MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.. COUNTY MATCHES. LONDON, July 9. Heavy rainfall throughout the country interfered with tho week’s cricket, and some county matches were abandoned. Improved weather to-day enabled the Eton-Harrow match to commence at Lord’s. The wieket was greatly in the bowlers’ favour. Harrow made 85 in their first innings, and Eton 103. Harrow, in their second innings made 174, Eton have lost one wicket for 121. Play was impossible in Mead's benefit mat, h on "Wednesday and Thursday owing to lain, Timl was finally abandoned to-dat, after a few hours’ play during which Hobbs gave, a splendid exhibition, notching his eighth century of the season, and scoring 169 in 220 minutes. Surrey declared at 5 for 265 and Hampshire had 23 on for no wickets when a downpour stopped play. Fry scored 16. Ft was his first appearance since 1914. Averages are:—Battling; Hendren 76.12; Ashton 67.8 ; Hobbs 65.23; Lee, Mead and Hea.rne 53. Bowling: Parkin 10.19; Rhodes 11.12; Cook 12.03; Marriott 13.58; and Lee, 13.60. Bettington is ninth with 15.12.

ZIONISTS -CONFER. (Received This Day at 1.5. p.m.) LONDON, July 13th. A great Zionist demonstration at Albert Hall to celebrate Britain’s ..acceptance of the mandate over Palestine. Lord ißoth.jfehi’d presided and many notables were present. Hon, A. .T. Balfour and Lord Robert Cecil were the chief speakers, The meeting resolutioned expressing appreciation of the Allies services to the Jewish nation and pledging British Jews. Every effort will he made to rebuild Palestine as the national homo of the Empire. FORESTRY. LONDON, July 13. The Forestry Conference decided that forests should be administered as i trust for the community at large by the Government. EXCESS PROFITS. (Received This’Day at 1.5. p.m.) LONDON, July 13. In the Commons, Mr Tarrell’s motion in favour of reducing excess profits from sixty to forty per cent, was rejected by 285 to 117, OUT OF BATOUM-. LONDON, July 13. It is officially announced that the British finally evacuated Batoum on tho 9th. Georgian troops now occupy it. PROPOSED EXHIBITION. (Received this’day at 12.23 o.ml LONDON, July 13. It is proposed to hold in London in 1923, an exhibition representative of the Empire. Government- will ask Parliament to vote £100,Oft) as a guarantee fund, on condition of half a million being secured elsewhere.