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COMPSTON COLLAPSES AFTER
EARLY BRILLIANCE.
AMERICAN TRIUMPH.
London June 20, Bobby Jones to-day won an exalted niche in the temple of golfing by becoming the simul- taneous holder of the British amateur and open and the American open titles. This was his third consecutive success in four attempts. His three aggregates, 285 at St. Andrew's in 1927, 294 in 1926 and to-day's score of 291 constitute the three --lowest ever returned except
VATICAN & MALTA CRISIS.
BLAMES LORD STRICKLAND FOR TROUBLE.
WANTS FRIENDSHIP.
Vatican City, June 20,
4-†ƑXXF SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1930.
LATEST PIRACY OUTRAGE.
CHINESE STEAMER
RANSACKED......
TWO GUARDS SHOT DEAD AND PASSENGERS KIDNAPPED.
News of
CUSTOMS CRISIS REACTION.
FOREIGN CONSULS FORCED TO TAKE ACTION.
SHIPPING DELAYED.
Teintsin, June 20. Though the closing of the Customs House has caused con- siderable agitation in commercial circles, there has not been any. disorder of any description and the vicinity of the Customs is virtually deserted.
$30 PER ANNUM
BEINGLE COPY 13 CENTS
SURREY FORCE A DRAW.
A FINE CENTURY BY
JACK HOBBS.
BATSMEN FAIL GENERALLY IN COUNTY GAMES.
GLOUCESTER'S WIN.
London, June 20. Low scoring characterised the County cricket matches which ended to-day, the majority of
PROOF!!
In the Davis Cup, out of 82. Countries entered o dato, 16 have decided to usa the DUNLOP Ball. --
For better Tennis, PLAY DONLOP, the ball which tas. Loits credit the largest aniber of tennis weeguses ever achìo ved wit hany tennis ball..
035.50 per dazen (Ristall) må all Stores Lower rates. for Glubs and Tournaments.
Bulls
and
Inners
the
From the Office Butts.
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These tobacco and petrol taxes number of are a bit rough on the smoker who
uses a petrol lighter...
One, redeeming feature about Hongkong is pawnshops
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"Philm Phan:"You think must talkies are "too noisy." Why not write to Hollywood and suggest. they film a chess match?
If, as the Currency Committee. says, we cannot divorce ourselves from China, couldn't we at least the effects of a judicial separa- tion?
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"Ignorant:"-In your case, we
A White Book issued regarding the Malta dispute attributes, to Lord Strickland an Erastian men- tality, reflecting the doctrine that
ON CANTON RUN.' the State has supreme authority in.
matters, and ecclesiastical
Canton, June 20. states that he was constantly seek- ing to destroy the Church's pri-
a dastardly pirate The closing of the Native vileged position as sanctioned by outrage perpetrated a few Customs has caused. serious em- the Maltese Constitution. He is. days ago on a vessel plying barrassment on the railway which says the White Book, the chief
Sze refuses to load or unload cargo for the teams being dismissed for would advise a re-charging of cause of all the religious difficului has just reached here. the present. This is likely to poor totals. Good bowling per your mental battery.
cause considerable inconvenience
formances predominated, but White Book declares that The
to residents who are going OTI
The "You Know" Series:-You the report of Mgr. Robinson, the vessel was seized by the holiday unless some temporary three centuries were made. Sur- Apostolie Delegate who was sent pirates, besides which two of procedure is adopted for the rey forced a draw with the know he was once a bullion broker 'to Malta to enquire into the mat- the vessel's guards
because his three-piecee ricksha were shot passing of baggage.
Australians, Jack Hobbs carry is now idle. ter was entirely unfavourable to dead and forty passengers kid-
It is rumoured that an attempting his bat for 146. Wensley Lord Strickland, and thereafter napped, the victim declared Lord Strickland as persona non grata,
ties..
The
between
Canton
entire
cargo
and
of the
will be made by Mr. Lennox Simp-made 120 for Sussex against A sporting writer says many News of this outrage reached son to re-open the Customs to- Derbyshire and Dacre of Glou-golf rules apply equally well to Hagen did 291 in 1928 and 1929, Witness" account, published by Provincial Government of Kwang-able as the entire staff appear tocestershire missed his century business
here just at a
Bruid's 291 in 1908.
was the
but to-day Jones' searc lowest over made at Hoylake.
After inspiring unprecedented enthusiasm in the morning Com- pston dissipated his chances in the afternoon. He snatched the lead from Bobby Jones amid scenes of the wildest excitement and return- ed a record breaking 68, making his total 215. British hopes rose considerably after this.
Despite his six at the long fifth, Compston went out in 34. He then had three successive threes and a two, but a terrible mistake at the sixteenth robbed him of phenomenal round. He was not
Bobby Jones
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on the green in two. He was half a yard from the pin in four, missed the putt and went down in six. His card was
Out. 4, 3, 4, 2, 6, 4, 3, 4, 4. In. 3, 3, 3, 2, 5, 4, 6, 4, 4.
"Terrible Sixteenth".
Efforts were made Lo chair Compston after his brilliant play but he did not permit this and walked to the chib house half dazed, repeating "That terrible sixteenth." Jones went round in 74 making his total 218. three strokes worst than Compston.
In the afternoon, however.. Compston's chance vanished when he started off with three
fives. He took a six at the. fifth. This after Rabzon's putting weakness and Cotton's tragic beginning in the morning with a seven and two fives, left the field clear for the American trio.
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Jonce had a gallery of 4,000 in the morning which was full of amazing recoveries. After slicing his drive fifty yards at the third he put a masterly second three feet from the pin for a three. He took three pults on each of the next two greens and then met with disaster at the eight where he was
seven.
He pulled his second shot, played a weak third and was four on the green.' Despite these reverses, however, Jones went out in 37. After this he reeled off fours and a three, his only mistakes being when he took fives"] at the fourteenth and the fifteenth.
Jones Excited.
.
In the afternoon Jones was shaken with excitement. He did the first in four, the second in three, the third in five and the fourth in four, the latter owing to three putts on the green. He hung on grimly, however, but cracked up at the eighth where he Ds seven, He went out in 38, but rallied coming home and finished with a 75 for the 18 holes, beating Horton's Smith's then bigbest of 296.
(Continued on Page T.).
It is revealed that the "Eye
the Vatican and described by Maltese Ministers as infamous and false, was provided by Mg Robinson himself.
The White Book emphasises that only some parish priests announc- ed that it would be a mortal sin to vote Constitutionalist and they were recalled by the Bishop.
The Vatican is unable to accept an electoral truce, as this denies the clergy their constitutional rights,
incensed
of
particularly tung is against the large number pirates and bandits roaming the Province and is taking very force ful measures to suppress them.
time when the morrow, but this seems impractic-
intend obeying the Inspector by five runs. General's orders.-Reuter.
Results in Brief. Tientsin, June 20.. meet the Customs situation the lians at the Oval.
It is understood that in order to: Surrey drew with the
British and Japanese Consuls will issue emergency clearances for vessels under their respective flags and also emergency permits for the export and import of cargo against acceptable guarantees for payment of the usual duties.
Committed at Night.
It appears that this latest out rage was committed on the night of the 16th instant when the Chinese steamer San Li Woo was on its regular run from Canton to Sze Wai. It was at the time about 45 miles from Canton.
The White Book stresses that the Holy See desires to maintain Careful plans had been laid for cordial relations with Britain, and the piracy. Nine pirates were hopes that Britain will adopt mea- actually on board the ill-fated to prevent the "harmful" ship. three disguised as military activities of Lord Strickland. It officers and the other six as their declares that the Vatican will omit | bodyguard. nothing to restore normality in Malta. Reuter,
sures
GERMAN FINANCE
PROBLEM.
BACHELOR AND SPINSTER TAX UNPOPULAR.
Not the relaxed grip,
[With profuse apologies to the shades of William Shakespeare.]
Who is Silver? What is she. That brokers all commend her? Metal cheap as dirt is she, T'will soon be hard to spend
bcr.
For she yet may cheaper be.
Is she coin that should be räre? For coyness goes with 'rareness. Rare she's not, nor does she
care,
She is all unfairness, And being so, enjoys each scare. Then to Silver let us sing, That Silver's our undoing. We pay more for each mortal
thing, Our very lives we're ruing.
To her let us protests bring..
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There is no truth in the rumour' though.
that the dollar has been manipu- lated by an unscrupulous hair-dye After conducting a series of manufacturer, who is awaiting Austra-experiments, a naturalist says fish his opportunity to clean up a for- are easily intoxicated. This may tune with his "Why Turn Grey?" explain the term "canned salmon." preparation.
Gloucester won by 50 rans against Middlesex at Lord's
Somerset won on the first `in- nings, against Netts. at Taunton. Yorkshire won by nine wickets against Northants at Northamp ton.
runs
Worcester won by 43 against Leicestershire at Leices
ter.
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Now that
flappers are wearing longer skirts, shouldn't the tram fares be reduced?
A member
It is stated that the French and American Consuls will likewise issue emergency clearances, but it is doubtful whether they will con-i cern themselves with guarantees Sussex won by an innings and of the Flying 43 runs against Derbyshire at Club assures for duty payments.-Reuter.
Horsham
Tientsin, June 20. The consular authorities at Tientsin held a special conference this morning in connexion with the deadlock at the Chinese Maritime Customs following a disagreement between the representative of the National and Shansi Government.
It is understood that cargoes intended for foreign countries are being delayed at Tientsin, the suspension of the Customs service having
prevented clearances.
Control Seized. Shortly before the vessel arrived at Lan Shek, the pirates made their presence known and in a few seconds they overpowered the master, the engineer and the guards. At the spot they were passing at that momnt there were other pirates waiting for the vessel, and these immediatelyThe Consular meeting suggested came off in sampans and junks. that appointees of the Consular Berlin, June 20.
Three extra guards who were Body should act as controllers of Dr. Hopkeraschoff (Democrat), at the time asleep, awakened by the Tientsin Customs for the time Finance Minister in the Prussian the noise, immediately opened fire being, pending the settlement of Cabinet, will succeed Herr Molden on the pirate sampans and junks, the quarrel. haver as Finance Minister of Ger- but two of these guards were shot many, on the condition that he is dead on the spot at point blank assured a free hand in cutting range by the pirates on board. These latter disguised as military The proposals of Herr Molden-officers and soldiers, were not re- hauer, who resigned yesterday, to cognised as the pirates by the cover the Budget deficit included guards, the third one of whom taxes on bachelors and spinsters, was very seriously wounded. increases in the unemployment in- surunce tax and an Income Tax on salaries, but these evoked a storm of protest even from the Govern- ment parties.-Reuter.
down expenditure.
NEW EGYPTIAN CABINET.
OF NEUTRAL POLITICAL
The pirates cleared the vessel of
cargo and passengers in # remarkably short space of time.
Threats Recalled.
The ship's compradore reports that for two weeks previous to the piracy he had received at the ship- ping office threatening letters from a band of pirates demanding a payment of $2,000 or threatening him and the office staff with grave consequences in the case of a refusal to pay the sum demanded..
Bomb Incident.
WAS
COLOUR.
Cairo, June 20. Ismail Sidky Pasha has formed
Cabinet of neutral political The compradore took no notice of these threatening letters, but a colour.
vessel The Foreign Minister, Hafeza few days before the Zizi Pasha, is a Liberal Constitu- pirated he received at the office of tionalist. He has accepted office the company a box supposed to on personal and not Party grounds. contain fruit, which, on being The Ward, whom the ex-Premier, opened, was found to contain a Nahas Pasha, addressed last even bomb which immediately exploded in derided to fight any Cabinet and severely injured a clerk. which does not begin by obtaining It was on account of this bomb a majority vote in the Chamber-outrage that the San Li Woo was carrying three extra guards at the time of the piracy.
Reuter.
SHARKEY-SCHMELING.
RETURN BOUT FIXED FOR SEPTEMBER.
The compradore does not doubt that both the bomb, outrage and the piracy were perpetrated by the band of pirates who had been
sending him threatening letters for the past two weeks. Our Own Correspondent.
SECRET FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.
Jack Hobbs,
who made 146 not out against the Australians in their match against Surrey.
The Consular officials state that they have not the slightest inten- tion of interfering with Chinese civil affairs, but action is made necessary by the fact that they have received
many complaints from merchants in Tientsin whose trade is hard hit on account of the delay in the clearance of cargoes. The officials at the meeting said that foreign steamers conveying
The principal batting and bowl- large consignments of cargo from ing performances during the mat- abroad cannot be made to suffer ches which ended to-day are set
out below: at Tientsin on delays
account of a disagreement between the rival Chinese Governments.
Hobbs (Surrey) Concerning the consular meet Woodfull (Australia) ing. Mr. Chu Ao-hsiang, Marshal Wensley (Sussex) Yên Hsi-shan's representative for Lacre (Gloucester) Foreign Affairs, states that he has White (Somerset)
Lee (Somerset) F telegraphed to Marshal Yen at A Beckett (Australia) Taiyuanfu asking for instructions Shepherd (Surrey)
in the matter.
TOURIST TROPHY
RECORD.
FASTEST TIME YET TO BE RECORDED.
eyer
Batting.
us that he has mastered the air Unfortun- ately, the lady vocalist next
door hasn't.
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Our Railway
made a substan-
tial profit last year. Let's hope
this will become. the permanent
way.
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Mrs. Parsons: If woman was given the credit the de- serves I don't think man would be quite so prominent in the world's history.
Quite true,
Mr. Parsons: my dear. If she could get all the credit she wanted he'd be in the workhouse.
Triangle:-The
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Not Fare:-
The number of dud coins received by the motor bus com panies.
□ □ Judging by what we heard over the wire- less the other
night, some of these popular
songs are howling suc-
сень
The modern flapper, says a novelist, is all
motion and' no emotion. To say nothing of com- motion:
Talking of currency reform, it's
The Eternal Boss, the Office Boy, and the always easy to think of something Dying Grandmother.
to do when it's too late.
"Finns to Fight Communism," says a Telegraph headline. Let's hope they'll finish the job properly,
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One Hongkong man is very romantic. He holds hands. all night-poker hands.
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In the matter of raising storme of protest, Mussolini's speeches seem the very deuce.
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There would be fewer of these eternal triangles if everybody was on the square.
There were, fewer marriages in Hongkong last year In other words, our bachelors refuse to be altared.
A Kowloon lady has reported to the police the loss on the Star Ferry or in a ricksha of a purse contalaing $50. Her first words on discovering her loss were "Who steals my purse steals trash"
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We sympathise, with the Kowloon man whose wife uses his blades with which to pare sweet
corn.
razor-
Maybe if the weather experts are ever asked to sum up Musso scribing that flight to Australia as No-one has yet thought of de-
describe it as follows: Torten- Amy-ability.
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120
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tial reign,
accompanied by thunder and hot air."
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Not out
Bowling.
Talking of refrigeration, what do B.T.U.'s?
Some price.
5 for 561
6 for 40 expensive, too.
Thursday was
Servants.
one of those
7 for 501 6 for 96
00
Bowes (Yorkshire)
and Brooke (Worcester)
and Parker (Gloucester)
and Russell (Middlesex) A. Staples (Notts) Coleman (Leicester) Bowley (Sussex) Astill (Leicester) Shepherd (Surrey)
Dressed poultry is going up in
of these young
& for 20 chicken in long skirts look a bit "Nights of Gladness" with our Civil
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In the Fashion: New taxis in
"Where can I learn to play the Pedder Street, and new taxes every-
4 for 40 saxophone?" asks 蟲 reader. where else.
7 for 43 Somewhere else, please.-
Aimee
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DD b for 78
According to a contemporary, one 4 for 17
Semple McPherson, case of small-pox on the island was 6 for 64 5 for 63 evangelist, has written an opera notified on Thursday. Another
for 65 called "The Fiery Furnace." It blot on our escutcheon...
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London, June, 20: The Senior Motorcycle Tourist Trophy Race; over seven lapa aggregating 256 miles in the Isle of Man, was won by W. Handley,
must be hell. riding a 4.99 Rudge-Whitworth, in Surrey v Australians.
Hongkong has banned the Mexi- 3 hours, 33 minutes, 30 seconds.
It is fashionable now for girls can dollar. Although creating a This was
Surrey forced a draw with the in Hollywood to smoke big cigars. new precedent, we hope it won't 6 minutes, 28 seconds faster than last year's time...
Australians, a fine stand being Judging from the diction of some annoy the present President, Handley's speed averaged 74.24 made by Jack Hobbs and Shepherd of the talkie actresses it would.
seem they also go in for chewing miles per hour. Handley complet in Surrey's second innings. In
Government servants won't mind ed his fourth lap, or 161 miles, in their first innings Surrey had been
tobacco.
the draught now. dismissed for 162. The Austra
O O nine seconds under two hours lians declared to-day at 388 for This was the greatest performance five wickets in the hope of forcing have
A missionary says Westerners, According to the Observatory, a
corrupted India achieved in the Tourist an innings win, Woodfuli having cigarettes and
with depression
covers China..
This films. Laying must be the result of so much flu. Trophy race.-British Wireless,
contributed 141 to the score and down a sort of smoke screen? a Beckett 67. The latter kept his
O
A Home newspaper says the wicket intact.
"Mince "ple," says a doctor, "is "Blues" are coming back. In Hong- BYRD HONOURED.. Shepherd, who had been the a polysachrid carbohydrate of kong we have them already.
mainstay of the Surrey side in the high coloric efficiency." Especial- first inninga, took four of the ly if you eat it before going to RECEIVED BY PRESIDENT
Australia wickets for 66 runs. HOOVER
bed.. Surrey showed much better bat- Washington, June 20.
ting form in their second knock; er mechanic to Bert Hinkler, ac- ceived the members of the Byrd draw with the score at 249, for oratory, it's a pity the Government. When a man was arrested for
President Hoover to-day re however, and the match ended in a companied by a wealthy young man expedition on the lawn of the only two wickets-Hobbs was 145 named Hook, left Lympne very White House, He congratulated not out and Shepherd 65 not out. secretly yesterday morning in an Commander Byrd on his achiev Gloucester v Middlesex. attempt at a record flight to Aus-ments and at night presented him June 20. Yale University heat Harvard trafia. Since they left Lympne with the gold medal of the Na
Middlesex made the compara by five lengths in the annual boat nothing has been heard of the tional Geographical Society tively poor total of 185 runs in race Reuters American Service,lers-Reuter,
Reuters American Service,
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New York, June 20. Sharkey and Schmeling have fixed up
a return title bout for September. Only certain details remain to be settled.--Reuter's American Service.
YALE BEAT HARVARD,
UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE IN AMERICA,
+
New London (Conn.),
MECHANIC AND A WEALTHY
YOUNG MAN.
London, June 20..
It transpires that an aeroplane, flown by Jimmy Matthews, a form-
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We read that petrol in the East Indles is very cheap. Still, it's ra- ther a long way to go for it.
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that!
One thing about men wearing - * shorts these hot days, it gives the A dance arranged by a cricket ladles a chance to reciprocate the umpire for his daughter's twenty. interest which the male sex used first birthday has been postponed,
to take in their legs, Malak No ball | Prae ades
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