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Southland Times, Issue 23308, 18 September 1937, Page 20

Although the Japanese Government has practically decided to cancel the arrangements already made to hold the 1940 Olympic Games in Tokyo, formal announcement will not be made perhaps for some time. The chairman of the Olympic Committee, Count Soejima, met in conference the Prime Minister, Prince Konoye, and the Minister of Education, Mr Yasui recently. The Government, he was told, was willing to continue giving financial assistance to the Olympic Committee, pending its final decision. No formal cancellation of the games will be announced until Count Soejima has been consulted. L. Constantine has once again proved himself the wizard of the Lancashire League cricket world. Playing at Blackburn, Nelson had lost five wickets for 65 against East Lancashire, and the West Indies professional had 21 to his credit. Then his bat began to flash and he rattled up 192 not out in cyclonic fashion, smashing the Lancashire League record made by C. B. Llewellyn, the Accrington professional, against Bacup in 1913, and also easily beating his own batting record. He gave the crowd thrill after thrill, several strokes sailing well out of the ground In one over he hit 26 of W. E. Merritt, the former New Zealander and East Lancashire professional: 6, 4,4, 6, 6. Even Merritt joined in the applause at this hurricane hitting.