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10 THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN FRIDAY JUNE 4 1954 Association Football Cricket Golf FAYS WARWICKSHIRE Company Meetings BARRY STAINES LINOLEUM A Welcome Improvement BRITAIN HELD BY AUSTRALIA Canadians' First Win From Pat Ward-Thomas St Andrews, Thursday. Night-Watchman's Century ENGLAND'S WORLD CUP PARTY Recall of Matthews The Football Association yesterday named 17 English players to travel to Switzerland for the World Cup series later this month. They are Goalkeepers. E. Burgin (Sheffield United).

G. Merrick (Birmingham City). Full-backs. R. Byrne (Manchester United).

IC Green (Birmingham City). R. Staniforlh (Huddcrsheld Town). Half-backs. J.

Dickinson (Portsmouth). W. H. McGarry (Huddcrsfield Town). S.

Owen (Luton Town). W. Wright (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Forwards. I.

Broadis (Newcastle United). Finney (Preston North End). N. Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers). S.

Matthews (Blackpool). J. Mullen (Wolverhampton Wanderers). A. Quixau (Sheffield Wednesday).

T. Taylor (Manchester United). D. Wilshaw (Wolverhampton Wanderers). A Football Association official stated that 22 names are to be submitted endeavour to maintain stability of price at as low a level as possible for as long as possible.

Carrying considerable stocks as we must do we cannot avoid substantial losses from stock depreciation in a falling price market, but on the other hand we benefit although to a lesser degree when prices are rising and over a period of years there is probably little difference either way. As I explained a year ago we had provided in past years for this contingency of stock depreciation and we have, therefore, transferred 38,000 from these provisions to offset losses incurred last year. It looks as if we are at or near the end of heavy losses from that source, but nevertheless we would be more than glad to see further substantial reductions in the prices of our major raw materials, as that would enable us to make further reductions in selling prices and so encourage the sale of linoleum, which is still the best hard-surface floorcovering on the market. The prospects for the current year are so far good. Business has been maintained despite keener competition but raw materials on the whole show a tendency to rise in price and other costs including wages and salaries have also risen.

Economies to offset these increases will continue to be sought in new plant and new methods in this connection the investment allowance announced by the Chancellor in his recent Budget is an overdue and all too modest move in the. right direction. We have decided to recommend an increase in the ordinary dividend from 7J per cent to 10 per cent plus a bonus of li per cent together absorbing 110,687, 19,505 is allocated to debenture sinking fund and the subsidiary company's general reserves have been strengthened by an allocation of 150,000 inclusive of 38,000 brought in from their contingencies reserves. The" annual general meeting of Barry and Staines Linoleum, will be held on June 24 in London. The following is an extract from the circulated statement by the chairman.

Mr T. J. Cavanagh The trading profit for the year to January 31, 1954, shows a welcome improvement on that of the previous year, due mainly to a substantial increase in the volume of orders from the home and export markets. This enabled us to increase production, particularly in the second half of the year, but unfortunately we were not able to achieve the desired level owiug to a shortage of suitable labour both at Kirkcaldy and Staines. Raw materials were reasonably plentiful and our principal one linseed oil was released from Government control, but after the end of our financial year.

However, the method of decontrol was such that we were able to buy at free market prices from November, 1953, and we are relieved to see the progressive disappearance of those controls which, since the end of the war, have unnecessarily irritated and hindered our industry. The time has now come when the duties on imported linseed and unseed oil ought to be removed although we receive a drawback on the oil content of linoleum exports the duties are an administrative nuisance as well as the cause of an unnecessary addition to price already overburdened in the home trade by 25 p.c. purchase tax. Selling Prices Reduced Two reductions in selling prices were made to offset reduced costs of raw materials and to stimulate trade. Our process of manufacture is a lengthy one and the policy of our industry is to HARTLEY FABRICS LIMITED Keener Competition The 8th annual general meeting of Hartley Fabrics Limited was held yesterday at Preston, Mr E.

L. Hartley (the chairman) presiding. The following is his circulated address I have pleasure in submitting the Directors' Report and Accounts of the Company for the sixth year of trading ended 28th February, 1954. The Trading Profit was 83,113 and after deducting Depreciation, Management Salaries and Commissions and Directors' and Registrars' fees there is left 57,776. Taxation absorbs 33,865, leaving 23,911.

To this figure the sum of 2,286 is added for Taxation adjustments and the balance brought forward from last year, namely 60,052, making an available balance of 86,249. The Directors recommend the payment of a Final Dividend of 10 per cent, on the Ordinary Shares, making a total of 15 per cent, for the year as previously, which will- leave the sum of 65,419 to be carried forward. Contingencies Reserve Eliminated. It will be seen from the Accounts that the Contingencies Reserve has been extinguished by transferring the whole amount of 120,000 to General Reserve Account. Shareholders will doubtless recall that the Contingencies Reserve was originally created to safeguard the stock position, and it is gratifying to report that, despite the sharp decline which has occurred over the past few years, we have not had to call on this Reserve, but have been able to absorb all stock depreciation out of Trading Profits.

Profits are rather less than last year, due to keener competition in overseas markets, with a consequent reduction in turnover and margins. On the manufacturing side production has been increased both in Spinning and Weaving. Double shift working on the automatic looms installed at Darwen a year ago has proved very satisfactory and it has been decided to install a further 50 in the near future. Competition from Japan and some European countries has not decreased, but we have a very good order book and look forward with confidence to a reasonably satisfactory year. Our thanks are due to the employees and staff for their loyal co-operation throughout the year.

The report and accounts were adopted. WOOL AND WOOLLENS London Tops Market Scattered liquidation and proBt-tafcina on the London wool top market found bjyers very cautious and pricci finished at the day's lowest with losses of up to 2d per lb. Sales 36 Iota (of 5.0001b. each) Closing quotations and the day's range of business done (in pence per July 154i-155. business at 155-154i.

Sept. 151-153. Oct. 149i-r5I. business at I50i-150.

Dec. 147-147. business at I4S. Jan (1555) 144J-145. business at I45i-l451 Mar.

1431-1431. business at 145. May 14U-142. business I4Ii-I42j. July 1401-142.

Sept. 13H-140. business ai 14f3-l40. Oct. 138-139.

business at I40i-139. Dec. 137-1381, business at 1 38. Basis Bradford 64 wool tops. Bradford Market There Is a sharp contrast between conditions in Dominion wool markets and in the Bradford top market In Australia there is ycry keen competition for the remaining offerings and after a brief interval last week when there were no sales the auctions have resumed this week with prices 2d to 3d per clean pound above those ruling in Sydney late In May.

Yorkshire. Japan, the Continent, and Australian local mills are all competing, and prices are virtually back at the highest point of the season and 'datively well above anythlnu at wblcb tops can be sold. It might be expected that such interest in raw wool would be reflected in an extension of buying interest among users of tops and yarns, but although some Arms report slightly more business in these products the general response by spinners and manufacturers to the rise in wool Is negligible. Most Arms appear to have covered their needs for the time being and are not interested in adding to their purchases. The problem of the wool importers is that while many of them have bought raw material to cover the orders already on their books they hac not much surplus stock and are wondering what further stock margin to provide to meet demands which might develop during the approaching period when Dominion wool markets will be temporarily closed.

The current oasis of top quotation is around 155d for 64s quality In merinos and 92d for 50s. This represents a rise of Id per pound on the week In the finer qualities, but like similar advances made in recent weeks it ha created a price lecl which is noi immediately realisable. RUBBER MARKETS LONDON. Market closed fully steady after moderate business on nornc and Continental accounts. No.

1 S. spot with 19 paid. Settlement House: Julv 18J-19; Aus. 19-J. with 19 paid; Sept.

19-i: 19t-. with I9at paid: Jan. -Mar. 19i-i. with 191 paid: April-June 19H.

with 19t paid. F.o.b. Far Eastern ports: Juno 173 July 17 Wis C.1 f. basts ports: June lSl'w-5: July I8j-S: Aug 18J-19. Godown CStralu cents): June 62i Estate crepe, 1 thick June unquoted, thin 21 1-213 NEW YORK.

June 3 Rubber futures closed steady. 23 to 2 points histher. July 22 78c. Ib. C22.55-22 60).

Sept. 23 (22 88). Sales 50 lots. WRECKERS ATTEMPT INSURANCE FRAUD Car Driven Into Clough Pleading guilty to conspiring to set fire to and destroy a car with intent to defraud an insurance company, Harry Lomax (48), a traveller, of Little-wood Farm, Limefield, Bury, was fined 100 and William Booth (40), motor driver, of Syke Street, Bury, was fined 50 at Salford Hundred Intermediate Sessions at Bolton yesterday. Sydney Leach, a farmer, of Hurst Farm, Asnworth, said he saw a car being driven backwards and forwards late at night on the edge of Guelder's Clough, Heywood.

which was thirty feet deep. The driver jumped clear as the car went over the edge and burst into flames. Mr Basil H. Gerrard. prosecuting, said the offence was committed seventeen days after the car, which was -valued at 60, had been insured for 100.

Pakistanis (7d.) 396 Devon 177 (9) Match drawn. 337 Surrey 304 Somerset 158 (5) ...223 Sussex 154 Yorkshire (9d.) ..352 (9) ...172 Worcester 171 Norrhants 574 (6) ...133 gave a tumultuous reception to J. M. Allan, who had made 118 against Hampshire, his maiden first-class century. Allan, a left-arm slow bowler who usually bats last or next to last, was sent in as a night-watchman when the first wicket fell just before the close of play on Wednesday.

The weakness of the Cambridge University bowling was exposed by the Middlesex batsmen. They passed the Cambridge total shortly after four o'clock, with only two wickets down, and then declared. The county captain, Edrich, gave a display of bold driving in a carefree innings lasting three-and-a-quarter hours and included two sixes and twenty fours. Sharp and Routledge gave him good support in stands of 103 and 131. Kent gained a first innings lead of 65 runs against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge mainly because of the intelligent bowling of their captain.

Wright, who took five wickets for 92 runs and Dovey, whose off-spinners earned him four for 53. Nottinghamshire began the afternoon with 163 runs for two wickets. Then Wright, who had conceded 41 runs without taking a wicket, suddenly found his best form. Keeping a fine length and spinning the ball well, he had the Nottinghamshire middle batsmen continually in trouble and the last eight wickets fell for 77 on a pitch that looked full of runs. Poole, the Nottinghams'hire left-hander took only two-and-a-quarter hours to hit 103 out of 162.

His chief hits being two sixes and fourteen fours. Wickets again fell cheaply at Northampton, where Northamptonshire gained a first-innings lead of three over Worcestershire. "Then Tyson shook Worcestershire by dismissing Outschoorn and Dews with only one run scored, but Kenyon and Bird made a good recovery. Northamptonshire owed much to Greasley, last out for 46. He played the spin of Jenkins perfectly when other batsmen were puzzled by the flight, and drove confidentlv in the seventh-wicket stand of 30.

whicfh gave Northamptonshire their points. The innings ended abruptly, the last three wickets falling at 174. HIMSELF AGAIN Correspondent second-innings bowling too. He and Apple-yard in their brief bauing partnership had paid considerable attention to the deteriorating wicket. There was a spot at the new stand end that interested Wardle, and right enough it was not long before he and Appleyard were in bowling partnership.

Trueman performed the preliminaries in getting Langridge leg before wicket at 11. Then Wardle had Smith caught at 15, Appleyard turned a ball to beat Doggart at 21, and Suttle was confounded by Wardle's spin at 24. Parks and Oakman stayed together for 55 minutes and in that time Oakman. who hit Close over the mid-wicket boundary for six and hammered five fours as well, made 40 of 75 runs. It was time for Trueman again.

He whirled into the attack, raising a cloud of dust with the drag of his armoured boot toe. He did more than that. Oakman was his victim, leg before wicket, at 99. At once Wardle whipped Parks and Thomson out of the way for only two more runs, but a good rearguard action was fought sturdily by James, first with Marlar and then with Webb, who was there for more than half an hour. The fieldsmen crowded in it made no difference.

James lived and Wood with him. SUSSEX. First Inninss: 154 (WriU. 9 for ASii YORKSHIRE First Innings Hutton, Wood 1 Wardle. J.

not cat 66 Booth. James Wood 23 Trueman. F. run out 1 Appleyard. not out 10 Lowsod.

F. Ibw Oakman 33 Wilson. J. James Marlar 75 Watson. run out 48 N.

W. D. Yardley Marlar 35 Close. D. Webb Thomson 34 Ulinsnortb.

Thomson 9 Bowlins. First 2-9-64-2, James 16-4-15-0, Extras (b 11. lb 6) 17 Total (for 9 dec.) Wood 19-1-57-2, Thomson Marlar 32-8-90-2. Oakman 37-12-79-1. SUSSEX Second Inninss J-angridge.

ow Trueman 5 Smith, D. Hutton Wardle 6 G. H. G. Doggart Appleyard 5 Parks.

J. Ibw Wnrdlc 35 Suttle. K. Wardle 2 Oakman. A.

S. Ibw Trueman 40 Thompson. N. Wardle 1 James, A not out 37 G. Marlar Wardle 17 Webb.

R. Illins- worth Wardle Wood. D. not out 5 Extras Cb 2, lb 8. nb 1) 11 Total (for 9) .172 To-day's play: 1130 to 4 45 or 5 15.

COUNTY MATCHES WARWICK v. ESSEX At Edgbaston. Essex lead by 40 runs and have elsnt second-innings wickets In hand. ESSEX. First Innings: 316 CD.

J. Insole 125; King. 1 4 for 66) WARWICKSHIRE First innings Gardner. F. C.

Smith 14 Horner. N. Smith Bailey (T 60 Wolton. A. Biiley CT.

98 Spooner. R. Bailey CT. 13 Dollery. H.

not out 109 Townsend. Bailey, CT. 3 Hitchcock. R. not out 13 Extras, 3.

lb 5. 1. nb 2) 11 Total (for 5 dec.) ..321 Bowling. Fjrsc inainis: Bailey, T. E-.

32-9-76-4. Smith 30-E-81-1. Batley. J. A.

17-2-48-0. Cousens 26-13-42-0. Grcensmith 14-1-44-0. Insole 3-0-19-0 ESSEX Second Innings Dodds. T.

C. Ibw Dollery. K. 20 Avery. A.

Dollery. 20 Vigar. F. not out 4 Horsfall. not out 1 Total (for 2) 4S To-day's play: 11 to 4 30 or 5.

NOTTS v. KENT At Trent Bridge. Kent lead by 174 runs and bave eight occond-innings wickets in hand. KENT. First Innings: 305 for 9 dec.

(Pettiford. J. 119. Jepson 25-4-59-1. Malthes 30-4-65-4.

Doolar.I 36-9-103-4. Stocks 14-6-31-0, Kelly 23-13-40-0). NOTTINGHAMSHIRE First Innings R. T. Simpson Dovey 30 Clay.

J. st Evans Dovey 16 Poole. C. J-. Pettiford Wnght 103 Martin.

E. Ibw wrieht 26 Stocks. F. hit wkt Dovey 16 Woollctt Wnaht 1 Dootand. Wither- Kelly.

Fagg Dovey 20 Jepson. Woollctt Wright 3 Matthews, Ibw Ridgway 13 Rowe. E. not out 10 Extras Cb 1. 10 Total 2 den Wright I Rnall I7.rt inninin: Rider, a 12.3-2-43-1, Dove? 33-15-53-4 Wricht 25-5-92-5.

Pettiford 10-1-50-0. KENT Second Innings Fagg. A. Dooland 2 Fnebey. A.

Dooland 17 Wilson. R. not out 21 Pettiford. not out Extras (b 4. lb 4) Total for 2) 109- To-day's play: 11 to 5 or 5 30.

OXFORD U. v. HAMPSHIRE At Oxford. Hampshire are 3 runs abcad and bav nine sccond-lnninss wickcti In hand. HAMPSHIRE.

First Innlnes: 367 ror dac. (E. D. R. Easar not out 158.

Barnard. H. 57). OXFORD UN1V EBSITY First Inninzs P. Marsland Carty 1 M.

3. K. Smtlb Thompson S3 J. M. Allan Sainsbury C.

C. P. Williams not out .....139 J. P. FellowS'Smith c.

Sainsbury Tbompson 7 C. Cowdrey not out al Extras (b 4. lb 6. nb 2) Total (for a dec.l.. 370 Cany 22-S-53-1.

iltman 11-O-50-0. Barnard 17-5-38-0. Sainsbury 41-16-99-1. Thompson 27-1-106-2. Eaaar 3-0-13-0.

HAMPSHIRE Second Innlnz Rogers. M. Faskcn Coxon 22 Horton, not out Pitman. R. W.

c. not out Extras (b 5) Total (tor 1) 41 To-day's play: 11 30 to 6 or 6 30. DEVON v. PAKISTANIS At Torquay. Match drawn.

PAKISTANIS. First Innings: 396 for 7 dee. CWaoar Hassan 137. Hanif Mohammad 63. Zulfiqar Ahmed 61 not out.

Shakoor Ahmed 51; K. C. Kinncrsley 4 tot 1st Innings DEVON zna innings N. H. Humphries Mahmood Hussain 4 S.

C. Cray Ibw Mahmood Hussain 9 E. Cooper Mohammad Aslam 34 H. D. Falrcloush Mahmood Hussain N.

F. Bloy Fazal Mahmood Mohammad Aslam 47 C. Kinnersley Fizal Mahmood Mohammad Aslam 5 D. Cole Shujauddin 1 T. Wood Shujauddin 0 svb Mahmood Hus- Aslam Khalid Waaiir 1 Johimmad Aslam 43 Shakoor Ahmed, Mahmood Hussain 10 Ibw Shujauddin Khalid Wazir Shujauddin 0 low to Zulfiqar 29 B.

R. Feathenton-hauph Shujauddin 5i 2 Shujauddin 17 P. Atkinson Far I Mahmood Maqsood Ahmed 2 A. Sutton not out 12 Estra 5. Ib 5.

nb I) II Ibw Shujauddin not out Extras Cb nb 3) Ib 2. Total 177 Total Cfor 9) 1 rt. YT.rmt inointft" tfnTimnn-l TTttstsntn S-l-32-3. Khalid Wazir 3-110-0, Maosuod Ahmed 16-3-3-1. E.

Z. Ghazali 7-1-15-0. Shujat) 3din 4M-32-3. Mohammad Aslam 14-2-43-3. Cambridge (6d.) 285 Middlesex (Zd.) 287 (5) 92 Essex 316 Warwick (5d.) ..321 (2) 45 Hampshire (8d.) 367 Oxford U.

(4d.) 370 (1) 41 Kent (9 dec.) ...305 Notts 240 (2) ...109 Scotland ,250 Derbyshire 240 (5) 51 Warwickshire batted with care for the first 200 runs in their game at Edgbaston with Essex and then pushed along the rate of scoring until the Essex total of 316 runs had been passed, when Dollery declared with five wickets in hand. Horner and Wolton. whose 98 runs took him nearly five hours, were forced on the defensive for long spells by R. Smith, T. E.

Bailey, and J. A. Bailey, and later by the slow left-hander. Cousens. who bowled twelve maidens in his first twenty overs.

Dollery batted with Greater freedom and completed his century, made in 145 minutes, with two successive fours off T. E. Bailey. Although Scotland earned a first-inninss lead of ten runs at Buxton, following an exciting contest in which the Derbyshire tail-enders showed unexpected resistance, the Derbyshire bowlers, particularly Jack son and Eato. struck crippling blows after tea to dismiss nve Scotland batsmen lor 51 runs.

Youngson. the tall Scotland fast-medium bowler, took six wickets in the Derbyshire innings. Devon had to struggle to save the game in their two-day match with the Pakistanis. They batted out time with their last pair at the wicket, 59 runs behind the Pakistanis' first-innings total. Shujauddin's guile and the speed of Mahmood Hussain were the chief causes of Devon's batting failures.

With the first Test only a week away. A. V. Bedser approached his true form for the first time this season, taking five Somerset wickets at the Oval for 43 runs. Wight batted neatly for over two and a half hours, but the game veered clearly in Surrey's favour when Bedser dismissed first him splendidly caught in the slips by Surridge and then Stephenson with the last two balls of an over.

When the eighth wicket fell Somerset needed 18 to make Surrey bat again. Thanks to some sensible and hard hitting by Saeed. this was accomplished. The Oxford University players laid out a red carpet from the Parks pavilion and WARDLE ENJOYS From a Special Hull, Thursday. Fighting gallantly after their early batsmen had been swept away Sussex refused to go down to Yorkshire in two days here this evening.

They survived the extra half-hour and will start to-morrow wanting 26 to save the innings defeat. They have only one wicket left, but James, who has batted for 90 minutes for 37, is still there. Again it was Wardle's day. He took six wickets for 62 giving him fifteen for 110 in the match so far, but the wicket he and Yorkshire wanted most of all will have to be taken to-morrow. Yorkshire's score pf 352 for nine declared was their highest of this season.

The flow of runs was a steady one, but there was never a time when the batsmen took the bowling by scruff of the neck. Yardley seemed likely to do it after Watson had been brilliantly run out by Parks in the first over of the day, and when Wilson, who made heavy weather of it in taking his score from 68 to 75, had been caught off a false hit at 195 and Yardley nad been bowled by Marlar at 206, Close also tried to take charge. But Close had to be satisfied with a quick 34 in which there was some hefty pulling just as Yardley had to be satisfied with 35, and when Illingworth was done with they were seven wickets down and the lead was only 98 At this point Wardle and Booth got to work against an attack in which Oakman and Marlar spun the ball and Thomson bowled to the end at which Wardle had taken his nine wickets. Doggart, looking for more than his spinners got out of the wicket, kept the new ball back until 314. Then Booth, who had found 23 of the 73 runs there were in the eighth-wicket stand, fell when he tried to drive Wood.

Wardle, with eleven fours in his 66 in two hours, could find as much pleasure in the memory of his batting as in the memory of Wednesday's bowling and he was encouraged to look forward to the SCORES IN OTHER SURREY v. SOMERSET At Tha Oval. Surrey are 369 runs ahead and have five second-innings wickets In hand. SURREY. First Innings: 304 (R.

Subba Row 117. Mclntyre. A 81. Lomax. 6 for 75).

SOMERSET First Innings Angell. F. 1. Bedser. A 0 Smith.

R. Loader 11 Wight. Surridge Bedser. A. ..63 Lawrence.

Loader 11 Lomax. J. Surridge 4 Tremlett. M. Fletcher Surridge 17 Stephenson.

Mclnljre Bedser. A. 0 Bedser. A. ..22 Yawar Saecd Bedser.

G. Brocklehurst Bedser. Bedser. A 17 Hilton, st Mc-In- tyre Bedser. A.

3 McMahon. J. not out 0 Extras (b 4. 4. 2) 10 Total 1SS Rnli Firct (nninns: Bedser.

26.2-9-43-5. Loader 21-5-46-3. Laker 3-1-5-0. Surridge 19-3-54-2. SURREY.

Second Innings Fletcher. D. G. Stephenson Lomax 0 Bedser. A Lomax 21 P.

May pot out ..107 Constable. Lomax 27 Subba Row Hilton 13 Mclntyre. A. and McMahon 11 Brazier. A not out 32 Extras (b 10.

1) Total (for 5) 223 To-day's play: 11 to 5 30 or 6. NORTHANTS v. WORCESTER At Northampton. Worcestershire lead by 130 runs and have four wcond-trinlniti wickets In hand. WORCESTERSHIRE.

FIrt Innings: 171 (Tribe. O. tor 35) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE First Inninss Brookes. Dcvereux Grove 17 Davis. Yarnold Grove 39 Livingston, Jenkins 12 Barnck.

Whitehead I Jakcman. Jcnkir 24 Greasley. Bird Jenkins 46 Tribe. Whitehead Devereux 14 Tyson. Bird Jenkins 1 Siarkie.

Dewa Devereux Andrew. K-. low Devereux 0 Clarke. R. not out 0 Extras (lb 5, vr 1.

nb 9) 15 Total ...174 Bowling. Firt inninur GroTe 28-14-39-2. Flavcll 18-0-68-0. Whitehead 5-1-14-1. Devereux 6-2-6-3.

Jenkins 10 l--SZ'A. WORCESTERSHIRE Second Innlnc Kenyon, Tribe 29 Outschoorn. Ibw Tyson 0 Dews. Tyson 0 R. Bird not out 63 Devereux.

L. Siarkie 10 Hubes. Ibw Tyson 16 Flavcll. Tyson 2 Extras 6. lb 7) 13 Total (for 6) 133 To-dav olav 11 30 to 6 or 6 30.

DERBYSHIRE v. SCOTLAND At Buxton. Scotland lead by 61 runs and have five sccond-Innlnes wlckc'j in hand. SCOTLAND. First Inninas: 250 CS.

H. Cosh 99). DERBYSHIRE First Inning Hamer, Nfchol Younjxsoo 69 Kellv. Youngson 4 B. Carr Nichol 0 Kev.U.

A. C. Youn- son 13 Rhodes. H. Edward 13 G.

L. WIHatt Younj- son 45 Dawkes. G. Edward Drummond 38 Eato. A Youngson 44 Carter.

run out 7 Smith, not out 6 Jackson. Young- son 0 Extras (b 1) 1 Total 240 Bowline First innfngs: Nichol Youngson 38 3-15-84-6. Kerrigan 19-8-27-0. Edward 11-3-31-1. Drumond 10-2-19-1 Chlsholrn 2-0-14-0.

SCOTLAND Second Innings R. H. E. Chisholm Jackson Eato 5 J. Mendl not out 29 J.

Altchison Rhodes Eato 5 F. A. Jones Ibw Jackson 1 H. Cosh Jackson 0 Brown run out 9 W. A Edward not out 1 Extras (b 1) 1 Total (for 5) play: 11 30 to 4 30.

CAMBRIDGE U. v. MIDDLESEX At Cambridge. Caitibridff University lead by 90 runs and have five second-Innlnra wickets In hand. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.

First Inlnes; MS tor 6 dec a. K. E. Slack 135). MIDDLESEX First Innlces Robertson.

J. Pretlove 37 Sharp, H. Eastcourt SI W. J. Edrich not out 161 Routledge.

not out 31 Extras (b 4. lb 2. nb I) 7 Total dor 2 dec.) 287 Bowling. First Innings: Ward 18-6-40-0. Dcarlove 14-0-53-0.

Pretlove 28-7-67-1. Estcoirt 24-3-90-1. Fenner 1 1-2-30-0 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY Second Innings Knightky-Smuh st Compton Bick 30 K. Adams Robins 34 D. J.

Lister Cotnp-ton Robins M. E. L. Mellulth Bick 11 Slack not out 2 D. V.

Crook es Robna 3 J. F. Pretlove not out 0 E-strai (b 7. ft? 3) 9 Total (for 5) ....92 play: 1130 to 6 or 6 30. The Commonwealth amateur golf tournament was continued on the Old Course here to-day in the cold brilliant sunshine which is beginning to seem perpetual in this fair northern land.

A splendid contest between Great Britain and Australia, the two strongest teams, was halved and the Canadians gained their first, and probably their last, victory of the week by defeating New Zealand 5-4. The British match might easily have gone either way, for two of the foursomes fluctuated sharply until the very end, when honours were even, and the singles of Blair and Micklem went to the last putt of all. The Australians are a most capable side and are playing with a fine confidence probably inspired by having the amateur champion in their ranks. Bachli himself has played admirably and is so stolid and cheerfully imperturbable that he must be a most trying man to play against. Certainly Wilson must have found him so, for after a wretched start he could make no impression on the Australian.

Wilson is a strange golfer in that he appears most susceptible to the vagaries of fortune. Let him start well, and he probably will play superlative golf, but when the course of the match is not to his liking he lacks inspiration and seems to invite defeat. This is a sad failing in one of the finest stylists and strikers that Scotland has produced in long years. Blair again struck the ball beautifully, except for one or two uncertain moments with Micklem before lunch, but he could not hole the putts which his splendid iron play had made holeable and which would have given him a commanding lead. The dapper Berwick's easy compact style is, with that of Stevens, the most attractive of the Australians, and he also hits a good length.

Blair made one mistake coming home when he took three putts on the thirteenth. Berwick won this and also the sixteenth with a fine long pitch and a gobbled eight-foot putt. The relief of becoming square seemed to make Berwick hurry his drive to the seventeenth and he cut it over the railway sheds far out of bounds. Wayward Mood Meanwhile Caldwell, who had six threes in the first eleven hnl: wrac niMin feet golf save for two slight mistakes, and me nuuipetetii. was neipiess.

Thirl-S to' alwavs had the beating of Shephard and with Deighton in one of his wayward moods, the first this week, the match depended on Micklem's game with Heard. The only accounting for Micklem's bad start this afternoon was. that he may have used much valuable energy exhorting his team in the foursomes after his own game was finished. The massive rugged Heard a man's man this was soon three up without having to work hard for it but Micklem's spirit is not easily quenched. After Micklem had won back two holes Heard took the fifteenth in a splendid three, but Micklem won the Road nole and then hit a beautiful second shot to the last Sadly his putt to save the game, and as it proved win the match for Britain, was short.

It is easier to criticise than to be fair about putting, especially here where there are seven enormous double greens. Unless one sees or is accurately informed of where a second shot finishes it is hard to know where the blame lies. Putts of fifty yards are easily possible and although the greens are vastly improved there is much more grass on them than usual they still are a little rough in parts and consistent putting, unless shots into the green are particularly good, is extremely difficult. Putting played a large part in the Canadians' narrow and slightly fortunate victory. Had Woon putted well at the end of his game with tne unpredictable west-lock he might have saved a point.

And Jeffery when one up on the athletic but rather raw Silverberg drove out of bounds at the seventeenth and took three nutts on the last. This was the crucial swing. Timms won yet again, against nemming, wnose compact swing is more controlled man those of all his colleagues save the experi enced Farley. Jones again played steadily, halved with Doe, and so maintained his fine unbeaten record for the sixth game. CANADA (5) v.

NEW ZEALAND (4) Foursomes (Canada first) W. McElroy and Weslock halved with D. L. Woon and B. M.

Silk: P. Farley and Fleming lost to T. J. JefTery and Jones 4 and Silverberg and D. Doe beat A R.

Timms and A. Glbbs. 2 and 1 Singles. Weslock beat Woon. 2 and 1: Doe and Jones hnhed.

Silverberg beat JeiTery. 1 up; McElroy lost to Silk. 3 and 2: Fleming lost to Timms. 3 and Farley beat Glbbs, 5 and 4. GREAT BRITAIN (41) T.

AUSTRALIA (4 Foursomes (Great Britain first). A. Blair and G. H. Micklem lost to D.

W. Bachli and P. Heard. 2 and J. C.

Wilson and F. W. G. Deighton halved with H. Berwick and J.

Coogan: I Caldwell and A. Thirwell beat W. Shepherd and R. S. Stevens, 1 up.

Singles. Wilson lost to Bschll. 5 and Blair beat Berwick. 1 up; Micklem lost to Heard. 1 down: Caldwell beat Coogan.

4 and 3: Thiilwell beat Shepherd. 4 and 3. Deighton lost to Stevens. 3 and I. Great Britain 2 l' 0 1 Australia 2 10 1 South Africa 2 110 New Zealand 3 12 0 Canada 3 12 0 LEEDS CUP FOR BRANCH W.

J. Branch (Ganton) finished at the head of the sixteen Northern qualifiers for tha final stages of the Goodwin-Sheffield professional foursomes golf tournament at Blackpool Park yesterday with a total of 138 and so also won the Leeds Cup. J. Burton and Branch had shared the lead on the first day with a 68 and this was not beaten in the second round though several players came near doing so. Branch was one who might have been several shots better for he missed lour putts of reasonable length.

At the 496-yard long ninth, for example, he failed to hole for a three from less than a yard after playing a magnificent iron shot which glanced off the flag. Otherwise he played the same precise golt as on the first day and finished 3, 3. 4, 4. Burton made a good start, and there was little that went wrong in his outward half of 35 Afterwards, however, he began to hit a number of shots off the line and at three holes the tenth, eleventh, and fourteenth he dropped strokes. There were four scores yesterday under 70.

J. Fallon, the Northern and Yorkshire champion, returned a 69, as did his partner L. R. Davies, who had to do something like this to make certain of qualifying. Each had several putts that circled the hole.

Fallon, indeed, had one of six yards at the last which just stayed out when if it had dropped he would have tied with Branch. S. S. Scott, last year's winner, also had a 69 after many anxious moments going out which put his position as a likely qualifier in doubt. But he came home in 32.

the best figures for the last nine yesterday, with four threes and nothing higher than a four. T. H. T. Fairbairn had a 68 and he joins Branch and Burton as the holders of the professional record.

QUALIFIERS 135 W. J. Branch (Ganron). 68. 70 139 J.

Fallon (Huddcrsfield). 70. 69. 140 J. A.

Jacobs OLmdrick), 69. 71. 141 J. Burton (Hillside). 68.

73: 3. H. Balilnsall (Northumberland). 70. 71.

142 C. E. Hughes (Hallamshire). 72. 70; S.

S. Scott (Carlisle City). 73. 69. 143 J.

Wade (Bradford), 71. 72. 144 T. H. T.

Fairbairn (Northenden). 76. 68: L. (Shaw Hill). 75.

69. 145 E. Large (Moortown). 72. 73: R.

Halsall (Royal Birkdale). 71. 74. 146 L. Topping (Old Links.

Bolton). 72, 74. 147 W. H. Green (Moortown).

75, 72; D. Sncll (Lmdrick). 71. 76: W. A.

Hancock (Stockport). SOUTHERN QUALIFIERS 132 M. Faulkner (St George' Hill). 66. 66.

136 R. W. Home (Hendon). 68. 68: H.

Wcetman (Crohxm Hurst). 69. 67. 137 C. W.

Denny (North Middlesex), 68. 69: B. J. Hunt (Hartsbourne C.C.). 66, 71.

138 R. P. Mills fWenrworth), 68. TO. 139 S.

L. King (Knole Park). 69, 70: H. A. J.

Young (Sonning). 72, 67; A. Lees (Sunningdale). 67, 72. 140 D.

J. Rees (South Herts). 68. 72; J. R.

M. Jacobs (Sandy Lodge). 68, 72. 141 G. Howard (Maiden), 7.1.

69; W. Andersoo CRye) 68. 73: Redford (Stanmorc). 74. 67.

142 K. Bousflekl (Coombe Hill), 73. 69. 143 J. Hitchcock (Coombe Hill), 70, 73; 1.

Haliburton (Wentworth). 70. 73: D. M. P.

Beard i A.9-' I- B- Grafton (East Brighton). 71, 72: A. Waters (Worplcsdon). 70. 73: P.

Gill (Addington). 70. 73 Srnalldon (CardilT). the holder and rcnniri (Southcrndcmn) tied with 293 in the 72-hoic Welsh arofcssional coif chamDionshio at Holvh They will play off over 36 holes to-day. Mrs R.

T. Peel (Gullane) won the Scottish vromcn'i jro If championshiD at Tumberry yesteirlay, besting the holder, Mrs O. Valentine (Craisie HiJl) by seven and six in the 36-hoIe final. Mrs Peel vrzzi round in 67 in tne morning, ten strokes better than the women's standard scratch score, bavins an inward hmlf tf ti tour under fours for the match. to F.I.F.A., and that the names of the other five players will be announced over the week-end.

All 22 will report for training Liondon on ivionaay and tne 1 already selected will leave by a.ir for Switzerland on June 14 The other players will be ready to fly to Switzerland if necessary. All the Dlavers. with the exceDtion of Matthews and Finney, both of whom rested, took part in training sessions at Roehampton this week. Those who took part in the training but are omitted from tne 17 are Hooper (West Ham United). Mansell (Portsmouth).

WlUemse (Chelsea). Bell (Bolton Wanderers). Chilton (Manchester United). Jezzard CFulham). Haynes (Fulham).

Scwell (Sheffield Wednesday). Bradford (Bristol Rovers). Harris (Portsmouth). Armstrong (Chelsea). Ball (Bolton Wanderers).

Harris. Sewell, and Jezzard of the England team beaten 7-1 by Hungary at Budapest are not in the party of 17, but may find places in the list of reserves. Athletics BRITAIN'S CHANCE OF RECORDS The "News of the World" Whitsun British Games, which include the inter-county championship, is one of the most popular track and field athletics meetings in the world, and London's White City should be well filled for them again to-morrow and on Monday. It was well said recently that there Is no men's world's record on the track from 800 metres to six miles which is not in danger of being beaten bv British champions this year. Since then Zatopek has made the task more difficult in several cases, but already R.

G. Bannister has run a mile in under four minutes, and at this meeting conscious attempts have been planned to beat the world's records for 880 yards. M. G. Whitfield (United States), lmin.

48.6sec. 1953; two miles, G. G. Reiff (Belgium). 8min.

40.4sec, 1952; and three miles. G. Haegg (Sweden), 13min. 32.4sec.. 1942.

Bannister has been able to prepare himself properly for the 880 yards since his return from the United States, and will be opposed bv S. Jungwirth (Czechoslovakia), who has already returned lmin. 48.6sec. for 800 metres and lmin. 49.5sec.

for 880 yards, G. W. Nankeville. H. J.

Parlett. and others. C. J. Chataway will be hoping to beat D.

A. G. Pirie's British record of 8min. 47.4sec. for two miles even if he does not beat Reiff's time he beat Pirie over this distance last year and in practice has already beaten the best known time for one and a half miles.

This race also has attracted F. Herman, a vastly improved and now most formidable Belgian runner, Bannister, and C. W. Brasher. Pirie is hoping to beat Haegg's record in the countv three-mile race.

In which half a dozen British runners mav finish inside 14 minutes. L. Remigino (United States) runs in the invitation sprints. Rowing RUSSIANS ENTER AT HENLEY Russian crews have entered for the first time for Henley Regatta (June 30 to July 3). They have entered for five events the Grand, the Diamonds, the Double Sculls, the Stewards' Challenge Cup.

and the Silver Goblets. The entries have come from the U.S.S.R. Rowing Section, Moscow and t'he Russian Embassy in London has informed the regatta committee that individual competitors will be named almost immediately. Crews have entered already from Yugoslavia, the United States, Denmark, Holland, and Belgium. FORMER M.P.

TAKEN TO PRISON High Court Attachment Albert Raymond Blackburn (38). formerly M. P. for Northfield. Birmingham, was taken to Brixton Prison yesterday by a tipstaff of the Hign Court, who had sat behind the dock at Marlborough Street, London while Blackburn was fined 7s 6d for being drunk and incapable in Belgrave Square, Westminster, on Wednesday.

In the High Court on Wednesday of last week. Mr Justice Wallington gave leave to issue a writ of attachment against Blackburn for breach of an undertaking not to molest his former wife and her family. Blackburn did not then appear and was not represented. Yesterday, he was not in possession of money to pay the fine and doctor's fee of 25s. He was given seven davs in which to pay after being allowed to leave the court with the intention of getting some money.

Police-Constable Thomas Dunn said that at 11 5 p.m.. he found Blackburn lying on the footway in Belgrave Square. A doctor was calif! at his request In tho High Court last week, Mr W. R. K.

Merrylees. applying for a writ ot attachment on behalf of Mrs Barbara Mary Blackburn (whose decree on the ground of her husband's cruelty had been made absolute a fortnight before), said She seeks self-protection and also that some restraint mav be placed on Mr Blackburn that he may be seen by a prison doctor and something done for his own benefit. Those are her reasons for seeking the order." NEW ARK ROYAL READY FOR SEA TRIALS The aircraft carrier Ark Royal, now being completed for the Royal Navy by Cammell Laird and of Birkenhead, is expected to begin her contractors' sea trials to-day. She has a displacement of 36,800 tons, and is one of the largest ships ever built for the Royal Navy. She is fitted with the latest equipment, including an angled deck, a side aircraft lift, and a steam catapult.

RECENT WILLS Cargill, Sir John Traill, of 19 Great King Street. Edinburgh, chairman ot the Burmah Oil Co. 1905-43. former chairman of the Assam Oil Co. Lid and Scottish Oils formerly a director of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co.

Ltd. Cpersonal estate in England and Scotland) 296,765. Davies-Evans. Lieut -Colonel Delme William Campbell, of Pcnilan, Llanfyndd, neax Carmarthen, former president of the Carmarthenshire branch of the N.F.U.. former matter of the Carmarthenshire Hunt, who was removed from the Commission of the Peace in 1949 after 20 years as chairman of Llandilo magistrates following a red petrol" case (duty paid 71.135) 151.845.

Jones Richard Mcrfyn Ffynnon. of Penmacn. Pwllheli Caernarvonshire, principal of William Jones and Sons timber merchants, landowner and cattle breeder, president of the Pwllheli Conservative Association (duty paid 5.389) 75.005 Baxter, Peter, of 18 Calderwood Road, Newlands, Glasgow, steel maker, former director of Colvilles and managing director of the Steel Company of Scotland Ltd in the last war seconded to the Iron and Steel Control as liaison officer for Scotland and Northern Ireland, director of R. Y. Pickering and Co.

and of Archibald Russell Ltd. (personal estate in England and Scotland 30.671 Sowtet. Horace Vincent, of Park Lane. AJIestree, Derbyshire, formerly trading as K. and N.

Sowter. milliners St Peter's Street. Derby, with branches at Belpcr, Ripley, Mansfield, and Alfreton 28.770 Airman, Mark, of Otley Road. Headinsley, Leeds, who had been one of the best known dancing teachers in tbc North 27.827 Taylor, Philip, of Wilton. Road, Ukley, senior director of Timothy Taylor and Co.

Knowle Spring Brewery. Kcighlcy 16.030. Pooler, Dr Harry William, of Ash over, formerly a vice-president of the British Medical Association 12.246 Grimsbaw. Mrs Elizabeth, of Haywood Road. Acerini-ton (duty paid 673) 11.290.

Strafford. William, of 24 Dragon Road. Harrogate, former Head Postmaster of Bridlington (duty paid 367) 9.233 McGcttrlck. Thomas, of 6-1 North Park Avenue. Round hay.

Leeds, tailor (intestate) 5.112 TaJor. James, of Akesmoor Drive. Mile End Lane. Stockport, a director of W. Loose and Co.

corn merchants (duty paid 75) 4.605 Townsend. Edwrud. of 16 Cruttcnrlcn Road. Stockport, formei vice-chairman jnd a director of the Mersey Permanent Building Society, a director of the Decorators Suppli, Stockport, principal of Ash ton and Townscnd, Brook Stockport, chairman of the Stockport Ca -nival Committee for 21 rears (duty paid 73) 3.778 J. H.

Wardle n-ho after taking nine Sussex tvickets for 48 runs on Wednesday yesterday made 66 not out Lawn Tennis ROSEWALL'S STIFF MATCH Northern Tournament From our Lawn Tennis Correspondent There was a good at the Northern L.T.C., Manchester, yesterday, to watch the quarter-finals of both singles events in brilliant sunshine. There were no unexpected wins, but there were some excellent matches. K. Rosewall was the first to reach the semi-finals, beating G. Shea (United States), 7-5, 6-3, but he did not show his best form.

H. F. Stewart and A. J. Mottram played a close match, which Stewart won, 8-6, 6-4, largely because of superior service.

Four American players, all past or present Wimbledon champions, reached the semi-finals of the women's singles, where Miss M. Connolly will meet Mrs M. Dupont and Miss D. J. Hart Miss A.

L. Brough. Mrs A. J. Mottram disappointed while losing to Miss Brough, 2-6, 0-6, but Miss A.

Shilcock had some brilliant spells against Miss Connolly, who nevertheless won, 6-3, 6-1. Rosewall, playing like a man with a burden on his soul, had his work cut out to beat Shea in the first set of their match. His service in this set lacked length and Shea was able to take it early, come to the net, and put away his volley. In this way Rosewall lost his service in the fourth and sixth games. On his service games Shea produced fast kicking serves and played well.

Shea led 3-1 and 4-2. In the seventh game Rosewall began returning service better, caught Shea at his feet and broke back for 3-4. In t'he next game, which he won for 4 all, Rosewall's service improved in length and Shea could not get in to the net on it. Again Shea served powerfully for 5-4, but two games later he lost his service under Rosewall's better control, and the set was gone. Rosewall's forehand drive in this set had been erratic and his forehand volleys uncertain.

Better in Second Set In the second set Rosewall improved and Shea was unable to keep as good a length as before. Also Shea made many backhand errors. Even though his service and forehand improved Rosewall's form was not convincing. The Mottram-Stewart match was interesting. Last year at Wimbledon Stewart just won in five sets.

Since then Mottram has beaten him once on hard courts in Colombia. This year both these players' form has improved. Stewart just won yesterday by gaining the only breaks of service in the thirteenth game of the first set and the ninth game of the second. Stewart had sligntly the heavier service, he covered the net more efficiently, and scrambled well on important points. On several crucial points in the games in which the breaks occurred Mottram missed smashes.

On the olher hand Miss A. Shilcock Eave Miss Connolly a good game, although apart from her splendid spells of attack and volleying her ground strokes were erratic under constant pressure of Miss Connolly's fast ground strokes. Miss Connolly's length was remarkable. Miss Hart was at her sDlendid best in beating Mrs B. Pratt.

6-0. 6-1, makine her classic strokes with ease and precision. Mrs Pratt could only admire her opponent's shots as they flashed bv her. The best fight was between Mrs Dupont and Miss S. Fry in a fluctuating match won by Mrs Dupont by 6-4.

2-6, 7-5. Mrs Dupont led 4-3 in the first set with her service in hand, but sent four first services into the bottom of the net and lost a chance. Miss Fry led 5-4, but never looked like winnine the next game. Mrs Dupont then took her second chance most efficiently. It was Mrs Dupont's fine volleying that just won a splendid fight.

In the last set Mrs Dupont had held points to break her opponent's service in each game. To-davs order ot olay in chief matches 2 m. J. A Barry R. Hartwls.

Mm A. I Broueh t. Miss J. Hart. Followed by K.

Rosenall Stewart, Miss M. Connolly v. MJjs'-M. Dupout. Followed by J.

E. Robson and M. A. Otway Rcid and G. Pryor Miss Hart and Miss S.

Fry v. Mrs B. Pratt and Miss Buxton. Followed by K. Rosewall and R.

Hartwig v. H. W. Stewart and J. A Barry.

Miss A. Shilcock and Mrs A Mottram r. Miss Brough and Mrs Dupout. MEN'S SINGLES Quartcr-llnals. K.

Rosewall (Australia) beat G. Shea CU.S 7-5 6-3; H. Stewart IU.S.A.J beat A. J. Mottram CG.B 8-6.

6-4; J. Barry (New Zealand) beat M. A. Otway (New Zealand). 6-3.

6-4; R. Hartwlt (Australia) beat Falkenbcrs (Brazil). 6-1. 6-2. WOMEN'S SINGLES QuarKr-linaK.

Mlbs M. Connolly (USA.) beat Miss A bhjltock (G 6-3. 6-1: Mrs M. Du Pont (U.S.A.) beat Miss Fry (U.S 6-4. 2-6.

7-5: Miss A L. Broush (USA) beat Mrs A J. Mottram (G.B 6-2 6-0. Miss J. Hart (U.S beat Mrs 'Pratt (Jamaica).

6-0. 6-1. MEN'S DOUBLES Quarlcr-tlnals. Rosewall and Hartwig beat A Pickard and W. Hannnm, 6-2, 6-1; Stewart and Barry beat Falkenbcrs and Shea.

6-3. 3-6. 6-3: J. Robson and Otway beat E. Wrisht and A.

R. Mills. 2-6 6-3. 6-2; Rcid and G. Pryor w.o E.

Morea and A. J. Mottram scr. WOMEN'S DOUBLI'S Quartcr-nnaU. Miss Hart and Miss Fry beat Mrs Waiter and Miss A.

Hird. 6-3. 7-5; Mrs Pratt and Miss A. Buxton beat Miss N. Liebert and Miss E.

Phillips. 6-1. 6-2: Miss A. Shilcock and Mri J. Mottram beat Mrs N.

Hopman and Miss E. Budlnz. 6- 1. 4-6. 6-1; Mtss BrouRh and Mrs Dupont beat Miss M.

P. Harrison and Miss E. Attwood. 6-0. 6-2.

MIXED DOUBLES Quarter-finals. Hartwis and Mrs Pratt beat G. Forbes and Mrs Walter, 6-3 6-3: Barry and Miss Hird beat Mottram and Mrs Mottram. 6-1. 6-1; Rosewall and Miss Connolly beat Pryor and Miss Buxton.

6-1. 6-2; Falkcn-berg and Miss Hart beat Stewart and Miss Shilcock. 7- 5. 6-4. CRICKET SCORES LINCOLNSHIRE v.

YORKSHIRE SECOND ELEVEN. At Gain5boroah Lincolnshire: 152 and 90. Yorkshire Second Eleven: 120 and 123 for 3 (K Taylor 57 not out) Yorkshire Second Eleven won by 7 wickets. STAFFORDSHIRE v. WARWICKSHIRE SECOND ELEVEN.

At Stoke. StafTortihirc: 97 and 74 CR. T. Weeks 6 foi 31) Second Eloen: 90 and SZ for 4. Warwickshire Second Eleven won by six wickets.

LANCASHIRE LEAGUE r. A LANCASHIRE ELEVEN. At Blackburn. Lancashire League: 241 for 7 dec. (E.

Weeks 58. F. Hopwood 53. C. L.

Walcott 51. V. Mankad 46). Lancashire Eleven: 239 (A. Wharton 66.

G. A. Edrlch 48. W. Place 43.

Washbrook 40) CENTRAL LANCASHIRE LEAGUE (Wood Cup). Castleton Moor 230. Littlcborough 253 for 8. RIBBLESDALE LEAGUE. Earby 74.

Barnoktewlck 146: Padiham 193. Read 109. HIGH PEAK LEAGUE (Hewitt Cup. First RnunO. Trinity Methodist 66, Buxworth 118; Marple 110, No )ury 66.

Hope 117. Newton Mill 120; Hyde 87 for 7. Fr.Msh Railways 77. DURHAM SENIOR LEAGUE v. SOUTH AUSTRALIANS.

At Sunderland. Soutb Australians (first Inninss): 90. Durham Senior LeaBue (first inninas): J. Keclcr Skitcb 166, 3. Welsh Helyer Skilch 38.

D. W. Hardy Skitch 58. S. Nayudu Young Cook 21.

3. Shurbcn Honan Cook 26. R. Aspinall Fischer 24. E.

J. Purdon not out 42, L. F. Shackleton vfiUer Skitch 22. W.

R. Taylor Skitcb 21, P. Clodc not out 0. extras 12. total (for 8 dec 430 (C.

Skitch 6 for 154). South Australians (second innings): F. Richardson low Clode 23, x'--'in st MotTa Nayudu 34. D. Fischer Na) R.

L. Miller and Clode 0. T. Eaton Shackleton Nayudu 1. vV.

D. Curtis st Moffat Taylor 63. G. Young Purdon Aspinall 7. A.

Heilyer Hardy Aspinall 7 Cook Aspinall 21. M. Herrmann not out E. Skitcb Hardy Taylor O. extras 21.

total 197 CR- Aspinall 3 for 68. C. S. Nayudu 3 for 58). Durham Senior Lcagua won by an Innings and 143 runs.

MANCHESTER v. BRADFORD. At Old Trafford. Bradford: J. Blackburn Wood Berry 44.

J. H. Thompson Houldsworth Berry 32, K. Phillips Houldsworth Berry 0, R. Scarbrough Ibw Green-bough 17.

Parker st Parr Greenbough 1. M. King Blight Berry 13. J. McEIIeveney Berry 13.

B. Clough Grccnhoush 14. W. Lamb not out 42. R.

Smith Nutter 21. N. Douglas not out 20. extras 12: total (for 9 dec 299 (Berry 5 for 55. Greenhoush 3 for 51).

Manchester: P. Houldsworth Douglas SO, K. Bowling st McEIIeveney Douglas 17. Dr E. Berstock Phillips Smith 19.

G. Blight not out 27. F. D. Parr Douglas 20.

A J. Leggatt not out 23, extras 3: total (for 4) 159 (Douglas 3 for 47). Match drawn. T. 3.

Bartley and D. Davies hae been appointed umpires for the first Test between England and Pakistan, at Lord's, which becim: on Thursday. Miss M. Stewart (Canada) said yesterday that she will defend her title in the British women's amateur golf championship at Ganton. Yorkshire, from June 28 to July 2.

J. Brockway (Maindee). the Olympic swimmer, the British native record for (he men's 110 yards backstroke by 3.1sec. with a time of 65.7sec at Newport last night. He was taking part in the European games trials held by the Welsh A.S.A..

HUDSON WRIGHT (Manufacturers of Seamless Brass and Copper Tubes) The Thirty-ninth Annual General Meeting of Hudson Wright, Limited. was held yesterday in Birmingham, Mr. H. B. Evans, chairman and joint managing director, presiding.

The following is an extract from his circulated statement The accounts show a profit of 114,192 before deducting charges and taxation, compared with 131,204. After allowing for all charges, including 49.318 for taxation, and adding 24,950 brought forward, there remains a balance of 70,323. Your directors recommend 'the payment of a dividend of 30 per less tax, the same distribution as the years 1951 and 1952. I would, draw your attention to the problem your directors have to face in relation to the fluctuation of prices of metal. The opening of the Metal Market has not been successful in stabilizing prices, and fluctuations have varied from day to day on a substantial scale.

You will appreciate the anxieties caused by such fluctuations when it is necessary to purchase large quantities of raw material, especially of virgin copper, to keep your works going, and to retain the goodwill of your customers who also have to consider the advisability of making purchases when prices are daily in the throes of uncertainty. Your directors are alive to the necessity of efficiency, and improve-mentss are well advanced in this direction, and I am pleased to say the plant has been, and will be, maintained at a high level in our endeavour to give the standard of quality essential to the class of non-ferrous tube produced by your company. The report and accounts were adopted. GRAIN MARKETS LIVERPOOL. The wheat futures market opened steady, unchansed to id decline tor October.

Steadiness was maintained during the morning on sellers' reserve 5icici'n5 demand to cover in the near positions, 221 3 being paid for July. Interest in later positions remained limited and the session closed steady, with rates unchanged from the opening. In spite of the price reduction in Australian wheat offers to the United Kingdom the market continued steady In the afternoon CIOac tbc Jul' option was traded In again at 223. The close was Idle, unchanged for July and Id decline for other positions, with July quo'ed at 223 Oct 204. and Dec.

19llj. Prices on the spot market were: WHEAT. No 1 Northern Manitoba from St June 2917. No 2 291. No.

3 28156. No 4 27197 From Pacific No. 1 2936. No. 2 287 No.

3 27108. No. 4 2726 Rlrcr Plate June up-river ports 25. upper andor lower ports 2415 MAIZE No 2 Yellow American from Montreal mid-June 255. July 24189 From Atlantic June 2676 River Plate loading 2510.

May-June 25. June-July 2326. July-Aug. 23. BARLEY.

Canadian reed No. 1 July 217'6. No. 2 WHEAT BRAN. Syrian 1710.

OFFALS. Plate pollards July-Aut. 19. MAIZE MEAL. South African mixed 22176.

SepL-Oct. 2215. Yellow 23176. 2313. COTTONSEED MEAL.

Argentine extraeteC 43 c. June-July 2615. COTTONSEED CAKE. Argentine expellers andor slab 48 p.c. June-July 2910.

LINSEED CAKE Argentine slab andor expellers June-July 3626. GROUNDNUT CAKE. Nigerian and July-Aug. 3815. GROUNDNUT MEAL.

French West African extracted 50 pc June 3426 LOCUST BEANS. Cyprus June-July 2210. All per ton. i.f. United Kingdom.

LONDON After opening unchanged maize futures were without price movement or trading activity The demand far actuals was also subdued. thouRh the United Stales Government announcement that export subsidies recently allowed on coarse grains would be lifted as new crops came on to the market slightly improved confidence. Barley futures opened unchanged, but while no trade was effected continued Inquiry for actuals held values steady and July was marked up 10 Mai7e futures were Idle during the afternoon and the few bids which were circulating In the morning were withdrawn However, the market closed steady, unchanged on the day. Barley futures were featureless, though sellers were pressing slifthlly In the distant positions and Sept. eased by 20 after trade at 1712.

The close was steady. IO up to 20 down on the day Closing prices: Maize, May 25186. June 2417. July 23 Aug. 2212.

Sept. 228: barley. May 199. June 1818. July 18.

Aug. 1716. Sept. 1712 CHICAGO, June 3. Grain prices were steady to firm.

Wheat became firmer in later dealings on a technical recovery after an earlier decline Influenced bv a private croo estimate. WHEAT. No. 2 Red Eastern spot 1891. Futures opened barely steady.

ic lower to ic. higher, and closed firm, ic to He. up. JulyI91i-192. Sept.

195s-i. Dec. 200-200. Mar. 203t.

MAIZE opened steady, ic. higher to ic lower, and closed firm. He. to ac. advance.

July 1553-4. Sept. 1501-1. Dec. 141i.

Mar. 145. OATS steady, ic. to 4c. higher.

July 691. Sept. 68. Dec. 704.

Mar 72J. RYE. July 101. Sept. 103J.

Dec. 1081. Mar. 1121. NEW YORK.

June 3. Wheat: No 2 Hard Winter. Tot 271. No 2 Red Eastern, spot 2274. Maize: No 2 Yellow, spot 1884.

Oats No. 2 White, spot 99 Rye: 150 WrNNIPEO. June 3. Rvc steady. July 904.

Oct 91 i. Dec. 912. Oats steady, ic higher to unchanged. July 9i.

Oct. 671. Dec. 641 Darlev steady. 4c.

to 4c. higher. July 924. Oct R7. Dec.

84. COCOA MARKETS LONDON. Market easy. Closing prices: June 4800-5400: July 4780-4800. with 4986-4936 paid; Sent.

4650-4676. with- 4410-4246 paid: Jan. 4056-4066. with 4190-4050 paid: March 3960-3976. with 4110-3960 paid: May 3880-3920.

with 4060-3956 paid: July 3850-3860. with 3876-3860 paid. Basis good fermented AccraLngos per cwt. Soles 333 lots of five tons each). The shipment market was easier, with good fermented Gold Coast May-July and Junc-Aug.

4950 per 50 kilos I North Continental ports. NEW YORK, Jun 3. Spot. Bahia. 65.15 spot.

Accra. 64 65 nom Closing options: July 57.14. Sept. 55.53. Dec.

51 45. Ma' 48 20. May 47.30. July 46.30. Sales 341 lots MATERNITY UNIT MAY HAVE TO CLOSE Shortage of Nurses The maternity unit of the Boundary Park General Hospital, Oldham, which has an establishment for 24 nurses, has at present only seven nurses on its staff and each month fifty applications for accommodation have to be refused.

Mr P. Steptoe, the consultant gynaecologist obstetrician at the hospital, said in a statement yesterday that it had been necessary to close seventeen of the units 73 beds. The position was so desperate that any further deterioration would probably necessitate the closing of the unit. The Oldham District Hospital Management Committee is appealing to nurses to volunteer, and the Oldham Corporation Maternity and Child Welfare Committee yesterday decided to lend two of its midwives to the unit..