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CHAMPIONSHIP.

ROBSON REVIVES WEAKENING BRITISH CHALLENGE.

DUNCAN'S FAILURE.

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NO. 23,121 I# #ZAARD FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1930.

MAINTENANCE OF MATHEMATICS IN

WIFE.

AGREEMENT VARIED BY A SHANGHAI COURT.

PURSER'S EARNINGS.

COURT.

CALCULATIONS MADE IN HOTEL CASE.

MR. RASEY REQUESTED NOT TO ARGUE.

Shanghai, June 20. In the British Court yesterday, before Judge Sir Peter Grain Mrs. Ruth Annie Trevor Smith claimed against her husband,

Mr. John PREVIOUSLY Trevor Smith for arrears in payment due under a separation agreement made previous to a de- cree nisi being granted on Febru- ary 25.

BALDWIN WRITES TO PREMIER.

REFUSAL TO CO-OPERATE ON UNEMPLOYMENT.

REASONS OUTLINED.

Loudon, June 19. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Con- servative leader, has to-day writ- ten a letter to the Prime Minister RATTLED.explaining why the Conservative Party declines to accept the Invita tion to take part in R

three-party conference on unem ployment which was made by the Premier in the House of Commons last night. and accepted by Mr. Lloyd George en behalf of the Li- berals.

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CALCUTTA SWEEP FINE BOWLING BY TSINAN POSITION

TICKETS.

OUTCRY OVER WRONG NUMBERS.

SOME OF THE PRIZE-WINNERS IDENTIFIED.

DUSTMAN'S ́· LUCK.

FREEMAN.

WARWICK OVERWHELMED BY KENT BOWLER.

SURREY IN A HOLE.

London, June 19. The Australians are in a strong position at the end of the second day's play in their match with Sur- rey at the Oval,

CRITICAL.

REBELS NOW WITHIN FIFTY MILES:

NATIONALISTS. PREPARE FOR FINAL BATTLE.

A GENERAL SECEDES.

Calcutta, June 4. There is great outery throughout India over publication of wrong numbers of

cording to latest messages, the The remaining Surrey batsmen horses, owing to the hole-and-ever. The other five wickets fell miles from the city. the Derby Sweep drawers ofware rapidly dismissed to-day, how: Shansi rebel forces are only fifty corner methods

for the addition of only 22 runs, The railway track at Changka said to be the innings closing at 162. Grim-kow has been damaged by the mett. was largely responsible for Shansi rebels, rendering it impos- There is a strong feeling here Surrey's collapse, taking six wickets sible for the Nationalist reinforce that the Turf Club should obviate for 24 runs. auch confusion by publishing the

ments to preceed from Hsuchow. fu to Tsinanfu. numbers immediately after the draw.

Rain interfered on the first day and this morning Surrey resumed

Shanghai, June 19. with their score at 140 for the loss

Conditions at Tsinanfu remain of five wickets. Shepherd had con-exceedingly critical, and, ac- thetributed 56 of these.

Complicated calculations were London, June 19. The Open Golf Championship

dealt with by Mr. Rasey when was resumed at Hoylake to-day

cross-examined this morning by It was alleged that under the Mr. Potter, when the refrigera when a crowd of 8,000 specta-agreement Mr. Smith was to allow tion action was resumed in the tors followed some of the his wife a sum of $300 a month Supreme Court before the Chief players. Archie Compston was

from his total earning of $350 as Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp). At official statement is available, one of the earliest starters in she consented to a separation

a purser, on the condition that the beginning of this morning's principal reasons put forward by the morning and he returned a

hearing, Mr. Rasey gave an ex-Mr. Baldwin for refusing Mr. Mac-obtaining. This basis of agreement was con-planation with regard to the Donald's offer is that the Govern card for the. 36 holes of 147, do- Linued until February when a sum of $180 was paid into Court to-

calculation given ing the last 18 in 73.

ment will not consider a safeguard gether with a statement that fur- regarding fish storage, but this ing policy as a remedy for unem- ther payments on the original basis explanation was inaudible in the playment. were impossible.

press box. He stated that the

Miss Bondfield, the Minister of result was 2.5 days.

Labour, stated in the House of Com- Mr. Potter: The present cal-mons to-day that the number of culation is taking it at 60 degrees persons classified as belonging to going in and bringing it down to

ZEIT EINSTE SALAD AN EAS 28 degrees 7-Yes.

CUSTOMS CLOSED AT TIENTSIN.

He took five strokes at the first where he cut an iron shot out of bounds and at the fifth and eleventh also took fives. At the twelfth he pulled his tee shot to

the seashore and had a lucky four. He did the thirteenth in two, how- ever, and holed his pitch shot two

The defence was that no margin was left for Mr. Smith for living expenses and that a sum of $186 a of his wife and child. month was ample for the support

CLOSER UNION IN

EAST AFRICA.

of

His Lordship varied the agree- ment, providing an allowance holes later after a bad drive. $200 for Mrs. Smith.-Our Own

Bobby Jones played faultleaa | Correspondent. golf to-day and retained the lend by returning a card for the 36 holes of 142. He followed up his record 70 with A 72 to-day. Horton Smith pulled up to 145, being 78 for the second eighteen, Cotton dropped back, however and failed by nine strokes to equal his previous performance. Cotton was unable to keep out of the rough and he took five at the fifth, sixth and eighth He went out in 41 and came in with a 38.

Faulty Driving.

.. MacDonald Smith went out In

he

The day's best round was that of Cyril Tolley who did the 18 in 71, being one stroke better than

HIGH COMMISSIONER TO BE APPOINTED.

London, June 19. A White Paper has been issued which gives the conclusions of His Majesty's Government anent the closer union in East Africa which has been in the air since the end of the war when Britain accepted the inundate of Tanganyika.

yesterday

When did you learn all this?-I knew it yesterday. I was rattled and forgot it.

You did not look like a person who was rattled. However, we won't bother about that. Have you been considering this since the adjournment of the Court?- Yes.

In conjunction with Mr. Hacker? -Yes.

At what point do you suggest latent heat must be extracted from fish? At about 15 degrees,

Use of Common Sense,

On your path you knew it yesterday 7-Yes.

On your oath you, forgot it?--- Yes.

explanation of what latent heat Alhough you gave my Lord an

meant-Yes.

the number of B.T.U's required Now will you work out for me in bringing down a ton of fish from 90 degrees to 15 degrees. said: "The fact is, Mr. Potter, Commenting on this, Mr. Rasey

you are doing it."

Government Orders Staff to be Withdrawn.

CLEARANCE OF CARGO.

Shanghai, June, 20. The Commissioner of Cus- toms advertises officially the following orders of the Nation- alist Govermeat:

(1) That the Tientsin Cus toma House be closed temporarily.

(2) That the staff there be

withdrawn; and

(3) Cargo destined for Tien-

tain will be released upon the liquidation of all Ascal obligations..

Reuter.

Newspaper correspondents are forced to adopt subterfuges to obtain the numbers, so inaccuracy is not to be wondered at.

London, June 4.

The Calcutta Turf Club's policy of secrecy in connexion with the sweep draw is arousing widespread feeling in South Africa, where numerous tickets were sold..South African support for the sweep is likely considerably to dwindle next year,, as unauthorised lists which were cabled from London and Calcutta and published there resulted in much confusion and bitter disappointments at Cape Town.

Three Cheshire bricklayers who believed at firet that they had drawn a Diolite ticket had their hopes shattered fater by the news correcting the number.

Workmen Disappointed:

London, June 5. Two machinists employed in a motor works at Coventry are among the disillusioned as a result of the publication of the correct numbers of the Calcutta Sweep. They had been rejoicing at draw ing Blenheim.

The news that their number. does not appear in the list was, however, received with incredulity in Coventry.

40. He had a six at the fourth hole and was four at the short seventh, He recovered later on, The Government proposes to ap though, and came in with a total point a High Commissioner to of 77. Jim Barnes suffered from supervise Kenya, Tanganyika and faulty driving when was Uganda, assisted in respect of cer- coming in and he prejudiced his tain transferred services in all the chances by returning a card of three territories by a Legislative 77 after his former round of 71.

Council composed of equal number of representatives from the three You must use common sense when the iron and steel industries re- territories.

Mr. Potter: Look here, Mr.gistered as unemployed in Great Bobby Jones. Jones took five at the permanent Chairman

The High Commissioner will be Rasey, I am afraid I must leave

Britain was 68,000. the first hole and six at the long Council and a conference of Gov-answer my questions.

of the you to his Lordship if you won't acceptance of the Premier's offer Mr. Lloyd George-announced his third where he pulled his shot into fernors will be empowered to veto or

The basis for this disbelief was a clump of rushes. After this, initiate any legislative

His Lordship repeated Mr.In the House of Commons on

the attitude maintained by the measure, Potter's question. Mr. Potter add- Wednesday when he also accepted bank through which the ticket was however, he was dead true with subject to the submission of any ing that he wanted witness to the condition that responsibility for obtained. his shots and got an occasional such measure to the Secretary of leave latent heat out of his cal-should remain with the Government, they had sold a half share in the birdie. He never exceeded par State.

action regarding unemployment

It was reported earlier that and was uproariously cheered on

culation because Mr. Rasey sug- gaining the leadership.

The foregoing will be submitted gested that down to 15 degrees practical and businesslike. Mr

He described the suggestion as ticket for £2,600. to a joint Parliamentary Committee he would not extract latent heat. Baldwin did not speak on that ce- which is to be established and which Replying to Mr. Potter, witness will recommend any changes in the constitutions of the latent heat was not extracted from even then that he had refused to necessary said he had previously stated that casion, although it was understood three territories.-Reuter.

Robson Gives Hope. Robson stiffened the weakening British challenge with a super- lative two under fours up to the thirteenth, Later on he only wanted two fours to tle Jones, but he was too sparing with his approach shot at the fifth where he went down in five. He missed a putt by two inches at the eighteenth for a three,

The outstanding failures to-diny. Included Vou Elm who was 160, Major Hezlet 165 and George Duncan 161.

The Leaders The leaders over the 36 holes are given below:

Bobby Jones Robson

Horton Smith

145

SCHMELING WORLD'S

CHAMPION.

OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED BY COMMISSION.

Roadsweeper's Luck.

Woodfull gave a bright batting display for the Australians and was not defeated until he had made 141, At the close of play to-day the Aus- tralians were 331 for five wickets.

Kent overwhelmed Warwick in the County fixture which came to an end to-day, the margin of victory Freeman gave another fine bowling being an innings and 120 runs. display for Kent and took eight of the Warwick wickets for 71 runs, the whole team being sent back for

149.

Kent piled up a total of 429 in their first innings, Ashdown hatting well for 133. Todd missed his century by siz, being sent back when his score stood at 94.

The Shanel commanders are confident that the fall of Tsinanfu will be effected some time this week-end, while the Nationalist forces under General Han Fu-chu are said to have withdrawn all the. troops from the environs into final battle with the rebels. the city proper in readiness for a;

General's Defection.

Shansi reports from Peking have confirmed the defection of the large contingents of Nationalist troops under General Hau Yuan- chuen, stating that the five thou- sand troops under this General The Warwick batsmen were

was almost annihilated" while still unable to do anything with | fighting along the Feking-Hankow in again and in their second innings eral had no alternative but to Freeman's bowling when they went Railway and the Nationalist Gen- they made only-160, Freeman this ask for amalgamation of the rem- time taking six wickets for 72 runs, ants with the Kuominchus his average for the match being 14 Army for 143.--Reuter:

Continuing, the Shansi, reports say that General Hou Yuan-chuen has been appointed by Marahat-

DEATH OF MR. R. W. Yu-hsiang as Commander of the

ROBERTSON.

COLLAPSE IN A SHANGHAI MASSAGE HOUSE

Shanghai, June 20, circumstances yesterday of Mr. The death occurred under tragic

Randall W. Robertson, the well

18th Kuominchun Army Route" and will direct his army, together with some reinforcements. from the Kuominchun forces, to invade Hankow by coming down from the Peking-Hankow Railway,

Prevailing Lull.

ed along the Peking-Hankow Rail- A comparative lull, has prevail-

known Shanghai exchange broker,cupation of Yencheng, early this way since the Kuominchun, Pock who was found dead in establishment on the second floor week, but the Nationalist forces.

are concentrating at Sinchang and Esuchang

massage

of 468 Peking Road shortly before five o'clock in the evening.

It apears that Mr. Robertson in- tended to receive treatment for a muscular complaint. When the proprietor of the massage establish- London, June 5. ment opened the door. Mr. Robert- A roadsweeper, J. Lock, one of son stumbled across the threshold

and collapsed in an inner room. ticket in the Calcutta Sweep, was Dr. Price was immediately sum- pushing his dust cart in the street moned and he pronounced life ex- when the result of the Derby (in tinct, giving it as his opinion that which Blenheim won by one length the cause of death was a paralytic from Iliad and two from Diolite) stroke. An Inquest is being held was announced. A crowd gathered to-day. Our Own Correspondent. and suggested that he should leave his cart in the street..

fish until a temperature between fall in with the Prime Minister's 12 and 18 degrees had been reach offer after consulting leading Con-seven shareholders in a Blenheim ed, the authorities varying inservatives.-British Wireless, opinion. Witness added that he always took the temperature of 15 degrees.

More Exchanges, Concerning another remark made by witness, Mr. Potter said: "Please don't argue with me. It does not matter whether we are sensible people or not"

Mr. Rasey:--Please don't take it that way because that is not the way I meant it.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS- ASSEMBLY,

PERSONNEL OF BRITISH

DELEGATION.

Lock, however, said: "I have been glad of my job in the "past eight years and I will finish it in a proper manner.

Two Iliad tickets in the Calcutta

BYRD WELCOMED IN AMERICA.

.At Sinyangchow, the Nationalist forces are massing heavy artillery in anticipation of further defeats. on the upper sections of this Rail- way. The expresses from Hankow are working normally and trains are able to proceed to Yenchang but cannot get any further.

A number of aeroplines ordered from American firms by the Avia tion Department of the National Government has arrived at Shang- hai and this morning they were commissioned to leaye for the Tiensin-Pukow Railway front.

Peking Government. Concerning the formation of a Peking Government by the Kuo- mintang Leftists, Kugminchun

New York, June 19. The Boxing Commission has offi-

London, June 19. cially passed a resolution by two

House of Commons that the chief sweep are held in Britain, one by POPULAR DEMONSTRATIONS and Shansi militarists, Marshal

The Premier announced in the Totes to one recognising Schmeling as the world's champion. The Chair- man admitted that the public would is meant, Mr. Rasey. I want you of Nations would be Mr. Arthur but sold half of his share, and the Mr. Potter: I don't care how it coming Assembly of the League who shared it with four friends, British delegates to the forth- a Leeds solicitor, Mr. H. Dodds,

ON HIS RETURN. ·. Yen Hsi-shan made a statement 70 72 142 probably not recognise him until he just to answer my question. 71 72 148 met a worthy challenger.

at Taiyuanfu yesterday to the ef- 72 73

New York, June 19." Mr. Petter: If 18 degrees is Mr. W. Graham, President of the Mr. J. F. Bell, who also sold a half-craft in the harbour, aeroplanes Nationalist Government prior to

Henderson, Foreign

fect that he had definitely given up Secretary, other by a Glasgow restaurateur, MacDonald Smith 70

Replying to the Commission's the point at which you commence 77 147

Screaming sirens of all manner of the intention of forming an anti- Donald Moe

action, Jack Sharkey offers to sign to extract latent heat, then to re- Board of Trade; Viscount Cecil, share. Rodgers

return match im duce fish to the temperature con- and Miss Susan Lawrence, Parlis-

roaring overhead and cheering the conclusion of his campaign in mediately, taking twelve and a half tracted for in this case, 15 degrees, mentary Secretary to the Ministry. Durban (South Africa) anticipate welcome accorded to the members

Three men of Port Sheptone near crowds in the streets marked the Honan and Shantung. per cent of the receipts against you would extract latent heat? of Health-British Wireless.

Marshal Yen added that there Schmeling's thirty-seven and a half Yes.

that "they will share £60,000 of the Byrd Expedition on the oc- was a possibility of the Kuomin 140 per cent. if he fouls the German..

through drawing Illad in the casion of their. bomecoming. tang Leftists forming a Govern. Calcutta Sweep.

Mayor Walker received the mern- ment and in this connexion they bers of the expedition at the City would have the full support of the Hall and officially congratulated Shansi rallitariste, although the Commander Byrd-Reuter's Ameri-latter declined to act independent- can Service.

ly in the matter.

74 73 147 74 73 147 74 73 147 Archie Compston: 74 73 147

Leo Diegel

Jim Barnes

Cotton

Percy Allis

C. Whitcombe

Reg. Whitcombe

. Boyer......

Mitchell

up

for a

Now, will you kindly work out

71 77 148 70 79 76 74 149 Sharkey offers to pay the ex-for me what I asked you before 74-75 149 penses of the preliminaries plus without extracting latent heat at 78 72 150 overhead charges for a third. If

73 77 10 he is fouled he says he will not 75 78 163 accept, the decision. Reuter's

American Service.

The above have definitely qualified already. Other scores, among which there will be other

qualifiers, were:

W. Sutton

Cyril Tolley Lister Hartley.

G. Duncan Rex. Hartley

76 78 154

84 71 156 79.78 157 85 76 161 79 84 103 -Reuter.

BANK REDUCES RATE.

New York, June 19. The Federal Reserve Bank has reduced its rate to two and a half

per cent Reuter's American Ser-

vice.

ASCOT RACING.

WIN FOR LORD DERBY'S BOSWORTH

all?

Mr. Rasey worked the problem out and said it would take 8.5 days to reduce the temperature.

"That is Farce."

MORE SHIPBUILDING ON TYNE.

29 VESSELS LAUNCHED IN 'FIVE MONTHS.

London, June 19. Twenty-nine vessels, totalling 138,000 tons, were launched from Tyne shipbuilding yards during the months, being an Witness explained increase of two vessels and 49,000 his calculation in detail after tons compared with the corres which Mr. Potter said:On that ponding period of last year. calculation it would take eight and British Wireless..

When Mr. Potter pointed out that on Mr. Hacker's figures it worked out to ten or eleven days, witness said he did not agree with past five Mr. Hacker.

a half days to reduce. the fish to

a temperature of 15 degrees from

90 degrees?--Yes.

FAIR TO SHOWERY.

London, June 19, At Ascot to-day, the race for the Selected Gold Cup, over a distance of two and a half miles, resulted as follows:

I put it to you' that is a farce Bosworth came home a length in because the fish would be bad- front of Hot Weed, which was No, it would not.. trained in France. There were

The Royal Observatory reports seven starters;

In further cross-examination that pressure le highest in the Mr. Petter pointed out that neighbourhood of the Bonina. A 3/1 Hot Wood, 6/1 The Bastardduced by Macker on which he local forecast is:South winds, The betting was 8/1 Bosworth, according to the blue slip, pro- depression covers China. The

(Contuca on Rage 16.) moderate; fair to showery

British Wireless.

...

Civil Servants Win.

A big syndicate of Civil Servants at Whitehall drew Ballyferis In the Calcutta Sweep and sold a portion of their ticket for £2,500.

A septuagenarian farmer named Kiraton, of Noorder Paarl, Cape. Province, was informed by cable that he had drawn Rustom Pasha. This was his ticket in the Calcutta Sweep. A fortune-teller told him 40 years ago that a great fortune would greet his old age.

Mr. H. C. Reeves, a sixty year old insurance agent of Leighton Buz zard, draw a Diolite ticket in the Calcutta Sweep and sold it for £20,000.

NEW

STRALIAN

TARIFFS.

Being military officers, the Shan- si and Kuominchun; leaders would

concentrate their attention on the fighting against the Nationalist Army and would leave the matter. to the Kuomintang politicians.

Marshal Yen further said that.. BIG ADDITIONAL TAX ON for some time past there has been

SHIPPING.

Canberra, June 19. The Hon. Mr. Michael Forde has introduced a new Customs schedule in which duties are increased in 118 lines and decreased in eight lines. The new scale of tariffs is to become operative Immediately. The duties on ships over ten thou An engine driver of Devonshire sand tons trading in Australian draw Blenheim and a ship's stewaters are doubled. The increase drew. Dick Swiveller. ward of Liverpool, now at 898, affect, among other things, rice, undressed timber and coir matting, (Continued on Page 18)

Reuter.

Engine Driver Draws Blenheim,

considérable agitation amongst the people denouncing the militarists muddling in politics. The above. statement is interpreted as being Marshal Yen Hsi-shan's desire to adopt a waiting attitude to ass the outcome of the war before forming a Government.ra

The Kwangsi Army has retfred from Changsha, which has been re occupied by the Nationalists

Communists are reported to be returning inland from the river between Hankow and Kluklangs DUTIES Naval Wirelees?!