skirts, they put an end to this One thing about these long

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gone by four!

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Not last, but

drawn nothing in the Calcutta After discovering that he'd Sweep, a reader agrees that the horse is man's best friend until he bets on one.

Shanghai, June 6. For the first time since the

London, June 6. A representative of the Telegraph establishment of the National

over Derbyshire and an excellent A close victory by Glamorgan visited the two banks this morning Government at Nanking, Mar- and found hundreds of Chinese shal Chiang Kai-shek is facing

batting and bowling performance depositors awaiting an opportunia double military crisis in North Sergeant Wilis. when he visited features of the County cricket The Coroner said that Detective by Robinson of Yorkshire were ty to withdraw their deposits. China. In face of the concerted Professor Wollaston's room, had a matches which ended to-day.

In a statement to our representa-attacks against him by the warrant for the arrest of Potts. tive the officials of the two banks Kwangsi and Kuominchun allies

When Potts was told to come to only 29 runs. Robinson enabled"If you don't use our soup, for Glamorgan beat Derbyshire by Suggested Slogan for Chemists: said that they had absolutely no from Shantung and Hunan, the the Police Station, be produced a Yorkshire to secure an easy heaven's sake use our perfume!" A. P. F. Chapman (Kent-Cup-connexions with the two banks Nationalist regime may be seri-revolver and fired twice at Willis,

which were alleged to have failed ously jeopardised.

Potted History:-Count Hubert who tried his utmost to save victory over Hampshire when

OD this week consequent on

Hors d'Euvres, Groom of the Professor Wolliston, but was him- he scored a century in York-commend us to the folk who greet born 760 years ago to-morrow. heavy

For sheer originality of outlook, Greenhouse to King John, was speculations in exchange.

The fall of Changsha in Hunan self seriously wounded.

shire's only innings and took aus thuswise: "Hot, isn't it?" He accompanied that monarch to Mr. T, H. Lin, the Manager of

has caused great concern an

Potta then shot Professor total of eleven wickets for 85 What do they, expect at this timea Banbury Cross in the capacity of the Commercial and Industrial Government and its anxiety over

indignation to the National Wollaston dead and thereafter runs.

of the year-snowstorms? Bank, told our representative that the presence of the "Ironside" shot himself.

Keeper of the Keys, Loser of the his Bank experienced a similar rebels near Hupeh is evidenced by

Laundry and Finder of the "run" in 1916 following the failure a Nationalist order issued this

Skirts may be getting longer, Winners. His original draft of but the latest bathing costumes Magna Charta was so rough that in Hongkong of another Chinese morning instructing the Hankow bank which had nothing to

look like redressing the balance. the Barons used it as sandpaper. do and Wüchang Nationalist Com- with the Industrial and Commier-manders to mobilise all available cial Bank. Mr. Lin added that Nationalist troops, consisting of yesterday only $100,000 W&S over 20,000 men, to defend the drawn out from the Bank, which Hupeh frontiers. was still in a strong position.

G. Duckworth (Lancashire). K. S. Duleepsinhji (Sussex).

W. R. Hammond (Gloucester).

E. Hendren (Middlesex)..

J. Hobbs (Surrey).

H. Larwood, (Notts.)

R. W. V. Robins (Middlesex).

H. Sutcliffe (Yorkshire),

M. W. Tate (Sussex).

R. Tyldesley (Lancashire).

Jack White (Somersel).

The Bank of East Asia will like, wise open the whole day to-day de- spite the fact that it is Saurday.

The Industrial and Commercial F. E. Woolley (Kent).

Bank opened until eight o'clock Chapman. It was under the yesterday evening and will remain leadership of the old Uppingham open until six o'clock this evening boy and Cambridge Blue that Eng-to permit depositors who wish to land regained the "Ashes" in the draw their money an opportunity Test at the Oval in 1926 and kept of doing so. them as a result of the 1928-1929 visit. He also captained the Motherland in the Home Test matches against the West Indies and throughout the early part of the present season has been strong candidate for the leader- ship of the team Appearing for Gentlemen Players at Lord's at the, age of 20, his breezy batting and alert fielding in the country at once made him 1 public favourite, but since then he has put on weight and now fields much nearer to the wicket. Born at Rending, September 3, 1900.

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CHANNEL TUNNEL.

WHY SCHEME WAS NOT THOUGHT FEASIBLE.

Tsinanfu Besieged,

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The jury returned a verdict of murder and suicide' whilst of un- sound mind.

The Coroner expressed the opinion that Potts, who was about to be arrested for the theft of a pistol, was temporarily demented after the strain of being away from the University without leave for tea days.--Reuter.

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Previous reports stated that A fierce bombardment by the Shansi rebels against the Nation- Potts was in his tutor's room allst defenders at Tsinanfu has being interrogated with regard to bean continuing since Thursday his absence when the tragedy. and it seems that the fighting occurred...

Professor Wollaston, along the Tientsin-Pukow Railway in addition to bring 'n pred for the possession of Isinanfu will scholar, was a well-known ex- greatly endanger the Nationalistplorer. Headquarters at suchowfu.

With the Shansi rebels march- ing rapidly towards Nanking, the situation is indeed very pre- carious and full of grave possi- bilities.

In many directions along the Tientsin-Pakow

Railway the Nationalist soldiers are sliorten- ing their defensive lines in an at- tempt to concentrate on Bsuchow- fu and Taian near Tsinanfu for a final struggle with the Shansi in- surgents.

The Shanzi and Nationalist forces are fighting at Changtsing which is only ten miles to the south-west of Tsinanfu. The

London, June 6, A White Paper says that the Channel Tunnel scheme was re- jected owing to the element of Duckworth. It is not generally doubt about the feasibility of its known that the Lancashire wicket construction, the weakness of the keeper, who performed so well for economie case, the great cost, the England during the last tour In long period before the capital ex- Australia, qualified for Warwick-pended could fructify, and the shire and played the first County mail amount of employment pro-heavy artillery bombardments on game of his career against Glouce-vided. stershire. Duckworth possessed

The Government, in addition to no chance of superseding Smith, the economic and military con- and on the retirement of Blomley siderations, reviewed the possible he had the good fortune to step diplomatic reaction. The Commit- into the Lancashire vacancy. In tee of Imperial defence were ult- 1923 he was picked for the able to find a single advantage Players . Gentlemen at Lord's and from a military viewpoint. On the in the following year got a place contrary, it would increase the in the England team v. South military commitment-Router. Africa at Old Trafford. Rain spoiled any chance of distinction there. When the West Indies paid their visit in 1923 he appeared in the third Test at the Oval and then followed his selection for Australia, where he kept in all the tests. Born at Warrington May 9, 1901.

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THE RESULT OF THE OAKS.

AN EASY WINNER AT SEVEN TO ONE.

Shansi Commanders are launching Changtsing and gun-firing there could be heard at Tsinanfu throughout yesterday.

Residents Panic,

THE DAVIS CUP CONTEST.

AUSTRALIA LEAD OVER ENGLAND.

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Eastbourne, June 6. In the third round of the Davis Cup Competition, England and Au- Istralia met to-day. The match is expected to yield the potential finalists in the European against America.

Australia made an excellent beginning, winning the first two singles, although both were keenly contested.

Crawford (Australia) beat Lee (England) 3/6, 6/2, 4/6, 6/2, 6/2.

Hopman (Australia) beat Gre- gory (England) 8/6, 6/4, 9/7. Reuter. Pandemonium prevails among the Chinese residents at Tsinanfu consequent on the thousands of Nationalist troops presence of

and throughout yesterday the Chinese shops closed their doors, suspending husiness while re- fugees poured into Tsingtao

AMERICAN COTTON

SITUATION.

travelling along the Tsinanfu STABILISATION CORPORATION

Klaochow Railway.

General Han Fu-chu, officer commanding the Nationalist de- fenders, issued a public statement

TO BE FORMED.

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the

New York, June 6. Acting on the advice of the this afternoon to the effect that Cotton Advisory Committee that conditions along the Tsinanfu- an emergency exists în the London, June 6. Kinochow Railway are perfectly American cotton market, The result of the Oaks, run-

safe because of the presence of Federal Farm Board, announces Epsom to-day over a course; of one ten thousand Nationalist the impending formation of # and a half miles, was as follows:

Cotton Stabilisation Corporation, Holdiers taking up positions along similar to that previously formed Lord Glanely's Rose of England 1 the districts, Lord Howard Walden's Wedding

Japanese bankers have removed for wheat, Favour

2 Bli their bullion at Tsinanfu to

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Duleepsinhji.-His right to play for England has been eagerly discussed this year and general satisfaction will be feit

at his inclusion in the team. He began his education at Cheltenham College where he captained the cricket team in 1923. In 1925 he played for Cambridge in the Varsi ty match as a Freshman and then made his debut at Lord's. He appeared three times for the Light Blues and in 1927 put up his own33/1 Wedding Favour, individual record of 254 not out. Micmac. His crowning triumph in English The favourite, Lord Derby's Fair cricket occurred last August at Isle, at 6/4, was fourth.-Renter's Hastings when he scored 115 and and British Wireless.

246 for Sussex against Kent. He put up a number of fine scores on

tour. Born in India on June 13,

1905.

Hammond-No professional ex

perhaps. Jack Hobbs, attention

cept

Lord Beaverbrook's Micmac,... three lengths, with two lengthe be

Fifteen ran, the race being won by tween second and third.

Betting was 7/1 Rose of England. and 3/1

THE WHITSUNTIDE

HOLIDAYS.

has attracted more since the war than Ham-

London, June 6, mond. He put the seal on, his Owing to Whit Monday, no Bri- fame in 1928-29 when he toured tish Official Press will be transmit Australia with the M. C. C. Dur-ted on Sunday or mid-day on Mon- ing that season he beat a record day. The usual service will be previously held by Sutcliffe with sumed 8 p.m. G.M.T. Monday when a regard to the highest Test summary of the Indian Statutory aggregate. in one campaign by Commission Report will be trans scoring 905 runs and securing an mitted, British Wireless, average of 119.12. His. inning) of 251 at Sydney was the second best of a long series of matches

OCCASIONAL RAIN,

and his own highest score. His pre- vious best was 250 not out against Lancashire in 1925, Has aliso toured South Africa. He

The local weather forecast till was noon to-morrow Is: North-west or born at Dover on June 19,1903. variable winda, moderate; generally

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overcast, occasional rain."

over

- The Results. The results of the matches are given in brief below:

The Australians beat Middlesex by five wickets.

Yorkshire beat Hampshire by an innings and 100 runs.

Lancashire beat Oxford by an innings and $9.

Kent beat Essex by 302. Cambridge drew with Somerset. Surrey won on the first innings against Sussex.

Glamorgan beat Derbyshire by

29 runs.

The Honours List.

A Kowloonite

is a man who

gets acquainted

with his next-

door neighbour

by meeting him

on the beach at.

Castle Peak.

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With some of: these newly- weds, two is

The principal batting and bow-company, Three ling performances during the means sending. matches ended to-day are set out out the cork- below:

Batting..

Langridge (Sussex)

Hendren (Middlesex)

Watson (Lancs.)

Cook (Sussex)

Robinson (Yorkshire)' Taylor (Lancs.) Grant (Cambrige) Mead (lampshire) Case (Somerset) Hardinge (Kent) Ames (Kent) Hobbs (Surrey)

Bowling. Robinson (Yorkshire)

and Booth (Lancs.). Freeman (Kent) and Lee (Somerset}. Langridge (Sussex) Mitchell (Derby) E. Davis (Glamorgan)

boy for another quarter of a pound of soup-

150

meat.

138

135

122

108

107

UNISHES RESE

7 for 25

4 for 60

G for 49

5 for 49

6 for 43

6 for 73

5 for 86

7 for 61

5 for 45

Australians v. Middlesex,

The Australians defeated Mid- dlesex by five wickets. The Aus- tralians, made. 270 in their first, innings, being well ahead of Mid- dlesex who were dismissed for 103. The Middlesex batting improved when they went to the wicket again and up to Thursday night they had scored 169 for the loss of five wickets, Hendren being 80 not out. To-day, Middlesex went on to make a total of 287, Hendren batting brightly and making 138 before having his wicket taken. 121 runs for the loss of five The Australians got the necessary wickets.

It isunderstood that the Corporation will take over that portion of the 1929 crop surplus now held by co-operative associa-match tions.-Reuter's American Service.

GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Tsingtao, expecting an early fail of Tsinunfu to the Northerners, All American merchants and re sidents have withdrawn from the city, while this morning witnessed the arrival of a contingent of Japanese police from Tsingtao.

Members of the family of General Han Fu-chu are amongst the thousands of Chinese refugees

THE IRISH AND FRENCH who left for Tsingtao yesterday. Thousands of Nationalist troops

FINALS, have been leaving Tainanfu for

London, June 6... Taian and it seems that the At Portrush, the final of the Nationalist troops will soon give Irish Open Golf Championship up Tsinanfu to retreat towards was won by C. Whitcombe, with a Taian.

| score of 239.-Router,

La Boulle, June 6 In the final of the French Open at Tsinanfu and the serious danger. (America) defeated R. G.

In view of the critical situation

Amateur Golf Championship, Von facing foreigners, a Peking report Morrison by 9 and 8-Reuter. says that the Ministers to China of Great Britain, the United States and Japan met yesterday in the Peking Legation Quarter and had a discussion regarding Tsinanfu affairs. It is understood that a telegram has been dispatched to the respective Consuls to warn foreigners to withdraw. Tainanfu if the situation does not from improve shortly.

Legation Conference.

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MISS BONDFIELD LEAVES FOR GENEVA.

London, June 6. Miss Bondfield, Minister of La- day to attend the 14th session of bour, left London for Geneva to- the International Labour Con ference.

Yorkshire y, Hampshire. Robinson was the hero of the between Yorkshire and. Tiampshire at Bradford when the former won by an innings and“a hundred runs.

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"How long will it be before she makes her appearance?"

"She's upstairs making it now."

Why not call these high-scoring, cricketers Hittites?

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One advantage of all these war books is that the ex-Service, man now knows what the war was really like.

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The dollar's a-falling, The blight is appalling, The Colony's going to pati

And Nerg's poor fiddle

's all hot in the middle-

And Government cares not a jot!

Employees are bleating.

Retailers are meeting

The drop with a boost in the price;

We'll be living on beans

And succulent greens

With, on Sunday, a nice bowl of

rice!

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The taipans and bankers,

These days are the swankers, According to newspaper writers: They don't care a dami,

Saving Is quité simple. All you have to do is to alog away and earn money fuster. than your wife can spend it. -

One thing about the low. dollar, we shall all be able to write Home oftener now that a four-cent stamp costs only about halfpenny..

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As each week flies, The prices rise,

Like other folk, we know it. And now it's fruit,

Read this, then shoot, Our budding office poet- Another saxpence bang goes This week on juicy mangoes, So let us chant a protest In a ballad.

Peaches, prunes and prisms, Call for spicy criticisms, For it's going to cost us more for Each fruit salad.

Lichees and bananas Grape-fruit and cabanas

(The last one not a cabbage But a rhyme)

Pears and plums and cherries, Grapes and fruity berries: So we'll have to do without them For a time.

An International Bell-Ringing

They've three eggs with their Contest is to be held in England this year. The gathering of the

ham

Up, scribes and at em, the clangs!

bilghters!

In the street not called "Straight" You'll have noticed of late That bowlers and grins are "de

rigger

They've digested the hump Of the 25 slump And the smile's getting bigger and

bigger!:

The Government. chaps Are now thinking, perhaps,

They cannot invest in new motors:

The Salary "Commish"

Must have lost its "ambish,"

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We face the problem of our woe, Our currency disaster: We scora a saner path to go. Our friendship's like a plaster. To China shall we stick like

glue,

No matter where she crashes. Nought shall ever make us rue, We care not what mere cash is. So here's a song of friendship's

test,

Though empty are our pockets: We'll stick to China in our zest,"

So they're going to appeal to the -- And celebrate with rockets.

voters.

Each day we are told,

If our dollars were gold'

Our troubles would need no more

killing

So the Treasury maybe

Will carry the baby

And give us two bob for a shilling!

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Then when we're left without a

cent,

We'll choose a bandit's calling; And prove that friendship was

"well meant,

That's why the dollar's falling!

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We suppose that a man who' carries a walking-stick on a wet

Life has its rompensations. If day, is afraid of it raining cats.

Yorkshire showed fine batting strength when they opened their innings, scoring 478 for the. loss of nine wickets when the innings was declared closed. Robinson had made 108. After a fine bat the ting display Robinson went on to bowl splendidly and he took seven of the Hampshire wickets for only

for 169.."

temperature's going up, the and dogs!

dollar's coming down.

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underground chutes to the har

There is no truth in the rumour that local banks are building bour, for the nurpose of disposing of surplus silver.

25 runs, the team being dimissed next to nothing. He can't have A naturalist says butterflies eat Hampshire foliowed on, and taken one out to dinner. while they improved on their ear- long way to reach Yorkshire's maiden, thinks this mixed cricket to discover a silver mine in the lier performance they failed by a bowler opened his innings with a Auntie Cyclone, reading that a total, being dismissed in the second innings for 200. Mead was the backbone of the batting and he carried his bat for 30 Robinson was again well on the mark with the ball and he took four Hampshire wickets for 60 runs this time.

Lancashire.v. Oxford. Lancashire beat Oxford by an innings and 89 runs. Oxford (Continued on Page 7.).

is a mistake.

It only need Mr. Tse Tsan-tai New Territories to create the last straw in the stitch of time if not News Item: At the weekly nipped in the bud. meeting of the Sawdust Club (Sons of Scotia Chapter) held last. The local resident who last year Thursday, it was decided to urge boasted about the car he was the introduction of summer-weight going to buy when on leave in kilts, thus bringing such uniform 1980, has now decided to walk- down to something like parity, about Hongkong.

We read that the bagpipe-has nine notes. It certainly sounds like one over the eight.

A blonde is no better than a brunette: We have it on the word of a man who's wife has been both