The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-10
Riots Had No Effect
 On Britain In 1884
Country Ends Prosperous Year Without Bad Effect From Other Countries IIIs-D Disarmament Stymied

was generally disliked by the pub- lie, but, no doubt, was helped through by the strong Noncon- formist element in parliament.
 Law Restricts Racing
 The bill curtails racing days on dog tracks, hampers betting there- on, and makes 1t extremely diffI. cult for anyone to participate in the Irish hospitals' sweepstakes, beside prohibiting all publicity for them.
 Sport dominated the summer. pushing practically everything else of the front pages. Never have there been so many information. al contests, particularly between British and Americans, concen- trated in England at one time.
 Britain did exceedingly well, re- gaining much of her one.time supremacy. She lost, however, the two events she would most liked to have won the cricket series against Australia, and the Ameri- ca's Cup contests. The cricket was lost by two matches to one, with two drawn, and the yacht races, in American waters, by four races to two. The yachting was married by protests on technical faults by both shippers, Harold Vanderbilt and Tom Sopwith.
 In tennis and agolf, the old Country shone. Fred Perry won the triple singles crown of Brit ain, the United States and Aus tralia. Miss Dorothy Round won the British singles title. Britain re- tained the Davis Cup, but again lost the Wightman Cup.
 The Walker Cup went to Amer ica by 0h events to 2h, and Law son Little, of California, took the British Amateur Open golf cham pionship, with the record score of IA up and 13 to play in the 36 hole final. His opponent, an out of-work ships carpenter, James Wallace, was overwhelmed.
 What pleased golf followers most, however, was the first Brit ish victory in the Open champion ship for thirteen years. Henry Cotton crashed his way through for a total of 283 for 72 holes. An other Englishman, Sid Brews, who entered from South Africa, was second with 28S.
 Great Air Race Staged
 In the track and field world, oxford and Cambridge Universi- ties scored Q surprise victory over Princeton and Cornell by seven events to five. Only q matter of inches decided the result. Jack Loveiock, former worlds fastest miller, repeated his defeat of Bill Bronthron. Lovelock won by two yards in { minutes 15 4-10ths sec- onds. A slow race.
 The Empire Games, the British Empires own Olympiad, was won easily by England, but Germany, just as easily, won the Women's World Olympiad.
 The greatest air race ever, from England to Austria, was staged in october. Twenty planes start ed, including several American, Charles Scott and Campbell Black. flying an English Comet plane. smashed all records for the 12,0O0 miles, which they covered in two days, twenty-three hours, four minutes.
 In the social sphere there were all the set events--the four courts at Buckingham palace, the Ascot race meeting, Henley regatta, in which American crews participat- cd, but with no success, Covent Garden opera season, the art show, and the balls, dinners, and recep- tons. They were, however, more brilliant than in past years. There was more money to spend on them.
 In August the engagement of Prince George and Princess Mar ina Of Greece was announced, Britain; and London in particular, set itself for a brilliant social event.
 The wedding took place in
 Westminster Abbey, November 29. Over 20 foreign royalties, in- cluding two kings, an ex-king, and two queens, attend. London was decorated and illuminated for a whole week in honor of the occa- sion.
 Years Landmarks
 Here are few of the events, disasters, acts of God, and occa- sions of celebration, which are re- corded in the annals of 1884: February--The years most fa- nous trial. Captain Brynmor Miles, chief of London's salvage corps, sentenced to four years for graft. His conviction uncovered 0 large gang of fire-raisers. February--The years most ta- nous lawsuit. Princess Youssou- poff of Russia successfully sued for libel, charging that she was depicted in distasteful role in the Metro -Goldwyn-Mayer film, "Rasputin."
 June-The years most famous crime. The so-called Brighton trunk murder. The limbless body of a woman was found in a trunk. The police are still endeavoring to identify the woman or some clue to the murderer. There was an- other Brighton trunk murder, but the murderer was found. It had no connection with the unsoked crime.
 July--The king opened the B. o00,000 pound tunnel under the River Mersey. linking Liverpool with its "bedroom," the Wirral Peninsula. It was described as one