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6 THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN, TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1930, HOMES FOR THE WIMBLEDON TOURNAMENT. GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. Award of Royal Medals. The King has approved the award of the following royal medals of the Royal Geographical Society The Founder's Medal to Mr. F.

Kingdom Ward for his geographical explorations and work on botanical distribution in South-west China and South-east Tibet. The Patron's Medal to Mr. C. E. RUGBY FOOTBALL.

N.S.W. Not to Reinstate Professionals. (Press Association Foreign Special.) Svdney, Monday. Rugby Union players who have accepted payment for playing in league Bugby games in New South Wales are not to be restored to their amateur status. The New South Wales Union has debated the matter three timea, and the Appeals Committee has decided that two players who have applied for reinstatement cannot be readmitted to the amateui ranks.

ASSOCIATION. Southport Club's Profit. A profit of 103 17s. 6d. on last year's working is revealed in the balance-sheet of Southport Football Club, and the debt of the club has been reduced to 4,196.

shot of which' Cochet is very fond, of which he is a master, and which is worthy of imitation. It is the foie-hand to the forecourt very near the line, which he supplements by going to the net. What reply has the opponent He can drive across the court, which 's what Cochet hopes for, or lob against the best "killer" in the world, or whip it down the side-line, and that Cochet will risk because there are not mauy J. C. Parkes to-day or at any time.

Austin beat E. H. Avory, but at first he was very poor indeed, and when he was 2 5 down in the second set there were murmurs that here was another possible sensation. For Austin is not recognised as a good stayer. In the eighth game Avory had set point, but from that time Austin improved until he gave an exhibition of really fine lawn tennis.

His ground strokes were beautiful, especially those on his backhand, which is perhaps the best of any player to-day. His close and low- BLUE RIBAND OF SHOW JUMPING. King George Gold Cup Won for England. OLYMPIA SUCCESS. (From a Special Correspondent.) London, Monday.

England won the King George V. Gold Cup in the "officers' jumping competition at Olympia this afternoon, the successful competitor being Lieuteiant J. A. Talbot Ponsonby, of the 7th Hussars, who rode a 12-year-old brown mare named Chelsea. In spite of the absence of the King and Queen, who usually grace this occasion with their presence, this, the first of the two gala performances the second will be on Friday, when the Prince of Wales's Cup will be competed for, drew a large attendance of spectators, there heing few vacant seats around the floral-decked arena.

CORONER'S ATTACK ON MAGISTRATES. Powers Exceeded." CASE TO BE REHEARD AT ASSIZES. (From our Correspondent Oldham, Monday Night. At an inquest at Oldham to-night OH James Kershaw, a newly born child, tha mother of whom has been bound over ior twelve months by the Oldham magistrates, the Coroner (Mr. J.

L. Watson) described the case as an extraordinary, one. The circumstances leading up to tha death of the child weie unusual. Tha mother, Elizabeth Anne Kershaw, a former non-resident mental attendant at Oldham Municipal Hospital, was admitted to the hospital connected with the institution on Mav 5 for an operation to hep nose. The following day she gave birth, to a male child without the apparent knowledge of anyone in the institution.

Nine days later the dead body was found in the grounds of the hospital. For nine days the woman had concealed the dead body of the child without anyone in the hospital knowing of it. That was on tha face of it a somewhat extraordinary stale of things. He opened the inquest on the child on May lli and adjourned it until May 30. On May 29 the woman waa brought before the Oldham magistrates and charged with infanticide and concealment of birth.

She pleaded guilty to infanticide, and the magistrates decided to bind her over for twelve months. Ho (the coroner) was compelled to say that in his opinion it was an entirely wrong procedure. The magistrates had no power whatever to deal summarily with a case of such importance. They might have taken the view that there was not sufficient evidence to prove the woman guilty of infanticide and might have discharged her; on the other hand, they might have been of opinion from the evidence and the prisoner pleading guilty that it was a case for the Assizes, and have sent her theic instead of dealing with her summarily. It was his legal duty to cany on with the inquiry.

Tho Coroners Act of 1U2G never contemplated that magistrates would exceed their powers in the way they had done in this case. Dr. Mary Elizabeth Fi entice, assistant resident officer at Oldham Municipal Hospital, said Kershaw was admitted there on May 5 for a nasal operation. She saw her after the operation, and she never mentioned having had a child. Such a thing had never been heard of in that hospital or outside it before.

It waa an extraordinary case. The jury leturned a verdict of infanticide, the foreman adding that they were of opinion that stricter supervision should be exercised in future at tho hospital. Kershaw, who elected not to give evidence, was committed for trial at Manchester Assizes. She was allowed bail, herself in the sum of 50 and a further surety of a like sum. Opening of Champion ship Meeting.

COCHET'S CLOSE MATCH. By E. J. Sampson. London, Monday.

The championship meeting at Wimbledon started to-day in bright sunshine, but there was a stiff breeze which at times made the conditions difficult. Up to about 1 30 it looked as though the attendance would be below the average, the reason generally put forward being that it was a men's day only, and that they were not in themselves very attractive. For the comfort of the men it is satisfactory to note that by two o'clock the attendance was quite up to normal for the opening day. On paper the programme looked a very exciting one, but actually there was little excitement if one xcepts Cochet's match, and that, one was always in the holder's pocket provided he plajed up to his reputation. The centre court was first trodden by an American, Allison, and an Australian, Moon.

The Ame-ican ranks No. 7 in the fnited States, and Moon is the reigning champion of Australia, so that looked like a great juaccn. Bin was not, the opposition offered by Moon Wing anything but what one was entitled to expect. Moon gave a surprising and lethargic exhibition. He was slow on the court, and, although he made occasional tine shots, feemed to be unable to make a good sfrnke at an end of the rally when he most needed it.

There were times when he was guilty of having the head of his racket down for his forehand and paid the usual forfeit to the net. It was really exasperating that display of Moon's, for there uerc times when this most casual seeming player would play the most brilliant tennis. He would take a love game with his service, or bring off loely backhand passes, or execute sumo surprising shot that forced a broad smile of appreciation from his opponent, but on balance he was most handsomely beaten. Allison p'aved very well. He was all fierce energy and concentration, fleet of foot, and never relaxing in concentration.

Allison scred finely, missed nothing overhead, and showed his respect for the fine ground shots that Moon ruallv dues own by playing mostly fr in the back of the court. Allison won 15 0-3, 63. Beats Bascliner. When Cochet faced Thinner, the player in Holland, one h.mlly looked for a very close contest, but rather an opportunity of noticing how Cochet, the great volleycr, would handle a fine bascliner. Actually it was a close match, for after Cochet hud won the first set.

at ti4, he lost the next 911 the next at A B. and at two tots to one against him the gallery began to think that this Wimbledon might start with a sensation. Some alieady saw the Wimbledon champion beaten in the first lound." Hut they reckoned without their Cochet, though to be sure he gave the scaremongers a fine run for their money. In the fourth set Cochet led 42, but was caught at 4 all. Then one saw something like the real Cochet.

He made for the net, where he is so wonderful, anil from that time Thinner had no more chances. The loser plaj ed extremely well from thi baseline, his backhand passes being often very fine, and he was able toscoio with a forehand cross shot off mail of Cochet's indifferent returns. volley, of com sc. Thinner was not so good. Cochet was for long most inaccurate, not merely off the ground hut often on the volley.

On? noted-how "dead" he would "return the ball. He does not let pace generate pace. One saw how early 'he takes ihc hall often it is a variety of exaggerated half-volley. There is one 'iraiiFinnininrtmi JIPHIIIIIWIIlinPIUIWMHJLI THIRTY FIVE YEARS AGO Croquet- such a. pleasant game Croquet and the nineties suited each other wonderfully well.

They moved at about the same leisurely pace. Today we live in an age of speed and noise. The later Victorians seem a long way behind us. vt in spite of all the great changes we find we have much in Like ourselves they appreciated fine, dainty, pure etebos SALT I I I 1 Suggested Work for the Unemployed. Miss Dendy, the presilnt of the Incorporated Lancashire and Cheshire Society for the Permanent Care of the Feebleminded, presenting the report of the governors of that pioneer organisation at the annual meeting held yesterday in the Sandlebridge Institution, Alderley Edge, made the interesting suggestion that the unemployed should tie set to work building homes for the reception of the feeble-minded, many of whom, in their turn, could subsequently find work on road-making.

The Lord Mayor of Manchester (Councillor R. Noton Baiclay) presided over the meeting. In the course of her speech Miss Dendv said that their society was the first to agitate for permanent care for the feebleminded and the first to provide it. She paid tribute to the great assistance she received from Dr. Ashby and Mr.

Wyai in her fight for the principle and the money to put it into practice. Sandlebridge was there largely as the result of Dr. Ashby advice and Mr. Wyatt's personal help, and now permanent care was recognii-ed and made possible by Act of Pailiamcnt. In making her suggestion about the unemployed.

Miss Uendy quoted l)r. Lewis's finding that theic are at least 300,000 mentally defective persons in England and Wales, of whom 105,000 are children. She thought the figures were too low, and that a larger number of unemployables were among the unemployed. It was an ever-increasing figure, and she wanted to see the unemployed set to work to provide schools and colonies for the unempluvable No single couise of action," Miss Dendy declared, 'would do so much to help the sad situation now and to prevent its recunence a fully to put in force the Mental Deficiency Acts. But on evoiy hand the local authorities cry out, We cannot afford Why, in the name of common sense, does not the Government give them giants to build and found colonies, instead of uiging them to make ever more and more roads, mostly 'in-needed, and providing only limited and temporary work' If you had all Hie feeble-minded under care they couid usike the roads Miss Dendy quoted figures from her own expei ienee to show at what a modest cost, the woik could be undertaken, and added "If 1 were ten years younger 1 would not rest until I had Mr.

Snowden giving grants to provide permanent care for the feeble-minded and peimanent sanity for futuie generations." The annual ieport referred to the fact that i the borne at Sandlebridge was oiiginally for fifteen children, and that the piovision was now for 378 children and adults. Those who attended the meeting hud the pleasure of visiting the delightfully situated buildings and of speing the patients at their daily occupations, either in the school or in the workshops. In the wonls of the report, "the patients do what they can towards their own support, and did we not care for them they would have to be maintained elsewhere at a much higher charge to the public funds than is now the case. This burden of debt and interest limits our woik in every direction and makes impossible the expansion of which Sandlebridge is capable, and which never-ending calls for accommodation demand. It is sad to be obliged to refuse admission to child after child in urgent need of care." The Lord Mayor, Mrs.

Woodhouse, who has much experience of social work in Manchester, and Dr. David Blair, tuper-mtendent of the Lancashire County Asylum, Prestwich, all spoke in high commendation of the work done at Sandlebridge under the direction of Miss Dendy, who paid warm tribute to the i-upermtendent. Miss Wyatt, and her staff, my kind colleagues here." THE FLOOD VICTIMS AT NEW MILLS. Appeal for Relief Fund. An appeal is made to the general public for contributions towards the special relief fund opened for the benefit of those who have suffered through the recent disastrous Hood at New Mills.

eigniy lamuies are affected in the New Mills district, and, so far as can be ascertained at present. the loss sustained is estimated to be between 1,500 and 2,000. The extent and seriousness of the damage to property resulting from the cloudburst have, it is felt, probably not been realised by the public at large, and the Relief Fund Committee are counting on outside support lor trie realisation of their aim. Though the fund is receiving local support. New Mills, both by reason of its limited population and the unemploy ment prevailing, there, cannot, it is teared, yield the whole of the 1,500 to 2,000 sought to make good the losses.

Contributions may be sent to Mr. D. Bennett, clerk to the Now Mille District Council, Town Hall, New Mills, or to tne JNew Special Relief Fund opened at the Manchester and County Bank, Hew Mills. ROAD WORKERS' WAGES IN MANCHESTER. Stabilisation or Reduction The wages of about 1,500 road workers employed by the Manchester Corporation will, under an agreement which has existed for some yean between the Corporation and the trade unions concerned, be reduced on July 1 unless in the meantime a different arrangement which the unions have in mind can be effected.

The reason for the contemplated decrease amounting to about 4s. a week is an appreciable fall in the coat of living, such a fall, under the agree ment, being followed automatically by a reduction. To-night there is to be a meeting of the unions the Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers, the National Union of General and Municipal Workers, and the Workers Union and it is understood that they will propose that the Manchester Corporation should come into the joint agreement recently made by the other authorities of Lancashire and. Cheshire whereby wages are stabilised at the rates that have existed for some time. SALFORD MARKET OFFER REFUSED.

The Salford Town Hall and Markets' Committee yesterday refused an applica tion to open a market in Salford for the sale of livestock. The applicant is a well-known Manchester auctioneer and horee-dealer. Alderman Roberts, chair man of the committee, told a Manchester Guardian." representative yesterday, that the Corporation hold a monopoly for the sale of live-stock in Salford, and ttiA committee were. nrf 'position to consider the application. Borchgrevink.

for his pioneer Antarctic expedition of 1898 to 190(, which was the first to winter in the Antarctic, to travel on the Boss Barrier, and to obtain proof ot its recession. The Council's awards were The Victoria Medal to M. Emmanuel de Margerie. for bis distinguished contributions to the science of land forms. The Murchison Grant to Colonel H.

Wood, for his surveys with the Tibet -Mission and the De Fihppi -Expedition to Ceutral Asia. The Back Grant to Mrs. Gordon Gallien, for her expedition to the Kalamho ails. The Cuthbert Peek Grant to Mr. Owen Lattimore for his travels in Mongolia and Chinese Turkestan.

The Gill Memorial to Lieutenant -ueuiuiii ior his explorations in tne Xariru Basin and th Tien Shan SCHOOL PROVISION IN MANCHESTER. Board of Educations Comments. The Boaid of Education have signified their approval of the Manchester Education Committee's programme for the next thiee yeais, with one or two comments. They "highly appieciate the admirably clear form in which it is piesonted," anil note with satisfaction that it provides generally for the raiinc of the school nsre and for the reorganisation of the elemen tary schools on the lines envisaged in the Hadow Report." The first comment that the Board makes is upon the alisence cf any proposals for advanced and piactical instutc-tion for older children attending Koman Catholic school in the urea." They hope that pioposals will be received shortly. It will be recalled that the Roman Catholics have not put forward schemes which will accommodate the classes created by the new age division from 11 to 14; the compromise uggested by the Government in the new Education Bill has not been accepted by the Manchester Roman Catholics.

The Board, in fuither comment, expires the view that the piovision of room for practical woik will be highly important during thp penod of crowded schools upon the raising of the school age. and that such accommodation may be found in premises not suitable for "permanent occupation. The proposals of Manchester for the accommodation of children under school age will receive sympathetic consideration when formally submitted. The Board approves the desire to Increase the provision of playing fields and ptomises to consider at an early date the proposed provision of a junior art department. The Committee received information that the two new schools at BirchfieMs and School Lane, Didsbury, and six reorganised schools, New Moston, Cheet-ham Central, Temple, Southall Street.

Waterloo Road, and Higher Oimond Street, will be opened in August and September. The number of children receiving menl by way of relief is 5.543. At the corresponding day of 1929 it was 5 119. SUNDAY GAMES IN THE PARKS. At the next meeting of the Manchestei City Council Councillor George Hall is to move the adoption of the following resolution That in order to give the citizens equal opportunity of having recreation on Sundays this Council instructs the Parks Committee to make arrangements for games in the parks as during the lemainder of the week." Two months ago Councillor Hall announced his intention of defying the existing regulations by taking two cricket teams to Piatt Fields to play a match on a Sunday.

YeEterday he explained that he would lead his two teams to Piatt Fields on Sunday week, when the wickets would be pitched at three o'clock in the afternoon. For what would happen, he said, they would have to wait and see MR. J. R. CLYNES SALFORD PAGEANT.

The Mayor of Salford (Councillor Finburgh) has been to London personally to invite Mr. Ramsay MacDonald to open the Salford Pageant on Mondav. Unfortunately, other engagements make it impossible foi the Premier to accept the invitation. However, Mr. J.

R. Clynes has promised to open the pageint on me nrsi aay umess prevented Dy otner engagements, in which event he will be present the following Friday or Saturday. THE PRINCE'S BIRTHDAY. The Lord Mayor of Manchester telegraphed to the Prince of Wales yesterday tendering the congratulations and good wishes of the city on the anniversary of his birthday, and has received the following telegram in reply: "The Lord Mayor of Manchester. Please convey to the citizens of Manchester my sincere thanks for their congratulations and good wishes, for which I am most grateful.

Edward THE MANCHESTER REFERENDUM. At a meeting of the board of directors of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce yesterday, the first since the referendum of members was taken in regard to British fiscal policy, it was decided that formal notice of the result of the voting should be given to the Prime Minister, the President of the Board of Trade, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. SALFORD ROYAL HOSPITAL. At meeting of the Appointments Committee of the Salford Royal Hospital yesterday, Mr. Leonard Sumner presid ing, the following elections were made for a period ot eix mourns rrom July I next: House surgeon attached to genitourinary department, Kenneth H.

Watkins, B.Sc, M.B., Ch.B., B.S., L.R.C.P.; house surgeon attached to special departments, Leon Chalmers, M.B., Ch.B.; anaesthetist (for a period from July 1 to December 31. 1930), Margaret M. Poston, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O. 'A chop in the "gate" receipts from to is recorded, nut wages and bonus-pa vments were reduced from 5,235 to 4.336. Southport yesterday signed on Oswald Littler, who played with Southampton last season.

He is an inside forward. CHESTER'S NEW HALF-BACK. Chester have signed Walter Webster, a centre half-back, from Sheffield Wednesday. Webster, who is 21, played for Rochdale for two reasons and was traus-feried at a fee of 1,250. Stalybridge Celtic have signed on J.

R. Phillips, a goalkeeper, formerly of Chirk and Manchester City, and also J. Chad wick, inside right, formeily of Accrington Stanley. H. Kiley, inside right, who played for Ashton National last season, has signed for Accrington Stanley.

He scored 22 goals in 44 games lat season. SWIMMING WATER POLO. Lunciishire Trial Match. The Lancashire County Association held their first water-polo trial match at Warrington last night, when two strong teams played an interesting game in which Manchester men were prominent. Downing (Harpurhey) opened the score for the Blues.

and Whittinghani (Bolton) equalised. Uonoghue (Harpur-hev) recovered the lead, Farrell South Manchester) equalised, and Uonoghue made it 3 2 by half-time. Whittingham acdin levelled matters, and Withington (Harpurhey) cleverly put the Whites in front. Again Donoghue found the mark, but a final score by Farrell gave the Whites the victory by the odd goal of nine. After the match the Selection Committee chose the following sides for the remaining trial the open-air bath at Southport on baturdav: Blues: C.

S. Smith (Southport) H. Withington (Harpurhev), J. Brown (Blackburn); J. P.

Taylor (Southport) J. Whittingham (Bolton), G. Wareing (Blackburn), nno j. jjarreil (t-outn Whites: J. Howard (Eccles) F.

Higgin-bottom (Warrington), R. Fallon (Liverpool Police) F. Jepson (Preston) T. Scott (Oldham Police), A Forshaw (Blackburn), and J. Leach (Eccles).

TYLDESI.EY BEAT HYDE SEAL. Ty Wesley beat Hyde Seal by ten goals to three in a Manchester and District Lea cue match at Tyidesley last night, li Lewis (3), Wiight (4), Johnon (2), and Chanson scored for Tvldesley, and Df.in scored all Hyde Seal's goals. The third division match resulted in a win ior Tyidesley by four goals to three. Hilton, Topping. Hopkins, and Cook (own goal) for Tyidesley, and Gill (3t for Hyde Seal were the scoreis.

Moss Side beat Hyde Seal in the junior -quadron race by four yards, Tvldeslev being half a length behind, and" in the senior squadron race Tvldeslev beat Hvde Seal by a touch-, Moss Side being three-quarters of a length behind. Lancashiie 2nd beat Cheshiie 2nd bv six goals to none, and in the first round of the Northern Counties' championship Warrington defeated Wigan reserves bv seven goals to two. N.C.A.S.A. MILE CHAMPIONSHIP. The draw was made last night foi the Noithern Counties A.S.A.

mile championship to be decided in Hol-lingwoith Lake, Rochdale, on Saturday, and resulted as follows: 1, E. Mason (Gaiston); 2, J. W. Crowther (Oldham Police); 3, .1. Maguiro (Bolton) 4, A.

Bentley (Oldham Police) 5. E. A. Slinn (St. Helens) 6, Worthington (Oldham Police), 7, Addy (Stalyhndge) 8.

J. E. Lavcock (Hyde Seal); 9, G. V. Crossley (Harpurhey); 10, F.

Sutcliffe (Hollin-wood; 11. F. Bramhall (South Manchester)- 12, H. Whitehead (Crompton). CROQUET.

Derbyshire Champion Beaten. The croquet champion of Derbyshire, A. Linnard. lost bis title at the opening of the Buxton Croquet Tournament yesterday, to Trevor Williams, who won the North of England championship last week. Scores DERBYSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIP.

First Round -T. Clare beat Mrs II Franc il6, -26 Trevor Wihams beat A. S. Linnard. 23 12.

LEVEL SINGLES (Class First E. Fisher beat R. Garratt, 2. HANDICAP SINGLES. First Honarl.

A Vaiwel! 41-1 beat Mrs, Eden King 16). -21: W. B. Phillips (U beat Greenwood -12. J.

Makin l5i beat Treror illiaros I llj). 16. Setoml Round Captain W. Vaushan Jenkins (Str i bat Cclonel W. W.

Norman l4. T10. A Linnard (21 beat J. E. C.

Potter 4-15: Brans Si bi-at Miss Heginbottom (Si-, 2. B. Longman (8) beat A L. Messon 7. -9'.

WORSLEY CUP SEMI-FINAL. In the semi-final of the Worsley Cup competition at Bacup last night, Bacup scored 132 without loss against Nelson, and then declared according to rules. Richardson and J. Midgley each played a not-out innings of 65. Nelson had replied with 53 for 5 wickets when rain stopped play, Constantine, who made 29.

being caught off the last ball. The will be resumed this evening. TENNIS. M.C.C. Challenge Prize.

W. D. Macpherson beat C. M. N.

BakeT by 1 56, 6-3. 61, 65 in the third round of the M.C.C, Challenge Prize at Lords' yesterday. MANCHESTER SCHOOLS' TEAM. The team to represent Manchester boys anainff 3 1T. 1.

1 1 of the Lancashire schools' championship va uie nenwn neam l.M.a.) uncket Ground to-morrow evening will ue selected from the following: Griffiths iXajaun Street, Opemhaw), Tee fs Rnaholraai, Brooka IDocio ATtntte Centralf. Kktead (laljr LaDeu Hoatonl. Sparrow (FJvsian Street, Opcnibaar). Hndcn (Wider street, Wriiht (Ardwiei OenrraD. CJonsi (Alktd Strett.

Harpnrbj). Breanan, 8t- FraBrtia, Gorton). Jacboa Street. OpeMha.x Reece (Bradford UnonalK Bo (Mostoa LaaeJ, and Cmtello (St. Maxj FallsvoTthl.

The winners will meet Todmorden bovs in the final. Todmorden defeated Nelson in the northern semi-final at Todmorden last week by 129 (for six) against 128. volleying was very good, but overhead he was often not convincing, thouirh sit other times he angled his smashes as though he could not do otherwise. As a matter of fact he could, achieving some startling effects off the wood. Avory has an accurate and sliced forehand, and is safe but not severe on his backhand.

His low volleying is much better than his overhead work, and he is ery active and a great Austin is a former captain of Cambridge, medium height, and pale: Avory is the present captain, tall and veiy ruddy of face, with a shock of curly dark hair. A Disappointing Match. Doeg beat Sharpe in the fifth set, 3, 61, 46, 46, 61. This was another match which promised great things but which disappointed. Doeg of the giant serve, the young lefthander who lhes to volley, against the patient bast-liner Xig-jl Sharpe.

Doeg vn not in form. His service was formidable and frequently beat bhaipe i iitright, but his forehand was not impressive, being executed with back cut, though his backhand can be a good stroke. Doeg was another offender in respect of a dropped head of his racket. Sharpe was by no means the accurate one generally sees in him there were mistakes in "every department of his game. Had played as he.

can he would probably have won, but then Doeg also might have bettered his game, so peihaps it is wiser not to prophesy anything. The giant Roarers "defeated iiUle the game being generallv from the back of lh; court and iK-t verv thrilling Rogers with his enormous height should have a very demon oi a sen ice. but he verv seldom hns. O. V.

Hughes showed that he is a rnrcv to be reckoned with by beating Pat Wheatley with the loss of one set. showed what a fine volleycr he is in beanncr Onto, also with the loss of one set, and young Deat a. 11. Jvzee. but the Indian Davis Cup nlaver was sufferinc from an injury to his racket hand.

A. ft. ollins defeated his more famous brother, and E. D. Andrews b-at Willard, of the Australian Davis Cup team.

After seeing Allison. Moon, and Doeg, to mention onlv three plavers. one war. forced asain to the conclusion that our own standard of service was a lenuirkably low one. RESULTS.

MLN -IMILKS CHAMPIONSHIP, illulilrr: II. Cochel.) first nor.vD. it lir.it II. Timmer. 64.

Si i ll. 4-6 6-4. Matfro 1-At P. Onslini. 63, 61, 61.

Mriizel litat 11 Hernial, 3 6. 6 2. 6 1. 6 2 Hell K-at A W. Vinall.

57 6-2 6-0. 61 11 Lesler beat fc. H. McCaullHe, 2, 75, 06, -I II Poliiml beat I De Bormnn. 64, 63.

6-4 W. Nutliall tie.it A. II Vizrc. 64. 4 6.

6-4. 6- .1 II i llicit beat J. II Shales. 6-4. 75.

26. 2-5 fc-0. Allixm belt V. Moon. 61.

63. 63. llama bc.it Vnhu 60 64. 64 1. Peters heal A J.

Smith, 16, 62. 61, 61 I. Uusers btal II Mitolu 62. 63, 6 4, 0 II. Perkins beat A.

J- Ucrbault, 46. 62, 6 4. b-0 II Florin beat C. Jamcon. .9 7.

60. 6 1. 1 li Wt-ntrrolt btat H. J. K.

HvlDter, 62. 61. 6-2 0 heat .1. WhcatlcT. 6-2.

6-2. 46. 6-4. ,1. l'c, beat Sharps, 63.

61. A 6. A I. Illi Peru beat M. yerner.

62. 64. 6-0 Kfurj beat E. Meh-alf. 63.

46. 108. 62. Umisus beat M. Ellmer.

6 3 62. 64, centi bp.it It J. Riti-hia. 6-1. 6-0.

75. 1 beat MalereV, 60 63. 86 II Klein-cliTuih beat J. lUrrison. 62, 36, 62, o4 II Ban brat 36.

97 6-2. 64. II Austin bent Atorj. 26. 75, 65, 60.

.1 l.ranclsuillnt beat L. Wilham. 61. 61. 64.

I aiu-ry biat O. bcneU. 63 6 0. 65 1: OUiscr beat II. Farcell.

60. 46. 62, 64. o. Turobnll Count Salm cr.

1: Mansin beat Y. Ohta. 4 6. 62. 61.

62. liki beat J. Hillarti. 6-1, 6-3. 1113, V.

A Collins beat I Collins. 62. 6-4. 1-6 'IiMen belt A F.izee. 61.

60. 62 Muthrr beat J. Trowcn, 64. 8 6. 75.

.1 V1111 kin beat W. Durl, 61. 61, 75 1 hautberlain n-ti, II. Cbiesa sir .1 Peuuxjuuik beat Williams. 64, 62.

36. OreiK beat Charanjiia 6 4, 75. 46, 8 6 .1 Btusnon beat i Kiklmann. 62, 60. 4 6, 3-o Andrees beat A.

WllUrA 6-2. 75. 63 Bimn II I)e Morpurgo beat G. Ste de Croix. 62.

itaht beat R. Tinkler. 6-2. 9-7, 12-10. WrKhl mo ne Rn-ou sor I Perri beat Brame Hillyard.

6-0. 64. 6-2. I O-c-o-v ten II LciMS Barclay. 60.

62. 75. La: beat Godlrcc. 86. 4 6, 0 6.

64, 6- I' beat n. Krani, 62. 62. 62. Handa teat K.

Ohter 60. 63. 64 Borotra be it Crosbie. 60. 6 4.

62. II. I.ec beat Powell. 6 I 57. 62, 64 beat Cuxtia Morcan.

64, 4 61. 62 Ollifl beat Ii liclmore, 60. 911, 56, 64. 6-0 V. CazaM beat Van Her Beideo.

62. 62 75 de Kehrlms bet R. Rodrl. 2-6. 86.

63. 63 miner tx-ai 1 lutltett. 5, .1 Knreluh beat Latchfard. 26. 75.

64. 61 r. 1 heat H. Soni. 61.

63 61. 0 KiniMei beat 15. Crole-Reea. 75. 6 2.

6 2. II lln'iman neat Lcahonft. 60 60. 62. Wil le beat A Laeroix.

63. 63. 61. 1 Plan beat P. R.

Rutnam, 75. 62. 97 Stieni-e beat J. M.stennan. 64.

64,46.64 w.o, Artens '1' Abe beat D. William A .7. A 1 A o-2. lADIES- SINGLES CHAMPI0SSH1P. I Holder, Mrs.

Willa Mocdi FIRST ROUND. Tisa Pllrev Sertorlta Tj. tie Alrerea sct. M1S6 Ntitball o. Mrs Holcrolt Watson icr.

TO-OAY'S CHIEF MATCHES. To-ilay's pioirramme for the principal courts is as follows I'emre Couit. B. Crawford v. M.

Mohan. Mrs. Wills-Moodv v. Frl. Krah-winkel.

G. M. I.ott C. H. Kingslev, J.

Rorotia v. H. G. N. I.ee.

Court I. C. Ppters v. G. L.

Ropers. G. Mangiu v. O. G.

Turnbull, Malfiov v. H. Cochet, Miss Cross v. Mile. J.

Sigart. CHORLTOaWILLE FINALS. The most successful competitor at the ChortonviIIe open lawn tennis tournament was Mis-s C. M. Sankey, who won three first prizes the singles handicap, in which she beat last year's winner.

Miss JIacdonald, and the open and doubles handicap, in which she was partnered by Mrs. E. M. Burrell. The final for the men's doubles between A.

I.ittlemore and H. C. Goodwin and W. H. Mattars and A.

Wadsworth produced some 'brilliant tennis, and was won by the first-named couple after they had lost the first set. Results Women's TVublet (Open) Final: Sim. M. Barrel! am; Miss M. Sankey beat Miss M.

Macdooold and Miss X. Wollcns. 68. 62. 6-3.

Men's Single? Handicap. Final: L. W. Fogg (ora 5-6i beat W. H.

Mttrs loves 3-6). 61. 3 6. 63. Women's Singles Handicap- Final: Miss V.

Sukey looes 2-61 beat Mill V. Macdoumld (ora 4-6, 26. 6-5. 61. Men's Doubles Handicap.

Semi-fioaJ: W. H. Mattars and A. Wadsworth ion 56) beat W. E.

Jones and J. Bough cy (owe 3-6), 75, 4 6, 6 4. Final: A. J. Ljttlemora sad H.

Ct Goodwia (owe 2-6; beat Mature and Wadaworttt. 68. 64. 6 4 Women's Doubles Handicap. Final; Mrs, Barren nd Miss Snnkey (owe 15) beat Visa V.

p. Cook and JI-ss M. Brcwn (15), 7 64. Fifty-five officers from five nations CaTeat Britain, France. Germany, Chile, and the Iiish Fiee State were competing for the trophy the blue riband of show jumpins, and the liveliest interest was evinced the thrilling contest, the fine showing of the British officers who filled the first four places being enthusiastically greeted.

Of the six clear rounds recorded at the fiist esay by the 55 competitors no fewer than five stood to the credit of representatives of Great Britain: Captain A. L. Cameron, D.S.O., M.C., of the Royal Artillery, on his eight-year-old chestnut mare Irish Eagle; Lieutenant J. B. Pem-berton, of the 14th-20th Hussars, on his aged chestnut gelding Devilled Kidney: Lieutenant Talbot Ponsonby, on Chelsea; Lieutenant J.

the Royal Artillery, on the twelve-year-old roan gelding Goliath; and Lieutenant Brian of the Lanarkshire Yeomanry, on his aged chestnut mare Princess E. The Solitary Frenchman. This was a miehtly phalanx arrayed against the solitary French officer Lieutenant X. Bizard, on his eight-year-old bay gelding Arcachon, who alone of the other competing nations went round faultless style. But ledoubtable is this magnificent rider a previous winner of this handsome trophy that it is safe to say that no one would have been will ing to lay the odds of 5 to 1 against his success.

Indeed, up to the final jump of his round in the jump off between these six officers it looked almost any odds on his victory, for he had again cleared every obstacle without so much as removing the thin wooden lath which overlay each. Coming up to the final gate, however, lie failed to quite collect his mount, and taking off too close to the obstacle Arcachon brought down the gate with his front knees, and accordingly was debited with four faults. A vast sigh of relief went up from the crowded tiers of seats, for it was instantly realised that to Great Britain went the tiophy. inasmuch as Captain Cameron on Irish Eagle, and Lieutenant Pemberton on Devilled Kidney had pieviously gone round at the second time of asking with but faults each. Then Chelsea, who went fourth, did even better than this, -coring but two half-iiults by tipping the lath off the railway gate and the final gate, making but one fault in two rounds.

Goliath, who followed, had a bad round, lecording six faults, but Peter, in the hands of Lieutenant Johnson-Ferguson, achieved a perfoimance second only to that of Chelsea, for with one lefusal at the railway gate, and the tipping off of laths from the low fence and the final gate, he had but two faults against him, and so finally occupied the distinguished position of lunncr-up foi the cup. Free State's Good Show. This was Great Britain's fouith victory in this competition, and we are now within two of France's total successes, which number six, while Italy have won the trophy on two occasions, and Belgium, the United States of America, and liussia once each. The officers from the Iiish Fiee State gave the best exhibition they have ever put up at this show, but the German officers, who were competing for the first time since the war, were not very impressive, and the Fiench cavalrymen were somewhat below par with the exception, of course, of Lieutenant Bizard. No great comparison can be made between the difficulty of taking the fences in shows and those of a natural country, for the made fences can be studied before starting.

They aie constructed on favourable ground, and are negotiated at a time when the horses' powers are unimpaired by seveie exertion. A rider in jumping competitions such as this requires special skill in collecting his horse as to make him jumn "big" and cleverly in a cramped area' in cold blood While English horsemen by general consent -tnnd unrivalled as exponents of what may be termed natural horsemanship, and especially in relation to cross-country work, for which seemingly they are possessed of an intuitive faculty, scant heed is paid by them to the more technical subtleties of the equestrian art as exemplified by school riding. It is, broadly speaking, only in the military riding schools and the cavalry service that the principles underlying the higher branches of equestranisrn aie over practically applied in this country. names mainly to tne influence of tne international horse show, which has been the means of introducing English people to the skilled exponents of the Continental svstem of horsemanship, with its scientific basis and niceties of training, some interest in the subject of school work has been stimulated, and signs are not wanting, as was evidenced to-day, that having" awakened to a sense of our deficiencies" in this phase of equestranisrn we are by way of making up a good deal of the leeway. REDUCTION OF CAPITAL.

Messrs. W. G. Taylor and dealers in wood pulp, paper stock. Sec, 5.

Cross Street, Manchester, applied to Vice Chancellor ConrthoDO Wilson. K.C.. in the Manchester Chancery Court yester day for sanction to a scheme for reduction of capital from 20,000 to 9,872 by cancelling paid-up capital. There was no orjnosition. and the Vice Chancellor granted the application.

To fill a vacancy in the representation of Langworthy Ward on the Salford City Council, caused by the death of Mr. E. E. Dale an election will take place on July 1. The candidates nominated yesterday were: Mr.

George Feamehoneh C. wholesale newsaeent, 48, York Street, Broughton, and Mr. Harold Sibley Viekers trade union official, 16, Ashbourne Grove, Higher Broughton. Mr. Giles Playfair, a son of Sir Nigel Play- fair, is producing Count Albany," by Donald CarswelL at a Young Liberal garden party at Mx.

Lloyd George's house in Addison Road, Kensington, on June 28. Tickets can be had st In. each from the secretarr of tha Home Counties Young Liberal ederation, (2,1 araruament etxeet, joonaon, S.W. 1. DANGEROUS CORNERS AT LYMM.

Local Councillors' Views. Lymm Urban Council last night dis. cussed proposals for the widening of roads and the rounding of corners of much-used roads in the district to minimise the dangers consequent on tho increasing motor traffic. Mr. Worthington said it had been sug-cested to him by motorists that mirrors fixed at the most dangerouB corners would be useful.

Mr. Duguid said that he was afraid that when the new Act was passed abolishing the speed limit three-quarters of the motorists would soon find themselves in gaol if they travelled at their present speed through Lyrnm. Other members complained that the white line had been obliterated at two of the most dangerous corners, and if an accident occurred the Council would ba held blameworthy. ALLEGED EXTENSIVE THEFTS BY YOUTHS. Two youths of seventeen, who wcra stated to have admitted numerous thefts of bicycles and articles from motor-cars, shops, and warehouses, were ordered to be remanded by the Manchester City -Magistrates yesterday with a view uf being sent for Borstal treatment prisoners, Jamea Whitworth, of Bell Street, Openshaw, was stated to have made a long statement to Detectiva hergeant Blenkharn and Detective Mellor to the effect that he had been stealing bicycles for some time, and had sold seven machines for no sum higher than ten shillmgs; that he had taken sweet and cigarette machines from outside shops the Openshaw district; that 22 n1a'en artlClcB two motor-cars.

tw am and property from stXd Twndtla warh0UBe- was also stated that the other youth Josenh rhST of No Street ock' hBd Emitted Tha truth of this statement, and that he had 'Uh Whitworth in mSny rco ut-ioui, wun bv thm Court concerned the theft of a LamZ a-rticJ the value Tf thihrM iver street. City. A A i snop adjoining and the theft from thre of 21 worth hosiery and the stealing of worth of cigarettes from or Street, Chorlton-onrMedlock usvenop MANCHESTER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. At yeSterdav'a tnnntM. a- CMM" the RoyaI Manchester I W3S anced tion rr.a,a aona- Organisation; and 30 from the Pendleton fSSftaS McKay Sutherland wul WINDING-UP ORDER FOR A NELSON MILL.

In the Manchester Chancery Court yesterday the Vice Chancellor, Sir. tourthope Wilson. K.C., made an order has a capital of 30, of Xch 1.