The County Clash At St ockport ; Southport And Everton Spirits Up—By Leander Swimming rivalry between Cheshire and Lancashire was fostered some eight or nine years ago by suggestion from • Birkenhead enthusiast now resident in the South. to whom most credit must go for ensuring

" Hoek!" In the Tube, this morning, there was one scat empty. The passenger in the next seat absent-mindedly placed his small brown paper parcel upon it and became absorbed in his paper. Presently there entered' a'tall woman with a challenging How dare you, sir." expression she

HOLLINGS- LAING—The nogagement t annonnn,.l HUNK HOLOnWORTH HOLLINGS elder Nn 1 Yu ..d Mrs. kilted H. Halmos. S. and PAMLI.A only 'had of Yrs Noonan Callnarndll•rolid. Southport. and tha late Or. Norman hind. of and granddaorhter of lste Edward Yount. of Oaklands. Luoton. SILVER

Keener Competition In Exports LOCAL CHIEFS' VIEWS k. Tbe French Stock Exchanges are closed until further notice, and the franc market will be strictly erntrolled as a result of the French Government's decision to devalue • the franc. World opinion generally is that the decision

Chester Able To Leave Well Alone; Southport's Happy Days Are Here Again; Tranmere's Inside Forward Trouble—By Buzz An important factor in Chester's success has been their fielding of en unchanged team since the first match. The directors have left well alone and it has paid hand

The day has come for experimentriled or otherwise—as the only means left to bring the side up to its old standard. What purported to be a good side at the back-end of last season, has not materialised, as the results of the firstfour games disclose. Exclusive of to-day's meeting